Shabooh Shoobah
by INXS

Overall rank: 4,760th | 1980s rank: 692nd | 1982 rank: 73rd
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2026	Patman360	Top 99 Music Albums of 1982	63/99	2
2026	stangetzaway	Top 41 Music Albums of 1982	16/41	3
2026	videoheadcleaner	Top 100 Music Albums of 1982	47/100	3
2026	Rich150	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	44/100	56
2026	cronadigallina	Top 99 Music Albums of 1982	68/99	2
2026	matterhornrider	Top 72 Music Albums of 1982	21/72	4
2026	joathome	Top 44 Music Albums of 1982	2/44	5
2026	Romanelli	Top 39 Music Albums of 1982	22/39	2
2026	Repo	Top 100 Music Albums of 1982	97/100	0
2026	slatsheit	Top 47 Music Albums of 1982	28/47	2
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		73
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		300

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BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1982) 2. by (1995) 3. by by (1998) 5. (1972) 6. by (1986) 8. by (1984) 10. by (1979) 11. by (1985) 13. by (1967) 14. by (2010) 15. by (2004) 17. by by (1985) 19. by by (1984) 21. by (1984) 22. by by by by (2005) 27. by (1984) 28. by…”

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Romanelli 01/18/2025 21:28 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon

“2224 INXS SHABOOH SHOOBAH 1982 – WARNER MUSIC Produced By MARK OPITZ 1. The One Thing 2. To Look At You 3. Spy Of Love 4. Soul Mistake 5. Here Comes 6. Black And White 7. Golden Playpen 8. Jan’s Songs 9. Old World New World 10. Don’t Change INXS peaked as the decade of the 80’s ended, having become…”

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90/100

From Mr November 01/16/2013 06:57 | #61667 | TOP COMMENT

At the age of 14 INXS were my life. Kick was the album that drew me in but this one became my favourite. For me it's their most consistent album and in Don't Change it has their first and finest anthem.

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From gtroda 09/28/2014 02:52 | #122895 | TOP COMMENT

They start to figure it out but aren't quite there yet. Don't Change is epic.

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Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/29/2015 00:13 | #142613 | TOP COMMENT

The band sounds edgy and mysterious here with promise of what was to come. A very consistent album as well.

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95/100

From gaz665 02/18/2017 06:30 | #185890 | TOP COMMENT

This was the first Inxs album i bought as i had to hear the song the "the one thing" this is a great album and it was that good it got me into all the other albums they have, this is a great strong sound and lives up to "underneath the colours" which i also highly recommend both those albums have a very similar sound so if you like "Shabooh shoobah " you will love "underneath the colours" the early 80s are the best of Inxs in my opinion.

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100/100

From nas062080 08/18/2012 00:44 | #48767 | TOP COMMENT

Along with it's successor album The Swing, Shabooh Shoobah is the best work of their pre-American market days. Like The Swing it is a genuinely Australian work as one will notice when listening closely to the instruments. Before Listen Like Thieves INXS had an exoticism about them which was tempered as they made headway in the States. If you want INXS in their own element, start here and The Swing.

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