Album

Boys Don't Cry

The Cure · 2026-01-30 · Elektra Entertainment Group

high confidence

This page models tracked-song album economics, not a full release-level royalty statement. Why?

Cover artwork for Boys Don't Cry by The Cure

Boys Don't Cry groups the songs currently tracked from this release, adds release metadata where available, and separates full-album context from the songs that already have dedicated earnings pages.

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Short Answer

How much money does Boys Don't Cry make?

Boys Don't Cry is modeled at $130K-$470K/year per year across the songs currently tracked from the release, not as a full-album royalty statement.

This page has a matched full tracklist, which makes the album context stronger than a songs-only view.

Boys Don't Cry is one of the stronger album pages on the site because the tracked songs sit inside a matched release frame instead of floating without album context.

  • Currently ranks around the top 70% of tracked albums by modeled revenue
  • Released in 1979 and still reads as an active catalog asset roughly 47 years later
  • 5 total tracks on the matched edition
  • 1 tracked song page currently support this album
  • high confidence estimate

Boys Don't Cry sits in the top 70% of tracked albums on the site by modeled revenue.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

How It Compares

These albums are close to Boys Don't Cry by artist overlap, era, or genre context, so the comparison is more useful than a generic ranking table.

Album Why compare Estimated yearly midpoint
Boys Don't Cry The Cure $300,000
X&Y Coldplay $950,000
Parachutes Coldplay $870,000
Wish same artist · same genre $320,000

Tracked Revenue Breakdown

Tracked album revenue $130K-$470K/year
100% of the lead revenue lane
Boys Don't Cry $130K-$470K/year
100% of the lead revenue lane

Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges for the album and its tracked songs.

Why This Album Page Matters

  • This page has a matched full tracklist, which improves album-level context.
  • Tracked-song revenue has been normalized into a numeric annual range for ranking and comparison.
  • Album economics on this site are conservative proxies for catalog strength, not a substitute for a full release-level royalty statement.

Album pages model tracked-song revenue, not full-album royalty statements, and become stronger as tracklists, release metadata, and provider links improve.

More Context

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More Questions About Boys Don't Cry

How much does Boys Don't Cry make in a year?

Boys Don't Cry is modeled at $130K-$470K/year per year across the songs currently tracked from the release, not as a full-album royalty statement.

Why does Boys Don't Cry still matter financially?

This page has a matched full tracklist, which improves album-level context.

Is this full-album revenue or just tracked songs?

Album pages on How Much Music model tracked-song revenue and album context. They are not full release-level royalty statements unless every revenue input is explicitly available.

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Release Metadata The Cure · 2026-01-30 · Elektra Entertainment Group 5 tracks on the matched edition · 1 tracked song on the site
Model Scope Album pages model tracked-song revenue, not full-album royalty statements, and become stronger as tracklists, release metadata, and provider links improve. Full tracklist is available, so the release context is stronger.

Full Tracklist

This full tracklist comes from the matched release edition used for this page.

  • Disc 1 · 1. Boys Don't Cry (86 Mix) [2026 Remaster]
  • Disc 1 · 2. Plastic Passion (79 Mix) [2026 Remaster]
  • Disc 1 · 3. Pillbox Tales (86 Mix) [2026 Remaster]
  • Disc 1 · 4. Do the Hansa (86 Mix) [2026 Remaster]
  • Disc 1 · 5. Boys Don't Cry (86 12" Mix) [2026 Remaster]

Tracked Songs on How Much Music

These are the songs from this album that currently have dedicated earnings pages in the catalog.

High confidence album estimate

Album pages model tracked-song revenue, not full-album royalty statements, and become stronger as tracklists, release metadata, and provider links improve.

  • This page has a matched full tracklist, which improves album-level context.
  • Tracked-song revenue has been normalized into a numeric annual range for ranking and comparison.
  • Album economics on this site are conservative proxies for catalog strength, not a substitute for a full release-level royalty statement.

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