This was far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I’m guessing because the kiwis weren’t as big a fan of the DreamWorks film as we Aussies were, that or they weren’t as impressed with its theme song.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Can’t stop the feeling #2
POPULAR IN 2017
It appears the kiwis were more heartbroken than we Aussies were when David Bowie tragically passed away given how this greatest hits package proved to be more popular over there than it was over here once the news got out that he was no longer among us.
Peak position #1×4
POPULAR IN 2016
This was also less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Eminem, not by much mind you as the singles did quite well over there like they did over here, but noticeably less so regardless.
Peak position #1×2
Hit singles
Berzerk #12
Rap god #4
Survival #13
The monster #1
Beautiful pain #15
POPULAR IN 2013
I guess the kiwis were more interested in the Black Panther soundtrack than we Aussies were, I’m guessing because of the two hits that had Kendrick Lamar appealing to them much better than they did to us.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
All the stars #2
Pray for me #12
POPULAR IN 2018
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Of monsters and men, likely because the lead single (which funnily enough wasn’t the case over there) was more of an instant hit as opposed to it being a sleeper hit down under.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Dirty paws #35
Little talks #4
Mountain sound #22
POPULAR IN 2012
This was the debut album for the NZ indie duo the Broods, I’m guessing it became a massive success in their homeland following the success of Lorde internationally which would also explain how they attracted so much international buzz with both of their entries on this list.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Bridges #8
Never gonna change #40
Mother and father #12
Four walls #18
POPULAR IN 2014
I think this was where this second album would’ve ranked on the Australian side of my site were it not for the Vampire diaries making “Never let me go” a huge hit here in Australia, the song didn’t chart in NZ which suggests the kiwis weren’t big fans of the show like we Aussies were.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Shake it out #16
What the water gave me #15
Spectrum #2
POPULAR IN 2011
This was a bit of a comeback for Katchafire, mainly because they hadn’t had a massive hit in their homeland since their debut album from seven years prior. Indeed, this comeback didn’t last as they would once again fade into obscurity as the decade went on.
Peak position #3
POPULAR IN 2010
This is the second album from Gin Wigmore, it wasn’t quite as popular as her earlier entry on this list, however it was still among the most successful of the decade over there which is more than I can say for the rest of her catalogue.
Peak position #1×2
Hit singles
Black sheep #13
POPULAR IN 2011
I guess the trade-off for the singles being bigger in NZ than they were here in Australia for Lady Gaga is that her second album that spawned them would be slightly less successful there than it was here.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Born this way #1
Judas #12
The edge of glory #3
Hair #9
You and I #5
POPULAR IN 2011
It makes sense to me this second album from 1D was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how quick the kiwis were in making them a household name compared to us Aussies.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Live while we’re young #1
Little things #2
Kiss you #13
POPULAR IN 2012
It’s a bit odd that this would prove to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia given how much less popular the band’s previous two efforts were over there compared to over here.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
What kind of man #34
Ship to wreck #37
POPULAR IN 2015
Well at least this was a more mainstream success for George Ezra, this is because the kiwis had long since ditched physical sales which meant it was able to stay in the top half of their charts for far longer than it did on ours.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Shotgun #1
POPULAR IN 2018
It had been a while since John Rowles troubled the music charts in his homeland, he did it for the first time in thirty years with this album which overlooks some of the biggest love songs of the twentieth century in addition to new renditions of his own biggest hits.
Peak position #4
POPULAR IN 2011
This missed out on appearing on the Australian side of my site due to it being too much of a sleeper hit to qualify for the list, however it was more mainstream over in NZ for the troubled RNB singer hence why it’s on this list.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Undecided #15
No guidance #5
Don’t check on me #13
POPULAR IN 2019
I guess the kiwis didn’t have as much nostalgia for Bon Jovi at the start of the decade as we Aussies did given how A: this was far less popular upon its initial release over there and B: this covers the full popularity of the album.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2010
OK so I’m kind of cheating with this entry as RIANZ never bothered to let the kiwis know when this replaced her top entry on this list on their charts, however there is a clear point where that entry rebounded on their charts which is when this began charting here in Australia, so I used the stats from that point to calculate this entry.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Part of me #1
Wide awake #1
POPULAR IN 2012
Following the tragic death of Whitney Houston in 2012, this greatest hits package from 2007 that was widely ignored on its initial release became a smash hit worldwide to commemorate the work of the pop diva.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2012
This E.P proved to be equally as successful as their debut album from earlier on this list in their homeland, mainly because it rebounded on the charts once that album was released which led to them sparking interest amongst us Aussies with how inescapable they were.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Bridges #8
Never gonna change #40
POPULAR IN 2014
This was Ellie Goulding’s only successful album throughout her career, although I’ll be featuring its deluxe edition Halcyon days in a bit as her fans consider it to be an immediate follow up to this album even though it’s more of an expansion pack similar to that of the Complete confection from Katy Perry.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Lights #16
Anything could happen #16
Figure 8 #7
I need your love #15
Only you #37
POPULAR IN 2012
There was a ton of hype going into this debut album from Zara Larsson given how many advanced singles it spawned prior to its release, it appears that hype wasn’t really met as this was a huge failure here in Australia and only became a success in NZ due to it gaining their streaming charts over there.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Never forget you #6
Lush life #8
Ain’t my fault #19
I would like #19
Symphony #12
POPULAR IN 2017
From what I can gather, Cilla Black was quite popular in NZ throughout the 60’s which makes the success this greatest hits package that was released when she passed away in 2015 make sense to me.
Peak position #1×5
POPULAR IN 2015
I’m a bit surprised this wasn’t even bigger in NZ than it was here in Australia considering how much better the singles did over there compared to over here, at least this won’t be the band’s final appearance on this list.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Payphone #2
One more night #1
Daylight #11
Love somebody #34
POPULAR IN 2012
Much like her earlier entry, this was far better received in NZ than it was here in Australia likely due to the kiwis not caring about the controversial marketing that went into Rihanna’s music during the first half of the decade. Again this didn’t dip out of the upper half of their charts only to rebound whenever a new single was released like it did on our charts.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Diamonds #2
Stay #4
What now #13
Jump #10
POPULAR IN 2012
This was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Coldplay, although that’s mainly for the album itself as the singles proved to be far less successful over there as they were over here.
Peak position #1×3
Hit singles
Magic #10
A sky full of stars #2
Midnight #11
POPULAR IN 2014
File this in the category of a NZ artist (or group in this case) finding success in their homeland by appearing on Australian reality TV, although these guys didn’t even win in their season and yet they still found success back at home.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2015
I guess the kiwis were bigger fans of the second Mamma Mia film than we Aussies were given how much more popular this soundtrack was over there compared to over here.
Peak position #1×3
POPULAR IN 2018
For whatever reason, this wasn’t anywhere near as successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Beyonce. This means that it’s second to I am Sasha fierce as her biggest album over there as opposed to it being her biggest album over here.
Peak position #1×2
POPULAR IN 2016
Although the lead single wasn’t a hit over in NZ like it was here in Australia and admittedly prevented the album from being one of the biggest of the decade over there, it was still a massive success for the band regardless and set them up for a highly successful comeback period that didn’t pan out for them.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
The sound of silence #32
POPULAR IN 2015
It looks like the kiwis had more love for the Foo Fighters than we Aussies did this decade, not only was this more popular over there than it was over here, but so too is their third album they released this decade.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Something from nothing #32
POPULAR IN 2014
I guess the kiwis weren’t as big of fans of the Guardians of the galaxy mixtapes as we Aussies were given how much less popular they were over there compared to what they achieved over here.
Peak position #7
POPULAR IN 2014
This was initially a dud for Chris Brown in NZ given how it looked like it was going to debut high but then quickly fall out of the charts, however it stuck around for quite some time on the lower half of their charts likely due to strong streaming data that occurred.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Questions #33
POPULAR IN 2017
This was an immediate success over in NZ upon its initial release as opposed to it being a sleeper hit here in Australia, mainly because the title track was a huge hit over there as opposed to being a minor hit over here for the country duo. This won’t be their only appearance on this list as their second album was also a success over there for them.
Peak position #1×2
Hit singles
Need you now #5
POPULAR IN 2010
It’s a bit odd that this would be roughly as successful as Beyonce’s earlier entry on this list in NZ, I guess this was due to the album spawning a few minor hits over there as opposed to Lemonade failing to spawn a charting single for her.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
XO #10
Drunk in love #7
POPULAR IN 2013
While Glee didn’t infiltrate the NZ singles charts like it did here in Australia, the trade-off appeared to be that the soundtracks would instead be far more popular over there than they were over here.
Peak position #7
POPULAR IN 2010
I’m a bit surprised this was only slightly less popular in NZ for Shawn Mendes than it was here in Australia, mainly because after his initial breakthrough from Vine, the kiwis didn’t seem to have much love for his singles throughout the decade.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
In my blood #13
Lost in Japan #32
Youth #22
POPULAR IN 2018
This was equally as successful for Barbra Streisand in NZ as it was here in Australia, I’m guessing due to the cultural significance it achieved when it made history by helping her have a chart-topping album in every decade since the 60’s on Billboard.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2014
There was a lot of hype going into this second and (to date) final album from Will.I.Am, for the most part it wasn’t met due to the critical thrashing it received for it being considered everything wrong with BEP’s (then) most recent albums, however it was nonetheless a massive success in NZ for some reason.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
This is love #5
Scream and shout #1
#thatpower #16
Fall down #15
POPULAR IN 2013
This is yet another greatest hits package from Pink Floyd to become a success in NZ, it would’ve made sense had it been released after their earlier entry; however, it came out three years prior to that.
Peak position #8
POPULAR IN 2011
Given how EDM was never as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that this would be David Guetta’s only appearance on here or that it’s much lower than on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Sweat #5
Where them girls at #6
Little bad girl #19
Titanium #3
Without you #5
Turn me on #2
Night of your life #38
POPULAR IN 2011
I really didn’t think this would make the cut for this side of my site given how quickly Kings of Leon faded from the mainstream after their 2008 album, however it was popular enough in NZ to make one more appearance on here.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Radioactive #10
POPULAR IN 2010
We have one final entry from Fat Freddy’s drop for this list as it appears their fellow kiwis were able to give them one more success story before they fell into obscurity much like the rest of their contemporaries from the 00’s.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Slings and arrows #5
POPULAR IN 2015
This was a bit of a comeback for Stan Walker given how his previous album Let the music play was a huge dud for him even in his homeland, indeed we’ll be looking at another album from him in just a bit on this list.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Take it easy #5
Bulletproof #2
Inventing myself #27
POPULAR IN 2013
I wasn’t expecting to feature a Chainsmoker’s album (or E.P in this case) on this site, however it appears the kiwis really liked the singles from this release so much that they made it a huge success once it finally dropped.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Don’t let me down #2
Closer #1
All we know #10
POPULAR IN 2016
From what I can gather, this was a highly successful compilation album released at the end of the decade in NZ that was assembled by a radio station.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2019
The kiwis must have felt really sombre following the death of David Bowie given how much more successful his final album was over there than it was over here upon its initial release.
Peak position #1×2
POPULAR IN 2016
This was the second album to come from the brother and sister duo Broods, it wasn’t quite as successful as their two earlier entries on this list but was nonetheless a massive hit in their homeland as well as a modest success here in Australia for the duo.
Peak position #1×4
Hit singles
Free #21
POPULAR IN 2016
I guess the kiwis were far ahead of the curb when it came to making Harry Styles a household name following the demise of 1D than we Aussies were, although it’s worth noting the lack of success the singles had there compared to down under.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Sign of the times #6
Sweet creature #39
POPULAR IN 2017
This is an interesting compilation album where some of the biggest names in NZ music rerecorded their biggest hits into Marois in order to pay respect to the traditional owners of the country, naturally is was a massive success over there as the decade was coming to an end.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2019
This was more of a sleeper hit for the Weeknd in NZ than it was here in Australia, although I don’t think he minds this being much lower on this list given how the trade-off was that the singles were far more popular over there than they were over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Earned it #7
Can’t feel my face #1
The hills #2
In the night #22
POPULAR IN 2015
This wasn’t as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Avicii, mainly because EDM was never among the more popular genres over there like it was over here but also likely due to this reminding them of Rednex in a negative way upon its release.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Wake me up #1
You make me #32
Hey brother #4
Addicted to you #6
POPULAR IN 2013
Both of James Blunt’s entries from the Australian equivalent of this list will be reappearing on this list, although it’s worth noting that neither of them was as popular over there as they both were over here.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Bonfire heart #8
POPULAR IN 2013
I guess the kiwis love for Mumford and Sons dwindled quite a bit after their second album from earlier on this list, at least this was somewhat of a success for the band even if it seemed to be as such out of obligation over there.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Believe #29
POPULAR IN 2015
This was also a huge success in NZ like it was here in Australia for Kesha, although it was considerably less popular over there due to the singles underperforming on their charts as opposed to being genuine hits over here. For what it’s worth, I didn’t bundle this entry with Cannibal for either of these lists as that was a huge flop for her in both countries.
Peak position #6
Hit singles
Tik tok #1
Blah blah blah #7
Your love is my drug #15
Take it off #11
POPULAR IN 2010
This isn’t the first greatest hits package to come from Prince Tui Teka posthumously that found success, however it was far more popular for him than his 2002 effort fourteen years after that albums release.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2016
I’m not sure how the kiwis felt nostalgia for Charley Pride given how he never had much success over there during his heyday, however that’s exactly how this greatest hits album managed to become a success over there this decade.
Peak position #1×2
POPULAR IN 2013
Much like their previous album from twenty years prior, this proved to be more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia for Pink Floyd proving how much more loved they are over there compared to over here.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2014
It appears the kiwis were more shaken up by the tragic passing of Leonard Cohen than we Aussies were given how much bigger this was over there than it was over here, although that might be due to his previous album also being a big hit over there (stay tuned for it.)
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2016
From what I can gather, Eddie Low is a popular NZ musician who was a member of the NZ group the Quin Tiki’s (who are still to come on this list) that found success with this greatest hits package over there.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2012
This Grammy award winning album may have a lower placement on this list compared to the Australian equivalent, however that’s mainly because it didn’t rebound on the NZ charts like it did here in Australia when the lead single ranked high on Triple J’s year end list for 2013.
Peak position #1×2
Hit singles
Get lucky #2
POPULAR IN 2013
I guess the kiwis weren’t as torn up with the absence of Zayn as we Aussies were, as such this final album from the boy band proved to be more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Drag me down #1
Infinity #28
Perfect #7
History #14
POPULAR IN 2015
We have the other appearance from James blunt on this list, there’s not much more I can say about these entries that don’t apply to his other appearances.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Stay the night #13
POPULAR IN 2010
I guess the kiwis weren’t as choked up about the tragic passing of Robin Gibb as we Aussies were given how this greatest hits package wasn’t nearly as successful over there as it was over here when news broke out he was no longer among us.
Peak position #3
POPULAR IN 2012
Although his first album was a hit in NZ, it was too much of a sleeper hit to be considered for this list of mine. Indeed, his second album only makes the cut due to it being an immediate success for the Australian DJ.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Never be like you #2
Say it #4
POPULAR IN 2016
It appears the kiwis were big fans of this album from Sia but not her other album 1000 forms of fear as that album won’t be appearing on this side of my site, I guess this was more due to them imagining how these songs would sound if they were successfully recorded by the intended artists.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Alive #29
Cheap thrills #3
The greatest #5
POPULAR IN 2016
We’ll never know what Amy Winehouse truly had in store for her third album, however her management cobbled together all of her ideas into this posthumous release which proved to be adequate for the kiwis given how it was a massive success over there for her where it wasn’t here in Australia.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2011
This is another NZ band to find massive success this decade in their homeland, this time it’s Shapeshifter who are an EDM group who followed up their 2009 effort (which we’ll look at in a bit) with this album that proved to be their magnum opus.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Gravity #12
In colour #11
POPULAR IN 2013
I’m a bit surprised this didn’t do as well in NZ as it did here in Australia given how Pharrell was behind some of the biggest hits of the 00’s over there, I’m guessing the kiwis felt this was more of a gimmick than we Aussies did due to the lead single being from Illumination’s Despicable me franchise.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Happy #1
Come get it bae #30
POPULAR IN 2014
This will be Calvin Harris’s only appearance on these lists given how this album managed to not only produce some of his biggest hits but also be well received outside of the indie sphere that made his earlier work a success for him.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Slide #7
Rolling #34
Feels #2
POPULAR IN 2017
Well, this proved to be far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I told you that Michael Bublé’s popularity was more palatable in NZ than it was here in Australia this decade.
Peak position #3
POPULAR IN 2016
I guess this soundtrack managed to spawn a couple of minor hits for the Glee cast, as such it doesn’t surprise me that it managed to be more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Loser like me #28
Thriller #38
POPULAR IN 2011
RHCP had much more presence in NZ this decade than they did here in Australia, so much so that this won’t be their only appearance on this list like it was on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2016
This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for 1D, in a way, the title does foreshadow what’s to come of the group’s final album even if it’s named after its placement in their discography.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Steal my girl #9
Ready to change #29
Night changes #11
POPULAR IN 2014
It’s little surprise this was only a modest success for Naked and famous in their homeland even if they received a ton of buzz internationally from this album, if it came out just a year prior, no doubt they would’ve found that international success as well as this being far more successful for the NZ duo.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Young blood #1
Punching in a dream #11
POPULAR IN 2010
I definitely wasn’t expecting to feature an album from Diana Krall on this list given how her popularity had died out by the end of the 00’s, I guess this is on here due to nostalgia of her back catalogue the kiwis had upon its initial release.
Peak position #9
POPULAR IN 2015
The kiwis were much more impressed with Susan Boyle’s subsequent follow ups from her earlier entry on this list, so much so this second album from her proved to be quite popular over there compared to what is was over here.
Peak position #1×7
POPULAR IN 2010
One of the most prominent Broadway shows was the biopic of Frankie Valli known as Jersey Boys, this was the reason why there was such a rise in nostalgia for him and his group the Four seasons which explains this album’s success.
Peak position #1×2
POPULAR IN 2012
It doesn’t surprise me this was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how Josh Groban managed to achieve more success over there throughout the 00’s than he did over here that decade.
Peak position #1×2
POPULAR IN 2015
This is a major surprise given how it not only became a hit in NZ from an Australian artist on an Australian reality show, but it managed to be more popular over there than it was over here to boot. I guess the kiwis really do like their reality TV if this was able to find more of an audience among them than us Aussies.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Good night #1
She will be loved #32
POPULAR IN 2012
From what I can gather, this was originally released in the late 80’s to deafening silence given how it competed with Rod’s greatest hits package I featured on my 1990 lists on this site. It was given a second chance in 2012 where it was a minor hit here in Australia and a massive success in NZ for the crooner.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2012
This was the soundtrack to the Broadway show that was responsible for the Four seasons album from earlier on this list, I’m guessing its success was due to the show coming to the southern hemisphere this decade as it originally premiered in 2005 in their homeland of America.
Peak position #5
POPULAR IN 2012
It’s odd that his redemption ark from earlier on this list would be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia given how JB’s second album was only equally as popular over there as it was over here. Admittedly that wasn’t the case for the singles which were indeed more popular over there from the album.
Peak position #1×2
Hit singles
Boyfriend #2
Turn to you #18
Die in your arms #21
All around the world #15
As long as you love me #6
Beauty and a beat #6
POPULAR IN 2012
At least this has a higher placement on this list due to not being as much of a sleeper hit in NZ as it was here in Australia for Rihanna, indeed it appears the kiwis were able to find a better balance for local and international artists this decade that we Aussies couldn’t for our music scene.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
We found love #1
Talk that talk #37
You da one #10
Where have you been #4
POPULAR IN 2011
We have one final appearance from Gin Wigmore on this list, it may have been far less popular than her previous two entries on this list, however it appears the kiwis still had enough love for her music to make this a success for her.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
New rush #39
POPULAR IN 2015
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I guess this goes to show how popular the band were throughout the decade worldwide as audiences weren’t quite ready to discard their legacy like they did to so many of their earliest peers.
Peak position #7
POPULAR IN 2012
This had the same path to success in NZ as it did here in Australia, the difference being that it sat on shelves ignored for an additional year over there given how it only took off in 2013 despite its success here taking off the year prior for the exact same reason it did over there.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Skinny love #2
POPULAR IN 2013
It’s a bit of a surprise this wasn’t as big in NZ as it was here in Australia given how much more popular the lead single was over there compared to over here, however there’s no doubt that it was a huge success with the kiwis regardless.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
See you again #1
POPULAR IN 2015
In a bit of a surprising twist, this was more of a hit in NZ than it was here in Australia for Pendulum, I bring this up because they’re an Australian band who heavily benefitted from Triple J with this album from the start of the decade.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Watercolour #37
POPULAR IN 2010
Avalanche city has two albums on this list, both of them only barely qualifying due to them taking a back seat to the big chart toppers they both spawned for him in his homeland. This was his debut album which didn’t achieve much success outside of its lead single becoming a huge surprise hit for him over there at the start of the decade.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Love love love #1
POPULAR IN 2010
Given how this album contains several NZ artists on the track listing in addition to the kiwis likely recognising the Australian names that appear on here, it only makes sense this duets album Ronan Keating made would be more successful over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1×1
POPULAR IN 2010
This is the only successful album that the Script had over in NZ, rather conveniently, it was one of their less popular albums here in Australia due to it failing to spawn a hit over here like it did over there.
Peak position #1×3
Hit singles
Superheroes #14
Hail rain or sunshine #34
Paint the town green #8
POPULAR IN 2014
Even with the confusing album cycle this third album from 1D managed to have, it still proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia due to their strong fanbase at the time.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Best song ever #3
Story of my life #1
Diana #2
Strong #1
Midnight memories #3
You and I #22
POPULAR IN 2013
I guess the kiwis weren’t as impressed with the INXS miniseries biopic from 2014 as we Aussies were given how much less successful this greatest hits package was over there during the series run on TV.
Peak position #1×1
Hit singles
Never tear us apart (reissue) #27
POPULAR IN 2014
Even though the kiwis wanted to pay their respects to Prince following his death like we Aussies did, it appears they prioritised his 1993 release rather than his 2001 release like we Aussies did when celebrating his back catalogue.
Peak position #1×2
POPULAR IN 2016
It’s odd that this wouldn’t be Glee’s biggest success in NZ given how it was easily the shows biggest success here in Australia, I guess the kiwis weren’t as interested in listening to the cast cover showtunes as we Aussies were.
Peak position #3
POPULAR IN 2010
This albums success in NZ was more in line with its success here in Australia, meaning that Susan Boyle’s popularity over there greatly decreased with each entry as opposed to it having a massive drop off from her first album like it was down under.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2011
This proved to be equally as successful for the Rolling Stones in NZ as it was here in Australia, proving that there was still love for older bands and artists this far into the 21st century.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2016
Well, this is a surprise, mainly because I would’ve thought Norah Jones would be considered as yesterday’s news in 2016 over in NZ even if she found more success over there than she ever did over here. That clearly wasn’t the case given how it managed to be one of the more popular albums of that year.
Peak position #2
POPULAR IN 2016
I guess the kiwis weren’t as big a fan of Baz Lurhman’s adaptation of the Great Gatsby as we Aussies were (likely due to a lack of patriotism as this was also the case for Moulin rouge) which would explain why this didn’t do as well over there as it did over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Young and beautiful #23
A little party never killed nobody #3
POPULAR IN 2013
You better believe this album comes back every year in NZ like it does everywhere else in the world, again we’re going with its original run which suggests that it was far less popular initially over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1×4 (original run)
POPULAR IN 2011
