The English rock band the Cure has released thirteen studio albums, six live albums, two remix albums, seven compilation albums, eight box sets, twelve extended plays, and forty-six singles on Fiction Records and Geffen Records. They have also released twelve video albums and forty-four music videos.
| The Cure discography | |
|---|---|
 The Cure performing live at Madison Square Garden in 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 12 |
| Music videos | 44 |
| EPs | 12 |
| Singles | 46 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
| Box sets | 8 |
| Other sets | 6 |
| Promotional singles | 20 |
| Other appearances | 11 |
Formed in 1976, 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 before The Cure was founded in May 1978. The Cure's original line-up consisted of guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith, drummer Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst and bassist Michael Dempsey. 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, bassist Simon Gallup, guitarist Porl Thompson and drummer Jason Cooper.
The Cure's debut album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), reached number 44 on the UK Albums Chart. The next two albums, Seventeen Seconds (1980) and Faith (1981), were top 20 hits in the UK, reaching number 20 and number 14 respectively. Between 1982 and 1996, the Cure released seven studio albums, all of which reached the Top 10 in the UK. The most successful of these was Wish (1992) which reached number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard 200. 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.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| Three Imaginary Boys | 44 | — | — | 140 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — |
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| Seventeen Seconds |
| 20 | 39 | — | 80 | — | 15 | 9 | — | — | 186 | ||
| Faith |
| 14 | 38 | — | 84 | — | 9 | 1 | 38 | — | 193 |
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| Pornography |
| 8 | 39 | — | 81 | — | 17 | 9 | 45 | — | 133 | ||
| The Top | 10 | 55 | — | 18 | 44 | 12 | 23 | 31 | — | 180 |
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| The Head on the Door |
| 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 59 |
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| Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
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| Disintegration |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Wish |
| 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
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| Wild Mood Swings |
| 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
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| Bloodflowers |
| 14 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
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| The Cure | 8 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
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| 4:13 Dream |
| 33 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 16 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
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| UK | AUS | AUT | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| Concert: The Cure Live |
| 26 | 86 | — | — | 31 | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| Entreat |
| 10 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 88 | 8 | — | 31 | — | ||
| Show |
| 29 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 71 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 42 |
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| Paris |
| 56 | 72 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 20 | 118 |
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| Bestival Live 2011 |
| 119 | — | — | 79 | 98 | — | — | 94 | — | ||
| 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) |
| — | — | — | 2 | 33 | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | |||
| Mixed Up |
| 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 14 |
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| Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| Boys Don't Cry |
| 71 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
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| Japanese Whispers |
| 26 | 18 | — | 18 | 46 | — | 8 | — | — | 181 |
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| Standing on a Beach: The Singles (a.k.a. Staring at the Sea: The Singles) |
| 4 | 13 | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 48 |
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| Galore: The Singles 1987–1997 |
| 37 | 45 | — | — | 51 | 81 | 31 | 54 | — | 32 |
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| Greatest Hits |
| 19 | 27 | 34 | 9 | 22 | — | 17 | 48 | 24 | 58 |
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| Alternative Rarities 1988–1989 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acoustic Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | FRA | ITA | US | ||
| First Aid Box |
| — | — | — | — |
| Integration |
| — | — | — | — |
| Assemblage CD Collection |
| — | — | — | — |
| Limited Edition CD Box |
| — | — | — | — |
| Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years) |
| 98 | 29 | 50 | 106 |
| Into the Dark: The Early Cure (1979–1982) |
| — | — | — | — |
| Fade Away: The Early Years Vinyl Box Set |
| — | — | — | — |
| Classic Album Selection (1979–1984) |
| — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Other sets
| Title | Album details |
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| ...Happily Ever After |
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| The Head on the Door & Wish |
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| 3 for One |
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| Three Imaginary Boys / Faith |
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| Pornography / Seventeen Seconds |
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| The Head on the Door / Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie | AUS | FRA | SPA | ||
| Singles |
| — | — | — | — |
| A Single |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Walk |
| — | — | — | — |
| Half an Octopuss & Quadpus |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Cure |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Peel Sessions |
| 7 | — | — | — |
| Sideshow |
| — | 63 | — | — |
| Lost Wishes |
| — | — | — | — |
| Five Swing Live |
| — | — | — | — |
| Sessions@AOL |
| — | — | — | — |
| From Festival 2005 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Hypnagogic States |
| — | — | 39 | 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SPA | US | US Dance | US Alt | ||||
| "Killing an Arab" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "10:15 Saturday Night" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Three Imaginary Boys | ||
| "Boys Don't Cry" | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 70 |
| Non-album singles | ||
| "Jumping Someone Else's Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I'm a Cult Hero" (as Cult Hero) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "A Forest" | 1980 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 38 | — | — | 47 |
| Seventeen Seconds | |
| "Primary" | 1981 | 43 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 25 | Faith | ||
| "Charlotte Sometimes" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "The Hanging Garden" | 1982 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pornography | ||
| "Let's Go to Bed" | 44 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 109 | 32 | Non-album singles | |||
| "The Walk" | 1983 | 12 | 34 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Lovecats" | 7 | 6 | — | — | 15 | — | 23 | — | 107 | 52 |
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| "The Caterpillar" | 1984 | 14 | 51 | — | — | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | The Top | ||
| "In Between Days" | 1985 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 17 | 26 | 15 | — | 99 | 39 |
| The Head on the Door | |
| "Close to Me" | 24 | 7 | 17 | — | 19 | 16 | 45 | — | — | 32 |
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| "The Blood" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boys Don't Cry" (New Voice – New Mix) | 22 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 31 | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Why Can't I Be You?" | 1987 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 54 | 27 | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me | ||
| "Catch" | 27 | 77 | — | 59 | 16 | 57 | — | 30 | — | — | ||||
| "Just Like Heaven" | 29 | 89 | 33 | — | 15 | 82 | 31 | 25 | 40 | 28 |
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| "Hot Hot Hot!!!" | 1988 | 45 | — | — | — | 18 | 79 | — | 8 | 65 | 11 | |||
| "Lullaby" | 1989 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 31 | 23 |
| Disintegration |
| "Fascination Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 7 | 1 | |||
| "Lovesong" | 18 | 82 | — | 21 | 13 | 48 | 39 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 |
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| "Pictures of You" | 1990 | 24 | 89 | — | 18 | 9 | 77 | — | — | 71 | 33 | 19 |
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| "Never Enough" | 13 | 22 | — | 17 | 6 | — | 11 | 14 | 72 | 6 | 1 | Mixed Up | ||
| "Close to Me" (remix) | 13 | 55 | — | 49 | 4 | — | 27 | 18 | 97 | 33 | ||||
| "A Forest" (Tree Mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "High" | 1992 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 22 | 1 | Wish | |
| "Friday I'm in Love" | 6 | 39 | — | 16 | 4 | 32 | 7 | — | 18 | 32 | 1 |
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| "A Letter to Elise" | 28 | 103 | — | — | 23 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| "The 13th" | 1996 | 15 | 31 | — | 55 | 22 | — | 37 | — | 44 | — | 15 | Wild Mood Swings | |
| "Mint Car" | 31 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 14 | |||
| "Strange Attraction" | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Gone!" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Wrong Number" | 1997 | 62 | 70 | — | — | — | 88 | 43 | — | — | — | 8 | Galore: The Singles 1987–1997 | |
| "Cut Here" | 2001 | 54 | 83 | 85 | 79 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||
| "The End of the World" | 2004 | 25 | — | 70 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | The Cure | |
| "Taking Off" | 39 | — | 67 | 73 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | ||||
| "alt.end" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Only One" | 2008 | 48 | 80 | 28 | 77 | — | 86 | — | 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 | — | — | ||||
| "Want" (Time Mix 2018) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018 | ||
| "Disintegration" (live) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt | |||
| "Grinding Halt" | 1979 | x | Three Imaginary Boys |
| "Lament" | 1982 | x | Non-album single |
| "One Hundred Years" | x | Pornography | |
| "Shake Dog Shake" | 1984 | x | The Top |
| "A Night Like This" | 1985 | x | The Head on the Door |
| "Hello, I Love You | 1990 | 6 | Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary |
| "Just Like Heaven" (live) | 1993 | — | Show |
| "Friday I'm in Love" (live) | — | ||
| "Purple Haze" | 2 | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix | |
| "Dredd Song" | 1995 | — | Judge Dredd (soundtrack) |
| "This Is a Lie" | 1996 | — | Wild Mood Swings |
| "Out of This World" | 2000 | — | Bloodflowers |
| "Maybe Someday" | 10 | ||
| "The Last Day of Summer" | — | ||
| "Just Say Yes" (featuring Saffron) | 2002 | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Love" | 2005 | — | Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur |
| "Hello Goodbye" (featuring James McCartney) | 2014 | — | The Art of McCartney |
| "It's Over" (Whisper Mix 2018) | 2018 | — | Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras 2018 |
| "Like Cockatoos" (Lonely in the Rain Mix 2018) | — | ||
| "A Strange Day" (Drowning Waves Mix 2018) | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that chart did not exist at the time. | |||
Videos
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | NL | SWI | US | ||
| Live in Japan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tea Party |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Staring at the Sea: The Images |
| 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| The Cure in Orange |
| 19 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Picture Show |
| 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Play Out |
| 7 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Show |
| 2 | — | — | — | 30 |
| Galore: The Videos 1987–1997 |
| 17 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Greatest Hits |
| 26 | — | — | — | — |
| The Cure: Trilogy |
| 7 | 28 | 16 | — | 4 |
| Festival 2005 |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) |
| 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "10:15 Saturday Night" | 1978 | Piers Bedford |
| "A Forest" | 1980 | David Hillier |
| "Play for Today" | ||
| "Primary" | 1981 | Bob Rickerd |
| "Other Voices" | ||
| "Charlotte Sometimes" | Mick Mansfield | |
| "The Hanging Garden" | 1982 | Chris Gabrin |
| "Let's Go to Bed" | Tim Pope | |
| "The Walk" | 1983 | |
| "The Lovecats" | ||
| "The Caterpillar" | 1984 | |
| "In Between Days" | 1985 | |
| "Close to Me" | ||
| "A Night Like This" | ||
| "The Blood" | 1986 | Gerard de Thame |
| "Boys Don't Cry" | Tim Pope | |
| "Killing an Arab" | ||
| "Jumping Someone Else's Train" | ||
| "Why Can't I Be You?" | 1987 | |
| "Catch" | ||
| "Just Like Heaven" | ||
| "Hot Hot Hot!!!" | 1988 | |
| "Lullaby" | 1989 | |
| "Fascination Street" | ||
| "Lovesong" | ||
| "Pictures of You" | 1990 | |
| "Never Enough" | ||
| "Close to Me" (remix) | ||
| "High" | 1992 | |
| "Friday I'm in Love" | ||
| "A Letter to Elise" | Aubrey Powell | |
| "The 13th" | 1996 | Sophie Muller |
| "Mint Car" | Richard Heslop | |
| "Gone!" | Steve Hanft | |
| "Wrong Number" | 1997 | Tim Pope |
| "Cut Here" | 2001 | Richard Anthony |
| "Just Say Yes" | ||
| "The End of the World" | 2004 | Floria Sigismondi |
| "Taking Off" | The Saline Project | |
| "alt.end" | ||
| "The Only One" | 2008 | Unknown |
| "Freakshow" | ||
| "Sleep When I'm Dead" | ||
| "The Perfect Boy" |
Other appearances
| Track | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "One Hundred Years" (demo) | 1981 | Fast Forward 008/009: Annual Report |
| "Lullaby" (remix) | 1990 | Gänsehaut & Herzklopfen |
| "A Walk with the Cure" | November 90: Mixes 1 | |
| "Close to Me" (Closer Mix) | 1991 | The Brits 1991 |
| "Burn" | 1994 | The Crow (soundtrack) |
| "Young Americans" | 1995 | 104.9 |
| "World in My Eyes" | 1998 | For the Masses |
| "More Than This" | The X-Files: The Album | |
| "Watching Me Fall" (Underdog remix) | 2000 | American Psycho (soundtrack) |
| "A Forest" (Acoustic Version) | 2004 | Essential Glastonbury |
| "Make Me Bad"/"In Between Days" (with Korn) | 2007 | MTV Unplugged: Korn |