Hits of Australia and NZ: Hits in Australia 00's VIII

Well time for me to round out these lists based on how long a song charted here in Australia, although I'll be using the physical charts from 2006 onwards given how entries from that year onward lasted indefinitely on the charts. That said ARIA reduced their physical charts to a top fifty in mid-2009, meaning entries from 2009 will be lower on here than they probably deserve to be (bearing in mind that David Kent only produced a top twenty chart for his books following the discontinuation of the AMR charts in 1999.) If I didn’t do this, then the top half of this list would be dominated with entries from 2006 onwards which I feel isn’t fair for the first half of the decade.

#74 for 2005

#75 for 2005

#83 for 2006

It looks like Potbelleez weren't a one hit wonder with their earlier entry even though I admittedly don't have much memory of this second single of theirs, I guess this got lost in the shuffled with all the other pop rock that was making it big at the time given how it wasn't attached to an ad campaign like their earlier entry was.

#59 for 2002

#65 for 2004

I'm guessing we Aussies didn't quite appreciate this cover of the Samantha Sang classic as much as the kiwis did given how it was among the trio's least successful songs in their catalogue here, although there did seem to be enough nostalgia for the original for this to be a sleeper hit for them here regardless of what the fanboys of the original had to say back in the day.

These guys were on a roll when they released their third single as Disco Montego as this managed to stick around for quite some time back in the day even if the absence of vocalist Katie Underwood is felt on here, unfortunately it appears that's what it took for their audience to abandon them after the fact as they failed to score any further success once this fell off the charts.

We have another sleeper hit for this list that I feel was as such due to it coming off as a guilty pleasure for us Aussies rather than out of genuine enjoyment for the song in question, although it appears the kiwis were more in love with this track unironically given its placement on that side of my site. With this entry, I've officially evened out Chingy's representation on both sides of my site.

I guess we Aussies weren't as kind towards Shania Twain's third international album as the kiwis were given how this was only a sleeper hit here despite being another entry on this list that debuted high on our charts. At least this was an eventual success here which is more than I can say for any of the other tracks from the album, I guess that explains her fifteen-year hiatus she took after making the album.

Well, I did mention this was a sleeper hit here in Australia, naturally it would make this list even though I'm still shocked that it didn't make my 2004 list proper on this side of my site. I guess we didn't have that much room for emo rock for it to compete with all the Australian idol contestants when it first came out otherwise it would've seen some level of mainstream success with us Aussies.

#76 for 2005

These guys were able to score a second hit from their debut album following how well they did on Triple J's year end list for 2008 with both entries on this list, this makes it all the more puzzling that their second album would fail in 2012 even though indie music had become far more pretentious by that point.

This was the only hit that Danish duo Junior senior was able to achieve here in Australia given how incessantly catchy the song remains to this day, indeed it was due to its catchiness that it found itself in just about every commercial you can think of which only lengthened its presence on our charts long after its initial release here.

Yet another song I'm dumbstruck wasn't more of a mainstream success here in Australia given how vividly I remember this being flogged on our radio; I've avoided bringing up digital piracy with the new entries on this list as the fact they stuck around for quite some time suggests that they were victims of the format change here back in the day. Still, it's hard to come up with another explanation as to why they underperformed.

#77 for 2005

Even though she only had the one massive hit here in Australia with "So yesterday," Hilary Duff was nonetheless able to retain some level of popularity here even during the midpoint of the 00's where many of her Disney colleagues failed to have any presence in the music scene. That said, her time was starting to come to an end even on our charts as her subsequent releases after this all bombed here.

I did mention this was a minor hit for All saints here in Australia on the NZ side of my site, indeed it was a hit over here albeit mainly in the lower half of our charts given how ewe Aussies were clearly ready to move on from the girl group by the time the new millennium rolled around.

#78 for 2005

It appears we Aussies gave these guys a second hit after all (technically third as their earlier entry was a two for one deal here) this time they had the full endorsement of Nelly who provided a guest rap for the RNB group at the height of his popularity which no doubt was what enticed us Aussies to make this a sleeper hit for the group.

We have the digital charts to thank for why this song stuck around forever in a day on our charts, then again Wolfmother saw most if not all their success on our digital charts back in the day, so I shouldn’t be surprised that we have that format to thank for why this made it on my list.

19 weeks

#45 for 2009

#67 for 2001

#68 for 2001

#66 for 2004

#79 for 2005

#69 for 2001

#67 for 2003

#67 for 2004

#77 for 2000

#60 for 2002

#68 for 2003

#69 for 2003

#68 for 2004

#61 for 2002

#80 for 2005

#46 for 2009

#62 for 2002

#78 for 2000

#79 for 2000

#80 for 2000

#47 for 2009

#81 for 2000

#48 for 2009

#63 for 2002

#64 for 2002

#70 for 2001

#70 for 2003

#69 for 2004

#81 for 2005

#82 for 2005

#71 for 2003

#72 for 2003

#65 for 2002

#73 for 2003

#49 for 2009

#74 for 2003

#71 for 2001

#70 for 2004

#75 for 2003

#71 for 2004

#66 for 2002

#72 for 2001

#84 for 2006

#67 for 2002

#83 for 2005

I debated on whether this was a fan single given how quickly it fell off our charts upon its initial release, however I granted it mercy as it's the final taste of success that MJ had in his lifetime even if many like to pretend that his final hit was with "Blood on the dance floor" from four years prior.

#82 for 2000

#73 for 2001

#72 for 2004

#84 for 2005

#73 for 2004

#76 for 2003

#68 for 2002

#74 for 2001

#69 for 2002

#77 for 2003

#85 for 2006

It looks like Brendan Urie and company were able to score a second hit off their debut album here in Australia, this also came close to appearing in the NZ side of my site but was too much of a sleeper hit over there to do so for the record.

To think this parody of the Angels classic from 1976 was as successful as the live recording of that song from 1988, then again, we Aussies in the mid 00's didn't seem particularly interested in finding the new timeless classic given how this doesn't feel too much out of the ordinary when going through the charts back then. In case you're wondering, Reg Reagan was the alter ego of a football star Matty Johns.

#89 for 2007

#74 for 2004

Although it did come close to making this list, I consider "I begin to wonder" to be too much of a fan single for it to be worth featuring on this list. The same isn't the case for Dannii Minogue's final hit as it lasted for quite some time on our charts due to how much catchier it was then that other single.

#75 for 2004

This is the final new entry for this list, it comes to us from Wes Carr who managed to score a second single following his victory track from earlier on this list. For what it's worth, I have better memories of this track than of "You" which goes to show how much more popular this was at the time.

This top twenty hit in Australia happens to come from a group of literal plastic dolls given how the creators of the Bratz brand decided to make their equivalent of "Barbie girl" for the dolls (side note whatever happened to these dolls?) Naturally we Aussies made this a success, although it appears there were fewer teenage girls with disposable income than usual as this was a mere sleeper hit down under.

It looks like we Aussies weren't as interested in making the Game a household name like the rest of the world was given how this is the only appearance he'll be making on this side of my site. Even then, this was one of the many entries from 2005 on this list that only made the cut dure to a lack of competition rather than it being pushed aside for fiercer competition.

#76 for 2004

It looks like we Aussies gave some more love to Sean Paul than I remember from back in the day, admittedly the Jamaican rapper was inescapable throughout the rest of the world, so it makes sense that we Aussies would join in on the fun even if I doubt anyone could understand a word he was saying in any of his songs.

It looks like we get to feature a second single from Live on this site after all as this became a surprise hit for the band in 2003 here in Australia, it was also a surprise hit for them in NZ but I didn't think to cover sleeper hits for the 00's on that side of my site due to it being a wasteland of songs that would've made the list purely through airplay.

This is the third single from Five's second album, it was a bit of a dud for the boy band given how it felt like more of the same even at the time of its release. They would of course rebound with the next single from said album as it was a cover of the Queen classic "We will rock you" complete with instrumentation from the original band themselves.

Although he's had plenty of representation on this site, this is the only solo entry from Jay Z to feature on here as we Aussies checked out what all the hype was about with this lead single to his first album of the 21st century. This would lead to his success with his future wife Beyonce as well as Linkin Park, his BFF turned mortal enemy Kanye West and friend Rihanna.

What was that about Nikki Webster being a one hit wonder here in Australia? Granted this was a sleeper hit for the little girl who once sang at the opening ceremony for the 2000 Olympics, however the fact that it makes it on this list should tell you all you need to know about how much success she had that the music industry likes to pretend never existed.

You may be surprised to see a song from Nivea on this side that isn't "Don't mess with my man," we have a different song about not messing with something on Nivea's request that was a hit here in Australia the year prior to that worldwide hit she had. Here she doesn't want you to mess with the radio, which is the first part of a chorus where she lists all the other things she wants the listener to do or do not.

18 weeks