Today marks the third edition of a special series within my weekly feature, Friday on the Turntable. Instead of looking at one album, I am featuring all of The Cure's records from 1979 - 2008 - and ranking them! It was a mammoth task, and proved frustrating when putting albums that I love against other ones that I love. Nonetheless, I've provided a ranked list - from #14 - #1. Although technically a compilation, I decided to include 1983's Japanese Whispers in the ranking - reason provided in the video.
If you would like the short / textual version of the list, please scroll past the video. As always, I look forward to reading your comments and feedback.
Also check out The 15 Best Songs of The Cure feature - here
The text/pics version is below - don't scroll down yet if you want to enjoy the video
#14. Bloodflowers (2000)
3 Favorite Songs: The Last Day of Summer, Maybe Someday, There Is No If
#13. 4:13 Dream (2008)
3 Favorite Songs: Underneath the Stars, The Only One, The Hungry Ghost
#12. The Cure (2004)
3 Favorite Songs: The End of the World, Before Three, Taking Off
#11. Wild Mood Swings (1996)
3 Favorite Songs: Want, Mint Car, The 13th
#10. Japanese Whispers (1983)
3 Favorite Songs: Lament, The Walk, The Lovecats
#9. Seventeen Seconds (1980)
3 Favorite Songs: A Forest, Play for Today, At Night
#8. Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
3 Favorite Songs: 10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy, Fire in Cairo
#7. The Top (1984)
3 Favorite Songs: The Caterpillar, Bird Mad Girl, Shake Dog Shake
#6. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
3 Favorite Songs: Just Like Heaven, Catch, A Thousand Hours
#5. Faith (1981)
3 Favorite Songs: The Funeral Party, All Cats are Grey, Primary
#4. The Head on the Door (1985)
3 Favorite Songs: Push, In Between Days, A Night Like This
#3. Pornography (1982)
3 Favorite Songs: One Hundred Years, The Figurehead, A Strange Day
#2. Wish (1992)
3 Favorite Songs: Apart, A Letter to Elise, To Wish Impossible Things
#1. Disintegration (1989)
5 Favorite Songs: Pictures of You, Plainsong, Lovesong, Disintegration, Untitled
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