Reception
Treasure is considered by many fans to be the band's finest work, and has received critical acclaim. Pitchfork listed Treasure as the 98th best album of the 1980s, writing, "Cocteau Twins' third album was titled simply enough. Treasure was an adjective for the endlessly inventive melodic lines you'd find buried in these songs, and a verb for what you'd do with them for years to come", and noted that the record signalled the start of the Cocteau Twins' "signature ethereality". AllMusic's Ned Raggett complimented its "accomplished variety", saying, "Treasure lives up to its title and then some as a thorough and complete triumph." BBC Online wrote, "Treasure was where the Cocteau Twins first got it 100 percent right."
Slant Magazine listed the album at number 74 on its list of the best albums of the 1980s, while NME named Treasure the 37th best album of 1984.
The album was included in the 2008 edition of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
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