The Cure discography
The English rock band The Cure have released thirteen studio albums, five live albums, twelve compilation albums, ten extended plays, and 37 singles on Fiction Records and Geffen Records. They have also released ten video albums and 43 music videos.
The Cure discography | |
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The Cure in concert in 2008 | |
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 11 |
Video albums | 11 |
Music videos | 43 |
EPs | 10 |
Singles | 37 |
Other appearances | 14 |
Formed in 1978,[1][2][3] the Cure grew out of a band known as Malice. Malice formed in January 1976 and underwent several line-up changes and a name change to Easy Cure[4] before The Cure was founded in May 1978. The Cure's original line-up consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitars), Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst (drums) and Michael Dempsey (bass guitar). The band has continued through various line-ups; Smith is the group's only remaining original member. The line-up of the band for their most recent album, 4:13 Dream (2008), consisted of Smith, Porl Thompson (guitar), Simon Gallup (bass guitar) and Jason Cooper (drums).
The Cure's debut album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), reached number forty-four on the UK Albums Chart.[5] The next two albums, Seventeen Seconds (1980) and Faith (1981), were top 20 hits in the UK, reaching number twenty and number fourteen respectively.[5] Between 1982 and 1996, The Cure released seven studio albums, all of which reached the Top 10 in the UK.[5] The most successful of these was Wish (1992) which reached number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard 200.[5][6] The last three studio albums – Bloodflowers (2000), The Cure (2004) and 4:13 Dream (2008) – have had mixed success, reaching numbers fourteen, eight and thirty-three in the UK respectively.[5][7] As of March 2019, the band are in the process of recording their fourteenth studio album, their first in eleven years, and hope to have it released around October 2019.[8]
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
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UK [7][5] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
US [6] | |||
1979 | Three Imaginary Boys | 44 | — | — | 140 [A] |
— | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | |
1980 | Seventeen Seconds
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20 | 39 | — | 80 [A] |
— | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
1981 | Faith
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14 | 38 | — | 84 [A] |
— | 9 | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | |
1982 | Pornography
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8 | 39 | — | 81 [A] |
— | 17 | 9 | — | 45 | — | — | |
1984 | The Top
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10 | 55 | — | 18 | 44 | 12 | 23 | — | 31 | — | 180 |
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1985 | The Head on the Door
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7 | 6 | — | 6 | 15 | 3 | 11 | — | 24 | 14 | 59 | |
1987 | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
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6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | — | 13 | 3 | 35 | |
1989 | Disintegration
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3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | |
1992 | Wish
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1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
1996 | Wild Mood Swings
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9 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
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2000 | Bloodflowers
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14 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
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2004 | The Cure | 8 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
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2008 | 4:13 Dream
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33 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 32 | 17 | 36 | 15 | 16 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
GER [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
US [6] | ||
1984 | Concert: The Cure Live
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26 | 86 | — | — | 31 | 37 | — | — | — |
1991 | Entreat
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10 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 88 | 8 | — | 31 | — |
1993 | Show
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29 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 71 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 42 |
Paris
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56 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | |
2011 | Bestival Live 2011
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119 | — | — | 79 | 98 | — | — | 94 | — |
2019 | Curaetion 25 – Anniversary[23]
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— | — | — | 2 | 33 | — | — | 14 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
US [6] | |||
1980 | Boys Don't Cry
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71 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — |
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1981 | Happily Ever After
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1983 | Japanese Whispers
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26 | 18 | — | 18 | 46 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 181 |
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1986 | Standing on a Beach (a.k.a. Staring at the Sea)
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4 | 13 | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 27 | 11 | 48 | |
1990 | Mixed Up
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8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 16 | — | 31 | 26 | 14 | |
1997 | Galore
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37 | 45 | — | — | 51 | 81 | 31 | — | 54 | — | 32 | |
2001 | Greatest Hits
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19 | 27 | 34 | 9 | 22 | — | 17 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 58 | |
2004 | Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)
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98 [26] |
— | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
2018 | Torn Down
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Extended plays
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [7] |
FRA [11] |
SPA [27] | ||
1982 | A Single
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34 | — | — |
1983 | The Walk
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— | — | — |
1985 | Half an Octopuss & Quadpus
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— | — | — |
1988 | The Peel Sessions
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— | — | — |
1990 | Integration
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— | — | — |
1993 | Lost Wishes
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— | — | — |
1993 | Sideshow
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— | — | — |
1997 | Five Swing Live
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— | — | — |
2006 | Festival 2005
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— | — | — |
2008 | Hypnagogic States
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— | 39 | 1 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
FRA [11] |
GER [28] |
IRE [29] |
NZ [14] |
SPA [27][30] |
US [31] |
US Alt [32] | ||||
1978 | "Killing an Arab"[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | Non-album single | |
1979 | "10:15 Saturday Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | Three Imaginary Boys | |
"Boys Don't Cry"[upper-alpha 2] | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | x |
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Non-album singles | |
"Jumping Someone Else's Train"[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | |||
1980 | "A Forest" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | x | Seventeen Seconds | |
1981 | "Primary" | 43 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | x | Faith | |
"Charlotte Sometimes" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | x | Non-album single | ||
1982 | "The Hanging Garden" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | x | Pornography | |
"Let's Go to Bed"[upper-alpha 4] | 44 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | x | Non-album singles | ||
1983 | "The Walk"[upper-alpha 5] | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | x | ||
"The Love Cats"[upper-alpha 6] | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | — | — | x |
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1984 | "The Caterpillar" | 14 | 51 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | x | The Top | |
1985 | "In Between Days" | 15 | 16 | — | 23 | 45 | 17 | 15 | — | 99 | x |
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The Head on the Door |
"Close to Me" | 24 | 7 | — | 17 | — | 4 | 45 | — | — | x |
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1986 | "Boys Don't Cry (New Voice – New Mix)" | 22 | 26 | — | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 31 | — | x | Non-album single | |
1987 | "Why Can't I Be You?" | 21 | 16 | — | 29 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 54 | x | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me | |
"Catch" | 27 | 77 | — | — | 59 | 16 | — | 30 | — | x | |||
"Just Like Heaven" | 29 | 89 | — | 33 | — | 15 | 31 | 25 | 40 | x |
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1988 | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" | 45 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 8 | 68 | x | ||
1989 | "Lullaby" | 5 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 23 | Disintegration | |
"Fascination Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 1 | |||
"Lovesong" | 18 | 82 | — | — | 21 | 13 | 39 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
1990 | "Pictures of You" | 24 | 89 | — | — | 18 | 9 | — | — | 71 | 19 | ||
"Never Enough" | 13 | 22 | — | — | 17 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 1 | Mixed Up | ||
"Close to Me (remix)" | 13 | 55 | — | — | 49 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 97 | — |
| ||
1992 | "High" | 8 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 1 | Wish | |
"Friday I'm in Love" | 6 | 39 | 13 | — | 16 | 4 | 7 | — | 18 | 1 |
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"A Letter to Elise" | 28 | 103 | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | — | — | 2 | |||
1996 | "The 13th" | 15 | 31 | — | — | 55 | 22 | 37 | — | 44 | 15 | Wild Mood Swings | |
"Mint Car" | 31 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 14 | |||
"Gone!" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Strange Attraction" | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1997 | "Wrong Number" | 62 | 70 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 8 | Galore | |
2001 | "Cut Here" | 54 | 83 | — | 85 | 79 | — | — | 10 | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
2004 | "The End of the World" | 25 | — | — | 70 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 19 | The Cure | |
"Taking Off" | 39 | — | — | 67 | 73 | — | — | 9 | — | — | |||
"alt.end" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2008 | "The Only One" | 48 | 80 | — | 28 | 77 | — | — | 1 | — | 31 | 4:13 Dream | |
"Freakshow" | 89 | 91 | — | 30 | 78 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
"Sleep When I'm Dead" | 68 | 84 | — | 36 | 80 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
"The Perfect Boy" | 78 | 91 | — | 37 | 86 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes that chart did not exist at the time. |
Notes
- “Killing an Arab” was later included on Boys Don't Cry.
- “Boys Don’t Cry” was later included on Boys Don't Cry.
- “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” was later included on Boys Don't Cry.
- “Let's Go to Bed” was later included on Japanese Whispers.
- “The Walk” was later included on Japanese Whispers.
- “The Love Cats” was later included on Japanese Whispers.
Promotional singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Alt [32] | |||
1982 | "Lament"[upper-alpha 1] | x | Non-album single |
"One Hundred Years" / "The Hanging Garden"[34] | x | Pornography | |
1984 | "Shake Dog Shake" | x | The Top |
1990 | "Hello, I Love You" | 6 | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary |
1993 | "Purple Haze" | 2 | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
2000 | "Out of This World" | — | Bloodflowers |
"Maybe Someday" | 10 | ||
2001 | "Just Say Yes" | — | Greatest Hits |
Notes
- “Lament” was released as part of a Flexipop magazine promo.
Video albums
Year | Album details | Certifications |
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1986 | Staring at the Sea: The Images |
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The Cure Live in Japan
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1988 | The Cure in Orange |
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1991 | Picture Show
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1992 | Play Out
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1993 | Show
|
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1997 | Galore: The Videos 1987–1997
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2001 | Greatest Hits
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2003 | The Cure: Trilogy
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2006 | Festival 2005
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2019 | Curaetion 25 – Anniversary[35]
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Music videos
Year | Title | Director[36][37] |
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1978 | "Killing an Arab" | Tim Pope |
"10:15 Saturday Night" | Pierc Bedford | |
1979 | "Boys Don't Cry" | Tim Pope |
"Jumping Someone Else's Train" | ||
1980 | "A Forest" | David Hillier |
"Play for Today" | ||
1981 | "Primary" | Bob Rickerd |
"Other Voices" | ||
"Charlotte Sometimes" | Mick Mansfield | |
1982 | "The Hanging Garden" | Chris Gabrin |
"Let's Go to Bed" | Tim Pope | |
1983 | "The Walk" | |
"The Lovecats" | ||
1984 | "The Caterpillar" | |
1985 | "In Between Days" | |
"Close to Me" | ||
"A Night Like This" | ||
"The Blood" | Unknown | |
1987 | "Why Can't I Be You?" | Tim Pope |
"Catch" | ||
"Just Like Heaven" | ||
1988 | "Hot Hot Hot!!!" | |
1989 | "Lullaby" | |
"Fascination Street" | ||
"Lovesong" | ||
1990 | "Pictures of You" | |
"Never Enough" | ||
"Close to Me" (remix) | ||
1992 | "High" | |
"Friday I'm in Love" | ||
"A Letter to Elise" | Aubrey Powell | |
1996 | "The 13th" | Sophie Muller |
"Mint Car" | Richard Heslop | |
"Gone!" | Steve Hanft | |
1997 | "Wrong Number" | Tim Pope |
2001 | "Cut Here" | Richard Anthony[38] |
"Just Say Yes" | ||
2004 | "The End of the World" | Floria Sigismondi[39] |
"Taking Off" | The Saline Project[40][41] | |
"alt.end" | ||
2008 | "The Only One"[42] | Unknown |
"Freakshow"[43] | ||
"Sleep When I'm Dead"[44] | ||
"The Perfect Boy"[45] |
Other appearances
Year | Track | Album |
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1981 | "One Hundred Years" (demo) | Annual Report |
1982 | "Lament" | Flexpop Magazine |
1990 | "Hello, I Love You" | Rubáiyát |
"Lullaby (Remix)" | Gänsehaut & Herzklopfen | |
"A Walk With The Cure"[B] | November 90: Mixes 1 | |
1991 | "Close to Me (Closer Mix)" | The Brits 1991 |
1993 | "Purple Haze" | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
1994 | "Burn" | The Crow soundtrack |
1995 | "Young Americans" | 104.9 |
"Dredd Song" | Judge Dredd soundtrack | |
1998 | "World in My Eyes" | For the Masses |
"More Than This" | The X-Files: The Album | |
2000 | "Watching Me Fall (Underdog Remix)" | American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture |
2004 | "A Forest (Acoustic Version)" | Essential Glastonbury |
2005 | "Love" | Make Some Noise |
2007 | "Make Me Bad"/"In Between Days"[C] | MTV Unplugged: Korn |
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