Song Statistics

Deep dive into every song The Cure has performed live — play counts, rarity, and more.

100 Total Songs
99 Played Live
1 Never Played
24,195 Total Performances
244 Avg Plays/Song

Top 50 Most Played Songs

1
A Forest 1,195

Seventeen Seconds

First: 1979

Last: 2024

2
In Between Days 947

The Head on the Door

First: 1985

Last: 2024

3
Just Like Heaven 854

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

First: 1987

Last: 2024

4
Play for Today 850

Seventeen Seconds

First: 1979

Last: 2024

5
10:15 Saturday Night 766

Three Imaginary Boys

First: 1978

Last: 2023

6
Lullaby 682

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

7
Three Imaginary Boys 680

Three Imaginary Boys

First: 1979

Last: 2023

8
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 677

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2024

9
Close to Me 672

The Head on the Door

First: 1985

Last: 2024

10
Pictures of You 653

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

11
Primary 642

Faith

First: 1980

Last: 2023

12
Fascination Street 633

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

13
One Hundred Years 598

Pornography

First: 1981

Last: 2023

14
Why Can't I Be You? 585

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

First: 1986

Last: 2024

15
A Night Like This 576

The Head on the Door

First: 1985

Last: 2024

16
Lovesong 572

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

17
M 508

Seventeen Seconds

First: 1979

Last: 2024

18
Friday I'm in Love 497

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2024

19
Push 490

The Head on the Door

First: 1985

Last: 2024

20
Shake Dog Shake 456

The Top

First: 1984

Last: 2023

21
Disintegration 449

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

22
A Strange Day 375

Pornography

First: 1982

Last: 2023

23
Plainsong 362

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

24
At Night 356

Seventeen Seconds

First: 1980

Last: 2024

25
Prayers for Rain 329

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2024

26
High 310

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2024

27
Grinding Halt 304

Three Imaginary Boys

First: 1979

Last: 2023

28
Faith 298

Faith

First: 1981

Last: 2022

29
Hot Hot Hot!!! 296

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

First: 1987

Last: 2023

30
Cold 285

Pornography

First: 1982

Last: 2023

31
In Your House 279

Seventeen Seconds

First: 1979

Last: 2011

32
Fire in Cairo 278

Three Imaginary Boys

First: 1978

Last: 2013

33
End 255

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2016

34
Open 247

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2016

35
The Drowning Man 237

Faith

First: 1981

Last: 2022

36
Accuracy 233

Three Imaginary Boys

First: 1979

Last: 2011

37
The Hanging Garden 227

Pornography

First: 1981

Last: 2023

38
Kyoto Song 214

The Head on the Door

First: 1985

Last: 2023

39
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep 192

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

First: 1987

Last: 2023

40
Trust 177

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2023

41
The Figurehead 173

Pornography

First: 1981

Last: 2022

42
Catch 171

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

First: 1987

Last: 2016

43
Other Voices 163

Faith

First: 1981

Last: 2018

44
The Caterpillar 163

The Top

First: 1984

Last: 2019

45
Sinking 163

The Head on the Door

First: 1985

Last: 2018

46
Doing the Unstuck 161

Wish

First: 1992

Last: 2023

47
Closedown 155

Disintegration

First: 1989

Last: 2023

48
The Kiss 152

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

First: 1987

Last: 2013

49
All Cats Are Grey 150

Faith

First: 1979

Last: 2011

50
The Holy Hour 145

Faith

First: 1980

Last: 2011

Songs by Album - Play Counts

1

Disintegration

4,236 total plays 12/12 songs played
2

Seventeen Seconds

3,427 total plays 10/10 songs played
3

The Head on the Door

3,403 total plays 10/10 songs played
4

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

2,967 total plays 17/18 songs played
5

Three Imaginary Boys

2,606 total plays 12/12 songs played
6

Wish

2,596 total plays 12/12 songs played
7

Pornography

1,896 total plays 8/8 songs played
8

Faith

1,777 total plays 8/8 songs played
9

The Top

1,287 total plays 10/10 songs played

25 Rarest Songs (Played at Least Once)

1.

Hey You!!!

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

7

2.

Doubt

Faith

9

3.

So What

Three Imaginary Boys

10

4.

The Final Sound

Seventeen Seconds

12

5.

A Thousand Hours

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

12

6.

Wendy Time

Wish

13

7.

A Reflection

Seventeen Seconds

19

8.

Object

Three Imaginary Boys

30

9.

Bird Mad Girl

The Top

34

10.

Foxy Lady

Three Imaginary Boys

37

11.

To Wish Impossible Things

Wish

38

12.

Three

Seventeen Seconds

38

13.

It's Not You

Three Imaginary Boys

39

14.

Apart

Wish

40

15.

A Short Term Effect

Pornography

45

16.

The Empty World

The Top

45

17.

A Letter to Elise

Wish

46

18.

Meathook

Three Imaginary Boys

46

19.

One More Time

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

47

20.

Secrets

Seventeen Seconds

51

21.

The Top

The Top

54

22.

All I Want

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

59

23.

Screw

The Head on the Door

61

24.

Another Day

Three Imaginary Boys

62

25.

How Beautiful You Are...

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

62

Never Played Live

1 songs from the catalog have never been performed live

Icing Sugar

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

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