The Cure discography

The Cure discography

The Cure in concert in 2008
Releases
↙Studio albums	13
↙Live albums	4
↙Compilation albums	10
↙EPs	10
↙Singles	37
↙Video albums	10
↙Music videos	43
↙Other appearances	14

The discography of The Cure, an English rock band, consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, ten compilation albums, ten extended plays and thirty-seven singles released on Fiction Records and Geffen Records. They have also released ten video albums and forty-three music videos.

Originally formed as Malice in January 1976, the band underwent several line-up changes and a name change to Easy Cure before settling on their current name, The Cure, in May 1978.^[1] 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), is 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.^[2] The next two albums, Seventeen Seconds (1980) and Faith (1981), were Top 20 hits in the UK, reaching number twenty and number fourteen respectively.^[2] Between 1982 and 1996, The Cure released seven studio albums, all of which reached the Top 10 in the UK.^[2] The most successful of these was Wish (1992) which reached number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard 200.^[2][3] The last three studio albums—Bloodflowers (2000), The Cure (2004) and 4:13 Dream—have had mixed success, reaching numbers fourteen, eight and thirty-three in the UK respectively.^[2][4]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [2][4]	US [3]	AUS [5][6]	AUT [7]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NZ [11]	NOR [12]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]
1979	Three Imaginary Boys Released: 11 May 1979 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC	44	—	—	—	140 [A]	—	—	37	—	—	—
1980	Seventeen Seconds Released: 18 April 1980 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC	20	—	39	—	80 [A]	—	—	9	—	—	—
1981	Faith Released: 10 April 1981 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC	14	—	38	—	84 [A]	—	—	1	—	38	—	UK: Silver[15]
1982	Pornography Released: 3 May 1982 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC	8	—	39	—	81 [A]	—	—	9	—	45	—
1984	The Top Released: 30 April 1984 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	10	180	55	—	—	—	—	23	—	31	—	UK: Silver[15]
1985	The Head on the Door Released: 26 August 1985 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	7	60	6	—	—	—	—	11	—	24	14	UK: Gold[15] US: Gold[16]
1987	Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Released: 25 May 1987 Label: Fiction Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD	6	35	9	4	—	—	—	14	—	13	3	UK: Gold[15] US: Platinum[16]
1989	Disintegration Released: 1 May 1989 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	3	12	9	5	—	—	—	6	7	10	4	UK: Gold[15] US: 2×Platinum[16] GER: Gold[17] SWI: Gold[18]
1992	Wish Released: 21 April 1992 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	1	2	1	14	—	6	—	3	7	10	8	UK: Gold[15] US: Platinum[16] AUS: Platinum[19] SWI: Gold[18]
1996	Wild Mood Swings Released: 6 May 1996 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	9	12	5	12	27	—	37	10	13	2	9	US: Gold[16]
2000	Bloodflowers Released: 14 February 2000 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	14	16	11	22	3	5	50	41	5	5	3	SWI: Gold[18]
2004	The Cure Released: 28 June 2004 Labels: I AM, Geffen Formats: LP, CD, CD+DVD	8	7	28	12	4	3	37	32	10	10	5	UK: Silver[15]
2008	4:13 Dream Released: 27 October 2008 Labels: I AM, Geffen Format: LP, CD	33	16	30	28	8	21	38	32	17	36	15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

• A^{1 2 3 4} Chart position for 2004 deluxe edition.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [2]	US [3]	AUS [5][6]	AUT [7]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]
1984	Concert: The Cure Live Released: 22 October 1984 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	26	—	86	—	—	—	37	—	—
1991	Entreat Released: 25 March 1991 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	10	—	25	19	—	—	8	—	31
1993	Show Released: 13 September 1993 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	29	42	16	16	37	71	36	34	37
	Paris Released: 25 October 1993 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	56	118	72	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [2]	US [3]	AUS [5][6]	AUT [7]	FRA [8]	GER [9]	NLD [10]	NZ [11]	NOR [12]	SWE [13]	SWI [14]
1980	Boys Don't Cry Released: 5 February 1980 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC	—	—	60	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	UK: Platinum[15]
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	181	13	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	UK: Silver[15]
1986	Standing on a Beach (aka Staring at the Sea) Released: 19 May 1986 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	4	48	23	—	—	—	—	3	—	27	11	UK: Gold[15] US: 2×Platinum[16] AUS: 3×Platinum[19] GER: Gold[17] SWI: Gold[18]
1990	Mixed Up Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Fiction Formats: LP, MC, CD	8	14	12	24	—	—	—	16	—	31	26	UK: Gold[15] US: Platinum[16]
1991	Assemblage CD Collection Released: 1991 Label: Fiction Format: 12 CD box-set	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	Galore Released: 3 November 1997 Label: Fiction Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD	37	32	45	—	—	51	81	31	—	54	—	US: Gold[16] AUS: Gold[20]
2001	Greatest Hits Released: 12 November 2001 Label: Fiction Formats: 2×LP, MC, CD, 2×CD	33	58	27	34	—	22	—	—	24	48	24	AUS: Gold[21]
2004	Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978>2001 The Fiction Years Released: 26 January 2004 Label: Fiction Format: 4 CD box-set	98 [22]	106	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	4play Released: 10 January 2006 Format: Music download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [2]	FRA [8]	SPA [23]
1982	A Single Released: 12 July 1982 Label: Fiction Formats: 2×7-inch, 10-inch	34	—	—
1985	Half an Octopuss Released: 8 December 1985 Label: Fiction Format: 12-inch	—	—	—
1986	Quadpus Released: 1 July 1986 Label: Fiction Format: 10-inch	—	—	—
1988	The Peel Sessions Released: 1988 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: 12-inch, CS, CDS	—	—	—
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										Album
		UK [2][4]	US [24]	US Mod [24]	AUS [5][6]	AUT [7]	FRA [8]	GER [25]	IRE [26]	NZ [11]	SPA [23]
1978	"Killing an Arab"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
1979	"Boys Don't Cry"	—	—	—	99	—	—	—	—	22	—
	"Jumping Someone Else's Train"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	"A Forest"	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	Seventeen Seconds
1981	"Primary"	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	Faith
	"Charlotte Sometimes"	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	Non-album single
1982	"Let's Go to Bed"	44	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	17	—
1983	"The Walk"	12	—	—	34	—	—	—	19	—	—
	"The Lovecats"	7	—	—	6	—	—	—	15	23	—
1984	"The Caterpillar"	14	—	—	51	—	—	—	20	—	—	The Top
1985	"In Between Days"	15	99	—	16	—	23	45	17	15	—	The Head on the Door
	"Close to Me"	24	—	—	7	—	17	—	4	45	—
1986	"Boys Don't Cry (New Voice – New Mix)"	22	—	—	26	—	28	19	9	10	—	Non-album single
1987	"Why Can't I Be You?"	21	54	—	16	—	29	29	12	16	—	Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
	"Catch"	27	—	—	77	—	—	59	16	—	—
	"Just Like Heaven"	29	40	—	89	—	33	—	15	31	—
1988	"Hot Hot Hot!!!"	45	68	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—
1989	"Lullaby"	5	74	23	28	5	22	3	3	7	—	Disintegration
	"Fascination Street"	—	46	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lovesong"	18	2	2	60	—	—	21	13	39	—
1990	"Pictures of You"	24	71	19	89	—	—	18	9	—	—
	"Never Enough"	13	72	1	22	—	—	17	6	11	—	Mixed Up
	"Close to Me (remix)"	13	97	—	55	—	—	49	4	27	—
1992	"High"	8	42	1	5	27	11	—	6	4	—	Wish
	"Friday I'm in Love"	6	18	1	39	13	—	—	4	7	—
	"A Letter to Elise"	28	—	2	—	—	—	—	23	13	—
1996	"The 13th"	15	44	15	31	—	—	—	22	37	—	Wild Mood Swings
	"Mint Car"	31	58	14	100	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Gone!"	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"Strange Attraction"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Wrong Number"	62	—	8	70	—	—	—	—	43	—	Galore
2001	"Cut Here"	54	—	—	83	—	85	79	—	—	—	Greatest Hits
2004	"The End of the World"	25	—	19	—	—	70	47	42	—	—	The Cure
	"Taking Off"	39	—	—	—	—	67	73	—	—	—
	"alt.end"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"The Only One"	48	—	31	80	—	28	77	—	—	1	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.

Video albums

Year	Album details	Certifications
1986	Staring at the Sea: The Images Released: 6 May 1986 Label: Fiction Formats: VHS, Betamax, LD	US: Platinum[16]
	The Cure Live in Japan Released: 1986 Label: Toshiba Formats: VHS, Betamax
1988	The Cure in Orange Released: 23 February 1988 Label: Universal Formats: VHS, LD, 2×VCD	US: Platinum[16]
1991	Picture Show Released: 23 July 1991 Label: Fiction Formats: VHS, LD, DVD	US: Gold[16]
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	US: Platinum[16] GER: Gold[17]
2006	Festival 2005 Released: 5 December 2006 Label: Geffen Format: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Director[27][28]
1978	"10:15 Saturday Night"	Piers Bedford
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"
1986	"Killing an Arab"
	"Boys Don't Cry"
	"Jumping Someone Else's Train"
	"A Night Like This"
1987	"Why Can't I Be You?"
	"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[29]
	"Just Say Yes"
2004	"The End of the World"	Floria Sigismondi[30]
	"Taking Off"	The Saline Project[31][32]
	"alt.end"
2008	"The Only One"[33]
	"Freakshow"[34]
	"Sleep When I'm Dead"[35]
	"The Perfect Boy"[36]

Other appearances

Year	Track	Album
1981	"One Hundred Years" (demo)	Annual Report
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

References

1. ^ Apter, Jeff. (2006). Never Enough: The Story of the Cure. Omnibus Press. pp. 56–57. ISBN 1-84449-827-1
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20. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
21. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
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24. ^ ^{a b} "The Cure: Billboard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2 November 2010.
25. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Cure, The / Single". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved on 6 November 2008.
26. ^ "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved on 26 November 2008. NB: user needs to enter "cure" in "Search by Artist" and click "search".
27. ^ Staring at the Seas: The Images (VHS). Fiction Records.
28. ^ Galore: The Videos 1987–1997 (VHS). Fiction Records.
29. ^ "Cure Bolsters 'Hits' With New Songs, Acoustic Disc". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved on 5 May 2010.
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31. ^ "Taking Off". Geffen Records (986 449-1).
32. ^ "The Cure: A Dream Job For Us". The Saline Project. Retrieved on 28 November 2008. NB: QuickTime required.
33. ^ "The Only One". MTV UK. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.
34. ^ "Freakshow". MTV UK. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.
35. ^ "Sleep When I'm Dead". MTV UK. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.
36. ^ "The Perfect Boy". MTV UK. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.

External links

• Discography at official website
• Unofficial worldwide discography