Biggest hits of the 2010's NZ V

This is part V 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.

Even though this was released around the same time in NZ as it was here in Australia despite Grace Sewell being an Australian artist, it proved to be far less popular over there again, likely because she was an Australian artist who didn't have the local buzz that she had over here. I'm guessing this was big due to the version that has G-Eazy on it, given how he was a rising star in the American hip hop game.

This was the only song from the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords to become a hit in their homeland, mainly because it was a charity single that comprised of them and several big-name celebrities from their homeland which naturally made sure that the song would be an instant success for everyone involved.

This is another song that suffered in the rankings due to being more popular on our digital charts rather than on streaming, as such, it wasn't able to compete with many of its contemporaries from around the time of its release in NZ due to it not having a strong presence on streaming platforms anywhere in the world.

This barely failed to appear on the Australian side of my site, mainly because like many entries from 2012, it was unable to compete with all of the indie music sweeping our local music scene due to it being a club banger made during the dying days of the club boom. Fortunately for her, the kiwis were able to jive with this banger upon its initial release and make it a massive hit for the rapper/singer.

This was far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, likely because the kiwis felt that Florence Welch was more suited to EDM than indie rock given how this and the remix of "Spectrum" managed to be much more successful than anything from her catalogue with Florence + the Machines over there.

Much like the previous entry, Calvin Harris was able to find more success in NZ with this collaboration with Florence Welch than he did over here in Australia, further proving how much the kiwis were on board with her becoming an EDM artist even if that didn't end up happening outside of these two entries.

This barely missed the cut in appearing on the Australian side of this site, largely because it fell under our radar back in the day due to all of the indie music making it big around the time of its success down under pushing it out of our mainstream. Fortunately, the kiwis allowed it to become a hit likely due to how it reminded them of a Katy Perry song, that is if Katy ever rapped on one of her singles.

It's little surprise to me that this was a bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia, after all, this was a hit purely through streaming which meant it had stiffer competition here in Australia than it did internationally.

Whereas "Young and beautiful" from Lana Del Rey was the big hit off of the Great Gatsby soundtrack here in Australia, this club boom track from Fergie featuring Q-Tip from A tribe called quest proved to be the big hit over in NZ, suggesting that the kiwis still had love for the former BEP member as well as a rising interest in the back catalogue of the hip hop group that the rapper came from.

While this wasn't quite the big hit over in NZ as it was here in Australia, this collaboration between David Guetta and Rihanna was nonetheless a huge hit for the pair of them over there likely due to how inescapable they both were at the start of the decade.

Given how T-Pain was among the most popular artists of the 00's in NZ in addition to this being his biggest hit here in Australia (as a lead artist that is) it only makes sense that this managed to be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for the rapper/RNB star during the waning days of the club boom.

This remains the final hit single that BEP managed to achieve in NZ as was the case everywhere else in the world, it was much less successful over there compared to here in Australia where we Aussies at least appreciated it as yet another song where the three rappers were fighting over Fergie's affection.

Given how the kiwis never allowed successful albums to impact the success of their singles in NZ, it makes sense that this third hit from Adele's 21 managed to be much bigger over there than it was over here even if once again, this was due to a live rendition of the track which helped it become her third Billboard chart topper several months after its international release.

This was about as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Calvin Harris, I'm guessing because the kiwis were becoming more receptive to EDM music during the height of the club boom which this happened to be released in. It's one of only to appearances on this list which sees the Scottish producer singing on his beats, the other being "My girl" which is among his least remembered songs.

This was the one and only hit from the NZ boy band Titanium, I'm guessing they were put together to compete with the likes of 1D and Justice Crew given how both of those groups were finding massive success over here in Australia and even over there which would explain why this was a chart topper for the group in their homeland.

This was also late to the party in NZ given how it only began charting months after what was supposed to be the twentieth anniversary from the original, however that didn't prevent the track from being even bigger over there than it was over here due to strong streaming numbers in both countries.

This will be the only appearance from Future on this site of mine given how the rapper never saw much success outside of his native America throughout his career, indeed I feel like this was only a hit in NZ due to the kiwis feeling a bit of guilt for making "Panda" a huge hit over there despite Desiigner clearly being a rip off of the rapper.

Given how this wasn't a hit twice in NZ like it was here in Australia, it seems fitting that it would have a much lower placement on this list. For what it's worth, this is roughly where the song would be on the Australian side of my site if I disqualified its sudden rise to the top of our charts in early 2012 which suggests that at least initially, this was equally as popular in both countries when it finally took off.

I think this is the last song to become a hit in NZ and not here in Australia due to high album sales preventing it from being a success over here in a way that never impacted songs like this over there, after all, the Heist was a highly successful album from the duo and this was a fan favourite from the album even if Macklemore went a little over the top in the video by dressing up in a sombrero.

This was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis were finally beginning to see what all the fuss was about with these guys given how every one of their entries after "Story of my life" managed to be more successful over there than it was over here throughout the decade.

It appears this response track to Taylor Swift "Style" proved to be more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, not only that, but it was also more popular than the lead single to 1D's final album "Drag me down" (which is still to come on this list) proving that the kiwis were more into tabloid drama from the boys at this point than anything else.

It's no surprise that this was an even bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia given how all three people involved in this track seemed to be more popular with the kiwis this decade than they were with us Aussies, indeed I would've been shocked if this wasn't the case given how this feels like something the kiwis would've gravitated towards upon its initial release more so than us Aussies.

This was chosen for the BBC's charity campaign Children in need in Ellie's native UK where it predictably became a hit for her over there, I'm guessing the kiwis were in a charitable mood in 2013 as this became the second single to become a hit over there to be based on a charity following James Arthur's victory single "Impossible" from earlier in the year.

It looks like Naughty boy was able to score another hit in their career following the success of their earlier entry on this list, although I get the feeling this was more a success in NZ and in most parts of the world due to Beyonce's presence given how it was originally devoid of Queen B and was instead just a collaboration between the British DJ and British singer/songwriter Arrow Benjamin.

It looks like Andy Grammar needed to move away from country music in order to find success in NZ just like he did here in Australia, although given how this was more of a hit on our digital charts than on our streaming services (not by much though) it proved to be less popular over there than it was over here for the country singer.

Given how this song was built specifically to be a meme (it premiered at an award show for porn after all) it's only fitting that its popularity would come from streaming services rather than anyone buying it which is why this was able to appear slightly higher on this list than on the Australian counterpart.

This was so much bigger in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm not sure why given how Troy Sivan is Australian and Lauv was so much more successful here than he was over there but that seems to be the case here. I guess this did get its popularity from streaming, so that would explain its higher placement on this side of my site.

This is another song that did far better on our streaming services here in Australia than on our digital charts, so naturally it's improvement on this list doesn't surprise me in the slightest even if it's another EDM track to find more success in NZ than it did down under this decade. Admittedly, Martin did score a minor hit over there prior to this with "Animals" that failed to become a hit over here.

Like most songs from Rihanna's catalogue, this was a bigger hit in NZ than it was for her here in Australia due to how well loved she was with the kiwis, I guess so long as it wasn't given overexposure on the internet, everything she releases will find massive success over there.

This was a genuine hit in NZ as opposed to it being a minor sleeper hit here in Australia, I guess the kiwis were able to tolerate the elongated vocals much better than we Aussies were given how that's the only difference on this track compared to the duo's other two hits we already looked at on this list. This is the only new entry of theirs on this side of my site as their popularity was confided to 2016 worldwide.

This was a huge flop for Ed Sheeran upon its initial release worldwide, mainly because it was the fourth single from a highly successful album that was completely overshadowed by the other songs from the album. It was given a remix from Rudimental of all people which not only allowed this to be a huge success over in NZ, but also explain how they were able to score a massive hit with Ed over there with "Lay it all on me."

This was one of two hits that the British duo Disclosure were able to achieve over in NZ this decade, this is interested seeing as they failed to achieve a hit here in Australia given how we Aussies were always more into EDM than the kiwis were. I guess this was a hit more for having Sam Smith on vocals who was certainly on a roll during the midpoint of the decade with everything they released.

It may surprise you to learn that this song's success here in Australia was due to people buying it rather than streaming it, as such, it's lower placement on this list does make sense given how it likely was a success in NZ through digital downloads rather than streaming services which means people actively enjoyed this track that's been described as a rip-off of "Old town road."

OK I think it's obvious from my profile avatar that I'm a fox furry, even so, I have to admit that this joke song about what foxes do when they communicate (they yiff if you didn't know) is fairly annoying and only a success due to people finding this song to be hilarious upon its initial release. I guess this was the first song to fail to appear on the Australian side of my site due to its popularity coming from streaming rather than sales.

This is one of many hits that Jason Derulo had here in Australia that didn't see the same level of success over in NZ this decade, perhaps because the kiwis weren't interested in him stealing the prince of RNB crowd from Chris Brown and were only interested in his music purely for the RNB aesthetic and little more.

Even though "Jar of hearts" was a massive flop in NZ, this theme song from Twilight breaking dawn managed to be an even bigger hit for Christina Perri likely due to its affiliation with the film rather than it being a ballad from the international two hit wonder. Indeed, it managed to chart for quite a while over there likely due to it becoming a fan favourite for reality show contestants to cover.

There are two versions of this song floating around on the internet, the version with American idol contestant Astro was the big hit over in NZ and Cher Lloyd's native UK, however the version without him is what got popular in America (for some reason as you'd think it would be the other way around over there.) This song has gone down in infamy due to its toxic lyrics and Cher's over the top personality.

You'd think this lead single to Lorde's second album would've done better in her homeland than it did here in Australia, granted this did better on our digital charts than on streaming over here, however you'd think the kiwis supporting their local artists would've ensured that she would've thrived over there regardless of her not being popular on streaming services.

It appears Ariana Grande made more of a statement with feminists in NZ than she did here in Australia given how this outranks "No tears left to cry" on this side of my site (not by much though) both songs were popular on our streaming charts, however that was also popular on our digital charts which would explain its lower placement on this list.

Well, it looks like the kiwis were certainly not feeling this collaboration between Lady Gaga and Beyonce at the start of the decade, perhaps they couldn't get on board with the admittedly awful music video where the two try to convince audiences they were serious actresses only to fail miserably with the terrible dialogue and awkward storyline that the video follows.

This was one of only two hits that Rita Ora was able to achieve in NZ this decade, we'll look at the other one in a bit but this was by far the biggest hit she had over there likely due to the lack of competition it had upon its initial release compared to over here where it had to compete with a bunch of songs that made it big thanks to the Voice Australia's input on our charts.

This was another huge success for Stan Walker in his homeland this decade, it's hard to say if he was trying to recreate the success he had when he won the final season of Australian Idol or if he was catering to his fellow kiwis, however it's clear that he was far more successful at home than he was over here.

There were no signs of Stan Walker slowing down during the first half of the decade in his homeland, as such we have another huge hit he had over there that naturally failed to become a hit in the country that made him a household name to begin with.

I'm a bit surprised to see this on here given how it was only a success here in Australia on our digital charts, I guess the kiwis had a strong digital presence on their charts after all as this admittedly did fail to crack their top ten over there and only made it on here due to a massive run in their top twenty charts.

This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia despite both artists finding more success over here the previous decade than they did over here, I guess the kiwis really wanted to hear both of them collaborate with each other which would explain why this was big and indeed why Guy Sebastian continued finding success over there this decade with his other big-name collaborations.

This is the only other hit that Olly Murs managed to achieve outside his native UK, although this might be because he recruited Demi Lovato who would score the occasional minor hit here and there following her departure from Disney from earlier in the decade. Olly would fade into obscurity after this collaboration; however, this wouldn't be the last we hear from Demi as evidence by her earlier entry.

There was little surprise that this was going to be a hit for Disclosure in NZ given how it had Lorde proving vocals on the track, it was also a minor hit here in Australia (too minor to make it on the Australian equivalent of this list) proving that even this early in her career she wasn't above giving in to the pop trends of the moment.

Much like most songs that were big in 2016, this was a much bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia due to it thriving on our streaming charts which means that it didn't have to compete with songs that were big on the digital charts over there like it did over here. This is the only other song from Calving Harris on this list to have him singing on the track given how "Summer" bombed over there.

I would've thought this would be so much bigger over in NZ than it was here in Australia, however it turns out this wasn't that big on our streaming services meaning that people genuinely liked the song that went along with the Mannequin challenge during the summer of 2016/2017 in Australia.

Kodak Black is one of the most controversial rappers of the decade, mainly due to allegations of sexual misconduct which he frequently references in his songs that tend to rub people the wrong way. This is the only song of his to have any success outside his native America as he recruits Travis Scott and Offset from Migos to create a posse cut that the kiwis were able to enjoy.

While this did manage to be a bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia, the tradeoff was that this trapped the American duo in the one hit wonder bin over there as their collaboration with Icona Pop from two years later failed to become a success over there like it was over here. I guess the kiwis really liked that creepy music video upon its initial release but later regretted their decision to make it a success.

I guess the kiwis had begun to lose their love for Adam Lambert by the time he released the third single from his debut album, granted he did have a hit over there prior to his earlier entry, however you'd think he'd keep up the momentum he had across both countries which didn't seem to be the case here. This is also his final hit over there as "Ghost town" was a complete flop for him later in the decade.

It's really surprising to me how Nicki Minaj didn't have as much success in NZ with many of her singles this decade as she did here in Australia, this in particular is weird considering how it's a collaboration with David Guetta who was on a roll at the time due to his earlier entries on this list. I guess this was a success in NZ for the pair likely due to the video which contextualises how robotic she sounds on the track.

Given how streaming was far more prevalent in NZ during the second half of the decade than it was here in Australia, it makes sense that this track from Drake's "playlist" More life would be even more successful over there than it was over here. That said, there aren't any new entries on this list from the Canadian rapper, suggesting the kiwis weren't that impressed with his output either.

This is the only other hit that Kids of 88 managed to achieve in their homeland, although considering this was an alternative track from this decade (even if it was from the very beginning of the decade) this is still quite an impressive feat given how few songs like this made it big worldwide over the years.

It appears that the kiwis weren't as big of fans of Julia Michaels as we Aussies were, admittedly this was more of a hit on our digital charts so this could once again be the result of their streaming platforms pushing this aside in favour of the other songs from 2017 that outrank this track. Much like everywhere else in the world, she remains a one hit wonder over there with this track likely due to her vocals receiving widespread ridicule online.

This actually did better on this ranking than I thought considering there was a massive controversy when this first came out involving Harry's label forgetting to put it up on streaming services which supposedly denied it a chart-topping debut in several countries in the world. Naturally it's success here in Australia was through digital sales given how it's the type of throwback single that would appeal to that demographic.

I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this debut single from B.O.B as we Aussies were given how much less successful it was over there compared to over here, although it was still a success likely due to having Bruno Mars on the chorus which meant that it was still a solid enough introduction to the two men over there like it was over here.

It only seems fitting that this debut single from Rudimental would be less successful over in NZ than it was here in Australia, this is mainly because they made it big down under thanks to promotion on Triple J whereas the kiwis likely followed suit with making it a success due to them not wanting to miss out on what the fuss was about for the British EDM duo.

I guess the kiwis were less impressed with this second solo single from Camilla Cabello compared to us Aussies, although this is yet another song that was more of a hit on our digital charts than on streaming, so perhaps they just didn't find enough love on their streaming services for this ballad for it to compete with all of the other big players on those services at the time.

In case you were wondering, Avalanche city can indeed be considered a NZ equivalent of Owl City as this is also an indie act that is actually the alter ego of a single musician. In this case, Dave Baxtor is the name of the musician who managed to score a second hit in his homeland thanks to how much of a following he acquired over there from his earlier entry on this list.

This was slightly less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Miley Cyrus, mainly because it was a hit through digital sales rather than streaming which suggests audiences outside the internet were a bit wary with her embracing her country roots on this track. This would explain why (until very recently) this was her final hit over there despite her scoring success here in Australia after this.

This was far less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, partially due to it being bigger on our digital charts than our streaming services but also likely due to the kiwis not being as interested in her redemption ark after a tumultuous decade like the rest of the world was. The kiwis would of course be more interested in this facet of her with "Thank u next" from earlier on this list.

I'm amazed at how many EDM artists (specifically British EDM artists) managed to not only see improvements in this ranking but appear on this list whilst failing to do so on the Australian side of this site. Here we have the debut single of Sigma who managed to score a massive hit in NZ and only a minor hit here in Australia with this song largely thanks to the video which went viral on YouTube.

This didn't see as much of an improvement as their earlier entries on this list, I'm guessing because it didn't have the tabloid drama that "Perfect" had as well as the shock of Zayn leaving the group being worn off by the time 1D released this lead single to their (to date) final album.

This was equally as successful for Dawin in NZ as it was here in Australia, mainly due to it being a meme track given how it had Silento as the featured artist (who we'll be revisiting shortly.) It's easier to take this song seriously over "Watch me" (even with that chipmunk voice) however it didn't lead to any further success for the RNB singer anywhere in the world.

This was a massive hit for G-Eazy in NZ as opposed to "Him and I" which was his big hit here in Australia from later in the decade, I guess we Aussies and kiwis decided to only give him one hit as a leading artist with the kiwis deciding that this collaboration with Bebe Rexha would be his big hit over there whereas we Aussies going with his duet with his future girlfriend Halsey on "Him and I."

This also wasn't as big in NZ as it was here in Australia for B.O.B, I guess the kiwis weren't as dazzled by Rivers Cuomo's chorus or the rapper's string of magic puns as we Aussies were at the start of the decade given that this was far less popular over there than it was over here. Still at least it was a decent success for the two men as were all of the rappers' hits from the start of the decade.

This is the only other hit that Rita Ora had in NZ this decade, like her earlier entry, it was more of a success over there than it was over here which suggested that she would be more popular with the kiwis as the decade went on. Alas it appears they didn't stick around for when she eventually dropped her second album as the singles from there didn't strike a chord with them like they did for us Aussies.

This was a slightly bigger hit for Ariana Grande in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly due to it being more of a success on the digital charts with the kiwis obviously streaming over digital sales by this point in time, I guess it could also be they were more forgiving of her real world controversies over us Aussies at the time but I like to think it's the former.

There weren't any popular rappers from NZ this decade, the exception being David Dallas who managed to score a massive hit with this gem likely due to how we Aussies were supporting our local hip hop scene and the kiwis hoping that this would catch on over here. Alas, it didn't despite there being a resurgence in popularity for Savage of all people over here around the time of its release.

This was the first hit single that Ryan Tedder had without the presence of OneRepublic to back him up, although here he merely provides the chorus for the Far East Movement who managed to make up for their terrible placement of their earlier entry on this list by scoring a second hit over there from the start of the decade. People feel that the chorus is what saves the song from being as terrible as their other catalogue.

For what it's worth, John Newman did score a hit with "Love me again" in NZ (even though it won't be appearing on this list) meaning that his collaboration with Calvin Harris finding more success over there than it did over here does make sense to me even if it finding success there as opposed to "Summer" doesn't.

I guess the kiwis weren't feeling Avicii as well as we Aussies were throughout his first album, this is natural of course given how the kiwis were never as into EDM as we Aussies were, however I would've thought he would've done better over there regardless thanks to him being quite popular on our streaming charts and streaming not being factored in during the height of his debut album's popularity.

I guess this missing the cut on the Australian side of my site is proof that streaming hadn't fully taken over our music landscape even as the decade was coming to an end as that's the only way this song from J Cole managed to be as inescapable as it was throughout the rest of the world.

Even though this was released on time over in NZ compared to here in Australia where it was delayed, it managed to be far less popular over there once again proving that a song having its released delayed in a country was a good way of ensuring the maximum potential for its success even in recent years.

I was a bit confused when I saw this charting in NZ back in the day, after all, it's not like the original version of this remix was the biggest hit here in Australia for Havana Brown almost a year prior to its international release. I then found out that this received a remix that features a guest verse from Pitbull in order to try and appeal to the American market which succeeded due to it being released during the club boom.

This is the only other hit that Selena Gomez had in NZ this decade, I'm guessing this was because the kiwis were more interested in her attempts at making a female equivalent of "Blurred lines" than anything else she put out as an adult (save for her collaboration with Marshmello from earlier on this list.) Naturally this ballad didn't sit as well with us Aussies because of its icky subject matter.

This is the only other new entry from P!nk on this side of my site, it almost made the cut for the Australian side of this site but alas, failed to rack up the points to do so due to being too much of a sleeper hit. This was her second self-empowerment anthem in a row and one that was more to the point than "Raise your glass" from earlier on this list which perhaps explains its popularity in NZ over Australia.

If you want to know why Ellie Goulding's second album Halcyon was a huge flop upon its initial release worldwide, it might have something to do with her incorporating dubstep into her sound which made it seem more instantly dated compared to her debut album from the start of the decade. It appears that the kiwis were the only people in the world who could tolerate it if the success of this lead single is anything to go by.

This was another huge improvement in these rankings on this side of my site, although at this point, it's apparent that Chris Brown was more well liked in NZ than he was here in Australia throughout the decade given how many of his songs performed better on this list alone.

Given how they saw massive success in NZ with their earlier entry on this list, I suppose it isn't too surprising that this proved to be far less popular over there than it was over here for Karmin as the song has been widely criticised by reviewers who weren't sure if this was meant to be taken seriously or not. True they've had this issue with their entire discography, but at least their earlier entry wasn't as panned as this was.

I honestly would've been surprised if this wasn't a hit over in NZ like it was here in Australia, although it's worth noting that this being less popular over there isn't that surprising to me given how the kiwis have always made it clear that they were team west coast when it came to the hip hop wars of the 90's.

I would've thought this would've been even more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia due to it being one of the first hit singles to dominate our streaming services as opposed to our digital charts back in the day, alas it appears the kiwis weren't too interested in this song from Lunchmoney Lewis despite it having a positive message to its sound as well as being a retro throwback to RNB of yesteryear.

I guess we Aussies weren't that interested in the sax instrumentation on this track given how this was a huge flop for both Flo Rida and Robin Thicke on this track as well as Verdine White who's best known as the bassist for Earth wind and fire (it could also be due to Thicke being cancelled by this point in time.) Fortunately, it was way bigger over in NZ which allowed it to appear on this list.

I guess the kiwis were only as curious at JB having an EDM hit as the lead artist as we Aussies were, that is to say, it was a success over there due to his name recognition and not so much because they felt it was a necessary addition to his catalogue or indeed the EDM genre as a whole.

I'm not sure why this failed to be a hit here in Australia other than we Aussies not being interested in Rihanna's personal relationships following her breakup from Chris Brown which of course I won't be going into in this section. Here she collaborates with her (then) boyfriend Drake which made history by going to number one on Billboard before the lead single to her fifth album did from earlier on this list.

It makes sense that this would be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia given how these guys managed to score a second hit from their breakthrough album over there from the start of the decade. It also didn't have to compete with all of the indie tracks that made it big thanks to reality TV over there compared to over here where that gave this a disadvantage in our music scene.

Again, we have an appearance from a track off of 1989 that could've been higher on this list had Taylor Swift not decided to pull her entire catalogue from Spotify which incidentally was the only streaming service that factored into the streaming charts worldwide back in the day. As such, her diss track towards Katy Perry wasn't nearly as popular over there as it was over here or worldwide.

It's becoming rarer to find a song that did equally as well in NZ as it did here in Australia as we go further down this list, this entry from Bruno Mars is one of those few songs to appear this far down the list to achieve this feat given how the kiwis were equally as impressed with this love ballad as we Aussies were back in the day.

I really wasn't expecting to see this victory single from Reece Mastin achieve this level of success in NZ this decade, granted the kiwis always seemed interested in reality shows outside of their homeland, however I really didn't think they were over the moon for the third season of X Factor Australia that this would be among the more popular songs over there during the dying days of the club boom.

I guess I'm not that surprised that this was a slightly bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia given how there wasn't a vastly popular reality series that clogged up their music charts over there like there was over here around the time this was released as a single. Indeed, it remains their final hit over there like it was over here, proving that the hip hop group were able to go off on a high note in both countries.

This barely missed the cut on the Australian side of my site, mainly because it did have the disadvantage of being released during the second series of the Voice Australia which while not as omnipresent as its first season here, did push aside tracks like this in favour of live performances from the show to chart. Fortunately, this wasn't an issue in NZ where this managed to be a huge hit for Bruno Mars.

This is the only song from Ellie Goulding which saw a massive decrease in the rankings on this list compared to its Australian equivalent, I'm guessing because the kiwis weren't that interested in this track from her album Halcyon days, although they appeared to make up for this not being as successful by having her cover of the Waterboys track from earlier be a success over there where it wasn't over here.

This proved to be far more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Coldplay, I guess the kiwis were more on board with allowing the band to dabble with EDM than we Aussies were given that's the only reason why this would be bigger there than it was over here.

I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this collaboration between Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson as we Aussies were, although admittedly this was far more of a success on our digital charts so perhaps they did buy this song in droves even if it wasn't pushed on streaming services as hard as it could've been. This would be the final hit for both parties over there as neither would trouble their charts again.

It looks like this was far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis didn't want to have JB destroy the career of Dan + Shay but felt this was too much of a trainwreck to completely ignore as the decade was coming to an end. Who knows how many more obituaries have to be written in the 2020's that involve allowing the Canadian pop star to work with the artists in question.

Lady Gaga seemed to be on a roll with the kiwis on her second album as she released this country pop track under the guise of her alter ego Jo Calderone, this was basically her coming out as a man hence why the album art had a picture of her as such. It was a huge success over there and mere modest success here in Australia given how it failed to appear on that side of my site.

This is another song that managed to be released on time in NZ that nonetheless was far less successful there than what it was here in Australia, in this case it's the second single that Flo Rida released during the midpoint of the decade as it appears the kiwis felt that this wasn't worthy of being a huge success due to how much it sounds like it was made for car commercials.

This will be Stan Walker's final appearance on this list of mine, he had a massive reign on the NZ charts this decade which is impressive considering how he only had the two entries on the Australian side of my site.