I kind of dragged myself making this list given how the charts completely changed in NZ in 2004, as such I decided to compile this list based on the old charts and do a separate list based on the new charts later in the week. Both these lists are how I constructed my yearly lists from last year for the record.
It may surprise you to learn that Destiny's Child didn't have as much success in NZ as they did here in Australia, this title track from their third album being one of the rare exceptions of them finding more success over there than they did over here likely due to the kiwis being bigger fans of the show that it was named after. Indeed, the girls didn't have any more success over there as solo artists than they did here either.
#61 for 2001
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
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.
#16 for 2004
I did mention that this was more of a hit in NZ than it was here in Australia for N sync, it was the only song of theirs to do better over there for some reason as it's not like album sales had any impact on a song's success when it came to teen pop from around this time. It could also be due to the bizarre video which showcases them in a shopping mall that naturally went against the norm for boy band music.
#54 for 2000
This is a remix of a mambo track form the 50's (hence the name of the song) that became a massive hit worldwide for the British EDM group Shaft right as the 90's was coming to an end. This wasn't a hit here in Australia, although the group's followup single was as "Mambo Italiano" became a modest success in the new year given how it was a cover of the Rosemary Clooney classic.
#55 for 2000
This was originally released two years prior to deafening silence on Sonique's native UK, I guess her fellow Brits didn't recognise her as the vocalist from "Theme to s'express" from a decade prior and felt this was too generic a trance song to make an impact on their dance scene from the late 90's. It was given a second chance this year due to its surprise success over in America, although it was only a modest sleeper hit here in Australia.
#56 for 2000
I guess the kiwis were massive fans of American Idol this year (this is strange because of Kelly Clarkson's noticeable absence on this list) as such we have the victory single from the runner up of the second season of the show Clay Aiken who decided to bundle it up with a cover of a Simon and Garfunkel classic to boost his chances of having a worldwide smash hit.
#61 for 2003
This was a girl group that was put together by P Diddy, I'm guessing so that he could enter the girl band wars that was far less prevalent worldwide given how they mostly took place in the UK where the Spice Girls were the clear winners despite pulling out of the competition early on compared to their rivals. Dream managed to score a hit with their debut single in NZ and their native America and nowhere else in the world.
#62 for 2001
This is the other big hit that Zed had over in NZ from their debut album, it turns out it was included on the American pie soundtrack which perhaps explain how this got the band off the ground in their homeland given how popular that film was back in the day. These were the only hits that the band had in their homeland, however they did achieve minor success later in the decade with their second album.
#57 for 2000
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
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
This was Stellar's biggest hit in their homeland, likely due to it being considered a strong choice for a lead single which seemed to be an issue with their previous album even though it did eventually spawn a massive hit with "Every girl" the previous year. I guess the downside to this being so successful is that their sophomore album overall didn't find as much success as their debut did.
#63 for 2001
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
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
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
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
I guess the kiwis were more ashamed by this being a success this year than we Aussies were given how it was pulled from their shelves over there likely due to the sexist lyrics rubbing them the wrong way, admittedly this was also eventually pulled from shelves here in Australia, suggesting that even back then, there was a limit to how far you can go about objectifying women in pop culture.
#60 for 2000
Even though Kasey Chambers never found any success with any of her albums in NZ, at least she managed to score a huge hit with her breakthrough single over there likely due to it fitting in with all of the female singer/songwriter ballads that managed to be popular over there this year. Indeed, I'm surprised that Kasey didn't find more success down under with that in mind.
#64 for 2002
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
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
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
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
I guess these guys were a one hit wonder in both countries in the southern hemisphere albeit with a different song in each country, we Aussies gave them a hit with "Why does it always rain on me" from the previous year whilst the kiwis saddled them with this lead single to their third album which also proved to be their biggest hit in their native UK rather coincidentally.
#67 for 2001
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.
#61 for 2000
#68 for 2001
This was much more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because Fever didn't do as well over there as it did here which meant that the kiwis were more interested in the singles from the album rather than the album itself even though both "In your eyes" and "Come into my world" failed to appear on this list of mine. I guess it's fitting that the best song on the album (in my opinion) was a big hit over there.
#65 for 2002
This was the third hit to come from Blue's debut album as well as the first to make it big in NZ and not here in Australia given how these guys were a two-hit wonder down under with their two entries on my previous list. This was slightly overshadowed by "Fly by" (which is still to come on this list) due to that receiving a radio edit to make it seem like a sequel to the album version.
#66 for 2002
This was slightly more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, or rather, it wasn't pulled from shelves over there despite it quickly falling off the charts given how families who went to see Rugrats in Paris eventually discovered the mature content of the lyrics which caused quite the outrage back in the day. This has since been used in sporting events, or rather the chorus has for teams that have a dog as a mascot.
#62 for 2000
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
Given how this has a similar placement on this list as it does on the Australian side of this site, this means that the third single from Enrique's second English language album was slightly more popular over there due to having stiffer competition than on the Australian counterpart. Once again, this is due to this coming from a highly successful album that didn't affect its popularity over there like it did over here.
#67 for 2002
This is the last hit that Robbie Williams had over in NZ as his popularity would quickly dwindle during the second half of the decade for whatever reason, indeed this song came from Escapology which was far less successful over there than it was over here which suggests that this ballad was a success over there from an album that they didn't otherwise jive with.
#65 for 2003
This is another entry whose placement on this list better reflects how popular it was back in the day here in Australia, suffice to say, it's because of these entries that I wanted to present what was popular in NZ on this site as I always found their charts to be much better than ours for this reason. I guess a side effect of this not being as successful down under was that the response track was a huge hit here which wasn't the case in NZ.
#17 for 2004
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
It only makes sense that this managed to be a bigger hit for Dido in NZ than it was here in Australia given how this wasn't pulled from their shelves after a mere month of existence like it was here, that might be due to it not lasting very long on the upper echelons of their charts which suggests that the kiwis felt she was more of an albums artist by this point in her career.
#67 for 2003
Even though this was released on time in NZ as opposed to here where it was heavily delayed for 3 Doors down, it manages to have a lower placement on this list due to it only becoming a success over there once it was released over here where it nearly topped our charts upon its initial release. I guess it goes to show that a delay can work to its songs favour provided it has the hype from a band's fans.
#18 for 2004
This was the final hit to come from Vengaboy's debut album, although it was released on the deluxe edition of the album which perhaps explains why it managed to be a chart topper in NZ at the start of the decade despite having a rather low placement on this list of mine. Their next single would be their earlier entry on this list which no doubt overshadowed this song even throughout the year.
#63 for 2000
It appears that JT managed to find equal amounts of success with this lead single to his debut album in NZ that he achieved here in Australia, I guess this was impressive given how his big hit he had with Nsync this year failed to make a second appearance on this side of my site which suggests the kiwis weren't initially interested in having him dabble into RNB around this time.
#68 for 2002
This was the third single to be released from Ronan Keating's solo debut album, it was a mere modest success here in Australia and charted too low for it to appear on the Australian side of my site likely due to the album sales eating up its success. It was naturally more of a hit in NZ for the former Boyzone singer, proving how much the kiwis loved his solo work following the departure of his group.
#69 for 2001
This was the first of only two big hits that Boh Runga and company managed to achieve in their homeland, although considering this is a song about embracing being a lesbian (despite Boh being straight) it's impressive that it did as well as it did back in the day and understandable how it wasn't chosen as the lead single to their debut album given how different LGBT rights were back then.
#64 for 2000
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
It appears the kiwis were equally on board with the "Willennium" that he promised on this lead single to the album of the same name as it was among the first songs to become a success for him over there this decade as it was over here, although nowadays it serves as a dated reminder of how much the world was looking forward to entering the 21st century.
#65 for 2000
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
This is another song to become a hit over in NZ from the female singer/songwriter trend of the late 90's, this time it comes to us from American musician Beth Hart who connected with the kiwis in a way similar to how Lene Marlin and Emilia did by having a serious topic (in this case, suicide prevention) performed in a down to earth way that doesn't feel patronising to the listener.
#66 for 2000
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
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
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
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
This was the debut single for what would become one of the most inescapable artists of the decade in NZ, that being the hip hop group Nesian Mystik who decided to introduce their music as their style which was an immediate success for them even if each of their other songs would prove to be more popular than this as the decade went on.
#72 for 2001
#71 for 2002
I'm surprised this wasn't a hit here in Australia back in the day considering how they used to flog this on the radio as with many of the entries on this list that didn't appear on the Australian side of this site, fortunately the kiwis seemed to have made it a success over there which got her out of the one hit wonder bin that "Torn" threatened to trap her in four years prior.
#72 for 2002
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
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
I guess the kiwis weren't as amused with this comedy track about how being a stoner ruined the life of Afroman, although it could be possible that this song was pulled from shelves over there due to it depicting weed 420 culture despite it being a negative depiction of the culture.
#73 for 2001
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
This was one of those huge sleeper hits over in NZ which by all accounts should be even higher on this list but isn't due to the way I've structured these lists. It makes sense that this was a huge success over there given how Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias had both taken over their mainstream in a way they failed to do so here in Australia, although this guy wasn't on their level of success even in his native America.
#69 for 2000
I guess one way of ensuring the success of the fourth single from your debut album was to have it be a "sequel" to the album version which is exactly what Blue did with this track, although it appears that only us Aussies and their fellow Brits saw any value to this remix as this predictably bombed everywhere else in the world for the boy band.
#74 for 2002
Well at least this was released on time in NZ even if it had to work its way up to its success over there as opposed to it being an instant success over here, I guess the kiwis were still on the fence on whether or not they should allow these guys to be among the biggest names in music as opposed to us Aussies who knew that these guys were the future of rock and roll by making them inescapably popular here.
#70 for 2003
This is the first of two entries that Incubus will be making on this side of my site given how they managed to connect with the kiwis in a way they weren't able to with us Aussies, although I do remember hearing this quite a bit back in the day so perhaps this was yet another victim of digital piracy this year in Australia. In any case, we have this ballad that came from an album filled with nu metal.
#74 for 2001
It appears the kiwis were just as intrigued by this collaboration between Fat Joe and Ashanti (and Ja Rule if you listen to the chorus closely enough) as we Aussies were that it manages to retain a similar position on this list as its Australian counterpart. Unlike here in Australia where he remains a one hit wonder, he did manage a second hit in NZ as the lead rapper for his group Terror squad later in the decade.
#75 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
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
I guess I should bring up the song itself given how I talked about the Pokémon phenomenon on the Australian side of this site when we discussed this over there, this is the one and only hit to come from Norwegian duo M2M (acronym for Marit and Marion) who donated this track to the soundtrack of the 4kids dub of the anime film despite it clearly being about love and having nothing to do with the franchise.
#70 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
I was shocked when I found out this was a flop here in Australia given how much radio airplay it received back in the day, needless to say this made it a massive success in NZ given how the kiwis did incorporate airplay onto their main charts by this point in time. Still, the fact this was featured in every teen drama at the time surely must have played a part in how it's endeared over the years.
#72 for 2000
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
Their big international hit from earlier in the decade might have been far less successful in NZ than it was everywhere else in the world, however at least the kiwis made up for that blunder by giving Alien Ant Farm a second hit over there with this track which wasn't the case anywhere else in the world including their native America. I guess this made it big this year due to the sudden interest in rock music over there.
#19 for 2004
Given how airplay was more of a factor towards a song's success in NZ, it allowed this second single from John Mayer's debut album to be a genuine hit over there as opposed to a mere modest sleeper hit like it was over here in Australia. This will be the only song of his to make an appearance on my site given how none of his other singles managed to reach the upper echelons of either chart in the southern hemisphere.
#71 for 2003
This proved to be more of a success for Celine Dion in NZ than it was here in Australia, this is interesting given how all of her other hits were far less successful over there than they were over here throughout the 90's even though this is admittedly more in line with the teen pop that was dominating the worldwide charts at the time than her brand of diva pop.
#73 for 2000
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
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's hard to believe that these guys began their career as a legitimate west coast hip hop trio rather than a pop friendly hip hop group that's best known for their female vocalist who wasn't originally part of the group, although they did score their first hit with a female vocalist as Macy Gray is on here to provide the trio with a chorus to connect their verses together that appealed to the kiwis this year.
#77 for 2001
This is another entry whose placement on this list is a better representation of its popularity back in the day, this time it's the second single from Britney's fourth album In the zone which proved to be the only hit she had over in NZ from the album due to both "Me against the music" and "Everytime" failing to connect with the kiwis. This was apparently written with Kylie Minogue in mind but was given to Britney instead.
#20 for 2004
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
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.
#73 for 2003
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.
#75 for 2000
I guess the kiwis were interested in who would win the first season of the Australian equivalent to a show they created the previous year, it's hard to say if this song was also pulled from shelves over there to encourage album sales like it was over here given how I can't imagine them wanting to check out the album of a band I'm sure they feel is a rip-off of TrueBliss who were the first winners of their reality series.
#76 for 2000
This proved to be far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis were ready to move on from the Spice girls given how the individual members would achieve more success over there than they would as a unit with these two releases.
#77 for 2000
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this comeback single from Missy Elliott as we Aussies were, although this was our introduction to her music as opposed to over there where she already had a hit with "Sock it 2 me" from five years prior. Still at least this managed to become somewhat of a success for her, it's just surprising that it wasn't even more popular considering how big it was in her homeland.
#74 for 2003
This was the third chart topper in a row that S Club 7 had over in NZ, heck even in their native UK they didn't have this much consistency with their songs and those charts had a new number one hit just about every week at the turn of the century. That said, they wouldn't have this level of popularity with their second album over there as it only managed to spawn the one hit that they had over here.
#78 for 2000
It appears that Scribe's top entry from this list was so inescapably popular that a remix was commissioned which became an instant success for him during the summer period of 2003/2004 in his homeland. As it turns out, this was the version that charted here in Australia when it came time to him crossing over into our music scene.
#75 for 2003
#21 for 2004
This managed to be more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia purely because it managed to chart higher over there than it did over here, it was technically more successful over here due to how much longer it lasted on our charts (albeit on the lower half of them) which suggests that we Aussies needed to warm up to this mashup rather than the kiwis who took to it immediately.
#79 for 2000
This was the only hit that Belgian singer Lara Fabian was able to achieve outside of Europe, it was only a success in NZ likely due to us Aussies feeling that this was too much of a Celine Dion rip-off for it to be a success down under back in the day. Indeed, I get the feeling the kiwis only gravitated towards this due to the optimism of the lyrics rather than any traits affiliated with the singer herself.
#80 for 2000
This was the third single that Ricky Martin released from his first album he recorded in English, it became one of the last songs to crack the top ten in the 90's in NZ and yet it saw the bulk of its success this year due to how late it was released in the previous year. This is basically a "shake your booty" anthem that was rather popular back in the day, once again performed by a closeted gay man.
#81 for 2000
This was too much of a sleeper hit to appear on the Australian side of my site, although believe me, this was indeed a huge hit here given how it refused to drop out of our charts for the pseudo country band. It was more of mainstream hit over in NZ, although it certainly wasn't an immediate success given how it was released the previous year to deafening silence even in their native America.
#82 for 2000
I guess the kiwis weren't as on board with Eminem airing out his dirty laundry on this single like we Aussies were given how much less successful it was over there compared to what it achieved over here, although it was a decent success there which goes to show that they were willing to allow him to have a more serious hit as opposed to the comedy tracks from earlier in his career.
#78 for 2002
We have another appearance from Nesian Mystik on this list, this time it's with the fourth single from their debut album which proved to be a moderate success for the band this year which goes to show how much they were on a roll during the first half of the decade with their brand of RNB and hip hop.
#76 for 2003
I guess the kiwis were thoroughly unimpressed with Ashanti back in the day given how her one and only international hit barely managed to make a reappearance on this side of my site despite how popular it was here in Australia and her native America. I would say it was because the kiwis didn't like her presence overall except all of her collaborations with Ja Rule managed to reappear on this side of my site.
#79 for 2002
This is another song that wasn't nearly as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, this is especially surprising given how it has the endorsement of P Diddy with the rapper even providing a guest verse on the track which seemed to be a guarantee for success over there around this time. I guess the kiwis had grown tired of this type of RNB whereas us Aussies were still vibing to it like it was fresh and new.
#77 for 2003
Well at least this managed to be a success on time over in NZ, in fact it had already left the charts over there by the time if finally caught on over here in Australia the following year, which should give you an idea of how slow we Aussies were in allowed these guys to be a household name here. Even with their success early on, there still won't be any other singles from Creed to appear on this site.
#83 for 2000
This managed to achieve all of its success within this one year, meaning it won't be appearing on more than one list on this side of my site like it did on the Australian side. I guess the reason why this was more of an immediate hit in NZ was due to the kiwis love of Robbie Williams as this was the only other hit that Kylie was able to score from her Light years album which was a massive flop over there.
#84 for 2000
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
Well, this managed to get a second appearance on this site of mine, although it was about as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia meaning that neither country was that impressed with this reinterpretation of the classic used in the Sound of music. Sadly, this will be the final appearance from Big Brovaz as "Baby boy" was a flop over there despite being their second biggest hit here and in their native UK.
#78 for 2003
Well at least this second single from Outkast's double album managed to be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia if only because it wasn't pulled from shelves over there like it was over here, although it still wasn't among the biggest hits of the year over there suggesting that it wasn't as popular in the southern hemisphere overall as it was in their native America.
#22 for 2004
Apparently, Ireland had their own version of Popstars which resulted in this group being formed and eventually winning the series, this was enough of an incentive for the kiwis to make a modest success this year even though as far as I can tell, this flopped even in their homeland.
#80 for 2002
Although this has roughly the same placement on this list as it does on the Australian side of my site, I will bring up that this very briefly topped the NZ charts this year, proving that the kiwis were in love with Linkin Park even if that love mainly came from their album sales rather than their singles. Indeed, I maintain that this didn't receive much airplay back in the day given how little I remember hearing it back then.
#79 for 2003
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
It looks like the kiwis had less tolerance for Diddy this far into the new millennium than we Aussies did given how this only barely made the cut for reappearing on this side of my site, in fact his influence in general would see a sharp decline going forward as many of his other projects would achieve far less success over there than it did over here.
#81 for 2002
Oh, Daphne and Celeste, you were the punching bag of every music critic back in the day, weren't you? I'm guessing this was as successful as it was in NZ and in the UK out of irony more than anything which the duo admittedly played into given how they infamously appeared at Redding festival this year where they were humorously bottled off stage by the rock snobs who were in attendance.
#86 for 2000
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.
#82 for 2002
This was a minor success here in Australia for Toya; however, it was more of a success in NZ and an even bigger success in her native America thanks to how funky the beat is as well as her having a commanding presence on here despite still being a teenager when she released it as a single. Even though this was a huge success in her homeland, she would only release one album in her career.
#83 for 2002
This is a collaboration between two of the more prominent names in NZ hip hop, those being King Kapisi and Che-Fu. Naturally this was a success given how both achieved success prior to this collaboration, although the former only did so to a much lesser scale than they latter due to him not being part of a popular band of the 90's.
#80 for 2003
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
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.
#84 for 2002
This will be the only appearance from Brian McKnight on this site as he wasn't able to find much success outside of his native America over the years, indeed this was only a hit in NZ likely due to the lack of competition it had at the start of the year given how many stragglers from the previous year there was in those early months.
#88 for 2000
This proved to be slightly more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, likely because the album it was pulled from was always massively popular in both countries by the time it came out which of course affected its sales here in a way that it did over there. While it had nothing to do with its success in either country, the song is nowadays best known for its inclusion in the Garfield movie from this year.
#23 for 2004
I'm as surprised as you are that this made it on this side of my site and not the Australian side, I would say that the kiwis were kinder to these guys going into the new millennium than we Aussies were except the album did really well so perhaps this is another example of us Aussies pushing aside a radio staple in favour of those strong album sales.
#85 for 2002
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.
#79 for 2001
This was the third hit that K'lee had from her debut album, it was a decent success due to it being released around the time the album came out even though said album was a huge flop for her.
*Apologies for lack of album art, this is "A lifetime left to wait" if you couldn't tell from my commentary*
#86 for 2002
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