The Cure discography

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The Cure discography
A band performing on stage.
The Cure in concert in 2008
Studio albums13
Live albums6
Compilation albums9
Video albums11
Music videos44
EPs10
Singles41
Other appearances16

The English rock band The Cure have released 13 studio albums, five live albums, 12 compilation albums, 10 extended plays, and 37 singles on Fiction Records and Geffen Records. They have also released 10 video albums and 43 music videos.

Formed in 1976,[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 44 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 20 and number 14 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 14, 8 and 33 in the UK respectively.[5][7]

Studio albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[7][5]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
NLD
[12]
NZ
[13]
NOR
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[6]
1979 Three Imaginary Boys
  • Released: 8 May 1979
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC
44 140
[A]
37
1980 Seventeen Seconds
  • Released: 22 April 1980
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC
20 39 80
[A]
15 9 186
1981 Faith
  • Released: 14 April 1981
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC
14 38 84
[A]
9 1 38 193
[17]
1982 Pornography
  • Released: 4 May 1982
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC
8 39 81
[A]
17 9 45
1984 The Top
  • Released: 22 May 1984
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
10 55 18 44 12 23 31 180
1985 The Head on the Door
  • Released: 26 August 1985
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
7 6 6 15 3 11 24 14 59
1987 Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  • Released: 25 May 1987
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD
6 9 4 2 4 3 14 13 3 35
1989 Disintegration
  • Released: 2 May 1989
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
3 9 5 3 2 3 6 7 10 4 12
1992 Wish
  • Released: 21 April 1992
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
1 1 14 17 6 22 3 7 10 8 2
1996 Wild Mood Swings
  • Released: 7 May 1996
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
9 5 12 3 17 37 10 13 2 9 12
2000 Bloodflowers
  • Released: 15 February 2000
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
14 11 22 3 5 50 41 5 5 3 16
2004 The Cure
  • Released: 28 June 2004
  • Labels: I AM, Geffen
  • Formats: LP, CD, CD+DVD
8 28 12 4 3 37 32 10 10 5 7
2008 4:13 Dream
  • Released: 27 October 2008
  • Labels: I AM, Geffen
  • Format: LP, CD
33 30 28 8 21 38 32 17 36 15 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
  • A1 2 3 4 Chart position for 2004 deluxe edition.

Live albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[7]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
GER
[11]
NLD
[12]
NZ
[13]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[6]
1984 Concert: The Cure Live
  • Released: 16 October 1984
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
26 86 31 37
1991 Entreat
  • Released: 11 September 1990
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
10 25 19 15 88 8 31
1993 Show
  • Released: 13 September 1993
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
29 16 16 37 71 36 34 37 42
Paris
  • Released: 26 October 1993
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
56 72 118
2011 Bestival Live 2011
  • Released: 5 December 2011
  • Label: Sunday Best
  • Formats: 2×CD, download
119 79 98 94
2019 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary)[23]
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Format: 2×DVD, 2×Blu-Ray, 2×DVD+4×CD, 2×Blu-Ray+4×CD, digital download
2 33 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[7]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
NLD
[12]
NZ
[13]
NOR
[14]
SWE
[15]
SWI
[16]
US
[6]
1980 Boys Don't Cry
  • Released: 5 February 1980
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC
71 60 25
1981 Happily Ever After
  • Released: 8 September 1981
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 2×LP, MC
1983 Japanese Whispers
  • Released: 12 December 1983
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
26 18 18 46 8 181
1986 Standing on a Beach
(a.k.a. Staring at the Sea)
  • Released: 19 May 1986
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
4 13 5 11 6 3 27 11 48
1990 Mixed Up
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: LP, MC, CD
8 12 24 7 18 51 16 31 26 14
1997 Galore
  • Released: 28 October 1997
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD
37 45 51 81 31 54 32
2001 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 12 November 2001
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD, 2×CD
19 27 34 9 22 17 24 48 24 58
  • UK: 2× Platinum[18]
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[25]
2004 Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)
  • Released: 26 January 2004
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: 4 CD box-set
98
[26]
29 106
2018 Torn Down
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays[]

Year Details Peak chart positions
UK
[7]
FRA
[10]
SPA
[27]
1982 A Single
  • Released: 12 July 1982
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: 2×7-inch, 10-inch
34
1983 The Walk
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Sire
  • Format: 12-inch mini-LP
1985 Half an Octopuss & Quadpus
  • Released: 17 September 1985, 26 March 1986
  • Label: Fiction, Elektra
  • Format: 10-inch, 12-inch
1988 The Peel Sessions
1990 Integration
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: 4 CDS box-set
1993 Lost Wishes
  • Released: 16 November 1993
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CS
1993 Sideshow
  • Released: 14 September 1993
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CDS
1997 Five Swing Live
  • Released: 10 June 1997
  • Label: Fiction
  • Format: CDS
2006 Festival 2005
  • Released: 26 December 2006
  • Labels: Geffen
  • Format: CDS
2008 Hypnagogic States
  • Released: 13 September 2008
  • Labels: Geffen
  • Format: CDS
39 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[7]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[28]
IRE
[29]
NZ
[13]
SPA
[27][30]
US
[31]
US
Alt

[32]
1978 "Killing an Arab"[A] x Non-album single
1979 "10:15 Saturday Night" [B] x Three Imaginary Boys
"Boys Don't Cry"[C] 99 22 x Non-album singles
"Jumping Someone Else's Train"[D] 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"[E] 44 15 17 x Non-album singles
1983 "The Walk"[F] 12 34 19 x
"The Love Cats"[G] 7 6 15 23 x
1984 "The Caterpillar" 14 51 20 x The Top
1985 "In Between Days" 15 16 23 45 17 15 99 x The Head on the Door
"Close to Me" 24 7 17 19 45 x
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
1988 "Hot Hot Hot!!!" 45 18 8 68 x
1989 "Lullaby" 5 28 5 22 3 3 7 4 74 23 Disintegration
"Fascination Street"[H] 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
"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
"Strange Attraction" 145
"Gone!" 60
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

  1. ^ “Killing an Arab” was later included on Boys Don't Cry.
  2. ^ "10:15 Saturday Night" was only released as a single in France
  3. ^ “Boys Don’t Cry” was later included on Boys Don't Cry.
  4. ^ “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” was later included on Boys Don't Cry.
  5. ^ “Let's Go to Bed” was later included on Japanese Whispers.
  6. ^ “The Walk” was later included on Japanese Whispers.
  7. ^ “The Love Cats” was later included on Japanese Whispers.
  8. ^ "Fascination Street" was only released as a single in North-America.

Promotional singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Alt
[32]
1982 "Lament"[A] 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
"The Last Day of Summer" (POL only)
2002 "Just Say Yes" (featuring Saffron) Greatest Hits

Notes

  1. ^ “Lament” was released as part of a Flexipop magazine promo.

Video albums[]

Year Album details Certifications
1986 Staring at the Sea: The Images
  • Released: 6 May 1986
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax, LD, VCD
The Cure Live in Japan
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Toshiba
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
1988 The Cure in Orange
  • Released: 23 February 1987
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: VHS, LD, 2×VCD
1991 Picture Show
  • Released: 23 July 1991
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: VHS, LD, DVD
1992 Play Out
  • Released: 1 September 1992
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: VHS, LD
1993 Show
  • Released: 26 October 1993
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: VHS, 2×CD-i, LD, 2×LD
1997 Galore: The Videos 1987–1997
  • Released: 28 October 1997
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: VHS, VCD
2001 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 11 December 2001
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: DVD, VHS
2003 The Cure: Trilogy
  • Released: 3 June 2003
  • Label: Fiction
  • Formats: 2×DVD, 2×VHS, Blu-ray
  • US: Platinum[19]
  • GER: Gold[20]
  • CAN: Platinum
2006 Festival 2005
  • Released: 5 December 2006
  • Label: Geffen
  • Format: DVD
2019 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary)[35]
  • Released: 18 October 2019
  • Format: 2×DVD, 2×Blu-Ray, 2×DVD+4×CD, 2×Blu-Ray+4×CD, digital download

Music videos[]

Year Title Director[36][37]
1978 "Killing an Arab" Tim Pope
"10:15 Saturday Night" Piers 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
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
  • B^ A mix of "A Walk", "Inbetween Days", "Love Song" and "A Forest".
  • C^ With Korn

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