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“Need You Tonight” by INXS

From the album Kick (1987)

“Need You Tonight” by INXS appears on 52 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1987 and 2025. It was first released in 1987 on the album Kick. Its best result is #5 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #7 alternative song of 1987, #351 alternative song of all time and #10 of the '80s.

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19stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1987–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1987 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 107
1987 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 91
1987 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 105
1987 5 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 99
1988 53 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100
1988 21 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 101 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 84 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1988 56 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1989 49 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 89 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 111 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 162 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 178 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 670 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 261 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 152 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 255 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1995 308 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 414 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 473 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 199 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 347 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 93 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 416 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 178 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 465 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 82 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 187 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2004 277 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 152 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 178 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 420 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 198 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 484 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 453 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 442 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 436 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 439 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 452 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 446 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 439 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 69 Triple M Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) 100
2021 1033 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 921 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 49 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 966 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 845 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 298 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 365 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 1019 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 59 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) 100

Charting alongside it in 1987

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  3. 3Dear GodXTC
  4. 4Why Can't I Be You?The Cure
  5. 5StrangeloveDepeche Mode
  6. 6Lips Like SugarEcho and the Bunnymen