What is the best album by The Cure?

Robert Smith has led one of rock's most distinctive sounds through post-punk bleakness, radio-friendly pop, and swirling gothic grandeur — often shifting wildly between albums. Which record defines them for you?

1. 1
   Disintegration

   The Cure's towering 1989 masterpiece, a lush and melancholic blend of goth rock and dream pop featuring 'Lovesong' and 'Lullaby'.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Head on the Door

   The Cure's 1985 breakthrough combining catchy pop songs with darker undercurrents, featuring 'In Between Days' and 'Close to Me'.
   719pts
3. 3
   Wish

   The Cure's massive 1992 chart-topping album featuring the timeless 'Friday I'm in Love' alongside darker, more layered tracks.
   642pts
4. 4
   Songs of a Lost World

   The Cure's long-awaited 2024 comeback album, a sweeping and melancholic return to their classic dark sound featuring eight epic tracks.
   642pts
5. 5
   4:13 Dream

   The Cure's 2008 album mixing upbeat and dark rock songs, preceded by four singles including 'The Only One' and 'Freakshow'.
   642pts
6. 6
   Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

   The Cure's sprawling 1987 double album, their most eclectic work, featuring 'Why Can't I Be You?' and 'Just Like Heaven'.
   592pts
7. 7
   The Top

   The Cure's 1984 psychedelic album, recorded largely by Robert Smith alone, featuring the playful hit single 'The Caterpillar'.
   513pts
8. 8
   Bloodflowers

   The Cure's 2000 emotionally intense album, regarded as a spiritual successor to Pornography and Disintegration, completing an unofficial trilogy.
   434pts
9. 9
   The Cure

   The band's 2004 self-titled album produced by Ross Robinson, a raw and heavy record featuring the single 'The End of the World'.
   342pts
10. 10
    Three Imaginary Boys

    The Cure's 1979 debut blending punk energy with post-punk experimentalism, featuring early classics that hinted at the greatness ahead.
    233pts
11. 11
    Pornography

    The Cure's harrowing 1982 dark album pushing post-punk toward extremity with relentless noise and existential despair.
    233pts
12. 12
    Faith

    The Cure's 1981 glacial post-punk album, austere and spiritual, forming the middle of their revered dark 'trilogy' with Pornography.
    233pts
13. 13
    Wild Mood Swings

    The Cure's eclectic 1996 album swinging from mariachi horns to bleak ballads, featuring the singles 'The 13th' and 'Mint Car'.
    233pts
14. 14
    Seventeen Seconds

    The Cure's sparse and bleak 1980 second album, opening their dark trilogy and featuring 'A Forest', the song that defined their early sound.
    0pts

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