# The Cure — Every Record We Rank

The Cure appears once in our Post-Punk list, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Post-Punk
- **Year:** 1980
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Post-Punk
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-cure/

## Appears on

### [A Forest](https://waxonia.com/track/the-cure--a-forest/)

*1980 · Fiction · No. 4 in [Post-Punk](https://waxonia.com/genre/post-punk/)*

Flanged guitar, a bassline that walks in a straight line, and a chorus that never quite resolves. The moment the Cure worked out that atmosphere could carry a hit single.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Cure%20A%20Forest) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xik-y0xlpZ0)

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