Hits of Australia and NZ: More hits on the digital charts 00's

Well, I guess it's fitting that I would make this expansion to my list of the biggest digital hits of the 00's given how there's was obviously more than 200 songs that got big off the format that decade, although not much hence why I'm doing things a bit differently here. I'll start off with the songs that barely missed the cut and then will feature six songs that likely would've made the cut had the digital charts existed during the first three months of 2006. I round out this post by making quick commentary of songs that were big hits on our physical charts and why they weren't as such on our digital charts.

Well, I did mention that there were two versions of this song floating around on our digital chart back in the day, this entry is for the less popular version (which I can't find album art for) which goes to show just how inescapable this ballad was back in the day with us Aussies as this far out charted many other songs of the day.

not eligible for physical list

This was equally as popular on our digital storefront as it was as a physical single, I guess this makes sense given how it fits both as a club banger as well as an alternative rock track much like La roux's entry from the main list. It's a shame these guys remain a one hit wonder to this day despite massive attempts at escaping the one hit wonder bin.

#205 on physical list

This was another near miss for the main list that proved to be equally as successful as both a digital release and as a physical release here in Australia, again this is further proof that pop divas were equally as welcome with the cool kids as they were with the more mainstream audience throughout the decade.

#209 on physical list

I told you this only barely missed the cut for appearing on the main list, in fact it's technically more popular than "This love" on the digital format but only because it charted much higher on those charts. It of course didn't chart nearly as long which is why it places much lower on this list than that does.

#267 on physical list

For whatever reason, we Aussies became more receptive to victory singles as the decade was coming to an end when it came to digital sales, I guess this was a sign that even the more mundane audiences of the day finally gravitated towards digital downloads with ballads such as this.

#147 on physical list

Although nostalgia was what gave these girls a massive hit with their debut single as a group (and indeed fuelled the success of their entire catalogue) that success was largely from audiences that weren't using the digital storefront given how much less successful this was as a digital track.

#23 on physical list

Much like the previous entry, this was a hit fuelled by our collective nostalgia of the original, although I guess Natalie was also on a roll around this time thanks to her involvement with the Rogue traders as Shannon's absence on these lists of mine has been noticeable.

#46 on physical list

You'd think this would've been a shoe in for the main list, however even as a digital single, this took forever in a day to climb up our charts even after it placed high on the 2007-year end list for Triple J. At least it being a rock track meant that it was able to have more presence on the digital charts than it did on our physical charts which is a luxury it wouldn't have had even a year later.

not eligible for physical list

I did point out on the main list that T.I saw considerably less success on our digital charts than he did with his physical sales, although at least all three of his big hits he had here did make somewhat of an impact on our digital storefront back in the day which is more than I can say for most rappers of the day.

#252 on physical list

We have another hip hop track that saw sound success on our digital charts back in the day, this time it's the breakthrough hit from the Hilltop hoods who were able to match the success they had on our physical charts on the format, or at least achieve moderate success as we're quickly running out of genuine hits during the 00's in this regard on this list.

#233 on physical list

There were two versions of this ballad floating around back in the day, this was obviously the single version as it charted prior to the release of Vanessa's comeback album. It appears the album version did take away enough of this version's success that it really struggled to make it on this bonus list of mine despite how inescapable it was on our airwaves.

#84 on physical list

I guess this is proof that the digital charts wouldn't have done much to recoup Avril's losses from her first two albums given how this feels like a track that belongs on those albums, at least it did decently well hence its appearance on this list, but we clearly were more interested in her bratty new direction at this point.

#96 on physical list

This is the final song to make this list that had multiple versions of it, of course this is the uncensored version as I don't recall anyone talking about the radio version which replaces the infamous "oh shit!'s" with "oh snap!'s" in the song. In this regard, it's difficult to say if this was the weakest song from Fergie on the format overall, but it's certainly far from the strongest.

#143 on physical list

This is my final entry that appeared as a bonus entry on one of my official lists, here it's the fourth single from JT's second album which naturally was a victim of high album sales on the physical charts that resulted in its placement as a bonus entry.

not eligible for physical list

I honestly would've thought this would be a shoe in for the main list, although I guess this does come from a former cast member of Neighbours even though this feels like something the Veronicas would've released at the time. I guess this conflicted with hipper audiences who liked the song but not the fact it was a Neighbour’s property.

#116 on physical list

To think this nearly didn't make the cut for this extended list of mine, although this does feel out of step with the rest of the girls catalogue, so perhaps the audience this appealed to wasn't among their main audience who likely felt alienated by these otherwise promiscuous women standing up for themselves on this track.

#176 on physical list

This is the last entry on this list that was a hit on the digital charts throughout the decade, that's right, there were only seventeen songs that failed to make the official list with this bratty single from Avril's third album being one of them. It goes to show how exclusive the format was given how many other songs failed to make the cut from around this time.

#237 on physical list

This next section covers songs that I'm sure would've made the cut had the digital charts launched just a little while sooner than it did.

I did mention that this was pulled from shelves here in Australia back in the day, well it appears that digital sales were so strong going into 2006 that this managed to crack the digital top twenty upon its initial week proving how well loved this collaboration with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx was here in Australia.

not eligible for physical list

This is the song that lasted the longest on the digital charts in this section, suggesting that it was an easy hit on that format given how it was released two months prior to when the charts were launched here in Australia. It's easy to see why this connected with the hipsters given that it has whistling throughout the track which was a common trend in alternative music at the time.

#45 on physical list

While it's not the oldest song on this list (that would of course be Kanye's entry from before) the fact this managed to still be in the top twenty for a while once the digital charts launched should tell you how much the hipsters loved James Blunt back in the day. Who knows how high this would be on the main charts if they launched during the peak of its popularity.

not eligible for physical list

I guess this was released quite early in the year which would explain why it only lasted a few weeks on the digital charts when they first launched, this suggests that the second single from Nickelback's magnum opus All the right reasons was indeed quite popular on the format and thus, popular with those more in touch with the hip crowd.

#194 on physical list

This had a high peak on the digital charts when they launched (making it have the highest peak position in this section) however it dropped fairly quickly soon after which suggests that the format launched right when this song was coming out of vogue in our music scene. It makes sense given how it had been out for two months once the format launched and that it came from a highly successful album.

#182 on physical list

This may have quickly fallen off the digital charts once they initially launched, however it too was released several months prior to their launch which easily suggests that it was simply going out of vogue in our music scene rather than it being rejected by the digital crowd. Quite impressive given how Ashlee disgraced herself two years prior with her infamous SNL performance in the eyes of the music scene.

#228 on physical list

Finally, these are the songs that didn't make the cut for any part of this list that would apply to my physical list

Even though they were no longer in teen pop, Westlife did begin their career as a boy band which likely rubbed our digital storefront the wrong way.

#48 on physical list

I guess Chris Brown needed to earn his way into becoming a superstar as far as our digital storefront was concerned as there’s no evidence this was a hit at all if that format launched during the height of its popularity.

#122 on physical list