Australian alternative rock band INXS' The Very Best has spent an unprecedented 500 weeks in the Top 100 of the ARIA albums chart.
On the latest ARIA Albums Chart for the week of April 4, 2022, the 20-song collection, The Very Best, rose from 60th position to the 49th spot. The album has earned 375 weeks in the Top 50 and a whopping 500 non-consecutive weeks in the Top 100.
"500 weeks in the Top 100 Album chart is an absolutely phenomenal achievement, even if you happen to be one of the greatest and most iconic bands Australia has ever seen. On behalf of us all at ARIA I am thrilled to congratulate INXS and again thank them for their enormous contribution to the Australian recording industry," said ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd.
"500 weeks is an incredible honor and just shows the appreciation of such an incredible album," added Andrew Daw, executive VP, international marketing at UMe, Universal Music Group's global catalog company.
Released in 2011, The Very Best features classics such as "Never Tear Us Apart," "Original Sin" and "What You Need." The collection also topped the chart for seven weeks and was awarded ARIA "Diamond" status for combined sales in-excess of 500,000 in Australia.
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