Hits of Australia and NZ

As this was the final year of the second millennium (our current millennium began in 2001) it only makes sense that the theme of celebrating music from the past would continue this year, although there was much less emphasis on the 90s given how the big names of that decade were largely absent this year… Continue reading NZ albums of 2000

This was a celebration not just of the 90s but of the 20th century overall, meaning there was a ton of older artists getting in their final moments of fame this year as well as a ton of throwback hits to older generations and the inevitable tracks from the counterculture to point out how messed… Continue reading NZ albums of 1999

While this year was decent for the most part here in Australia, I simply can’t ignore how messed up the international charts were, particularly on Billboard which was wholly inaccurate to what was popular in America due to many songs failing to receive a physical release over there as well as the Uk where piracy… Continue reading NZ albums of 1998

This was when the different trends that dominated different parts of the world throughout the 90s finally came together to coexist in harmony with each other internationally. It naturally resulted in only the most inescapable from each genre making it big in the mainstream worldwide, but at least rnb, hip hop, edm, Britpop and rock… Continue reading NZ albums of 1997

If you’re from the UK, then this year may seem a bit high to you as there was a high number of British celebrities scoring minor success over there through their name recognition which clogged up the British charts and no doubt led to music piracy that lasted well into the 00s. The rest of… Continue reading NZ albums of 1996

The mid 90s was different depending on where in the world you’re from, the Brits were in love with Britpop, the kiwis loved their West Coast hip hop, Canada loved their rock and roll, Europe was all about Eurodance, America loved their rnb and we Aussies loved our edm. Naturally, this meant that anything with… Continue reading NZ albums of 1995

While we Aussies did shut out rnb and hip hop just like the kiwis had shut out edm and Eurodance, the two countries did allow for rock and pop to dominate our respective scenes which were both at their best this year. While it’s a shame the decade was territorial with what was popular, there’s… Continue reading NZ albums of 1994

It’s about time we had the 90s appear on this list, this is the worst year of the decade mainly due to how direction less it was as the general public were finally ready to move on from the 80s this year without having a clear indication of where to take the music scene. We… Continue reading NZ albums of 1993

The year I was born, you’d think I’d rank this at number one given how much sentimentality I’ve shown on this list so far. Alas it only ranks as high as it does due to this being the year that grunge broke through onto the mainstream as that was such a breath of fresh air… Continue reading NZ albums of 1992

This is another year that lacked any direction for the music scene, I’m glad I’m not from America as contemporary Christian music was a huge draw to what was popular on Billboard as was the large amounts of Paula Abdul rip-offs dominating their charts. I guess the rest of the world settled for adult contemporary… Continue reading NZ albums of 1991