The Very Best
Greatest hits album by
INXS
Released21 October 2011
Recorded1980–2011
Genre
Length152:26
LabelUniversal 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.

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 three formats; a single-disc version, a double-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 FarrissKick (1987)3:03
2."Mystify"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissKick (1987)3:19
3."Suicide Blonde"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissX (1990)3:53
4."Taste It"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissWelcome to Wherever You Are (1992)3:20
5."Original Sin"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissThe Swing (1984)5:18
6."Heaven Sent"Andrew FarrissWelcome to Wherever You Are (1992)3:20
7."Disappear"Michael Hutchence, Jon FarrissX (1990)4:10
8."Never Tear Us Apart"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissKick (1987)3:05
9."The Gift"Michael Hutchence, Jon FarrissFull 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 PengillyX (1990)3:06
13."Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissListen Like Thieves (1985)3:55
14."Elegantly Wasted"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissElegantly 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 FarrissListen Like Thieves (1985)3:48
18."Just Keep Walking"Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Jon Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Tim FarrissINXS (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 FarrissShabooh Shoobah (1982)4:27
2."The One Thing"Michael Hutchence, Andrew FarrissShabooh Shoobah (1982)3:26
3."Shining Star"Andrew FarrissLive 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 FarrissUnderneath 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 YoungThe Lost Boys (1987)3:52
16."Need You Tonight" (mash-up; INXS vs. Gwen Stefani)Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Chad HugoPreviously 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
Chart Year Position
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

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for The Very Best
Chart (2010–2019) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 11
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[25] 1

Certifications

Certifications for The Very Best
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] 8× Platinum 560,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000‡

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

See also

References

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  2. ^ "INXS dominates ARIA albums chart". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "25 August 2014". The Official NZ Music Chart. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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  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.
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  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. ^ a b "2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  26. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  27. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – INXS – The Very Best". Recorded Music NZ.
  28. ^ "British album certifications – INXS – The Very Best". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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