Biggest hits of the 2010's NZ VI

This is part VI 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.

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.

Whereas this was the fourth single from Imagine dragon's debut album here in Australia, it was only their third single in NZ and their native America which is why it appears higher on this list than "On top of the world" despite it being the first track form the band that received pushback from the general public. Indeed, this was the standard of what was to come from the divisive band moving forward.

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.

This was the only hit that Romanian pop star Alexandra Stan managed to achieve anywhere in the world, although at least it was a massive hit for her likely due to it being a swing revival track complete with a saxophone solo that sounds like it was ripped from "We no speak Americano" from earlier on this list. This wasn't a bit hit here in Australia likely due to how overcrowded the market was for this type of music.

This is the other hit that Mumford and sons managed to achieve this decade in NZ, it's the lead single to their second album which was far more popular over there and in America of all places than it was here in Australia for the folk band. Although they wouldn't score another hit in either country, their third album would be a huge success for them as the decade went on regardless of its failure to spawn a hit.

It appears the kiwis were able to find more humour in this comedy track that Jason Derulo made with Snoop Dogg than we Aussies did, although again this is an example of a song performing much better on streaming services than it did with audiences who would pay for songs which is probably why it was a bigger hit over there than it was over here.

I wouldn't have thought that that Chainsmokers of all groups would find more success on the digital charts during the second half of the decade than on streaming services, that's the explanation for why their final two hits found much less success in NZ than they did here in Australia as these two songs didn't do so well on streaming services back in the day.

This is another song that seems to have benefitted on this list from having streaming data incorporated onto the NZ charts when it was initially released, either that or the kiwis seemed to have a lot of nostalgia for Ginuwine's "Pony" when it came out more so than what we Aussies did for the 90's classic.

And the theory of a song being released on time finding less success than if it had of been delayed continues as this one and only hit from Walk the moon (at least as of this writing) managed to be way less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia despite seeing the light of day over there months prior to when it was released over here where it became one of the biggest hits of the decade.

There was no surprise that this was going to be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, after all, the success of this track comes from the music video which many will tell you makes this song as effective as it is.

Given how this had become a meme the second it was released as a single, it only makes sense that this would be more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how streaming was naturally the main reason as to why it was a success in the first place.

I guess the kiwis were quickly becoming sick of Lady Gaga entering the decade as this also failed to be as successful over there as it was over here for the (then) rising pop star, although she did recover with her next album as we already saw from earlier on this list, suggesting they were simply tired of her style over substance given how this also has an infamously ridiculous video to go along with it.

This proved to be way less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis felt that the age difference between the rapper and the singer was a bit too creepy for them to overlook the themes of the song given that it's a grown man duetting with a teenager on this track. At least it was a hit over there months prior to it finally taking off in their native America.

Surprised to see these guys on this side of my site? Admittedly this was a huge hit on our streaming charts this year and likely would've appeared higher on the Australian side of my site had ARIA incorporated that data onto their main charts when this was at the peak of its popularity. Even so, it's interesting to see an indie band from Australia still find success in NZ this recently in history.

This was slightly bigger in NZ than it was here in Australia for Pia Mia, perhaps because the kiwis weren't as deterred with the presence of Chris Brown and Tyga on this track as we Aussies were which seems to be a running theme for any track with these two on it throughout this decade. Unfortunately, this didn't lead to any further success for the young pop star over there.

This is the only hit that A$ap Rocky (that's how he stylises his name) managed to achieve outside his native America even though he had a string of hits on Billboard throughout the decade, even then, this feels like an outlier for this list given how few rappers have been able to make it on here despite the genre dominating the music scene in America throughout the decade.

This is a bit of a misleading title as it suggests that Beyonce is reminiscing on the love of her life that she gave up for something else, it turns out it's a song about how she dodged a bullet with the person she's singing to which changes the context of what a song with this title would traditionally mean. It appears the kiwis were impressed with this ballad in a way we Aussies weren't as it was a big hit over there.

This wasn't as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Jessie J, likely because she was considered yesterday's news over there by this time this came out but also likely because the Pitch perfect franchise wasn't as popular over there as it was over here due to them not being as familiar with Rebel Wilson as we were.

I feel this is the sequel to Drake and Rihanna's collaboration from earlier on this list as whilst that was made with the two were dating, this was made when the two had broken up, suggesting that this was their way of letting each other know that they would always be there for each other as friends even if they were incompatible as lovers. This naturally proved to be more poignant with the kiwis than us Aussies.

This is another song that benefitted from having streaming data incorporated on the NZ charts given how much higher it appears on this side of my site compared to the Australian equivalent of this list, either that or the must've been bigger fans of the Fault in our stars than we Aussies were as this serves as the theme to that film in addition to it being Charli's only hit single as a lead artist.

I'm a bit surprised this was less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how much the kiwis loved Ed Sheeran by the midpoint of the decade when this was released as a single, although I guess you can make the argument they were only interested in the genuine article as opposed to us Aussies who liked variety with our singer/songwriters.

While this wasn't as big a hit for Lost frequencies in NZ as it was internationally, the fact it managed to make a second appearance on this site proves just how much the kiwis loved EDM during the midpoint of the decade as I can't imagine this being a success over there during any other point in time.

Even though this didn't go to number one in NZ like it did here in Australia, this still proved to be equally as popular in both countries proving that Kelly Clarkson still had some appeal during the club boom with her music. She would score one more minor hit over there with "Stronger" (which we'll look at in a bit) that would end up being her third Billboard chart topper.

I'm a bit surprised this wasn't a big hit here in Australia as I do remember hearing this quite a bit back in the day, however its success on this list seems accurate to how big it was due to the artist momentum that both Pitbull and Chris Brown had at the time.

While this was still more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for Drake, it will be his lowest entry on this list as opposed to the previous entry of his with Rihanna we looked at which was his lowest entry here in Australia. Either way, both of these songs saw much less success than what he would go on to achieve once streaming services began taking over the music industry.

This was slightly more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Silento, I guess the kiwis were a bit more forgiving when it came to this internet meme than we Aussies were even if it was at its most popular in Silento's native America during the midpoint of the decade.

This was where it all began for Jessie J, although many consider this to be a more of a meme than a song given how it often appears on many worst of lists of the decade thanks to how abrasive it is even for a song released during the height of the club boom. We Aussies didn't even entertain the idea of making this a hit back in the day, however the kiwis did hence its appearance on this list.

This was way more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis were bigger fans of Ella Eyre's vocals on here than we Aussies were given how "Feel the love" was less popular over there than it was over here for the EDM duo. This will be their final entry on this list as they didn't score any other success over there throughout the decade.

Well, we have a collaboration with two artists that seem to be highly unusual together but were able to score a hit regardless with this team up, at least this was the case over in NZ as Coldplay teamed up with Rihanna on this second single from the former's album Mylo xyloto. I guess the kiwis were impressed with this team up in a way no one else in the world was.


Although he failed to win on his season of the X factor NZ, Benne Tipene was nonetheless able to score a massive hit in his homeland in the form of this ballad which resonated with his fellow kiwis upon its initial release.

It looks like the kiwis were really unimpressed with this self-empowerment anthem given how much lower it appears on this side of my site, indeed this was Rachel's only charting single over there as we Aussies at least gave her a second minor hit with "Stand by you" when she released her debut album.

I would say that Taylor Swift was such an inescapable phenomenon this decade that even her theme to the first Hunger games film managed to become a worldwide success, except that was only the case in NZ as this flopped everywhere else in the world for her. Instead, this feels like evidence that the kiwis were the biggest fans of the film franchise given how it isn't even the final theme to appear on this list.

I'm a bit shocked that this was less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing the kiwis weren't as big of fans of this phase of Abel's career than we Aussies were for this to be the case.

This was a decent hit for the EDM producer Example in NZ, this is interesting given how it didn't even chart here in Australia despite its huge success over there and in his native UK. From what I can gather, this guy is the English equivalent of Calvin Harris, meaning that he occasionally sung on his own tracks such as this one and also sung on Calvin's hit "We'll be coming back."

Much like "Price tag" from way earlier on this list, this managed to be equally as successful in NZ for Jessie J as it was here in Australia, suggesting that the kiwis were only interested in making some of her songs more successful than they were over here from her debut album. Admittedly this song has long since been lost in the shuffle with her other entries on this list and especially "Do it like a dude."

This came close to appearing on the Australian side of my site, but alas was too much of a sleeper hit here to do so despite it being a huge success over here (perhaps if we incorporated our streaming data on our main charts, it would've made the cut.) Although it was a big hit worldwide due to the star power both women had, it was panned by critics for it being a mediocre song with an admittedly cool homage to Kill bill in the music video.

I did mention that we would eventually get to this ballad from Emeli Sande didn't I? So here we are with her one and only hit as a lead artist that she achieved in NZ and her native UK long before either of her two entries we've already looked at on this list where she was the featured artist. This did become a minor hit here in Australia a year after its initial release due to someone using it as their audition for the Voice Australia.

It's not every day where the remix of a song is considered to be the original version of it, yet that's exactly the case when it comes to this song from Sia as before it served as the second single from her album 1000 forms of fear, it was originally the theme song to the second Hunger games film that included production from Diplo and a guest verse from the Weeknd long before he became a household name worldwide.

Unlike here in Australia where this had all of its success upon its initial release for Ariana Grande, this was initially set to be a "fan single" for her in NZ only for this to rebound on their charts likely due to the release of her second album which this greatly benefitted from. I honestly would've thought this would be higher on the list as this did quite well on our streaming charts before that data was implemented onto our main charts.

This was roughly as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Avicii, this goes to show you how in tune both countries were with each other when it comes to the EDM scene as well as Avicii's popularity overall throughout the decade.

We looked at Paramore's breakthrough hit form the Twilight soundtrack on the Australian side of my site, time now to look at the first hit the band had on their own merits as this third single from their second album managed to be a huge hit for them in NZ as well as their native America at the start of the decade. This would be their final hit in NZ; however, they would score further success in Australia and their homeland later on.

This is another song that was widely criticised by the public upon its initial release this decade, this time it's a song that got lost in the shuffle when JB released his album Purpose due to how much more popular the three singles I've already featured on this list were compared to this track about how he wants to prove to his audience that he's learned from his mistakes.

We Aussies really didn't care much for Nick Jonas as a solo artist did we? Fortunately, the kiwis certainly did as he manages to score a second appearance on this list of mine with the assistance of Tove Lo who also scores a second appearance on this side of my site with this duet with the former Disney star.

I guess the kiwis thought this was more in poor taste than we Aussies did given how much less successful it was for Avicii over there than it was here a year after his tragic suicide. I generally don't like releases like this as while it's hard to say if this would've been released if Avicii were still with us to this day, the fact he didn't during his lifetime meant that he wasn't comfortable with the public hearing it.

Given how Drake was more popular in NZ than he was here in Australia throughout the decade, there was little doubt that this would be a bigger success over there than it was over here just as the decade was winding to an end.

It looks like this collaboration between Calvin Harris and Kelis was far less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia given how much lower it appears on this side of my site, although at least now Kelis has had all of her entries on the Australian side of my site reappear on this side of my site even if two out of three of them were less popular with the kiwis than they were with us Aussies.

Even though this was the fourth single to come from their debut album in NZ as opposed to it being the third single here in Australia, it appears that Imagine dragons still managed to find more success over there than they did over here with this entry just like their other entry from that album that I've featured on this list of mine.

I really didn't want to include this collaboration between Nicki Minaj and 6ix9ine on this site (side note, what's with that awful rap name?) however, it appears the kiwis allowed it to become enough of a success back in the day for it to qualify for this site likely due to the controversy that it stirred up upon its initial release worldwide.

This was about as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for all three musicians on the track, I'm guessing this was because of streaming data being incorporated onto the NZ charts when this came out as opposed to it not being as such here in Australia which would cancel out how this is a remix of a previously unheard-of track from the start of the decade.

You'd think that the son of one of the most popular reggae artists of the 90's would've had more success in NZ than he did here in Australia, then again, he was based here in Australia at the time he launched his career, so he was likely seen as a local artist who had to find his success over there the same way as most Aussies did over the years.

This is the second collaboration that Pitbull had with Ne-yo this decade, although it wasn't anywhere near as notable as their earlier collaboration from towards the start of this list even if it did well in NZ and their native America. This did come close to appearing on the Australian side of my site; however, it was too much of a sleeper hit to rack up the points necessary to do so.

This didn't see as much of an improvement on this ranking as Martin's earlier entry on this list, I guess the kiwis weren't as on board with having Dua Lipa as a household name even with the assistance of the Dutch producer as we Aussies were which makes her eventual breakthrough over there that much more heartwarming once it happened.

I'm a bit surprised that Jarryd James was able to score a massive hit in NZ with this entry, mainly because it wasn't the biggest hit over here in Australia despite how huge the trend was for folk singer/songwriters worldwide. My guess is that Triple J had enough of an influence on their market to allow this to crossover despite it not being the biggest thing over here.

I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this breakthrough single from Elle King as we Aussies were, although at least it was a success much earlier over there than it was over here given how it peaked during the summer period of 2015/2016 as opposed to only entering our charts in the latter year down under. She still remains a one hit wonder as of this writing as none of her other singles have become a success for her.

This was slightly more popular for the Chainsmokers in NZ than it was here in Australia, I can't stress my surprise that the duo managed to achieve far less success on streaming services down under with the material from their debut album as opposed to the material from their E.P. I'm not sure what happened with their online fanbase between the projects, but that explains the imbalance of their rankings on this list.

I guess the kiwis were also able to get their hands on this track from former reality contestant Alexis Jordan like we Aussies did, although it appears they were far less impressed with it than we were given how much less popular it was over there compared to what it was over here.

If you couldn't tell from the cover art, Jackie Thomas was the winner of the first season of X factor NZ which of course led to her having minor success in her homeland with this victory single before she was promptly forgotten about by the end of that year.

If you're wondering why "Lips are moving" was pushed back as Meghan Trainor's third single in NZ and her native America, that's because we Aussies were denied the release of her second single which came with its own E.P that was a decent success in both countries. It turns out that this E.P also came packaged with her top entry on this list and "Dear future husband," making it the perfect showcase of why so many people (me included) can't stand her music.

This is the single that put Benee on the map in her homeland, it proved to be a huge sleeper hit for her over there and likely was what sparked international interest in her which would lead to her finding massive success right at the start of the pandemic. Even though this didn't chart here in Australia, we Aussies had heard of it from Triple J who picked up her music.

Well, this is a bit of a downgrade when it comes to appearing on this list, not that this was among the biggest hits of the decade here in Australia, but at least it did much better over here than it did in NZ upon its initial release. I guess the kiwis were ready to wash their hands of Avril's music but couldn't quite bring themselves to do so with this lead single to her fourth album.

This came so close to appearing on the Australian side of my site, had it lasted just a little longer in the upper echelons of our charts, it would've done so as it was too much of a sleeper hit to rack up the points necessary to appear on this list on that side of my site. Fortunately, it was an easy hit in his homeland as well as it being another stepping stone for how successful his career was over there.

I'm a bit surprised that this wasn't more of an international success when it came out given how it was a collaboration between two of the biggest stars of the moment, although even back then, JB was heavily disliked in the music scene, and this was at the beginning for Chris Brown's redemption ark which explains why it wasn't a huge success in many parts of the world.

Following the success of their earlier entry on this list, Script had no issues with finding success in NZ as the second single from their third album managed to be a decent hit for them over there despite it being a massive bomb here in Australia. Indeed, they would have more success in NZ from here on out as it appears we Aussies had grown tired of them moving forward.

This was the only hit that Eminem had with his former partner in crime Royce da 5'9, an old colleague of his that hadn't had a hit until the start of the decade when the pair collaborated with Bruno Mars of all people to help give them a hit. It was a huge success in NZ and their native America and even a minor success here in Australia due to it coming off the heels of Eminem's comeback album Recovery.

This was the fourth single from Ed Sheeran's debut album, it wasn't as inescapable as the two lead singles but it did keep the album a success for him well over a year after its initial release due to it being as heartfelt as the other singles from the album. Yeah, I know this is what I said about this song on the Australian side of my site, but there's really nothing else to say about it at this point.

Given how Taylor Swift foolishly decided to pull her catalogue from Spotify and that the streaming charts only counted streams from that app and not the likes of Apple music or YouTube (which is a good thing considering what's happened since they've allowed those services into their data) this means that the singles from her album 1989 were at a huge disadvantage in NZ where sales data had all but dried up on their main charts.

This will be Fetty Wap's only appearance on this site, although he came close with having "Trap queen" appear on this list as that too was a huge hit in NZ, however it was too much of a sleeper hit to make it onto this list for the rapper. Here he recruits a group known as the Remy boyz who I've honestly never heard of outside of their presence on this track.

Given how this was largely a hit through digital sales here in Australia, it makes sense that this would see way less success for Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus in NZ where I'm willing to bet it barely scraped by due to the strong airplay it received upon its release over there. I would say this was the last they heard from both of them except just this year we've seen the return of Miley worldwide.

Well I hope you're ready to find out the true extent of how much less popular Kesha was in NZ than she was here in Australia, this is where we find her fourth single from her debut album which did stick around their top twenty for quite some time and thus allows it to appear higher on this list compared to the other two singles from that album as well as her other entry from the deluxe edition.

I'm honestly shocked that this was more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia, not by much mind you as it only appears higher on this list due to how fewer hits there were over there this decade compared to over here, however it was noticeably more successful overall.

This was far less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, although at least he managed to have both of his songs from F.A.M.E reappear on this list even if neither of them was able to reach the same level of success over there that they did over here.

It seems weird that I would only feature both of Hot Chelle Rae's hits on each side of this site, however it appears that we Aussies passed up this second single from the pop rock band just as the kiwis did for their international hit "Tonight tonight."

Whereas Rihanna only had one hit from her (as of this writing) final album Anti, it appears the kiwis were able to give her two more hits starting with this second single which did quite well for her over there even if it failed to appear in their top ten. We'll be looking at her other entry much further down this list.

This is a strange entry due to it becoming a success in NZ at the start of the decade rather than upon its initial release back in 2008, I guess you can make the argument the kiwis wanted to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the song's existence except it was a huge flop over there despite it being a massive success here in Australia back in 1990.

Normally I only include the original version of a track when it comes to featuring album art on this site, however from what I can gather, the original version of this track from Shaed was a huge failure and only saw success when they recruited former 1D member Zayn Malik to give him one final hit before he faded into obscurity just like his fellow former 1D members whose names aren't Harry Styles.

David Dallas returns to this list with his second and final hit, this one coming complete with a chorus from fellow kiwi Ruby Frost who scored her one and only hit with this feature in her homeland. Naturally both artists would crash and burn following this songs success likely due to there being stiff competition in the NZ hip hop scene.

This is another song that barely missed the cut on the Australian side of this site due to its success being overshadowed by us Aussies still buying digital downloads of songs back in the day, however this wasn't the case in NZ where this managed to be a moderate success over there against the wishes of the two deceased artists who reportedly despised each other during their respective lifetimes.

Much like here in Australia, this was Duke Dumont's only hit in NZ despite the English singer having a string of other hits in his native UK throughout the decade. Unlike in Australia, this wasn't an instant hit over there as it needed to be a huge success on our charts before the kiwis decided it was worth making this a hit for him right when it was dropping out of our charts.

If you can believe it, this was Thirsty merc's biggest hit in NZ despite the fact that this didn't even chart here in Australia. This is interesting as their last hit over there was "In the summertime" which was also a dud in their homeland (although that was more due to strong album sales eating up its success.) Given how this was huge failure for them down under, it led to their label not promoting their next album.

This was also a bigger success in NZ than it was here in Australia, as well as it being a bigger hit than "Live while we're young" which at least is still to come later down this list as the kiwis also made that a moderate hit for the boys.

For whatever reason, this was a hit again at the start of the decade in NZ, making this one of the few songs to become a success over there more than once even if I can't seem to find out the reason for this to be.

This is the only success that the NZ band Dukes managed to have in their homeland, it's one of those songs that got its success thanks to having a bizarre music video which let's just lives up to the equally wacky lyrics in the song. Unsurprisingly, they were a one hit wonder as even their fellow kiwis couldn't muster up giving them another hit.

We have one final entry from Keri Hislon on this side of my site as the kiwis were mildly impressed with her female empowerment anthem about how she was a pretty girl who also "rocks" as she puts it in the song. OK the only reason why this song took off over there and in her native America was due to the music video where she cosplayed as some of the most successful women of colour in music throughout history.

This will be the first of three Demi Lovato's appearances on this site given how the kiwis managed to make this summer jam a hit over there, granted it was a hit in our winter which explains why it didn't do so well in the southern hemisphere, but they seemed to be on board with it regardless. The song has become an unofficial queer anthem due to the lyrics suggesting she was in a lesbian relationship.

OK if you want to get technical, this was also a hit for A$ap Rocky in NZ given how he was the featured artist on this EDM track from German DJ Mura Masa. I guess this means he has two entries on this side of my site just like he did on the Australian side as his guest verse in Selena Gomez's "Good for you" was a hit over here and not over there.

Does anyone remember the panic that went into the world ending in 2012? Apparently, this was enough of a concern for Jay Sean and Nicki Minaj that they decided to make a club jam two years prior to the supposed doomsday to reassure themselves and audiences that there would be life in 2013 and beyond, naturally we're coming up to a decade past the doomsday, so I think it's safe to say they had nothing to worry about.

I wasn't expecting to see this so low on this side of my site given how much higher it appears on the Australian side, I guess the kiwis weren't interested in this bonus track from Usher and only allowed it to become a success over there due to the strong airplay it was receiving back in the day. Indeed, he would only have one more hit there with his collaboration with David Guetta after this.

I'm a bit surprised this somehow did worse in NZ than it did here in Australia given how inescapable Mariah Carey was over there in her heyday, I guess the kiwis felt this was little more than a nostalgia bomb given how this will be Miguel's only appearance on this side of my site. For what it's worth, "All I want for Christmas is you" will forever come back every Christmas over there just like the rest of the world.

This is the only song to come from Beyonce's self-titled album, it seems like a sequel to "Crazy in love" from a decade prior given how it not only has a Jay-z feature but is also a rare love track from Queen B much like that song was. I guess this is proof that she could still release a song where she's not critical of her partner given how the two seem to have strong chemistry on the track.

Given how both men on the track were at the peak of their respective popularity, it makes sense that this would be a hut for them in NZ just like it was here in Australia even if I'm a bit surprised it was only equally as popular in both countries. Internationally this feels like a passing the torch moment as Khalid's earlier tracks didn't gain traction in his homeland until this came out.

Here's that entry from Tinie Tempah that I mentioned much earlier on this list, here he recruits Kelly Rowland of all people to provide him a chorus to connect his hip hop verses which went over well in NZ and his native UK but nowhere else in the world given how much of a flop it was outside those two countries.

This is the final hit that Fifth harmony was able to score anywhere in the world, even then it was mainly a success through streaming rather than digital sales which explains its absence on the Australian side of my site. They recruit Fetty Wap to give this song a boost in the rap market similar to how "Worth it" had Kid ink on there.

This is another song that barely missed the cut for appearing on the Australian side of my site, needless to say that this was the lead single for 1D's second album that was largely overlooked here in favour of "Little things" from earlier on this list.