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

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.

Although this wasn't a mainstream success for the Dixie chicks anywhere in the world, it was well received by those against the Bush administration given how this was a response to the criticism the trio received for denouncing his war on Iraq three years prior to its release. It's also proof that a lot of the early adopters of the digital age are left wing given how well it did on our digital charts.

#21 for 2003

#26 for 2000

#47 for 2006

#61 for 2007

#54 for 2008

#24 for 2009

#22 for 2003

#27 for 2000

#23 for 2003

#28 for 2000

#17 for 2004

#29 for 2001

#18 for 2004

#55 for 2008

#30 for 2001

#31 for 2001

#24 for 2003

#25 for 2003

#25 for 2009

#26 for 2003

#62 for 2007

These guys are best known for their big hit in their native America "I believe," however five years later they scored a huge sleeper hit here in Australia with this gem making it one of the first hits going into the 00's here. I'm not sure why we gravitated towards this and not their big American hit given how they both sound similar to each other and have the same spiritual lyricism to boot.

#22 for 2005

#27 for 2003

#48 for 2006

#63 for 2007

#32 for 2001

You better believe this was a sleeper hit here in Australia back in the day, I guess we Aussies and kiwis were bigger fans of Growing pains than the rest of the world given how the son of Alan Thicke managed to score a massive success in the southern hemisphere despite this being a massive flop in the northern hemisphere back in the day.

It appears we Aussies also had a bit of love for Daughtry back in the day even if it pales in comparison to the love the kiwis and his fellow Americans gave him, admittedly this makes the list due to its refusal to die on our digital charts much like all the new entries on here.

#56 for 2008

#28 for 2003

This was a modest sleeper hit here in Australia for Nickelback, mainly because it didn't benefit from digital sales when it was released but also due to it being the third single from a highly successful album.

It appears we Aussies weren't too interested in making High school musical a cultural phenomenon outside of the soundtrack's success, although I guess we had a bit of love for the big hit that the album spawned even if it's pitiful compared to the love the kiwis gave it back in the day.

This was more of a sleeper hit for Kanye here in Australia as opposed to being a more mainstream success over in NZ and his native America, I guess we Aussies were too busy vibing to his earlier entry on this list which sampled the Daft punk track to take notice of his collaboration with T pain back in the day.

We're finally getting some representation from Michelle Branch on this side of my site as both entries she had on the NZ side of my site managed to be huge sleeper hits here in Australia for her back in the day. I'm genuinely shocked this wasn't a mainstream success here like it was in NZ and her native America given how perfectly it fitted in with the music landscape we Aussies cultivated at the time of its release.

Unlike her earlier entry on this list which was only a single due to its connections to Neighbours, this was always meant to be a single for Kate Miller even if it was temporarily pulled from shelves in order for her label to capitalise off her earlier entry only to then be put back on the shelves for its own success.

As far as we Aussies are concerned, this was the third single from Robbie's third album Sing when you're winning and not "Better man" from way earlier on this list. As such, we had a bit of a mixed reaction when this song came out as it succeeded "Kids" which meant that his attempts at being hip weren't as passe to us as I'm sure it was for the kiwis and his fellow Brits but was still jarring regardless.

This came out around the time Fergie was finding massive success with her solo album, I guess this means the song's success was more out of the novelty that the BEP members were finding success away from each other rather than genuine interest in Will I am's solo career. Indeed, that interest would peter out when he released his own solo album in 2013.

It looks like Faith Hill had a second hit here in Australia after all, admittedly this is mainly due to how inescapable it was in her native America (it was the biggest hit of 2000 according to Billboard despite failing to top their charts) however I am surprised that it was only a sleeper hit down under back in the day. This would be the last time we Aussies cared for the country singer as it was all downhill from here for her.

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#23 for 2005

#57 for 2008

#26 for 2009

#19 for 2004

#29 for 2000

#64 for 2007

#49 for 2006

#30 for 2000

#33 for 2001

#23 for 2002

#29 for 2003

#58 for 2008

#24 for 2005

#50 for 2006

#24 for 2002

#25 for 2002

#65 for 2007

#59 for 2008

#30 for 2003

#31 for 2000

#51 for 2006

#26 for 2002

#27 for 2009

#31 for 2003

#20 for 2004

#25 for 2005

#52 for 2006

#27 for 2002

#32 for 2000

#26 for 2005

#53 for 2006

#32 for 2003

#21 for 2004

#33 for 2000

#54 for 2006

#27 for 2005

#34 for 2000

Not only were the Presets able to score a massive hit through digital sales from their debut album, but they were also able to score a total of three with the other hit hits from the album being equally as successful as each other.

#28 for 2002

#33 for 2003

Ever wanted to hear a dance cover of one of Roxette's most personal ballads? Well, you're in luck as Belgian duo DHT did just that when they released their cover of the 80's classic which became a massive sleeper hit here in Australia upon its initial release. Apparently, there was a stripped back cover of the song as well, that would explain why it rebounded on our charts shortly after its release.

#28 for 2009

#34 for 2001

#28 for 2005

Whereas the kiwis and Brits passed up this second single from Anastacia's debut album in favour of the album itself, it appears that we Aussies did have enough love for this track for it to be a sleeper hit even if we too made her album an instant success here due to her top entry on this list. It's interesting this is different from said single compared to "One day in your life" which is considered its unofficial sequel.

Given how this was a genuine hit for Chris Brown over in NZ, it appears we Aussies were willing to allow this to become a modest sleeper hit for the troubled RNB star going into the 2010's which likely resulted in his comeback a year after its release in the form of his album F.A.M.E.

#35 for 2001

#29 for 2009

This is the final hit that Mika had in his career anywhere in the world, although you wouldn't expect the queer man to make a fat positivity anthem especially since this was released a good six years prior to when "All about that bass" became the anthem for fat acceptance.

#36 for 2001

Well, it seems fitting that I feature at least one song from P.O.D on this site of mine, so here we are with their breakthrough single which manages to be one of the few nu metal tracks that still has critical acclaim even to this day given how fondly remembered these guys are along the likes of Linkin Park. This is impressive given how they were a Christian band in addition to making nu metal.

This is the last new entry on this list given how it too failed to make much of an impact on the upper regions of our charts here in Australia, I would say this was due to strong album sales except Michelle’s album was a huge failure here so that's not the case. This almost made the cut for the NZ side of my site, however it spent most of its time in the lower half of their charts much like here in Australia.

Although her earlier entry on this list was her big solo hit here in Australia, I'd be remiss not to mention Sonique's big international hit on this list as it did stick around long enough to qualify for this bonus list of mine. It's little surprise that "Sky" was her bigger hit here given how much stronger her vocals are on that track as opposed to here where they take a back seat to the ambient production.

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