OK I've decided to give another crack at making commentary about the biggest albums of the 2010's in NZ, I won't go into too much depth about these albums as it would become repetitive if I did, however I'll make a quick comment with each of them to give you an idea of how homogenised this decade was throughout the world when it comes to popular music.
I wasn't expecting to feature a Chainsmoker's album (or E.P in this case) on this site, however it appears the kiwis really liked the singles from this release so much that they made it a huge success once it finally dropped.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Don't let me down #2
Closer #1
All we know #10
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with the INXS miniseries biopic from 2014 as we Aussies were given how much less successful this greatest hits package was over there during the series run on TV.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Never tear us apart (reissue) #27
This proved to be equally as successful for the Rolling Stones in NZ as it was here in Australia, proving that there was still love for older bands and artists this far into the 21st century.
Peak position #2
You better believe this album comes back every year in NZ like it does everywhere else in the world, again we're going with its original run which suggests that it was far less popular initially over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1x4 (original run)
(will forever continue to rechart during each Christmas season)
This was far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for Paramore, so much so that it managed to reappear on this list despite coming out during the midpoint of 2009 where it achieved most of its success over there.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Decode #15
Ignorance #32
Brick by boring brick #29
The only exception #13
It's odd that this wouldn't be Glee's biggest success in NZ given how it was easily the shows biggest success here in Australia, I guess the kiwis weren't as interested in listening to the cast cover showtunes as we Aussies were.
Peak position #3
Jackie Thomas may have won the first season of X Factor NZ in 2013, however it was Whenua Patuwai who was the fan favourite as evidence by his album being more successful over there than Jackie's was (which is still to come on this list.)
Peak position #4
I guess the kiwis weren't as big a fan of Baz Lurhman's adaptation of the Great Gatsby as we Aussies were (likely due to a lack of patriotism as this was also the case for Moulin rouge) which would explain why this didn't do as well over there as it did over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Young and beautiful #23
A little party never killed nobody #3
This is another album that could've made it on the Australian side of my site if I wanted to expand my list for albums of the 2010's, as is, it was more of a success in NZ due to J Cole being quite popular on Spotify with this release.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
KOD #10
I would've been surprised if Jack Johnson didn't make an appearance on this list given how he dominated the 00's in NZ like he did in Australia, again he found no further success after this album anywhere in the world.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
You and your heart #30
Following the demise of his group Fast Crew, Dane Rumble embarked on a solo career that began and ended with this album which was more pop rock than the hip hop his older fans were used to. It spawned quite a number of hits for him, making his lack of a follow up all the more confusing.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Always be here #13
Don't know what to do #10
Cruel #3
Everything #20
I guess the kiwis had a ton of nostalgia for Foster and Allen this decade if this was able to become a huge hit for the duo, as it turns out, they had quite a lengthy career after their 1983 effort "Maggie" from the album of the same name.
Peak position #2
This is the first of three collaborations that Slash had with Myles Kennedy and his band the Conspirators, it was a decent success in NZ as well as a minor success here in Australia due to how well received his earlier entry on this list was.
Peak position #1x1
This was initially a dud for Chris Brown in NZ given how it looked like it was going to debut high but then quickly fall out of the charts, however it stuck around for quite some time on the lower half of their charts likely due to strong streaming data that occurred.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Questions #33
Avalanche city has two albums on this list, both of them only barely qualifying due to them taking a back seat to the big chart toppers they both spawned for him in his homeland. This was his debut album which didn't achieve much success outside of its lead single becoming a huge surprise hit for him over there at the start of the decade.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Love love love #1
Well, this is a surprise, mainly because I would've thought Norah Jones would be considered as yesterday's news in 2016 over in NZ even if she found more success over there than she ever did over here. That clearly wasn't the case given how it managed to be one of the more popular albums of that year.
Peak position #2
This was more popular for RPO in NZ than it was here in Australia or indeed their first album where they dug up Elvis's back catalogue to turn into classical works.
Peak position #2
This was so much less successful in NZ for Eminem than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis weren't as forgiving with this critically panned album as we Aussies were upon its release.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Walk on water #18
River #3
This albums success in NZ was more in line with its success here in Australia, meaning that Susan Boyle's popularity over there greatly decreased with each entry as opposed to it having a massive drop off from her first album like it was down under.
Peak position #2
For whatever reason, this album from the Beatles managed to become a huge success for them fifteen years after its release exclusively in NZ. I have no idea why as the rest of the world only has it on the lower half of their charts albeit perpetually.
Peak position #2
Given how this album contains several NZ artists on the track listing in addition to the kiwis likely recognising the Australian names that appear on here, it only makes sense this duets album Ronan Keating made would be more successful over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1x1
From what I can gather, Peter Posa was a popular instrumentalist from NZ that must have been rather popular in the 60's given how this greatest hits album managed to be a huge success for him fifty years after his relevancy had faded over there.
Peak position #1x6
This was so much more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia or Bruce Springsteen, that said, it still remains his only 2010's album to appear on this site of mine.
Peak position #1x2
It's interesting that this was still a massive success for P!nk in NZ given how the lead single was only barely a sleeper hit over there, who knows how big her next album will be (whenever she gets around to releasing it that is.)
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Walk me home #16
This is the band that Eddie Low was a part of that I mentioned earlier on this list, their greatest hits package was also a success this decade proving how much love there was for NZ nostalgia this decade.
Peak position #1x2
We looked at Lee Kernaghan's tribute to the ANZACS on the Australian side of this site, so let's look at Dennis Marsh's tribute that he made around the same time which proved to be equally as successful in NZ as Lee's album was here in Australia.
Peak position #1x1
While the kiwis didn't take to the soundtrack as much as we Aussies did, they made up for that by having the singles on the album be more popular over there than they were over here back in the day.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Earned it #7
Love me like you do #1
It's odd that this greatest hits album from Dragon would find success in their homeland and not here in Australia given how much more popular they were over here than they were over there during their heyday.
Peak position #4
This barely missed the cut in appearing on the Australian side of my site as this album was released to exclusively in the southern hemisphere due to the popularity of the Madden Brothers on the Voice Australia, for some reason, it was much more of a success in NZ.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
We are done #1
I'm not sure why this album released in the late 90's became a success at the start of the decade in NZ, I'm guessing it was an anniversary package as it does line up with its release schedule of that was the case.
Peak position #2
I guess the kiwis were more forgiving of Linkin Park's musical experimentation this decade than we Aussies were given how they managed to score two entries on this list as opposed to just the one (which is still to come on this list.)
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Burn it down #13
While this wasn't as big a success for 5SOS in NZ as it was here in Australia, at least it made up for that by having the singles in general being more popular over there than they were over here likely through the strength of streaming.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
She looks so perfect #1
Don't stop #1
Good girls #15
Kiss me kiss me #10
Everything I didn't say #8
Amnesia #5
This will be the only album from Frank Ocean to appear on this site, mainly because his debut album was too much of a sleeper hit in the southern hemisphere to rack up the points to do so and that this album was only big due to Frank's infamous feud with Chris Brown this decade.
Peak position #1x1
Here's the expansion pack from Ellie Goulding's album from earlier on this list, it lasted much longer on the RIANZ charts even though it didn't last as long on the upper echelons of their charts. I get the feeling her nonfans consider this her true second album as this is where she scored her biggest international hit singles.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Burn #7
How long will I love you #6
I vaguely remember Fifth harmony having a toxic fanbase throughout the 2010's, however that fanbase only seemed to be in their native America as the only album from any of them to have any success was the solo debut from its most popular (and some might say least talented) member Camilla Cabello.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Havana #2
Never be the same #8
It's little surprise this didn't even see the light of day in NZ until the surprise success it had here in Australia a year after its initial release, that said it was more of a sleeper hit over there than it was over here, hence its lower placement on this list.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Let her go #1
This was released six years after Howard Morrison's death, as you can tell, this was an excellent decade when it came to honouring the music of some of the greatest entertainers from NZ in their homeland.
Peak position #3
I did feature a hit single from Patsy Riggir on my 1981 list for this side of my site, apparently the kiwis had enough nostalgia for that one hit that the country singer saw massive success with this greatest hits album she released thirty years later.
Peak position #4
Although each of her albums proved to be less popular than the last for Susan Boyle, it appears the kiwis were still willing to keep her around as this isn't even her final appearance on this list.
Peak position #1x1
We have another greatest hits album from the Seekers to make it big in NZ, in fact I'm surprised one of these albums didn't dominate the album charts when Judith Durham recently passed away.
Peak position #2
This is the only successful album that the Script had over in NZ, rather conveniently, it was one of their less popular albums here in Australia due to it failing to spawn a hit over here like it did over there.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
Superheroes #14
Hail rain or sunshine #34
Paint the town green #8
I guess the kiwis wanted to hear more AC/DC over us Aussies, either that or they really liked the second entry in the Iron man trilogy as this was more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1x1
I guess the kiwis really loved this adaptation of the Broadway musical (despite its many faults in filmmaking and arguably human rights) that they allowed its soundtrack to be equally as popular over there as it was here in Australia. I guess it was due to the film having both Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in the cast.
Peak position #1x3
I really wasn't expecting to feature a solo album from Dire straits frontman Mark Knopfler, especially not one of his more recent entries given how hard it is for anyone in the rock sphere to find success in the streaming era.
Peak position #3
This is another album that could've made the cut on the Australian list but didn't because of how short I made it; it was more of a success in NZ for RHCP even if it was still a fraction of what Stadium arcadium achieved.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
The adventures of rain dance Maggie #30
We have further evidence that the kiwis were in tune with reality TV from around the world with this entry as Karise Eden did take the Australian music scene by storm with this album once she won on her season of the Voice Australia.
Peak position #3
This was slightly more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly because barring their debut single "Creep," the critically acclaimed band always had more success over there than they did over here.
Peak position #2
I told you this was more of a success for Lana Del Rey in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis wanted to further reward the person who inspired Lorde given how the younger NZ star had taken the world by storm by the time this was released.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
West coast #31
Brooklyn baby #19
This is the other big album that Lady A had over in NZ that was once again too much of a sleeper hit to appear on the Australian equivalent of this site, I guess the kiwis really loved the trio during the first stretch of the decade.
Peak position #2
I wasn't expecting to feature another album from Hayley Westenra on this site, however she did well enough with this album that's a tribute to Ennio Morricone at the start of the decade to qualify for this list.
Peak position #1x1
I guess Shihad was still a thing this decade as not only did they score an appearance with this 2014 effort, but their 2010 effort only barely missed the cut from appearing on this list.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Think you're so fine #40
Well at least this was more of a mainstream success over in NZ than it was here in Australia, even so, it had a similar chart trajectory over there as it did here as it rebounded on their charts whenever one of the singles was released as such.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Problem #1
Break free #5
Bang bang #4
Best mistake #29
Love me harder #28
One last time #22
This didn't make the cut for the Australian side of my site as it appears this was a success through streaming despite Lukas Graham finding success with digital sales down under, the streaming angle allowed it to be a success in NZ as the kiwis incorporated that onto their main charts by this point.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
7 years #1
Mama said #29
It appears the kiwis weren't as big a fan of Burlesque as we Aussies were given how the soundtrack proved to be far less popular over there than it was over here for its stars Cher and Christina Aguilera.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Show me how you burlesque #8
Even though the kiwis used his earlier entry to convey their love and respect for Prince's passing, they didn't pass up on making this a success over there just like it was here in Australia.
Peak position #1x1
This is the other entry from Avalanche city on this list, it was slightly less popular likely due to the lead single not being as big over there as the lead single to his earlier entry was.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Inside out #1
The last time Tracy Chapman troubled the charts anywhere in the world was with her previous greatest hits album from 2001, even then this was only a success in NZ likely as their penance for making the (in my opinion) awful EDM cover of her signature track as success around the time it was released.
Peak position #3
It appears the kiwis had some love for AC/DC this decade as well as this managed to be equally as popular over there upon its initial release as it was over here for the legendary band.
Peak position #2
I wasn't expecting to feature a Migos album on this site, although admittedly they did seem far more lucrative on streaming services which would explain why their second Culture album was a massive success in NZ albeit as a sleeper hit.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Stir fry #18
Walk it talk it #36
This is the third and final entry to come from Sol Mio, once again proving that the kiwis really did love their local classical music scene even if it meant that their international equivalent didn't receive as much love over there as it did here in Australia.
Peak position #1x4
I told you this third album from the Foo fighters was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, not but much mind you, but certainly more so that it's worth pointing out on this list.
Peak position #1x3
It turns out the kiwis were a little late to the Glee party as this was only released in the early months of the decade over there, this tardy release allowed it to be more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1x1
Following the success of Pink Floyd's comeback album from earlier on this list, David Gilmour decided to cash in off the bands popularity by releasing a solo album which proved to be quite popular with the kiwis during the midpoint of the decade.
Peak position #1x3
This was more of a mainstream success in NZ for Beyonce which is how it manages to have a higher appearance on this side of my site compared to the Australian side, it even spawned a huge hit for her over there as opposed to only minor hits over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Run the world #9
Best thing I never had #5
Love on top #14
We looked at the runner up of the first season of X factor NZ already on this list, so let's look at the album which came from the winner of that season that at least made up for its lack of success by spawning a moderate hit.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
It's worth it #1
Skinny love #23
I guess Leonard's earlier entry on this list wasn't that much of a surprise for the kiwis given how they managed to allow him to have a hit with his penultimate album a few years prior to his untimely death.
Peak position #1x2
It's no surprise this was reappearing on this side of my site given how late in the decade it was release in the 00's, it's here mainly for prosperity as it exited the RIANZ charts rather quickly back in the day.
Peak position #5
Unlike in Australia where this is the only success Dr Dre had throughout his career, his 1999 effort 2001 made the cut on this side of my site, which does surprise me in realising this wasn't more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1x1
Given how Katchafire was able to score a massive hit in the first stretch of the decade, it only makes sense that another reggae band from NZ would follow suit which is what House of Shem did with their second album.
Peak position #1x1
Suzanne Prentice had one charting single in 1981 with "When I dream," apparently that was enough for this greatest hits package form over thirty years later to become a hit for her among her fellow kiwis.
Peak position #2
The kiwis seemed to be more divided on this album from Linkin Park than we Aussies were, so much so that you can argue their earlier entry on this list was seen as a return to form over there for the band.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
The catalyst #27
It's little surprise this was only a modest success for Naked and famous in their homeland even if they received a ton of buzz internationally from this album, if it came out just a year prior, no doubt they would've found that international success as well as this being far more successful for the NZ duo.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Young blood #1
Punching in a dream #11
This was Disturbed's final album during their first run together, it only barely missed the cut on the Australian side of this site due to having much stiffer competition over here than it did over in NZ for some reason. Of course, the band would reemerge later in the decade with their earlier entry on this list.
Peak position #1x1
I wasn't expecting to feature two albums from former Dire straits frontman Mark Knopfler on this list, evidently the kiwis were so impressed with his earlier entry on this list that they made its follow up a success as well.
Peak position #4
Given how he had a surprise chart topper in NZ with a rerelease of "In the air tonight" in 2008, it only makes sense that this release from Phil Collins would be a moderate success for him over there at the start of the decade.
Peak position #2
This was even less popular for JT in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm really shocked here as he managed to achieve far greatest success over there than he did over here throughout the 00's.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Suit and tie #14
Mirrors #7
If you're wondering who the Phoenix foundation was, they were a NZ indie band who scored a moderate hit with this breakthrough of theirs at the start of the decade despite its failure in spawning a hit for them.
Peak position #4
Given how Cold chisel wasn't anywhere near as popular in NZ as they were here in Australia, it makes sense that this wouldn't see the same dizzying levels of success over there as it did over here throughout the decade.
Peak position #5
This entry really struggled to make an appearance on this list of mine given how quickly it fell off the NZ charts as opposed to it sticking around here in Australia. I guess it's safe to say they benefitted from sales rather than streaming even though you'd swear the opposite would be the case.
Peak position #4
Once again, this is Michael Buble's final appearance on this list, who knows if he'll release a new album that will rise to the ranks in popularity he had throughout the 00's and 2010's.
Peak position #2
We're now starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for entries on this list, mainly because this entry from Dennis Marsh was technically a Christmas entry as it plummeted from the RIANZ charts when the new year rolled around.
Peak position #6
It looks like the Black keys were able to find success with the follow up to their earlier entry on this list in NZ, this was a bit of a minor hit here in Australia, hence why it failed to appear on that side of my site.
Peak position #2
We have another entry on this list that proves how much the kiwis were in tune with Australian reality TV, although naturally this wasn't as popular over there as it was over here for Altiyan Childs.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Somewhere in the world #5
This proved to be equally as successful for Rod Stewart in NZ as it was here in Australia, again it only became a success during the Christmas season it first came out in.
Peak position #1x3
Well one of the biggest names in opera music throughout the 00's was Il Divo, so why not have their Italian equivalent try to recapture that success with their album from the start of the 2010's?
Peak position #2
Even though he didn't have a surprise comeback hit this decade like he did in the 90's and 00's, Dave Dobbyn was regardless able to find success with his latest greatest hits package (as of this writing of course) proving how much the kiwis love his back catalogue to this day.
Peak position #2
Given how he had a massive hit with his solo debut in his homeland, it makes sense that Tiki Taane would see some success with his follow up even if it was a fraction of what he had previously achieved.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Summer time #28
Well, I've painted a target on my back by mentioning these guys on my site, indeed they were moderately successful in NZ just as the decade was coming to an end and even mildly successful here in Australia with this release.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Boy with luv #12
Much like here in Australia, these guys were also able to squeeze in a section entry on this list of mine in NZ proving how many surprises there were in the international alternative scene this decade.
Peak position #1x1
Told you we'd be revisiting Stan Walker's catalogue on this list, although this is the final success he had in his homeland given how it failed to spawn a hit for him over there despite its success.
Peak position #3
This will be Kanye's only appearance on this list as My beautiful dark twisted fantasy wasn't a mainstream success in NZ like it was here in Australia, it's also one of the earliest albums to produce an album bomb given how all the tracks charted worldwide upon its initial release.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Yikes #11
Wouldn't leave #21
All mine #5
Ghost town #14
This was the only successful album Juice wrld had during his short lifetime, I would say it rebounded on the charts when he died given how it was released the same year that happened, however it didn't rebound high enough for it to affect its placement on this list.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Robbery #33
This entry just stuns me given how it only barely managed to make the cut for this list, I guess the kiwis weren't as into Kendrick Lamar as we Aussies were initially which obviously changed with his earlier entry on this list.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
I #31
King kunta #24
Much like here in Australia, it appears the kiwis skipped over the second soundtrack of the 50 shades franchise and gave success to the third instalment, again I don't know why as the second entry spawned a massive worldwide hit the year prior.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
For you #34
We have another greatest hits package to come from Neil Diamond, hey at least his 1972 magnum opus Hot august night failed to become a hit in the southern hemisphere since the turn of the millennium.
Peak position #4
This is the third and final album to come from Dennis Marsh on this list, even in this day and age, we have the notion that age is nothing but a number in the music scene given how popular the country singer was over there.
Peak position #2
This was indeed a good decade for Leonard Cohen in NZ, or at least it would've been if he hadn't had passed away in 2016 as he manages to score three entries on this list with his later catalogue.
Peak position #1x1
It appears the kiwis were also willing to forgive Metallica for their disaster that was Lulu from the start of the decade when they released this long awaited follow up given how it managed to appear on this list albeit much lower than it did on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #1x1
This is the final album from Susan Boyle that had any sort of success in her career, she may have had a short run in the mainstream (likely due to overexposure) however it was a wonderous run in the spotlight regardless.
Peak position #3
Judging by the cover art, it appears this is a sequel to David Bowie's magnum opus Heroes from 1977 which I'm guessing was incentive enough for the kiwis to make it a success upon its initial release despite him being in obscurity for nearly thirty years when it came out.
Peak position #1x1
It looks like Devilskin were able to achieve a second entry on this list, although we're definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel for candidates here as this dropped out of their charts fairly quickly following its release.
Peak position #1x1
This is the only notable success that Marlon Williams had in his homeland, he is a country singer who struggled for relevancy due to his fellow kiwis not being massive fans of the genre at any point in time.
Peak position #1x1
This recharted throughout the decade for some reason, perhaps this was the world's way of trying to cleanse its palate from Chinese democracy given how poorly received that album was in the late 00's.
Peak position #3
Apologies for the shorter list, but there really isn't any incentive for me to keep mentioning albums from this point onwards due to the lack of cultural impact they had here in NZ throughout the decade after this. This is definitely more so here given how many greatest hits packages became big from local artists from yesteryear this decade.
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