The Very Best (INXS album)

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The Very Best
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Greatest hits album by
INXS
Released21 October 2011
Recorded1980–2011
Genre
Length1:16:26
Label Universal Music Australia
INXS chronology
Original Sin
(2010)		The Very Best
(2011)		 Live at Wembley Stadium 1991
(2014)

The Very Best is a greatest hits album released by Australian band INXS in 2011. It initially peaked at number 39 in Australia.

Contents

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.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Need You Tonight" Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss Kick (1987)3:03
2."Mystify"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissKick (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 FarrissWelcome 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 FarrissKick (1987)3:05
9."The Gift"Michael Hutchence, Jon Farriss Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993)4:04
10."Devil Inside"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissKick (1987)5:15
11."Beautiful Girl"Andrew FarrissWelcome 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 FarrissKick (1987)3:41
16."What You Need"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissListen 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 FarrissX (1990)3:50
20."Baby Don't Cry"Andrew FarrissWelcome to Wherever You Are (1992)4:47
Total length:76:26
Deluxe edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
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 FarrissShabooh Shoobah (1982)3:26
3."Shining Star"Andrew Farriss Live Baby Live (1991)3:44
4."The Stairs"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissX (1990)4:58
5."Please (You Got That...)" (with Ray Charles)Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissFull Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993)3:04
6."Burn For You"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissThe Swing (1984)4:59
7."I Send a Message"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissThe Swing (1984)3:24
8."The Loved One"Gerry Humphrys, Ian Clyne, Rob LovettKick (1987)3:37
9."This Time"Andrew FarrissListen Like Thieves (1985)3:10
10."Shine Like It Does"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissListen Like Thieves (1985)3:07
11."Stay Young"Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss Underneath the Colours (1981)3:25
12."Kick"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissKick (1987)3:15
13."Calling All Nations"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissKick (1987)3:05
14."To Look at You"Andrew FarrissShabooh 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 FarrissPreviously unreleased4:06
18."What You Need" (live at the Edinburgh Playhouse)Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissPreviously unreleased5:26
19."Mystify" (live at the Edinburgh Playhouse)Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissPreviously unreleased3:29
20."Disappear" (live at the Brixton Academy)Michael Hutchence, Jon FarrissPreviously unreleased3:57
Total length:76:29
DVD
No.TitleLength
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

Weekly chart performance for The Very Best
Chart (2011–2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [11] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 60

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for The Very Best
ChartYearPosition
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 201344
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 20144
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 17
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 201529
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 201645
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18] 201724
Australian Albums (ARIA) [19] 201835
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 201928
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 202034
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 202135
Australian Albums (ARIA) [23] 202240
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] 202358
Australian Albums (ARIA) [25] 202481

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for The Very Best
Chart (2010–2019)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [26] 11
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [26] 1

Certifications

Certifications for The Very Best
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27] 8× Platinum560,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold100,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (2 February 2014). "INXS Never Tear Us Apart on Channel 7 on February 9". Herald Sun. News Ltd. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "INXS dominates ARIA albums chart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "25 August 2014". The Official NZ Music Chart. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Very Best". Discogs. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "INXS Chart History". Australian Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Gavin Ryan (25 April 2015). "ARIA Albums: Sam Smith Has The Number One Album In Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "INXS, Sheppard Top Selling Aussie Acts Of 2014". themusic.com.au. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – INXS – The Very Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Charts.nz – INXS – The Very Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – INXS – The Very Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 2014". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  20. ↑ "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  25. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  26. 1 2 "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  28. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – INXS – The Very Best". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  29. ↑ "British album certifications – INXS – The Very Best". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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