This was the third hit to come from Nelly Furtado's debut album in NZ, it was a huge hit for her over there and virtually nowhere else in the world due to it feeling out of place with her other two hits from the previous year. Lyrically this feels more like it belongs on her third album Loose which perhaps explains why the kiwis had an easier time gravitating towards that album upon its initial release.
#60 for 2002
I guess the kiwis were more willing to hear a serious song from D12 than us Aussies were given how there wasn't any signs of this song being pulled from shelves over here like so many other entries on this list that saw a massive improvement in the rankings. Indeed, this serious tone that the track takes is the complete opposite of their other two hits down under which were far more juvenile.
#63 for 2004 (#44 website)
While this didn't chart as high in NZ as it did over here in Australia, it still managed to be equally as successful in both countries due to this having to work its way up to its success over there as supposed to it debut high on our charts and quickly falling off once its initial appeal wore off. Either way it was an impressive feat for the third single of a (then) unknown singer/songwriter making it big worldwide.
#73 for 2002 (#49 website)
It seems weird to me that Ja Rule's only repeat entries on this side of my site would be his collaborations with Ashanti, it makes you think the two were dating when in reality they only ever had a professional relationship with each other (she was dating Nelly for the record.) This time, the song was a success likely due to the video which pays obvious homage to the 70's cult classic Grease.
#59 for 2003 (#40 website)
This was the first of two hits that Mareko had in his homeland, it's a bit of a cocky debut single given how the title implies that he would be the hottest new name for NZ hip hop throughout the decade when Scribe clearly took that title with his entry from the start of the list. At least this didn't trap him in the one hit wonder bin over there given how his earlier entry on this list was also a success for him.
#63 for 2003 (#41 website)
I guess the kiwis really weren't as amused by this third single from Fergie's solo album as we Aussies were, that Fatman scoop breakdown has become infamous over the years and it's admittedly hard to take a song seriously that comprises of a chorus spelling out the word its named after. She would go on a winning streak over there with her previous two entries which helped her album become a success.
#67 for 2007 (#33 website)
Westlife were on a roll over in NZ as they managed to achieve a huge hit with the lead single to their third album, an album that once again, saw a ton of success over there and virtually no success over here likely due to us Aussies already moving on from the boy band wars by the time it was released. It would be their final album to find success over there until they reinvented themselves later in the decade.
#61 for 2002
This was considerably less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Britney Spears, I'm guessing this was due to the kiwis not finding the video to be as titillating as the rest of the world was or also because of how repetitive the song is. She would have one more hit over there with "Circus" before the kiwis officially gave up on her as opposed to us Aussies which kept her around during the club boom.
#57 for 2008
You'd think this song would've performed much better on this list given how the kiwis didn't allow record labels to tamper with an artists released schedule like we Aussies did, it appears that the song was less popular over there than it was over here, meaning that I won't be able to put this song on a respectable placement on this list based on its chart run to reflect how popular it was back in the day.
#59 for 2000 (#49 website)
I'm surprised this was only a sleeper hit at best for Michelle Branch here in Australia, mainly because I remember hearing this quite a bit on the radio back in the day which I would've thought translated to people making it a success for her here. Fortunately, that was the case in NZ which led to her joining the ranks of Vanessa Carlton and Avril Lavigne as successful female singer/songwriters of the decade.
#41 for 2001
#44 for 2002
This was the first hit that T.I had as a lead artist, much like "I wanna love you" from Akon, this also is a censored version of a much filthier track which is perhaps why it was able to catch on in NZ where it failed to do so in most parts of the world. The rapper would have much more commercial success the following year thanks to him conforming to the pop trends of the day.
#58 for 2007 (#30 website)
It appears the kiwis passed up "Hella good" this year in favour of this third single from No Doubt's album Rock steady as this was a flop here in Australia due to the success of that song over here, I guess they preferred listening to Gwen dial it back on this track as opposed to her rocking out to that track back in the day. Her final hit with the band would be equally as popular in both countries the following year.
#63 for 2002
It appears the kiwis were bigger fans of this theme to the first Spiderman flick than us Aussies were given how it managed to appear much higher on this side of my site, this is taking into account that Nickelback weren't as popular over there around this time as they were over here and that no one knew who Saliva or the frontman of that band was when this was initially released.
#76 for 2002
Much like here in Australia, this was also Destiny's Child's final hit in NZ where it also managed to become a bigger hit over there than it was over here, likely due to the album's popularity having no effect on its success as opposed to here where it likely did (the album only barely missed out on appearing on this site.) They would release one more single before finally going their separate ways.
#55 for 2005 (#49 website)
This was a massive hit for Phil Collins upon its initial release in NZ a quarter of a century prior, however it didn't reach the dizzying heights of success it achieved throughout the rest of the world at the time. Fast forward a quarter of a century and the song finds itself in a Cadbury campaign where a gorilla plays the drums to this track which obviously amused the kiwis enough to make it a huge chart topper for him this year over there.
#44 for 2008 (#23 website)
I honestly would've thought this would be one of the biggest hits of the year in NZ given how this was inescapable on our airwaves here in Australia and that a combination of strong album sales plus Australian idol taking over our charts was why it wasn't any bigger down under. I guess the kiwis didn't find this as titillating as we Aussies did, although this was also the case for the song this samples back in the 70's.
#70 for 2004
Given the huge hit he had from earlier on this list, it makes sense that J Williams would start bringing on his fellow kiwis in order to expand his fanbase which he began with Lavina Williams who is notable for competing in season four of Australian idol (despite being a NZ resident) but not making it to the finals for that year. The RNB singer would find much more notable collaborators going into the new decade.
#55 for 2009 (#39 website)
This managed to be released on time in NZ for Sean Kingston, not only that, but it also saw instant success over there as opposed to here where it really needed to work its way up to its success with us Aussies. This is probably because the kiwis were still in love with reggae music (and still are to this day from what I can gather) which was a genre that Sean was a part of throughout his career.
#54 for 2007
We have another appearance from Smashproof to look at from their debut album, this time there wasn't any emotional weight behind the track which is perhaps why it wasn't nearly as successful as their earlier entry on this list. At least it gave them one more hit before the decade was out as they were unable to find any success in the 2010's just like the majority of 00's artists.
#68 for 2009 (#50 website)
I guess the kiwis were a bit late in discovering this track from IIO compared to us Aussies, although once they did, it managed to become a decent success over there even if it wasn't as popular there as it was over here for the American duo. This unfortunately meant that they remain a one hit wonder over there like they are over here as nothing else became popular in the southern hemisphere for them.
#70 for 2002
Well, it appears the kiwis weren't as amused by this track from Kelis as we Aussies and her fellow Americans were this year, indeed they preferred it when they were able to take her seriously as evidence by how much better her earlier entry did over there back in the day. It's a shame she didn't have more hits in either country in the southern hemisphere given how interesting she was as an artist.
#62 for 2004 (#27 website)
Following his departure from Five, ABS decided to embark on a solo career that was off to a good start with this solo debut single of his given how it was a big hit in NZ and his native UK. I guess it was interesting to see him abstain from rapping on this track given that's how he stood out from the other members of the boy band, however that only gave him one hit as the rest of his album would be a flop.
#62 for 2002
This will be Carly Binding's only appearance on my site given how this was the only hit she managed to achieve that racked up enough points to appear on here ("We kissed" did come close though) Carly is best known for her work with the girl group Truebliss who became the first group to win a reality TV series when they appeared on Popstars NZ in 1999.
#77 for 2002
This was an E.P from Elemeno P, a NZ alternative band that managed to score massive success with the album that spawned the title of this E.P as well as a few other minor hits over there. I would've thought that their one female member was the lead vocalist of the group like other bands of the day, it turns out she was merely a backup vocalist and guitarist in a way that subverts this expectation.
#72 for 2003 (#44 website)
It took almost an entire decade for 3 the hard way to follow up their debut album from 1994, I guess the kiwis were very patient to see what else they had up their sleeves as this managed to become equally as successful over there as their debut single "Hip hop holiday" did. Given how there isn't an obvious sample that they use here like that song did, it wasn't a success over in Australia for the trio.
#58 for 2003 (#47 website)
For whatever reason, "Clint Eastwood" was only a sleeper hit in NZ just like it was here in Australia, as such it won't be reappearing on this side of my site. Fortunately, this second single from the album was a much bigger deal over there (a number one hit in fact) which ensures that it gets a spot on this list likely through the gimmick of the band recognising the turn of the century with its release.
#71 for 2001
Well, it appears that the kiwis also disagreed with this being among the biggest hits of the decade as this did just as well on their charts as it did on ours suggesting that it was equally as popular there as it was over here (it was slightly more so due to having stiffer competition to work against.) Indeed, her popularity over there overall was very limited as she only has one more appearance to come on this list.
#52 for 2005 (#36 website)
This was the lead single to the Feeler's second album Communicate, an album that was a massive success for the band that nonetheless won't be appearing on this site due to not racking up enough points to do so. Even so, there's no denying how popular the band was in a decade that seemed to finally reward the kiwis with success in their local music scene.
#66 for 2001
Well, here's that reunion that J-Lo had with LL Cool J that I mentioned the last time we looked at these two together on this site, indeed this was far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia likely due to the kiwis having more interest in this storyline the two invented with these songs than us Aussies did back in the day.
#68 for 2006
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis also wanted to atone for "Edge of seventeen" being a flop over there back in the day given how this was also the closet that song came to ever being a hit (or indeed any of Stevie Nick's solo material.) The girls would achieve less success over there than they did over here as a unit from here on out.
#64 for 2001
You thought that Bone thugs n Harmony were yesterday's news by this point in the new millennium, didn't you? It turns out they weren't as they managed to score a huge hit in NZ with this track that heavily samples "Take me home" from Phil Collins (hence why Phil has a featuring credit on this track.) This wouldn't even be their final hit as the quartet would be back again four years later with new hits.
#64 for 2003 (#46 website)
This was the only other hit that Natasha Bedingfield managed to achieve in NZ, mainly for the presence of Sean Kingston who was on a roll over there around this time given how he was coming off a highly successful debut album. This was also a hit over in America of all places, again likely due to Sean's popularity but also because Natasha found considerable success over there with her debut album.
#54 for 2008
I guess the trade-off for his earlier entry on this list not being as big in NZ as it was here in Australia was that the kiwis were able to give Kanye West a second hit from his third album in the form of this track, although this was a minor sleeper hit here in Australia meaning that we Aussies weren't completely ignorant to the rapper during the height of his career.
#78 for 2007
This is the other big hit that Kanye West had from his breakup album 808's and heartbreaks that failed to appear on the Australian side of my site, indeed this took a while to take off in NZ likely due to the kiwis being confused with listening to a second song from him in a row where he sounds like a robot but were eventually won over likely due to the animated music video.
#67 for 2009
While Ja Rule did have massive success with his album Pain is love in NZ, it appears that the kiwis were only interested in his "thugs need love too" songs as his only hits he had over there had Ashanti involved on the chorus as opposed to here in Australia where he at least had a few other hits without her. That said, this did manage to be a bigger hit for them over in NZ than it was here in Australia.
#58 for 2002
We have another entry to feature from Sean Kingston's debut album on this site, this being the third hit in a row he managed to score over in NZ from said album thanks to how popular he was over there with said album. He would score one more hit with his earlier entry on this list before he went to work on his second album which yielded more success for him as the decade was coming to an end over there.
#59 for 2008
This will be 3OH!3's only appearance on this side of my site as it appears the kiwis weren't as impressed with their online antics as we Aussies were, I'm guessing they didn't allow YouTube to dictate their music tastes for the longest time as many internet fads that were big over here weren't so much over there.
#63 for 2009
There were no signs of Enrique Iglesias slowing down when entering the new decade given how this second single from his first English album he released in English managed to be a massive success over there similar to "Bailamos" from the previous year, although it's worth noting that it wasn't particularly popular in any other English-speaking country in the world.
#39 for 2000
While it didn't last quite as long in NZ as it did here in Australia (it feels like it was pulled from shelves even though that practice was abolished over there by this point in time) it nonetheless proved to be a massive hit for 50 cent which suggests that the kiwis would rather listen to him be a (as he puts it) motherf**king P.I.M.P rather than him trying to be romantic on "21 questions" (which is still to come on this list.)
#31 for 2003
For whatever reason, this cover of the MJ classic from 1988 wasn't as big a hit for Alien ant farm in NZ as it was everywhere else in the world given how much lower it appears on this list compared to the Australian equivalent. I guess the kiwis made up for this blunder later in the decade by giving the band a second hit over there that wasn't a hit anywhere else in the world.
#54 for 2001
#52 for 2002
I'm a bit surprised that Mis Teeq didn't have more success in NZ considering they were a British girl group, although I did notice that it was mainly their white counterparts that made it big over there given how Eternal and Honeyz never achieved that much success over there compared to what they achieved over here in the 90's. In any case, we have their one and only hit in Australia reappearing on this list.
#62 for 2003 (#50 website)
You'd think that these two would've had more success in NZ than they did here in Australia, for the most part that's true as this managed to be a hit over there where it wasn't over here, however this will be their only new appearance on my site which is odd given how much the kiwis loved hip hop of their calibre. At least all of their other entries from the Australian side of my site will be reappearing on this side of it.
#69 for 2002
Well at least all of Fergie's big hits she had from her solo album here in Australia managed to reappear on this side of my site, although the kiwis really didn't seem that interested in having this theme song of hers be that big of a success considering how much less successful it was over there.
#77 for 2007
Bow wow was certainly on a roll in NZ and his native America now that he was a full-grown adult, here he is as the lead artist with this hit single he had likely due to the assistance of Chris Brown who was also on a roll during this point in his career throughout the world. Bow wow would have two more hits after this, both of which are still to come on this list.
#61 for 2007
Although this wasn't as big a hit in NZ as it was here in Australia, it appears that the kiwis did appreciate this anthem that encouraged listeners to ward off hecklers at a bar without coming off as entitled like "No" from Meghan Trainor would do a decade after this came out. I'm guessing this became a success in her native America due to its popularity in the southern hemisphere this year.
#67 for 2006
This will be the only appearance from the Kooks on this site of mine, they were a British indie band who heavily benefitted from the digital charts in NZ and their native UK that I'm sure would've found an audience here in Australia had we Aussies allowed digital only indie tracks to charts when this became big in those countries.
#81 for 2007
It looks like Usher was able to score a second hit over in NZ this year as this manage to become a hit for him over there where it failed to do so down under, I guess even with the fact that Chris Brown was dominating the RNB scene over there, the kiwis felt there was still enough room for there to be two princes of RNB this year even if the crown clearly belong to his younger counterpart.
#51 for 2008 (#47 website)
I guess the kiwis weren't as into the lore that Eiffel 65 created for their debut album as we Aussies were given how this wasn't nearly as successful over there as it was over here, admittedly they did feel a tad overexposed here back in the day given how their spectacle was more based on the music videos rather than the songs themselves which seemed to be double the case over there back in the day.
#67 for 2000
Even though he managed to achieve massive success with his debut album this year, I'm guessing that was due to his involvement with Savage from earlier on this list as this breakthrough single from Akon didn't do nearly as well over there as it did throughout the rest of the world. I'm guessing this was because the kiwis didn't find his duet with Alvin and the Chipmunks to be as endearing as international audiences.
#59 for 2005 (#15 website)
It appears the kiwis grew tired of this solo debut single from Fergie much quicker than us Aussies did, in fact you'd think this was pulled from shelves over there to encourage album sales of her album until you realise that it had a natural fall from the charts over there for that not to be the case. This can only mean that they were quicker to find this annoying than most demographics from around the world.
#55 for 2006
This is another song to greatly benefit on this side of my site thanks to the kiwis incorporating digital data onto their charts when it was released, heck this only barely made the cut on the Australian side of this site because I made a special section for songs that otherwise would've missed out were it not for our digital charts. In any case, we have a second appearance from the breakthrough single of Gym class heroes and their Supertramp sample.
#68 for 2007 (#45 website)
While there have been many improvements on these rankings of mine from songs that could be considered to be among the most defining of the decade, this second single from Beyonce's solo debut was one of the few to actually fall in these rankings as it appears the kiwis weren't as impressed with this love ballad with Sean Paul as the rest of the world was. In fact, Sean Paul in general wasn't well received over there for some reason.
#40 for 2003
It appears the kiwis were equally as interested in this posthumous hit from Biggie Smalls as we Aussies were this year as it managed to find equal amount of success in both countries for the rapper, it only makes sense that he would achieve a hit like this worldwide given how his rival 2Pac had achieved massive success the previous year with "Ghetto gospel."
#66 for 2006
This was the lead single to that album which was reportedly a concept album about Kanye West's breakup with Amber Rose, a woman who's only claim to fame as far as I can tell was her high-profile relationships with him and Wiz Khalifa. It's one of only two new appearances from the rapper on this site as the kiwis were more receptive towards his breakup album 808's and heartbreaks over us Aussies.
#63 for 2008
This is the only other hit that Dei Hamo achieved in his homeland, it was a huge hit for the rapper due to NZ hip hop being at the height of its popularity around this time given all the entries from the likes of Scribe and Savage from these last few lists alone. He would release one more single which was a complete flop over there which led to him fading into obscurity.
#63 for 2005 (#42 website)
You'd think that this would've appeared much higher on this list given how NZ had already incorporated digital data onto their main charts by the time it was released as a single, I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this lead single to Stadium arcadium as we Aussies were (at least according to our digital charts) given how it had no disadvantage over there and yet it still has a lower placement on this list.
#69 for 2006
This is the only new entry from Jordin Sparks that will be appearing on this site of my site, although rest assured that all of Jordin's entries from the Australian side of my site will be reappearing on this side of my site as even "Tattoo" racked up enough points to reappear on this list despite it being much less successful over there compared to what it was over here.
#53 for 2008 (#38 website)
Well, this certainly is a surprise, it appears that the kiwis can expect Dave Dobbyn to have a random hit once every ten years given how this comes over a decade after his last big hit "Language" which briefly revived his career in the mid 90's over there.
#76 for 2005
At least Ne-Yo was able to score a second hit in NZ this year where he failed to do so here in Australia, although this was mainly due to this being a huge failure on our digital charts during a time where they had been incorporated to our main charts as this did quite well on our physical charts and likely would've made the cut were the sales figures much stronger with those entries.
#77 for 2006
Unlike in Australia where Keri Hilson only had the one hit with Timbaland from the previous year, in NZ she managed to score two more hits with this solo entry being the first of those two, proving that she was among the hottest new names in female RNB just as the decade was coming to an end over there. We'll look at her other entry the following year which was also one of the biggest hits of the decade over there.
#46 for 2008 (#41 website)
I guess the kiwis really weren't interested in having Rihanna be a massive success this year with her second album, at least this was the case when it came to the singles from the album given how far less successful this was over there compared to here in Australia likely due to the controversial nature of the lyrics and what this ballad is about.
#64 for 2006
While this was a bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm surprised it wasn't even bigger since the bulk of this song's success down under came from its strong digital sales which the kiwis would've incorporated to their main charts by the time it was released over there. I guess this means that they weren't as excited for Brendan Urie taking over the emo rock scene from Green day at the time.
#56 for 2006
Rihanna didn't find much success from her second album when it came to her singles, however at least she can take comfort in this third single being a hit in NZ where it was a flop for her here in Australia back in the day. Of course, her third album was where she truly started finding massive success worldwide thanks to the singles being more universal than the one's on her first two albums.
#60 for 2006
#62 for 2007
This was a song that was tailor made to be as controversial as possible given how its subject matter (to say nothing of its cover art) was meant to address something that happened to Rihanna this year that I'm sure we're all familiar with by now. It appears we Aussies and kiwis weren't that interested in having this sort of music from her as this was a massive disappointment for her commercially in both countries.
#59 for 2009
This was the only other success that Lil Wayne was able to achieve from his critically acclaimed album Tha carter III, it's a song about him cheekily hitting on a female police officer presumably to get out of getting arrested by her. America passed up this track in favour of "A Milli," a song many will tell you is one of the worst ever made due to how annoying the production is.
#65 for 2008
Given how Akon saw inescapable success from his second album two years prior in NZ, I would've been dumbstruck if he didn't achieve at least some success over there with his third album which was the case with its lead single even though it was a massive flop for him over here in Australia. Sadly, this would be his final hit as a lead artist over there as "Beautiful" failed to catch on like it did over here.
#52 for 2008
#61 for 2009
This is the one and only hit to come from female rapper Lil Mama, I'm not sure where she got her rap name from as from what I can gather, she's never been a mother of any kind and was only a teenager when she began her career. I think the popularity of this track came from the two featured artists given how both Chris Brown and T-Pain were inescapably popular throughout the world this year.
#45 for 2008 (#39 website)
This proved to be far less successful for both men involved over in NZ, this is a bit strange as while "Suga suga" did chart higher over there than it did over here (due to being released on time) that song proved to be equally as successful in both countries in the southern hemisphere which suggests that this song would as well as apart from the artists having their roles reversed, it was essentially the same track as that was.
#70 for 2005 (#46 website)
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, there was little doubt it would be considering that it was a plea from the rapper to his critics to stop taking his music so seriously and to give his fanbase some credit that they won't emulate the violent behaviour he displays on his lyrics, basically making the same argument that video game nerds have been making for the gaming industry since its inception.
#68 for 2003
Here's that hit that Fat Joe had with Terror squad that I mentioned when we revisited his one and only solo hit from a few lists back, it's a posse cut he made with the other members of the group and a female rapper by the name of Remy who scored her one and only notable hit with this entry. Apparently, he was credited as Joey Crack on this track, a name that I feel is very inappropriate even for gangster hip hop.
#71 for 2004
While this charted much higher in NZ than it did here in Australia, the tradeoff was that it didn't last as long on their charts as it did on ours which means that it suffered in the rankings on this side of my site. Still, this proved to be a massive success for Christina Aguilera over there due to it being a perfect display of her vocal talents which many people (me included) feel her first two singles didn't adequately accomplish.
#68 for 2000
Sandwiched in between their two earlier entries on this list was this second single from the breakthrough album of My chemical romance, this having a more bombastic sound than their other two entries which I guess the kiwis weren't too big a fan of as it wasn't quite as successful over there. At least this and their previous entry were hits over there which is more than I can say for their success over here.
#76 for 2007
This was the third and final hit that these guys were able to achieve in their homeland from their debut album, they did release a second album later in the decade to very limited success which prompted the band to breakup and for Dane Rumble to embark on a solo career.
#74 for 2005
It seems weird that these guys would find more success in NZ at the turn of the millennium than they did here in Australia given how the opposite was true throughout the 90's, here they score a huge hit with the bonus track from their greatest hits package they released following the success of their (then) most recent album.
#65 for 2001
I'm as shocked as you are that this wasn't more of a hit in NZ especially considering how it was a huge success here in Australia this year, I guess the kiwis weren't that big of fans of the duo back in the day as none of their singles (save for one new entry on my next list) managed to be more of a success over there than they were over here. At least all of their entries will be reappearing on this side of my site.
#76 for 2001
It appears that the kiwis were just as impressed with this collaboration between former BFF's Kanye West and Jay-Z as we Aussies were this year, that is to say, this was only a hit over there due to the presence of Rihanna as neither of their other collaborations managed to spark any interest in either country in the southern hemisphere despite making an entire album together two years later.
#60 for 2009
It looks like these guys were able to score a second hit in their homeland with the lead single to their sophomore album, I guess this is proof that nu metal wasn't out of vogue just yet in NZ like it was throughout the rest of the world given that this easily would've flopped had these guys been from Australia and released it here.
#73 for 2005 (#50 website)
Well, here we are yet again with the ballad that Jordin Sparks performed at the 2007 American Idols that claimed her victory for that season, like I said earlier, it was delayed a release in NZ in favour of her duet with Chris Brown which is why it wasn't as popular over there as it was over here for her.
#61 for 2008
This was the only success that the American alternative band Filter were able to achieve anywhere in the world, even then, I get the feeling it was only a success in NZ due to alternative rock still being at the height of its popularity over there given the success of RHCP on this list alone.
#87 for 2000
You'd think that this teen pop number would've been much bigger for Billie Piper in NZ given how immensely popular it was here in Australia, I guess the drawback of her scoring success down under is that anything that makes it big over here can't make it as big over there and vice versa. This was the last hit she had anywhere in the world before she gave up her singing career to pursue acting.
#71 for 2000
It appears that the kiwis had a love/hate relationship with this song from J-Lo just like the rest of the world did, on the one hand, they appreciated her attempts at being down to earth over a bumping beat whilst on the other they felt that she missed the mark and wound up coming off as more out of touch with reality than ever before. The song has had a better reputation over the years due to this being a normal feat for celebrities.
#56 for 2002
#54 for 2003
Ne-Yo was on a roll this year as he released the second single to his biggest album Gentleman of the year, a song that shares its name with a Kelly Clarkson track much like "Because of you" from the previous year which suggests he was a bit uncreative with what he named his songs throughout his career. This obviously wasn't a deal breaker throughout the world given how popular he was.
#62 for 2008 (#37 website)
Well, this is certainly a surprise, I wasn't expecting to feature one of the singles from the White stripes on this site as they were always more of an album band than they were a single band. I guess the kiwis were able to flaunt the advantages of "going digital" this year by having this be a success for them over there just so they can truthfully say that the White stripes had a hit single over there and nowhere else in the world.
#71 for 2006
Although this wasn't a huge success for J-Lo in NZ like I'm sure she was hoping this would be (likely due to her dropping the F-bomb that radios had to censor) it did become more popular over there than it did over here in lieu of the albums success which suggests that the kiwis weren't part of the initial hostile reception to the album I remember it having back in the day worldwide.
#70 for 2001
Although this title track from RCHP's (then) most recent album would've been a success in its own right, I get the feeling a large factor for its success in NZ came from the music video which showcases members of the band playing a game that has simulations of themselves which impressed audiences around the world back in the day for its (then) impressive CGI graphics.
#74 for 2000
This was the second hit that Nesian Mystik was able to achieve from their second album in their homeland, it wasn't quite as popular as their earlier entries on this site, however it did keep their heads above water long enough to get them to their third album which was much more successful for them later in the decade.
#72 for 2006
This was slightly more popular here in Australia than it was over in NZ, I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with 50 Cent trying to be romantic as the rest of the world was given how this was his second consecutive Billboard chart topper for the rapper this year. I guess the presence of Nate Dogg was the reason why this was a success given how popular he was over there with his hit "Never leave me alone."
#66 for 2003
There were no signs of Blue slowing down in NZ and especially their native UK as they managed to achieve massive success in both countries with the lead single and title track from their second album, by this point, we Aussies had given up on any prospect of a third boy bands war but that clearly wasn't the case in those two countries given how this wasn't their final hit in their catalogue.
#50 for 2002
#50 for 2003
This was far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for the Ting Tings, mainly because it didn't last as long on their charts despite it being released over there slightly sooner than it was over here. I guess the kiwis found this track to be rather annoying to make it any more successful than it was, indeed, it's hard to say if their follow up "Shut up and let me go" was used in an ad campaign like it was here.
#67 for 2008 (#50 website)
It appears the kiwis allowed Soulja boy to have a hit between his two earlier entries on this list as he scored success over there with a song about what a girl would be like if she happened to get with him, or at least I think that's what's going on here as like many other listeners, I don't tend to find his lyricism particularly noteworthy on his songs.
#71 for 2007
#60 for 2008
This is the final hit that All Saints managed to achieve anywhere in the world, admittedly it was a minor hit here in Australia for the girls but obviously too minor to appear on the Australian side of my site. I guess we Aussies were a bit put off by them moving away from their RNB sound that had made them big on their debut album in a way that didn't bother anyone else in the world.
#58 for 2000
You'd think that this cover of the 90's classic would've been an even bigger hit for Blue, not only did it fail to become a bigger hit than the original over there, but it also even failed to become a bigger hit for them over there than it was over here despite charting higher over there than it did over here. I guess the kiwis didn't like their take on the RNB classic as much as the rest of their catalogue as they had plenty of success over there after this.
#60 for 2001
While this was still the least successful song to become a hit for Evanescence over in NZ like it was here in Australia, it was able to score a better placement on this side of my site due to its success not being affected by high albums sales over there like it was over here. This and "Call me when you're sober" from their next album managed to find more success over there while their other two hits found less success.
#69 for 2003
This was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Katy Perry, I guess the kiwis weren't that invested with this precursor to "Last Friday night" as we Aussies were as I doubt its lack of success over there was due to album sales eating up its success like it was over here.
#70 for 2009
Even though this was released much sooner in NZ than it was here in Australia, this proved to be far less successful over there likely due to the kiwis not caring for the message of this track (or possibly even not realising there was a message to this track like we Aussies did) and only making it a success due to how admittedly bouncy the production is.
#75 for 2001
These guys were on a roll in NZ following the success of "Breathless" from the previous year, indeed they were able to achieve success with this second single from In blue where it was a flop here in Australia despite me hearing this quite a bit on the radio back in the day. They would continue to find moderate success over there with their subsequent follow ups, however their winning streak would end with their next album.
#78 for 2001
This is the final hit that Atomic Kitten had over in NZ, they would have a few more hits in their native UK before even their fellow Brits became bored of their music in favour of the likes of the Sugababes and Girls aloud. I guess there are worse songs you could end your winning streak on given how this was a minor hit in Australia around this time for the trio.
#60 for 2003
#60 for 2004
Given how this song was released on time in NZ due to "Better man" already being a hit for Robbie Williams upon that song's initial release over there, this means that his collaboration with Nicole Kidman managed to become more of a success for him there which of course resulted in its appearance being much higher on this side of my site as well as it appearing on more than one list of mine.
#52 for 2001
#51 for 2002
Even though we Aussies only gave Ciara three hits total throughout the decade, the kiwis gave her an additional two with this being one of them likely due to the presence of Chamillionaire on the track following the success of his earlier entry on this list. Both of these songs were the only hits the rapper had anywhere in the world despite having an impressive flow on both songs.
#59 for 2006
It looks like Strawpeople were finally able to score a genuine hit in their homeland, although they needed the assistance of Big Runga who was fresh off the success of her debut album from three years prior to make that transition towards the mainstream. I guess for added measure, the video to this cover of the Cars classic is animated in CGI, although it's nowhere near as amateurish as the ones Eiffel 65 made.
#85 for 2000
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