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.
Two rankings, never blended.
Ranked by fans
- albums
- 14albums
- fans voting
- 2fans voting
- votes
- 125votes
- avg rating
- 1000avg 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
Every play of every song on the album, as of 6 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts.
Most streamed The Cure songs
- 1Boys Don't Cry1.28bn1.1m/day
- 2Friday I'm In Love1.09bn573k/day
- 3Just Like Heaven793m508k/day
- 4Close To Me475m213k/day
- 5Lovesong466m261k/day
- 6Inbetween Days282m155k/day
- 7Lullaby282m143k/day
- 8A Forest251m255k/day
- 9Pictures of You197m145k/day
- 10The Lovecats132m55k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 6 October 2026, songs as of 23 August 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 23 head-to-head matchups.
- What is The Cure's most underrated album?
- Songs of a Lost World (2024) sits at #4 but wins 68% 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).