The Cure Albums Ranked
Every The Cure album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: Disintegration.
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- 14albums
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- 193votes
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- 1001avg rating
Rank The Cure's albums
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START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: The Cure's albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed The Cure albums
Wish
1992
1.31bn
Three Imaginary Boys
1979
1.51bn
Disintegration
1989
1.22bn
Every play of every song on the album, as of 27 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts.
Most streamed The Cure songs
- 1Boys Don't Cry - Single Version1.33bn883k/day
- 2Friday I'm In Love - Remastered 20221.11bn481k/day
- 3Just Like Heaven - Remastered 2006812m479k/day
- 4Lovesong - 2010 Remaster471m254k/day
- 5Close To Me469m126k/day
- 6Lullaby - 2010 Remaster285m139k/day
- 7Inbetween Days277m126k/day
- 8A Forest227m131k/day
- 9Pictures of You - 2010 Remaster187m144k/day
- 10The Lovecats132m38k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 27 October 2026, songs as of 27 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
The Cure albums: your questions
- What is The Cure's best album?
- Disintegration (1989) is The Cure's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 100% of its 36 head-to-head matchups.
- What is The Cure's most underrated album?
- Pornography (1982) sits at #6 but wins 61% of its matchups, the best record of any The Cure album outside their top three.
- How many albums has The Cure released?
- The Cure has released 14 studio albums, from Three Imaginary Boys (1979) to Songs of a Lost World (2024).
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