# The best songs by The Cure

From Boys Don't Cry to Disintegration: the songs by The Cure that critics and fans rank highest.

- 27 votes · 17 items
- Mar 4, 2024 · vinyle_nice
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## Top 17

1. **Pictures of You** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1989. Eight minutes of nostalgia on Disintegration.
2. **Disintegration** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1989. The long, devastating title track.
3. **10:15 Saturday Night** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1979. A dripping tap and loneliness.
4. **Just Like Heaven** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1987. The one that tops rankings most often.
5. **A Forest** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1980. Number one for MOJO and Slicing Up Eyeballs' readers.
6. **Lovesong** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1989. Written for his wife; number one for The A.V. Club.
7. **Boys Don't Cry** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1979. The early post-punk classic.
8. **One Hundred Years** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1982. The dark opener of Pornography; number one for Paste.
9. **Lullaby** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1989. A spider that devours the singer.
10. **In Between Days** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1985. Acoustic guitars and synths.
11. **The Lovecats** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1983. Jazz and cats.
12. **Charlotte Sometimes** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1981. Inspired by a children's novel.
13. **Friday I'm in Love** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1992. Their happiest song.
14. **Plainsong** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1989. The majestic opening of Disintegration.
15. **Fascination Street** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1989. A hypnotic bass line.
16. **High** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1992. The first single from Wish.
17. **Close to Me** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1985. The video in a wardrobe that falls into the sea.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.