Biggest hits of the 2010's NZ IV

This is part IV of my list of the biggest hits of the 2010's in NZ, this is in lieu of making individual lists for each year as it's been a real challenge for me to talk about some of these songs with the dignity and respect they deserve as is.

Much like here in Australia, it was the remix of this track from Tove Lo that became a success over in NZ even though the original was what made it big throughout Europe and even in America for the Swedish pop star. It appears that this was another song whose popularity came from streaming given how much more successful it was over there where it was on their main charts compared to here where it wasn't.

This wasn't quite as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, mainly because this was a huge hit on our digital charts for Kygo and Selena Gomez which means that it had little chance of competing with many of the earlier entries on this list over there due to it not having strong streaming data worldwide.

I think this is another song whose improvement on this list is thanks to it benefitting from the kiwis having their streaming data incorporated onto their main charts during its popularity, after all, this did find its way into every commercial you can think of once people realised that Katy Perry borrowed (or in less charitable terms stole) the melody and lyrical theme for this track for her hit single "Roar."

This was one of the theme songs from the first Breaking dawn film from the Twilight saga, it was a song that wasn't well received at the time due to it being too melodramatic even for the likes of Bruno Mars and the Twilight saga despite it being a massive worldwide hit for him. It was a minor hit here in Australia, too minor in fact to qualify for the list.

This was another song that did much better on our digital charts than our streaming charts, so naturally it didn't do as well over in NZ for the three artists in question despite it being everywhere on the radio and especially TV commercials upon its initial release. None of the artists in question have had a hit since this collaboration, however I doubt this will be the last we hear from any of them.

It doesn't surprise me that this was slightly bigger over in NZ than it was here in Australia given how "One time" managed to be more of a mainstream success for JB over there than it was over here.

It doesn't surprise me that this was more of a success for Rihanna over in NZ given how the song that it sampled was a hit over there for Avril Lavigne eight years prior, although we Aussies would've recognised "I'm with you" given how it did receive tons of airplay even if it was never released as a single over here.

I guess the kiwis were also on board with LGBT rights given how this second single from the Heist (at least in the southern hemisphere it was) managed to also become a chart topper for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis upon its initial release. Its success was about the same as it was in both countries, notably more so than in his native America where it didn't even crack the Billboard top ten.

I guess the kiwis were more interested in Charlie Puth's music if he was collaborating with someone given how this duet he made with Selena Gomez managed to be more popular over there than it was here in Australia. We can assume this was due to it being popular on our streaming charts, however that explanation doesn't justify why "One call away" wasn't a bigger hit for him over there.

This was slightly less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly because it was an EDM track that did much better on our digital charts than on streaming which is the perfect combination for it performing better over here than it did over there. It remains Hailee Steinfeld's only hit over there despite her scoring several other hits down under as the decade went on, again only through digital sales.

I guess the kiwis didn't find this song about the victims of Pompeii as fascinating as the rest of the world did, I guess it was due to the Gregorian chanting throughout the song as admittedly that did make this the perfect choice for TV execs to shove in every commercial you can think of. At least the kiwis gave this a chance as opposed to "Of the night" which was a massive flop for Bastille over there.

Given how his other singles were more successful in NZ than they were in Australia, it makes sense that this second single from Abel's album Starboy would follow suit in that regard even if once again, it was a song during the second half of the decade that was equally as popular over there than it was over here despite having strong streaming data on our charts.

This is another entry from 2014 that benefited in this ranking thanks to the kiwis having incorporated streaming onto their main charts when it was popular worldwide, it was at a disadvantage here in Australia but nowhere near as much as some of the other entries on this list from that year. I didn't really talk about the song itself before as it has lyrics about her overcoming a bad relationship that no doubt resonated with people.

This is a song that really fell in the rankings for this list compared to the Australian equivalent, this might be because its popularity here in Australia was bolstered due to contestants on the Voice Australia choosing it to audition for the show as opposed to NZ where it didn't have this advantage.

You'd think that for a song coming from a Dutch performer from 2014 where the kiwis had fully incorporated streaming data onto their charts this would've been one of the biggest hits of the decade over there and not equally as successful as it was here in Australia, I guess the rule about having Dutch artist have instant success over there has since been retired since the days of the Vengaboys.

This was the second hit that Six60 achieved in their homeland, it was a massive hit for them as was most of their catalogue which is why it makes a respectable appearance on this list of mine.

This was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for JT, I guess the kiwis were more excited for his comeback in 2013 given how he managed to score another hit from the deluxe edition of his 20/20 experience album that's still to come on this list. It's strange that "Suit and tie" bombed in both countries given how big it was in his native America.

This was way more successful in NZ than it was here for Ellie Goulding, I guess you can argue that it was due to it being a huge hit on streaming services except I didn't see much of a difference this had on those charts here in Australia compared to our digital charts. I guess this means that the kiwis were genuinely more invested in this response track to "Don't" than we Aussies were.

I guess the kiwis weren't quite as impressed with this tribute to the LGBT community that Kesha made as us Aussies and her fellow Americans were, I do remember this getting a lot of flak back in the day for how quickly it seemed to come out following a tragic shooting at an LGBT bar that happened that year. Kesha in general didn't see as much success in NZ as she did in Australia this decade for whatever reason.

This was also the final hit that Enrique Iglesias had in his career over in NZ (for now at least, I wouldn't rule out a comeback from him) it was for the same reasons as everywhere else in the world given how openly skeevy it is which no doubt led to the rise of PC culture later in the decade.

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 that list (due to it competing with all of the songs that got big through auditions on the Voice Australia.) Fortunately, it was much more of a concrete hit in NZ which means this lead single to JB's second album managed to appear on this list in a placement that feels accurate to its popularity at the time.

I wasn't expecting to see this appear higher on this list than it did on the Australian equivalent, mainly because Flo Rida wasn't as popular this decade over there as he was over here and also due to the second single from Olly's breakthrough album "Dear darling" failing to catch on over there like it did over here. That said, he did score a second hit over there later in the decade with Demi Lovato of all people.

While he didn't have as many appearances on this list as he did on the Australian equivalent, this hit for Chris Brown during the dying days of the club boom did manage to be slightly more popular over there than it was over here. He would see a massive comeback by the end of the decade with his previous entry on this list.

This managed to be Miley Cyrus's biggest hit of the decade in NZ, it's currently second only to "Party in the USA" as her biggest hit even though she's recently seen a resurgence in popularity worldwide, meaning that perhaps that's subject to change over the next few years. I guess it makes sense that this was her only chart topper in NZ given how its success was fueled by the controversy it caused.

I guess it was inevitable that there would be at least one song from 2014 that performed well on our streaming charts in Australia that was nonetheless less successful in NZ than it was down under, here we are with Milky Chance's one and only hit from both countries which was a success over there, although not as much as it was here likely due to a lack of promotion from Triple J.

Given how this was a hit over in the UK at the start of the decade for the Australian duo, it managed to crossover to NZ and even peak higher over there than it did over here despite naturally being less successful over there due to this song's popularity originally coming from its promotion on Triple J.

This is a song that suffered massively in this ranking due to it being more of a hit on the digital charts worldwide rather than on streaming services, although it could also be that the kiwis were quickly growing tired of Shawn Mendes by this point in his career only to give him a second change once he released the advanced single from his fourth album by the end of the decade.

This is the one and only hit to come from the indie darling Marina Diamandis AKA Marina and the Diamonds, she came up with that stage name by referring to her fanbase as her Diamonds which I think is why she had such a fierce following to this day despite being a one hit wonder in the mainstream. This is a bad representation of her catalogue as this is more in line with something Kesha would release at the time.

This is a song that I was surprised wasn't a hit here in Australia upon its initial release, after all, Nick Jonas was no longer part of Disney and him expressing his toxic masculinity on this track was no more ridiculous than his female counterparts being as sexually provocative as possible to assert their place in adulthood. The kiwis took more notice of this transition for the Disney star given its placement on this list.

I guess the kiwis also weren't prude when this was released as a single as just like here in Australia, it managed to become a huge hit for the Swedish producer despite (or perhaps because) of the cover art depicting someone's hand down their pants. Naturally this wasn't a song that was popular in America or the UK.

Given the popularity Gym Class Heroes had in NZ compared to Australia with their previous album, it only makes sense that this lead single to their final album would be slightly bigger over there than it was over here even if the other two songs from the album were more popular here than they were over there. I guess this was bigger due to the presence of Adam Levine who was on a roll this decade worldwide.

This was a much bigger hit for MKTO over in NZ, I'm guessing as penance for their first song not being as big over there as it was over here (it's still to come on this list.) I'm not sure why this was the bigger hit in their native America as it's not like this was a chart topper in either country in the southern hemisphere, however their fellow American's did gravitate towards this once their album dropped.

I really wasn't expecting this to be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for P!nk, then again, with the exception of "True love" which wasn't even a hit over there, all of the singles from her sixth album proved to be more popular over there than it was over here likely due to them not having stiff competition over there like they did over here.

While there have been many improvements when it comes to the rankings from the Australian equivalent of this list, one of the few disappointments was this single from Rudimental mainly because it has Emeli Sande on vocals who had a big hit over there with "Next to me" (which we'll get to later on this list.) At least Rudimental were able to have all of their entries reappear on this side of my site.

From what I can gather, Chris Rene was a contestant on American X Factor (side note, why does every country need their equivalent of a reality show such as ______ Idol and the Voice?) who auditioned to be on the show with this song he wrote and got quite far in the competition for this year. Given how the kiwis are massive fans of reality TV, they promptly made this track a hit despite him not winning on the show.

I guess the kiwis weren't as interested in Dominic Fike's sexual escapades as we Aussies were as this wasn't nearly as successful over there as it was over here, I can't even say this was because of strong digital sales as this was mostly a hit on our streaming services down under.

This was slightly more successful in NZ for Ed Sheeran than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing it was due to the kiwis being familiar with the featured rappers on the track as opposed to us Aussies who likely weren't.

I guess the kiwis really weren't convinced with Eminem's return to form from the start of the decade, then again, none of his entries were able to match the success he had over here save for his second collaboration with Rihanna from earlier on this list. Perhaps they were trying to leave him as a relic of the 00's but found that they were unable to whenever he released another song from this list over there.

Starley is another Australian artist to find success internationally at the same time she found success at home, this is because she was based in the UK when she released her debut single which means that this being slightly more popular in NZ due to it being popular on our streaming charts makes complete sense to me.

While this wasn't that much less popular in NZ than their earlier entry on this list, it was far less popular over there than it was here in Australia likely due to the kiwis feeling the song was a bit too on the nose for them when it came to its message about how previous generations had left the current generation (gen Y for the uninitiated) unprepared for the world when they became adults.

For whatever reason, this sat on shelves in NZ ignored for almost a full year until it finally became a surprise hit for them over there, naturally it was only a success once during its chart run which is why this appears much lower on this list where it was a success twice here in Australia. This did lead to them having a hit with "I will wait" later in the decade over there which we'll be looking at in a bit.

Given how this was released on time over in NZ for Labrinth, you'd think that it would've seen a massive improvement on this ranking but alas, it was merely as successful over there as it was over here likely due to it being the kiwi's introduction to dubstep as this was before Skrillex broke through onto the mainstream worldwide. We'll be looking at a song from Tinie Tempah as a lead artist much later down this list.

Whilst we Aussies had given up on Jason Derulo by this point in his career (at least temporarily we did) the kiwis certainly hadn't as he managed to score a massive hit with this track likely due to the assistance he received from Nicki Minaj and Ty Dollar Sign (what kind of a hip-hop name is that?) This is another song to make it big throughout the 2010's to be widely mocked online by music critics.

Bet you thought that Pitbull stopped having hits once "Time of our lives" was released in 2015, didn't you? It turns out the kiwis gave him one more hit two years later along with Stephen Marley (one of the many sons of reggae legend Bob Marley) with this reggae track the two made with each other.

This also went straight to number one for Katy Perry over in NZ upon its initial release, naturally this would explain why it has a better placement on this list as it had to work its way up to its popularity here in Australia given how it was a song about her needing to find herself which was a bit deeper than anything she had released prior to this track.

Although this didn't chart as high in NZ as it did here in Australia for Kesha, it appears the kiwis nonetheless had enough love for this lead single to her second album that they allowed her to have one more hit as a lead artist before they discarded her entirely for the remainder of the decade. It was one of the last songs to be affiliated with the club boom, which would explain its lower peak position over there.

This became a success in NZ for similar reasons to why it was big here in Australia, the main difference being that it was an audition that came from 2013 rather than 2012 over there that helped the kiwis to discover the works of Birdy. I guess you can make the argument that this being a year late to finding its success over there compared to over here is why it didn't do as well on their charts.

This was passed up in Australia in favour of Kygo's collaboration with Conrad Sewell, it makes sense that we Aussies would do that given how this was back when we still bothered to support our local talent (not like nowadays.) This collaboration Kygo made with American singer Parson James did take its sweet time in finding an audience in NZ, however it became a hit once the kiwis got on board with it.

It's little surprise to me that this achieved more success in NZ than it did here in Australia, after all, the Chainsmokers were massively big on streaming services during the second half of the decade and we Aussies still allowed songs that were big through digital sales to make it big on our charts which pushed aside these types of songs at the time.

Like all of her sexually provocative tracks from the start of the decade, this was slightly less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia which goes to show you just how disinterested the kiwis were with this side of Rihanna compared to the rest of the world. At least she found some success over there with these tracks, so it's not like they were complete prudes or anything.

This is the one and only hit from NZ rapper Ladi6, it became a massive hit for her after being in the hip hop scene for nearly a decade likely due to the kiwis seeing her as their equivalent of Nicki Minaj or some other female rapper that was big in America at the time.

This was way more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia, primarily due to streaming having way more of an impact on their charts compared to ours which means this was able to dominate their music landscape in a way it was unable to do so down under. It's hard to say if this is the last we've seen from the RNB singer as it hasn't been long enough to confide him into the one hit wonder bin.

This also proved to be far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, again because it was a massive hit on our digital charts as opposed to our streaming services which suggests that few if anyone was streaming this theme Zayn made for a film that few if anyone even watched back in the day.

Well, I would've been downright stupefied had this posse cut not being more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia given how it was a huge hit on streaming as well as everyone involved being more popular with the kiwis than they were with us Aussies.

This was the only hit that David Guetta managed to score from his second album this decade in NZ, likely because of the controversy caused by this song where feminists claimed that Nicki Minaj was promoting a submissive life despite her being about as submissive towards people as a school yard bully is to their victims on the playground. It was clearly meant to be satire, however most people missed the joke.

This is another song from Billie Eilish's debut album that saw more success in NZ than it did here in Australia, I'm guessing the kiwis didn't care if this song was homophobic or not (nobody should) which meant they had no guilty conscience in making this a hit as opposed to us Aussies where there was some debate about whether or not we should, hence why it wasn't as popular here.

(this song is "Wish you were gay" if you couldn't tell from my commentary)

This was slightly less popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Miley Cyrus, again you have to keep in mind that streaming didn't come into effect in either country until after its popularity faded worldwide, which means that the video (as shocking and bizarre as it is) played very little part in making the song a success outside of audiences buying the song because of watching it online.

This was slightly less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, although it was released the same time over there as it was everywhere else in the world thanks to the boys receiving heavy endorsement from 1D from recommendations from the members to even touring with their British counterparts which led to them having this big breakthrough worldwide to begin with.

I guess there was still some room left for indie rock over in NZ this decade given how Avalanche City managed to score two chart toppers over there (even if they appear fairly low on this list for chart toppers.) Their success did lead to some interest from us Aussies, mainly because they received some airplay from Triple J due to being on a tiny indie label.

Given how Suicide squad was one of the most popular films of 2016 (despite having a polarising reception) it makes sense that this posse cut commissioned for the film would be a massive success on streaming services which would explain why it did better in NZ than it did here in Australia. Of the people involved with this track, Logic, X Ambassadors and Ty Dolla $ign were the ones not to have success prior to its release.

I would say that the kiwis found this song too silly to enjoy unironically (what does he mean when he says, "like sweat dripping down our dirty laundry?") however I get the feeling it was more due to this song being a huge success on our digital charts at a time where that format had little to no impact on the NZ charts that this song appears so much lower on this list than it does on the Australian equivalent.

I did mention that this song only managed to debut at number one due to the hype that went into P!nk's sixth album here in Australia, indeed, this technically managed to be a bigger hit for her over in NZ given how it had to work its way up to the top ten over there which meant that it lasted longer on their charts than it did on our charts.

This is the one and only hit from NZ singer/songwriter Ginny Blackmore, apparently it was popular enough in her homeland to be commissioned by international superstars to have her be a songwriter for them even though its rather low placement on this list would suggest it was far from the most popular song of its time over there.

It looks like Sam Smith was always destined for having a better career in NZ than over here in Australia from the very beginning as they managed to score more success over there with their breakthrough performance on this track with British DJ Naughty Boy than they did over here back in the day. It turns out Naughty boy was able to score a second hit in NZ as this won't be their only appearance on this list.

This is the most recent entry that will be appearing on this site of mine, it proved to be less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia likely due to it not rebounding as well on the charts in 2020 over there as it did over here when Billie swept the Grammy awards with the album this serves as a bonus track to.

I guess David Guetta didn't have as much success in NZ as I thought entering the decade, admittedly I don't remember hearing this or his collaboration with Kid Cudi much on the radio, so perhaps this is a case of an artist momentum overhyping how popular their music was at the time. Here we have the French DJ collaborate with Fergie and LMFAO who were all the life of the dancefloors at the time.

I guess the kiwis were more forgiving towards "Born this way" from earlier on this list given how the second single from the album of the same name managed to be an even bigger hit for Lady Gaga over there compared to what it was over here, either that or they just loved the song for what it was given how uplifting it continues to be to this day for listeners.

I did mention from earlier on this list that this collaboration would be reappearing on this side of my site, so here we are with the second collaboration that Calvin Harris made with Ellie Goulding which proved to be much more successful over there than their first collaboration "I need your love." It was slightly bigger over there than it was over here likely due to how Ellie was on a roll at the time.

This was a huge sleeper hit in NZ for Sheppard, so much so that it managed quite an impressive run in their top twenty suggesting that the kiwis were on the fence in making this a genuine hit over there or have it be a minor indie hit for quite some time. Eventually it became a success due to its refusal to drop out of their charts, although this meant they would be a one hit wonder over there.

This managed to achieve equal amounts of success in NZ as it did here in Australia, I guess it makes sense given how it had equal amounts of success on both our streaming and digital charts making it a well-balanced song from 2016 which is more than I can say for many entries on this list from that year. I'm sure had streaming not dominated the second half of the decade over there, all of his entries would be even higher on this list.

It looked like all of the brands of rock and roll were going to get pushed aside for a stronger indie scene when the decade began given how this is another NZ indie band that managed to achieve a huge hit over there and even sparked interest here in Australia due to Triple J picking up this track and adding it to their playlists. Alas this was the band's only success in their homeland as indie also got sidelined in their mainstream this decade.

To date, this is the only hit that Frank Ocean has had anywhere in the world, although I guess he's had two hits if you count his appearance on "Slide" with Calvin Harris and Migos from earlier on this list. He was all set to take the prince of RNB crown from Chris Brown given how the two even had a well publicised feud with each other, alas their fellow Americans preferred the more established artist over this guy.

I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this remix of Snoop Dog wanting to watch a girl sweat as he puts it, perhaps they were too distracted by the lyrics to bump to this on the dance floors which would explain its lack of success over there despite the beat being provided by David Guetta at the height of his popularity. He would bounce back with his earlier appearance on this list with Wiz Khalifa.

I did mention from earlier on this list that Abel would be making an appearance on here with his theme to the 50 shades of grey film, here we are with that theme that seems to be from the perspective of Christian Grey and how he feels the object of his affection (Anastasia Steele) has earned his love and affection which naturally made it a divisive song to use as a character theme.

This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I'd say this was his redemption ark over there except that really came with his collaboration with Camila Cabello from earlier on this list given how inescapably popular that duet was worldwide as the decade was coming to an end.

Even though Nelly managed to score a few hits over here in Australia throughout the decade, this was the final hit he had in NZ likely due to the kiwis growing tired of his music faster than we Aussies did. That said, I wouldn't rule out a comeback from him given how sporadically he appears on our charts down under.

At least this song was able to make an appearance on the Australian side of my site as opposed to JB's earlier entry on this list, although it was also noticeably more popular in NZ than it was over here again likely due to it having to take a back seat to all of the indie songs making it big down under thanks to them being used for auditions by contestants of reality shows.

This was another song that was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, in this case it was because it was more of an immediate success for both JB and Nicki over there as opposed to it having to work its way up the charts like it did over here. For a while, it looked like it would be his final hit worldwide due to a string of bad decisions throughout 2013 which led him to being temporarily cancelled.

This wasn't quite as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, again this was due to it being more of a hit on our streaming services down under, but it could also be that the kiwis were unfamiliar with who Jonas Blue was given how the Collective failed to chart at all over there during their time together. At least it managed to be a hit over there unlike the fourth single Jonas Blue had here down under.

This was another song to have an improved placement on this list from 2012, although the theme for that year was that all of these repeat entries didn't have to compete with the Voice phenomenon which involved several indie tracks making it big that year due to them being used for auditions that the contestants made on the show.

This was a collaboration between two of the more popular NZ artists of the decade, naturally it was going to be an instant chart topper for both parties given how it feels like an old school duet of two celebrities confessing their love to each other despite not being in a relationship in the real world. This did attract buzz here in Australia; however, it didn't lead to the song being a success over here.

Much like here in Australia, this was the last the kiwis had heard from David Guetta until very recently where a song from around this time with Bebe Rexha of all people randomly began to catch on worldwide which means that the planned obituary I had for his career no longer applies to this entry. It was going to read how JB killed his career due to the French DJ allowing the Canadian singer to work with him.

This was another song to find more success in NZ than it did here in Australia, mainly for the presence of Sean Kingston who was far more popular over there than he was over here but also because JB was slightly more tolerated over there as well this decade. This would be the final hit that the former had even over there for reasons I can't seem to fathom.

This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, mainly because while it charted higher over here, it lasted longer over there which balanced out its overall popularity in both countries. It's worth noting that Adam Levine's collaboration with Gym Class heroes from earlier was more popular in NZ as opposed to this being more popular here in Australia.

Whereas "Promises" at least had the presence of Sam Smith to not be too much of a disappointment on this ranking compared to the Australian equivalent, I guess the presence of Dua Lipa meant that this would suffer in the rankings on this side of my site considerably more despite her finding massive success over there around this time. This being bigger on our digital charts can only explain so much for the rankings.

It really seems odd that Shawn Mendes would have far less success in NZ than he did here in Australia during the second half of the decade, granted this is mainly due to his success down under coming from strong digital sales as his music wasn't that popular when it came to streaming during his heyday. That means that fans chose to download this single which the internet continues to hate even to this day.

I guess the kiwis wanted to make an exception to having Selena Gomez score a hit during the second half of the decade over there with this collaboration she had with Marshmello, then again, I'm still not sure why he allowed her to have the top credit on this track considering how he was the lead artist on the rest of his catalogue. Still their compromise for this being a hit didn't go as far as it being as big over here.

Oh joy, my least favourite song I'll be featuring on this site manages to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, proving that the internet had a stranglehold on what managed to become popular by the time it was released as a single as I can't imagine this becoming a hit without the assistance of meme culture.

Given how this was more of a success on our streaming services than people buying the song (which gives you an idea of how this became a worldwide success) it only makes sense that it would have a higher placement on this list where the kiwis didn't allow sales to impact a songs popularity on their streaming services.

From what I can gather, the Babysitter's circus was an RNB group who scored their one and only hit in their homeland with this gem that was a bit of a sleeper hit compared to a lot of the other entries on this list. In fact, it was technically a hit twice as it rebounded on the charts several months after its initial release likely due to it being ranked high on a 2011 yearend list and rebounding in the new year as a result.

If you're wondering why this second single from Meghan Trainor wasn't as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, that's because it was the third single from her over there as "Dear future husband" was released as well as her Title E.P, the latter of which became the hit over there while this was continuing her winning streak over here.

If you're wondering who Marc E Bassey is, he's a folk singer who only got his start with this song despite pushing thirty when it was released as a single. This became a success in NZ of all places likely due to the presence of G-Eazy who seemed to be on a roll over there given how many appearances he's had from around that time on this list.

This was another song who saw a massive improvement on this ranking, I guess the kiwis really weren't as offended by the "Take on me" sample that this song uses as the rest of the world was given how this didn't seem to have any special advantage over there compared to over here. It could also be that they were still rooting for Christina Aguilera given how much more popular "Say something" was over there.

Much like here in Australia, this fifth single from Ed Sheeran's second album proved to be far more successful than the fourth single, although unlike in Australia, said fourth single was a hit over there and is still to come on this list. I guess you can say that these songs were bigger over there due to streaming data being fully incorporated on their charts when the album was popular.

This managed to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, this is odd because this was a massive hit on our streaming charts which means you'd think it would've been even bigger over there than it was over here. I supposed the kiwis couldn't take the song seriously due to Logic's clear lack of understanding with the subject matter on the track.

I'm not sure why this breakthrough single from Lady Antebellum (now known as Lady A) was a flop here in Australia other than perhaps we Aussies being entirely done with country music by this point in time due to the lack of country songs to appear on the Australian side of this site from the 21st century. The kiwis obviously weren't done with the genre as this proved to be a massive hit for them over there.

Well, this is certainly a song that suffered in the rankings on this side of my site, granted Enrique didn't seem to have much success overall throughout the 21st century in NZ save for the success he had from his debut album which was released during the height of the Latin craze from the late 90's. I guess this and his earlier entry on this list was a success more due to the featured rappers rather than the kiwis wanting him back.

Naturally this Tik Tok hit from Lil Tecca was going to be more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia, after all it was a hit purely through the internet to the point where I doubt most people in the real world even know of its existence.

This didn't make the cut on the Australian ranking due to it being too minor of a hit here to do so, fortunately the kiwis were more impressed with this bonus track from JT (likely through streaming as that's when it became popular worldwide) which means it was able to make it rather high on this list for an absentee on the other list.

This was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Flo Rida, I guess we Aussies and kiwis were a bit neutral when it came to Flo Rida and his attempts at conscious hip hop given how this was far from his most popular track in his catalogue. It could also be that this is what helped us discover "Piano in the dark" by Brenda Russell given how that song failed to find success outside of America in the late 80's.