The Very Best (INXS album)
2011 greatest hits album by INXS
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The Very Best is a greatest hits album released by Australian band INXS in 2011. It initially peaked at number 39 in Australia.
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 21 October 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–2011 | |||
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| Length | 1:16:26 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Australia | |||
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Following the screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, an Australian miniseries about INXS that commenced on 9 February 2014 on the Seven Network,[1] the album re-entered the charts, peaking at number one.[2] When the miniseries screened in New Zealand in August 2014, the album also charted, similarly peaking at number one.[3]
Track listing
The album was released in two formats; a single-disc version and a double-disc version with a DVD.[4] The first disc of the deluxe edition is the same as the standard edition.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Need You Tonight" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Mystify" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Suicide Blonde" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | X (1990) | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Taste It" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Original Sin" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | The Swing (1984) | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Heaven Sent" | Andrew Farriss | Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Disappear" | Michael Hutchence, Jon Farriss | X (1990) | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 3:05 |
| 9. | "The Gift" | Michael Hutchence, Jon Farriss | Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993) | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Devil Inside" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Beautiful Girl" | Andrew Farriss | Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) | 3:29 |
| 12. | "By My Side" | Andrew Farriss, Kirk Pengilly | X (1990) | 3:06 |
| 13. | "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Listen Like Thieves (1985) | 3:55 |
| 14. | "Elegantly Wasted" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Elegantly Wasted (1997) | 4:34 |
| 15. | "New Sensation" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 3:41 |
| 16. | "What You Need" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Listen Like Thieves (1985) | 3:36 |
| 17. | "Listen Like Thieves" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Jon Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Tim Farriss | Listen Like Thieves (1985) | 3:48 |
| 18. | "Just Keep Walking" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Jon Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Tim Farriss | INXS (1980) | 2:44 |
| 19. | "Bitter Tears" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | X (1990) | 3:50 |
| 20. | "Baby Don't Cry" | Andrew Farriss | Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992) | 4:47 |
| Total length: | 76:26 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Change" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Jon Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Tim Farriss | Shabooh Shoobah (1982) | 4:27 |
| 2. | "The One Thing" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Shabooh Shoobah (1982) | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Shining Star" | Andrew Farriss | Live Baby Live (1991) | 3:44 |
| 4. | "The Stairs" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | X (1990) | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Please (You Got That...)" (with Ray Charles) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993) | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Burn For You" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | The Swing (1984) | 4:59 |
| 7. | "I Send a Message" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | The Swing (1984) | 3:24 |
| 8. | "The Loved One" | Gerry Humphrys, Ian Clyne, Rob Lovett | Kick (1987) | 3:37 |
| 9. | "This Time" | Andrew Farriss | Listen Like Thieves (1985) | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Shine Like It Does" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Listen Like Thieves (1985) | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Stay Young" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Underneath the Colours (1981) | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Kick" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Calling All Nations" | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Kick (1987) | 3:05 |
| 14. | "To Look at You" | Andrew Farriss | Shabooh Shoobah (1982) | 3:58 |
| 15. | "Good Times" (with Jimmy Barnes) | Harry Vanda, George Young | The Lost Boys (1987) | 3:52 |
| 16. | "Need You Tonight" (mash-up; INXS vs. Gwen Stefani) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo | Previously unreleased (2006) | 3:50 |
| 17. | "New Sensation" (live at the Edinburgh Playhouse) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Previously unreleased | 4:06 |
| 18. | "What You Need" (live at the Edinburgh Playhouse) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Previously unreleased | 5:26 |
| 19. | "Mystify" (live at the Edinburgh Playhouse) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | Previously unreleased | 3:29 |
| 20. | "Disappear" (live at the Brixton Academy) | Michael Hutchence, Jon Farriss | Previously unreleased | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 76:29 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "INXS: The Very Best documentary" | |
| 2. | "Taste It" (Top of the Pops) | |
| 3. | "The Strangest Party (These Are the Times)" (Top of the Pops) | |
| 4. | "Never Tear Us Apart" (Jools Holland) | |
| 5. | "Need You Tonight" (promo) | |
| 6. | "New Sensation" (promo) | |
| 7. | "Beautiful Girl" (promo) | |
| 8. | "Suicide Blonde" (promo) | |
| 9. | "The Gift" (promo) |
Chart performance
The Very Best debuted and peaked at number 39 in Australia on 6 November 2011. When promotion began for the mini-series, it re-entered the charts at number 13 on 10 November 2013. With the airing on the mini-series in February 2014, the album slowly rose to number-one on 17 February 2014.[5] It became the first INXS "best of" album to reach number-one in Australia.[6]
The Very Best took 77 weeks before it reached number-one and holds the record for the longest number of weeks to rise to number one, in ARIA chart history.[7]
The Very Best was the highest selling album in Australia by an Australian artist in 2014 and the fourth overall.[8]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Year | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 2013 | 44 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 2014 | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] | 17 | |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] | 2015 | 29 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 2016 | 45 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] | 2017 | 24 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 2018 | 35 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 2019 | 28 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] | 2020 | 34 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] | 2021 | 35 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] | 2022 | 40 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 2023 | 58 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 2024 | 81 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] | 2025 | 87 |
Decade-end charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[28] | 8× Platinum | 560,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||