Statistics

Dive into the data behind The Cure's legendary career — song frequencies, tour statistics, chart performance, and more.

51 Years Active
1,658 Live Shows
100 Songs
44 Countries
Most Played Song

A Forest

1,195 plays

Seventeen Seconds

Rarest Song Played

Hey You!!!

7 plays

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

Busiest Year

1979

139 shows

Most concerts in a single year

24,195

Total Song Performances

99

Songs Played Live

1

Never Played Live

14 / 8 / 10

Studio / Live / Compilations

Most Played Songs

1
A Forest 1,195 plays

Seventeen Seconds

2

The Head on the Door

3

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

4

Seventeen Seconds

5

Three Imaginary Boys

6
Lullaby 682 plays

Disintegration

7

Three Imaginary Boys

9
Close to Me 672 plays

The Head on the Door

10

Disintegration

11
Primary 642 plays

Faith

12

Disintegration

13

Pornography

14

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

15

The Head on the Door

Rarest Songs

  • 1.

    Hey You!!!

    Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

    7

    plays

  • 2.

    Doubt

    Faith

    9

    plays

  • 3.

    So What

    Three Imaginary Boys

    10

    plays

  • 4.

    The Final Sound

    Seventeen Seconds

    12

    plays

  • 5.

    A Thousand Hours

    Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

    12

    plays

  • 6.

    Wendy Time

    Wish

    13

    plays

  • 7.

    A Reflection

    Seventeen Seconds

    19

    plays

  • 8.

    Object

    Three Imaginary Boys

    30

    plays

  • 9.

    Bird Mad Girl

    The Top

    34

    plays

  • 10.

    Foxy Lady

    Three Imaginary Boys

    37

    plays

Tour Statistics

Tour Year Shows Countries
Wish 1992 100 19
Shows of a Lost World 2022 89 29
4Tour 2007 69 23
The Dream Tour 2000 67 17
The Picture Tour (European Leg) 1981 66 5
Three Imaginary Boys Tour 1979 59 1
The Prayer Tour (European Leg) 1989 52 17
The Swing Tour (North American Leg) 1996 48 2
The Swing Tour (European Leg) 1996 45 14
Seventeen Seconds Tour 1980 39 5