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  • new wave
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  • gothic rock
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  • United Kingdom
  • formed 1977, Crawley
  • 2 albums
  • 7 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 1989–2001

The Cure is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1977 in Crawley. Over the years, Robert Smith, Reeves Gabrels, Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Andy Anderson and five others played in the group. The collection holds two albums by the group, released between 1989 and 2001: Disintegration (1989) and Greatest Hits (2001). On top of that, the group appears on three albums by others. Seven records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Lullaby: number 9 in week 21 of 1989.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by The Cure

By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Disintegration – 1989Disintegration1989Greatest Hits – 2001Greatest Hits2001

Sound of The Cure

The Cure sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 122 bpm.

  • Tempo122 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy34% · 38%
  • Mood68% · 63%
  • Acoustic95% · 85%
  • Danceable46% · 47%

Across 31 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of The Cure

The 13 members of The Cure, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

The CureRobert SmithReeves GabrelsLol TolhurstMichael DempseyPorl ThompsonSimon GallupMatthieu HartleyAndy AndersonPhil ThornalleyBoris WilliamsRoger O’DonnellPerry BamonteJason Cooper1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Disintegration1989Greatest Hits2001Lullabynumber 9 in week 21 of 1989 · 8 weeksWhy Can't I Be You?number 13 in week 21 of 1987 · 7 weeksClose To Menumber 21 in week 43 of 1985 · 7 weeksInbetween Daysnumber 31 in week 35 of 1985 · 5 weeksA Forestnumber 31 in week 36 of 1980 · 4 weeksHighnumber 35 in week 19 of 1992 · 3 weeksBoys Don't Crynumber 37 in week 26 of 1986 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

Also appears on

The Cure also appears on three albums by others, from compilations to soundtracks.

NOW Presents... Electronics – The WalkNOW Presents... ElectronicsThe Walk Eighties Collected Vol. 1 – Inbetween DaysEighties Collected Vol. 1Inbetween Days The Crow – BurnThe CrowBurn

Biggest hits of The Cure

In the Dutch Top 40, The Cure had seven records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

9peak position
week 21, 198937weeks in the chart
with 7 records1980first entry
week 35, 19801992latest entry
week 20, 19926years with an entry
  1. 9Lullaby
    The Cure
    19898 weeks
  2. 13Why Can't I Be You?
    The Cure
    19877 weeks
  3. 21Close To Me
    The Cure
    19857 weeks
  4. 31Inbetween Days
    The Cure
    19855 weeks
  5. 31A Forest
    The Cure
    19804 weeks

All 7 records by The Cure in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by The Cure are in the collection?

There are two, released between 1989 and 2001: Disintegration (1989) and Greatest Hits (2001).

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Cure have?

The Cure had seven records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Lullaby, which reached number 9 in week 21 of 1989.

Who played in The Cure?

Over the years that was Robert Smith, Reeves Gabrels, Lol Tolhurst, Michael Dempsey, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Andy Anderson, Phil Thornalley, Boris Williams, Roger O’Donnell, Perry Bamonte and Jason Cooper. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

Which albums by other artists feature The Cure?

The Cure appears on three albums by others: NOW Presents... Electronics, Eighties Collected Vol. 1 and The Crow.

How do you play the music of The Cure?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. 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.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.