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The Cure discography
The Cure performing live at Madison Square Garden in 2016
Studio albums	14
EPs	12
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	7
Singles	47
Video albums	12
Music videos	44
Remix albums	2
Box sets	8
Other sets	6
Promotional singles	20
Other appearances	11

The English rock band the Cure has released fourteen studio albums, six live albums, two remix albums, seven compilation albums, eight box sets, twelve extended plays, and forty-seven singles on Fiction Records and Geffen Records. They have also released twelve video albums and forty-four music videos.

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 as of 2024 consisted of Smith, bassist Simon Gallup, keyboard player Roger O'Donnell, multi-instrumentalist Perry Bamonte, guitarist Reeves Gabrels 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. They released the next album Wild Mood Swings in 1996. The following three studio albums – Bloodflowers (2000), The Cure (2004) and 4:13 Dream (2008) – had mixed success, reaching numbers 14, 8 and 33 in the UK respectively. The group released their fourteenth album, Songs of a Lost World, on 1 November 2024. It marks the group's first new album in sixteen years.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Remix albums

Compilation albums

Box sets

Other sets

Extended plays

Singles

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Other appearances

Notes

1. ^ Chart position for the 2004 deluxe edition.
2. ^ Chart position for the 2005 deluxe edition.
3. Chart position for the 40th anniversary release in 2020.
4. Chart position for the 40th anniversary release in 2021.
5. Chart position for the 40th anniversary release in 2022.
6. Released on streaming services under the title Anniversary: 1978 - 2018 Live In Hyde Park London
7. Chart position in 1983.
8. ^ "Killing an Arab", "Boys Don't Cry" and "Jumping Someone Else's Train" were later included on Boys Don't Cry.
9. "10:15 Saturday Night" was only released as a single in France.
10. "Let's Go to Bed", "The Walk" and "The Love Cats" were later included on Japanese Whispers.
11. "The Blood" was only released as a single in Spain.
12. This re-recorded and remixed version of "Boys Don't Cry" was released to promote Standing on a Beach, but only the original version features on the album.
13. "Fascination Street" was only released as a single in North America.
14. This remix of "A Forest" was only released as a single in France.
15. "Strange Attraction" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
16. "alt.end" was only released as a single in the US.
17. "Alone" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
18. "Lament" was released as part of a Flexipop! magazine promo.
19. "A Night Like This" was only released as a promotional single in the US.
20. "Hello, I Love You" charted in the US due to airplay.
21. This live version of "Just Like Heaven" was only released as a promotional single in the US.
22. This live version of "Friday I'm in Love" was only released as a promotional single in the US.
23. "Purple Haze" was only released as a promotional single in the US.
24. "Dredd Song" was only released as a promotional single in the US.
25. "This Is a Lie" was only released as a promotional single in France.
26. "The Last Day of Summer" was only released as a promotional single in Poland.
27. "Just Say Yes" was only released as a promotional single in Europe.
28. A mix of "A Walk", "In Between Days", "Lovesong" and "A Forest".

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8. ^ Australian chart peaks:
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41. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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57. "The Cure - One Hundred Years / The Hanging Garden". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
58. "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
59. UK Music Video Chart peaks:
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    • Picture Show: "Top 30 Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 27 July 1991. p. 15. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
    • Play Out: "Top 15 Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 7 December 1991. p. 17. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
    • Show: "Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 25 September 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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62. US Billboard Music Video Chart peaks:
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    • Picture Show: "Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard. 14 September 1991. p. 62. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
    • Play Out: "Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard. 10 October 1992. p. 62. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
    • Show: "Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard. 15 January 1994. p. 52. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
    • Galore: The Videos 1987–1997: "Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard. 6 December 1997. p. 83. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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63. "none" (PDF). Billboard. 25 October 1997. p. 6. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
64. "none". Mojo. December 2001.
65. Gerard, Chris; Gerard, Christian (2021-10-15). The Cure FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Heartbreakingly Excellent Rock Band the World Has Ever Known. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 112–123. ISBN 978-1-4930-5398-8.
66. Staring at the Sea: The Images (VHS). Fiction Records.
67. Galore: The Videos 1987–1997 (VHS). Fiction Records.
68. "Cure Bolsters "Hits" With New Songs, Acoustic Disc". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved on 5 May 2010.
69. "The Cure: Videos: The End Of The World Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine". Thecure.com. Retrieved on 27 November 2008.
70. "Taking Off". Geffen Records (986 449-1).
71. "The Cure: A Dream Job For Us". The Saline Project. Retrieved on 28 November 2008. NB: QuickTime required.
72. "Various - Fast Forward 008/009: Annual Report". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-07-24.

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