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Album cover of Greatest Hits
Compilations

Greatest Hits

The Cure

  • 2001
  • 18 tracks
  • 69 min
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Artist pageof The Cure

Tracks

Side A 5 tracks · 19:15

  1. 11979Dutch Top 40: peak position 37 in week 26 of 1986, 3 weeks in the chartBoys Don't Cry
    The Cure
    2:36E minor
  2. 21980Dutch Top 40: peak position 31 in week 36 of 1980, 4 weeks in the chartA Forest
    The Cure
    5:55E major
  3. 31982Let's Go To Bed
    The Cure
    3:34
  4. 41983The Lovecats
    The Cure
    3:40E minor
  5. 51983The Walk
    The Cure
    3:30

Side B 5 tracks · 17:15

  1. 11985Dutch Top 40: peak position 31 in week 35 of 1985, 5 weeks in the chartInbetween Days
    The Cure
    2:58A major
  2. 21985Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 43 of 1985, 7 weeks in the chartClose To Me
    The Cure
    3:23B major
  3. 31987Dutch Top 40: peak position 13 in week 21 of 1987, 7 weeks in the chartWhy Can't I Be You?
    The Cure
    3:13A major
  4. 41987Just Like Heaven
    The Cure
    3:32D major
  5. 51989Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 21 of 1989, 8 weeks in the chartLullaby
    The Cure
    4:08B minor

Side C 4 tracks · 15:03

  1. 11989Lovesong
    The Cure
    3:28B major
  2. 21990Never Enough
    The Cure
    4:27A major
  3. 31992Dutch Top 40: peak position 35 in week 19 of 1992, 3 weeks in the chartHigh
    The Cure
    3:33A major
  4. 41992Friday I'm In Love
    The Cure
    3:35A♯ minor

Side D 4 tracks · 17:15

  1. 11996Mint Car
    The Cure
    3:33F♯ major
  2. 21997Wrong Number
    The Cure
    6:03A major
  3. 32001Cut Here
    The Cure
    4:11D major
  4. 42001Just Say Yes
    The Cure
    3:30E major

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 120 bpm.

Quietest track: A Forest · most energetic: Friday I'm In Love

  • Tempo120 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy35% · 38%
  • Mood70% · 63%
  • Acoustic94% · 85%
  • Danceable47% · 47%

Across 18 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of the line-up

All 13 members of The Cure over the years, without tour members. This is a compilation that spans the whole career, not one moment in time. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.

The CureRobert SmithReeves GabrelsLol TolhurstMichael DempseyPorl ThompsonSimon GallupMatthieu HartleyAndy AndersonPhil ThornalleyBoris WilliamsRoger O’DonnellPerry BamonteJason Cooper1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Greatest Hits2001Boys Don't Crynumber 37 · 3 weeksA Forestnumber 31 · 4 weeksInbetween Daysnumber 31 · 5 weeksClose To Menumber 21 · 7 weeksWhy Can't I Be You?number 13 · 7 weeksLullabynumber 9 · 8 weeksHighnumber 35 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

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Frequently asked questions

When was Greatest Hits by The Cure released?

Greatest Hits came out in 2001.

How many tracks are on Greatest Hits?

Greatest Hits has 18 tracks, 69 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.

Which tracks from Greatest Hits made the Dutch Top 40?

Seven tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Boys Don't Cry, A Forest, Inbetween Days, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Lullaby and one other. The highest was Lullaby, at number 9 in week 21 of 1989.

Which category is Greatest Hits in?

Greatest Hits is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by The Cure.

Which other albums by The Cure are in the collection?

The collection holds one more album by The Cure: Disintegration (1989).

Who was in The Cure when Greatest Hits came out?

In 1979–2001, The Cure consisted of Robert Smith, Reeves Gabrels, Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Andy Anderson and five others. That is the line-up of the group in those years, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.

What do the percentages for the sound of Greatest Hits mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play Greatest Hits?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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