The Swing
by INXS
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The Swing is ranked 2nd best out of 17 albums by INXS on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by INXS is Kick which is ranked number 601 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,799.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Swing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Swing rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 41 Music Albums of 1984 | 8/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1984 | 25/95 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 5/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 98 Music Albums of 1984 | 83/98 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | microjude | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 23/100 | 76 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | BraddlesHendo | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 22/100 | 78 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 42 Music Albums of 1984 | 4/42 | 5 |
| 2026 | Rich150 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 43/100 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 75 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 462 | |||
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The Swing ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/07/2026 07:28 | stangetzaway | 2,328 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2026 05:57 |  TerryTezza | 767 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2026 17:13 |  MetalMan67 | 6,250 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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The Swing forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5412): By BraddlesHendo BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150 BestEverAlbums 06/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5357): By TerryTezzaThe Swing comments
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This is a great album and very underated, once you hear it you say "oh that song" and so on, it's kinda strange how it doesn't get the same kind of ratings or fame as kick, the album is good in the regard that it has some very well known tracks, you could say it's a hidden gem of Inxs albums.
The Swing is the last album of its kind from INXS as the band would later shed their Australian trademarks for a more straightforward rock sound. Like its predecessors, The Swing is awash in synthesizers in combination with rock and R&B/Funk grooves (best example is "Send A Message" and "Burn For You"). While "Original Sin" was the group's first #1 in Australia (and deservedly so), the highlights of the album are the album tracks "Johnson's Aeroplane," an ode to life in the Outback, and "Love Is (What I Say)," a Roxy Music-like piece with flourishes of tribal beats. Arguably INXS's best album. The key is repeated listens.
Quality songs throughout in the main but not quite as good as Shabooh Shoobah in my mind. Probably aged better than Kick though. Love I Send A Message, Burn For You and Love Is (What I Say) - not so keen on Face The Change, the probable low point. Behind Listen Like Thieves and Shobooh Shoobah, but not by much.
The most talked about album in Australia during the 80's. If u didn't own it you weren't cool . It's a classic for so many reasons but more so in OZ than the rest of the world
TerryTezza 06/27/2019 05:51 | #238400 | TOP COMMENT
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A great album by INXS that was on high rotation when I was young. Original Sin, Send A Message and Dancing On The Jetty are great rock songs. The drums at the end of All The Voices is amazing.
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