I guess the kiwis had a bit more of a soft spot for this lead single to Puddle of Mudd's breakthrough album than we Aussies did, the trade-off of course being that "She hates me" was a huge flop over there despite it being a massive success over here the following year. Still, they have the comfort of giving them a hit with this ballad about coping with domestic violence that people still have fond memories of.
#91 for 2002
There's not a lot of information I could find about these guys, however from what I could dig up, they were a hip hop band from NZ who scored their one and only hit with this entry before fading into obscurity. Judging by the quality of the song, I'd say they were a joke band similar to that of D12 from earlier in the decade.
#72 for 2008
I'm a bit surprised to see this being less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, although the kiwis would make up for this by giving Nelly a hit the following year with a song that didn't even chart here in Australia (stay tuned for that in the next list.) I guess it was weird he made a song about the teeth accessories people (usually rappers) wear, however that wasn't a hinderance for us Aussies or his fellow Americans.
#95 for 2006
Before they were members of the Cheetah Girls (a Disney girl group that I'm sure some would appreciate me referencing) 3 Little Ladies (3LW for short) were an RNB group who scored their one and only hit with this track about no putting up with a bad partner in a relationship. The song has sparked criticism for having the girls repeat the last word of a sentence in each of the verses.
#62 for 2000
#68 for 2001
This is one of only two hits that Twista had in NZ, although admittedly this feels like a precursor to "Gold digger" from Kanye West and Jamie Foxx given how both men are involved in this track two years prior to when they scored massive worldwide success with that track. This wasn't even Twista’s most recognisable hit as that honour goes to "Sunshine" which we’ll get to in the next list.
#76 for 2004 (#48 website)
This was the only hit that Razorlight were able to achieve outside their native UK, although from what I know about them, they were widely mocked by their fellow Brits back in the day for how shrill and earnest they came off as in a similar way to that of 4 non blondes or even Simple plan (I think the latter comparison is a little mean here.) As such, it was hard for international audiences to take them seriously.
#90 for 2007
Apparently, the kiwis weren't as interested in listening to Jay-Z and his future wife Beyonce declare themselves as the (then) modern (and white I suppose) Bonnie and Clyde on this track as we Aussies were, then again, Jay-Z was somehow even less popular over there than he was over here given how none of his singles managed to rank as high on these lists of mine over there as they did over here.
#75 for 2003
Given how big his hit with Bow wow was from two years prior, it's only fitting that Omarion would find success on his own in NZ as well as his native America. There's not much to say about the song itself as it's obvious it got big due to his name recognition he earned for himself; however, there's definitely worse songs we've seen on this list alone.
#87 for 2007
Honestly, I'm a bit surprised that this only charted for one Christmas season in NZ given how immensely popular the other two hits that the Crazy Frog had over there were, heck I'm even surprised that it didn't linger into the new year even if Christmas singles are traditionally pulled from shelves to prevent that from happening nowadays.
#69 for 2005 (#10 website)
You may be shocked to see how little success this signature track from Amy Winehouse received in the southern hemisphere given its absence on the Australian side of my site as well as how low it appears on this side of my site, obviously you can blame strong album sales for this happening but it's also a song that only became a classic after her untimely death due to how bittersweet the lyrics became when that happened.
#89 for 2007
I guess the kiwis liked Aqua's final hit better than we Aussies did given how this had little issue appearing on this side of my site as opposed to the Australian side where it struggled as a sleeper hit. Admittedly it probably would've done a lot better had its appeal not been primarily its music video where the band went all out on the budget for the wacky visuals.
#89 for 2000
Although this was released on time in NZ as opposed to three months late here in Australia, it appears that the punctuality of the songs release over there was a curse in disguise given how much less popular it was compared to what it would eventually become on our charts for the unknown RNB singer. This was a shockingly common trend for RNB artists of the early 00's as you've no doubt already noticed.
#83 for 2001
We'll be revisiting the lead single to RHCP's album from this year in a bit, however it's worth noting that this was the big hit off that album in NZ as the kiwis gravitated towards this track as the year was winding down. We Aussies passed up on this mainly due to the strong album sales By the way had over here, although it was definitely a juggernaut on our airwaves.
#75 for 2002
We have another entry from Timbaland's album as a lead artist to make it on this site, this time it's his collaboration with Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat dolls presumably as a follow up to Timbaland and Keri's collaboration from the previous year which connected with the kiwis.
#74 for 2008
Given how his top entry on this list was released on time in NZ, this meant that Flo Rida's second single was also able to be released on time over there even if that meant it didn't see as much success there as it did here in Australia due to it activating a hidden rule where delayed songs see more success than if they were to be released on time. It could also be due to this song being a huge hit on our physical charts.
#82 for 2008
Well at least the kiwis didn't seem to be as impressed with this cover of the Don McLean classic Madonna made for her film the Next best thing as we Aussies were this year, although the fact it was still a hit regardless proved that it was at least at the time seen as a worthy take on the timeless classic from nearly three decades prior.
#77 for 2000
One of the more prominent EDM acts of the 00's was Basement Jaxx, they scored their one and only hit in NZ with this track likely due to them gaining traction worldwide with "Where's your head at" from the Tomb raider soundtrack. That was their big hit here in Australia, however it was too much of a sleeper hit to appear on that side of my site.
#82 for 2001
This is the sequel track to a song where the two men have their roles reversed, that is, Ne-yo is the main artist and Plies was the featured rapper. I guess the kiwis wanted to hear Plies as the main artist with this song given how both songs are about wanting a girl to shake her groove thing and that Ne-yo wasn't particularly known for his strip club anthems.
#75 for 2008
This is the final hit that Stellar were able to achieve in their homeland, it was a decent success for the band in lieu of the album it came from which was a massive disappointment for them even though it spawned two of their bigger hits in their catalogue.
#88 for 2002
High school musical was such a phenomenon this year in NZ that the soundtrack was able to spawn a second single in NZ where it became a decent hit over there, I'm guessing this is the song from the climax of the film given the cover art and the lyrics (sorry guys I'm not watching something I thought looked lame as a kid to verify where this song comes in throughout the film.)
#91 for 2006
From what I can gather, 48 may was a NZ punk rock band who scored their one and only hit this year with this number that unfortunately got pushed aside in favour of a change in chart format on the RIANZ charts. It's hard to say just how big this actually was, however I have a sneaky suspicion it was bigger over there than its placement on this list suggests.
*Apologies for the terrible quality of this album art, images of this album cover are scarce on the internet. *
#81 for 2004
If you ever wanted to know what Pharrell Williams was up to prior to becoming an in-demand producer, he was a member of this funk rock group who managed to score their one and only hit this year with this jam throughout the world. This was another minor hit here in Australia that was likely the victim of the Australian idol phenomenon, however it was at least enough of a success in NZ to make it on this site.
#78 for 2004
It appears the kiwis didn't quite know what to do with this second single from Confessions on a dance floor given how it feels weird as a standalone single as opposed to Madonna's earlier entry on this list. This would be the only other song from the album to chart in NZ as the kiwis didn't bother trying to make any of the other singles a hit like we Aussies did.
#97 for 2006
These guys were on a roll this year when they released their second single from their comeback album, this time they've swapped out Akon for Mariah Carey and also recruited Bow Wow to provide an additional rap verse that helped this become a success over in NZ for the hip hop quartet. Sadly, this was the last hit they had anywhere in the world as their luck had run out after this.
#75 for 2007
Unlike in Australia where P!nk saw immediate success with her comeback album I'm not dead, it appears the rest of the world wasn't initially on board with the direction she would take as they felt this lead single and its message was a bit too on the nose for what she was trying to say about (then) modern society. Of course, the kiwis eventually saw the genius of the album when it became a success the following year.
#72 for 2006
This is the only other new entry from Ciara to appear on this site, this time she recruits 50 Cent who was still relatively popular at the time (as evidence by his earlier entry on this list) which was able to give the RNB star more success following the failure of her single "Like a boy" internationally. Said single is basically "If I were a boy" done in a way that's tongue in cheek rather than completely serious.
#71 for 2007
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this posse cut from Ja rule, Ashanti and R Kelly compared to us Aussies given how this lasted much longer on our charts than it did on theirs, although at least this now means all of the former's "thugs need love too" tracks have reappeared on this side of my site, proving that he did indeed have a formular that helped him stand out from his contemporaries over there.
#68 for 2005
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