Boys Don't Cry (track)
by The Cure
Year: 1980
From the album Boys Don't Cry (track #2)
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Boys Don't Cry appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- Boys Don't Cry (track #2) (this album) (compilation) (1980)
- Greatest Hits (track #1) (compilation) (2001)
- Standing On A Beach - The Singles (track #2) (compilation) (1986)
- MTV Unplugged (track #5) (1991)
- 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) (track #28) (compilation) (2019)
- 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) (track #54) (compilation) (2019)
- Anniversary: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London (track #26) (2019)
- Curaetion-25: From There To Here From Here To ThereTo There (track #28) (2019)
- Acoustic Hits (track #1) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 14:23 | zexen47 | 5,023 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 20:53 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 00:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 175,796 | 71/100 |
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Without doubt one of my favourite songs of all time...it's perfect from start to finish.
One of their best songs
