Editing INXS (section)

===''Countdown'' Awards===
''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC-TV]] from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''[[TV Week]]'' but then independently.<ref name="KingPop">{{cite web |url=http://www.milesago.com/performance/kingofpop.htm |publisher=Milesago |title=TV Week "King of Pop" Awards |access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> The [[Australian pop music awards#1981–1986: Countdown Music and Video Awards|''Countdown'' Music and Video Awards]] were succeeded by the [[ARIA Awards]].<ref name="KingPop"/> INXS won seven awards at the 1984 awards ceremony,<ref name="McF"/> which was broadcast on 25 May 1985.<ref name="Count1984">{{cite web |url=http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/webgirl/main&cmd=list&range=40,8&Year~=1985&cmd=all&Id=407 |website=Baseportal.com |title=''Countdown'' Archives – 1985 – 25 May 1985 |access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> On 20 April 1986 they won three further ''Countdown'' awards for 1985.<ref name="Count1985">{{cite web |url=http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/webgirl/main&cmd=list&range=0,8&Year~=1986&cmd=all&Id=0 |title=''Countdown'' Archives – 1986 – 20 April 1986 |website=Baseportal.com |access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> They won further award in the final awards in 1986, from five nominations.<ref name="1987noms&wins"/>

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| 1980 ||| INXS || [[Johnny O'Keefe]] New Talent<ref name="Count1980">{{cite web |url=http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/webgirl/main&cmd=list&range=64,8&cmd=all&Id=154 |title=''Countdown'' Archives – 1981 – 22 March 1981 |website=Baseportal.com |access-date=25 November 2008 }}</ref> || {{nom}}
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|rowspan="3" | 1982 ||| ''[[Shabooh Shoobah]]'' || Best Australian Album || {{nom}}
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| | "One Thing" || Best Australian Single || {{nom}}
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| | INXS || Most Popular Group || {{nom}}
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|rowspan="9" | 1984 ||| "[[Burn for You (INXS song)|Burn for You]]" || Best Group Performance in a Video<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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| | ''[[The Swing (INXS album)|The Swing]]'' || Best Album<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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| | INXS || Most Popular Australian Group<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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| | [[Andrew Farriss]], [[Michael Hutchence]] || Best Songwriter<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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| | "Burn for You"{{#tag:ref|Award was shared between Richard Lowenstein for the INXS video "Burn for You" and B Sharp Productions for [[Mental As Anything]] video "Apocalypso".<ref name="Count1984"/> |group="nb"}} || Best Promotional Video<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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| "Burn for You" || Best Single || {{nom}}
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| "[[I Send a Message]]" || Best Single || {{nom}}
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| INXS || Most Outstanding Achievement<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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| | Michael Hutchence || Most Popular Male<ref name="Count1984"/> || {{won}}
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|rowspan="3" | 1985 ||"[[What You Need (INXS song)|What You Need]]"{{#tag:ref|Award to Richard Lowenstein and Lynn-Maree Milburn for the INXS video "What You Need".<ref name="Count1985"/> |group="nb"}} || Best Video<ref name="Count1985"/> || {{won}}
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| INXS || Most Popular Australian Group<ref name="Count1985"/> || {{won}}
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| INXS || Most Outstanding Achievement<ref name="Count1985"/> || {{won}}
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|rowspan="5" | 1986 ||"Kiss the Dirt" || Best Group Performance in a Video<ref name="1987noms&wins">{{cite web|url=http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/1987.html|title=Final episode of Countdown|website=1970scountdown|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> || {{won}}
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|"[[Good Times (Easybeats song)|Good Times]]" (with [[Jimmy Barnes]])|| Best Group Performance in a Video<ref name="1987noms&wins"/>|| {{nom}}
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|"Kiss the Dirt"|| Best Video<ref name="1987noms&wins"/>|| {{nom}}
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|"[[Listen Like Thieves (song)|Listen Like Thieves]]"|| Best Video<ref name="1987noms&wins"/>|| {{nom}}
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| INXS || Most Popular Australian Group<ref name="1987noms&wins"/> || {{nom}}
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