Three Imaginary Boys (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Three Imaginary Boys" in English language version.

Last modified: 09:36:56, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

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32pitchfork.com

146^th place

88^th place

22discogs.com

73^rd place

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22books.google.com

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21allmusic.com

27^th place

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11thecure.com

low place

11post-punk.com

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11diffuser.fm

low place

6,356^th place

11spin.com

758^th place

415^th place

11afoolisharrangement.com

low place

11web.archive.org

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11blender.com

4,239^th place

2,524^th place

11theguardian.com

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11^th place

11irishtimes.com

252^nd place

133^rd place

11bbc.co.uk

11^th place

10^th place

11popmatters.com

567^th place

299^th place

11consequence.net

714^th place

358^th place

11worldcat.org

4^th place

11bpi.co.uk

220^th place

148^th place

afoolisharrangement.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Rabid, Jack (1 January 1996). "A Foolish Arrangement:Interview:1/1/1996The Big Takeover#40". A Foolish Arrangement. Retrieved 20 April 2025.

allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

True, Chris. "Three Imaginary Boys – The Cure". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Morgan, Simon (2 December 2004). "The Cure Three Imaginary Boys (Deluxe Edition) Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

blender.com (Global: 4,239^th place; English: 2,524^th place)

Wolk, Douglas (October 2005). "The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys". Blender. No. 41. Archived from the original on 27 November 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Sheffield, Rob (2004). "The Cure". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 205–06. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
Baker, Glenn (8 August 1981). "Frontier Booms Via Divere Acts". Billboard. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220^th place; English: 148^th place)

"British album certifications – The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 January 2024. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Three Imaginary Boys The Cure in the "Search:" field.

consequence.net (Global: 714^th place; English: 358^th place)

Fu, Eddie (14 October 2024). "The Cure Will Retire After 50th Anniversary of Debut Album in 2029". Consequence. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

diffuser.fm (Global: low place; English: 6,356^th place)

Gallucci, Michael (11 May 2013). "34 Years Ago: The Cure's 'Three Imaginary Boys' Album Released". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

discogs.com (Global: 73^rd place; English: 103^rd place)

"The Cure; Grinding Halt/Meat Hook (Promo)". 1979.
"The Cure; 10:15 Saturday Night (Promo)". 1979.

irishtimes.com (Global: 252^nd place; English: 133^rd place)

Courtney, Kevin (17 December 2004). "The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys – Deluxe Edition (Fiction/Polydor)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

pitchfork.com (Global: 146^th place; English: 88^th place)

Abebe, Nitsuh (14 December 2004). "The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
Abebe, Nitsuh (25 August 2006). "The Cure / Robert Smith: The Top / The Head on the Door / Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me / Blue Sunshine". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

popmatters.com (Global: 567^th place; English: 299^th place)

Gerard, Chris (1 October 2015). "The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s: Part 5: 20 – 1". PopMatters. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

post-punk.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Cure | Boys Don't Cry". 5 February 2016.

spin.com (Global: 758^th place; English: 415^th place)

Staff, SPIN (19 July 2019). "The Cure: Our 1987 Interview". SPIN. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

thecure.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Cure | Three Imaginary Boys". 8 May 1979.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Sweeting, Adam (17 December 2004). "The Cure, Three Imaginary Boys Deluxe Edition". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Wolk, Douglas (October 2005). "The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys". Blender. No. 41. Archived from the original on 27 November 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Baker, Glenn (8 August 1981). "Frontier Booms Via Divere Acts". Billboard. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

Three Imaginary Boys (English Wikipedia)

afoolisharrangement.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

allmusic.com (Global: 27th place; English: 20th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

blender.com (Global: 4,239th place; English: 2,524th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220th place; English: 148th place)

consequence.net (Global: 714th place; English: 358th place)

diffuser.fm (Global: low place; English: 6,356th place)

discogs.com (Global: 73rd place; English: 103rd place)

irishtimes.com (Global: 252nd place; English: 133rd place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 146th place; English: 88th place)

popmatters.com (Global: 567th place; English: 299th place)

post-punk.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

spin.com (Global: 758th place; English: 415th place)

thecure.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

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allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

blender.com (Global: 4,239^th place; English: 2,524^th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

bpi.co.uk (Global: 220^th place; English: 148^th place)

consequence.net (Global: 714^th place; English: 358^th place)

diffuser.fm (Global: low place; English: 6,356^th place)

discogs.com (Global: 73^rd place; English: 103^rd place)

irishtimes.com (Global: 252^nd place; English: 133^rd place)

pitchfork.com (Global: 146^th place; English: 88^th place)

popmatters.com (Global: 567^th place; English: 299^th place)

spin.com (Global: 758^th place; English: 415^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)