This list covers the second half of the 00's in NZ as I felt it was unfair to compare the first half of the decade to the second half due to the change in chart format that took place in April 2004. As such, entries from that year have their full chart run represented on this list as opposed to being cut off like on my other list. The trade-off is that anything that entered the charts in 2003 for that year is disqualified, meaning that 2004 will not have proper representation on either of these lists.
I guess I was a little mean to this song on the Australian side of this site, after all, this was released during a time where comedy was far less sophisticated in the mainstream than what it's evolved to since. As such, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest that this was a massive success in NZ for D12 back in the day, more so than it was here because of the lack of competition it faced against Australian Idol over there.
#21 for 2004
This wasn't as big a hit for PCD over in NZ as it was here in Australia, likely because it had stiffer competition when it was released over there compared to here in Australia where it dominated all the competition during its lengthy run at number one. For what it's worth, their next four singles proved to be more popular over there throughout the following year for the girls as well as their album.
#21 for 2005
This was naturally more of a hit for T.I in NZ than it was over here in Australia, mainly because he was far more popular over there in general given how he's had several more entries as both a lead artist and featured artist on other people's tracks on this side of my site. The popularity he and JT had the following decade over there mirrored what they achieved over here.
#28 for 2009
Even though this was an EDM song that came from a band which had one of the members being an Australian, this still managed to be more successful in NZ for the British based duo which goes to show you how much more love the kiwis had for the British music scene that we Aussies did throughout the decade.
#22 for 2005
This proved to be a slightly bigger hit for Rihanna over in NZ than the first lead single to the deluxe edition of her third album, I'm guessing because it makes for surprisingly good Halloween music which likely reminded the kiwis of MJ's Thriller given how that album was rereleased this year for its 25th anniversary. I guess this wasn't the case for us Aussies even though it was still a massive hit over here regardless.
#28 for 2008
Even though this song appears much lower on this list compared to its Australian counterpart, I feel this song was equally successful in both countries given how its lower placement on this list was more due to having stiffer competition over there this year with a lot of the entries that have improved rankings on this list. For what it's worth, their other big hit from Demon days was much more successful over there.
#23 for 2005
This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, naturally this was because it was one of the few songs to not have its release schedule tampered with by Sony due to the Australian Idol phenomenon which technically means that it was more popular in NZ given how it had stiffer competition over there. I guess the kiwi's felt Jo Jo was the new Avril Lavigne given the latter doesn't have any entries on this list.
#22 for 2004
Whereas in Australia where the biggest hit that Green Day had was the song that played during the series finale of Seinfeld, in NZ, that honour goes to this lead single and title track from their politically charged album that would eventually be turned into a musical with said musical continuing to polarise fans to this day. This was so popular over there that it even rebounded on their charts when the second single was released.
#23 for 2004
#24 for 2005
Although it remains a polarising film to this day, few would argue that the soundtrack to Shark tale was a failure given how its lead single became a massive success for Christina Aguilera and Missy Higgins worldwide. It was a much bigger hit over in NZ largely due to it sticking around for much longer over there than it did over here, I'm guessing because it was a cover of a 70's classic that's fondly remembered to this day.
#24 for 2004
#25 for 2005
This was the only and only hit that American girl group Cherish were able to achieve anywhere in the world including their native homeland, I'm guessing it was meant to be their attempts at breaking into the girl group phenomenon that was happening over in the UK with the likes of Atomic Kitten and the Sugababes given how this sounds like something the latter would've put out this year.
#23 for 2006
It looks like Duffy was able to achieve far more success in NZ than she did here in Australia much like many other British artists of the decade, I would say this was because it was featured in the Sex and the city film except this came up months prior to when that film first premiered. The only explanation for this song's success then is that British blue eyed soul singers were very popular over there this decade.
#29 for 2008
You know that the High school musical phenomenon was a smash hit in NZ when the emotional duet between the film's two leading stars becomes one of the biggest hits of the year over there in addition to the soundtrack being a massive success. While Vanessa Hudgeons would have a huge hit over there following the success of this ballad, this would be Zac Efron's only hit over there or anywhere in the world.
#24 for 2006
I guess the kiwis were a bit sceptical in Nelly Furtado's new music direction given how this wasn't quite as successful over there as it was over here for her, they were of course won over given how the album was a huge success as well as three out of the four singles becoming massive hits over there like they were internationally. I guess they simply needed to get on board with Timbaland being her executive producer.
#25 for 2006
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Pitbull, meaning this was another case of the club boom homogenising the music scene from everywhere in the world given how many of these tracks were a hit regardless of where in the world you were from during the height of its popularity.
#29 for 2009
This proved to be equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for the German EDM group Cascada, likely because this was released during the early phases of the club boom that would explode in popularity the following year likely due to how the lyrics encourage a party atmosphere despite the name of the song suggesting otherwise. Although this was their only hit in both countries, they were far more successful throughout Europe.
#30 for 2009
While this was back in the day where people had to buy singles to make them a success (be it physical copies or digital downloads) I get the feeling this was a hit ironically for BEP worldwide given how it's the type of song that seems perfect to annoy someone with (similar to Crazy Frog's popularity now that I think about it.) That said, there are people out there that do enjoy this any many other widely mocked songs featured on this site unironically.
#26 for 2005
#26 for 2006
This is another entry whose placement on this list is a better representation of how popular it was here in Australia back in the day, I guess this was a huge hit thanks to digital downloads as it came out before ARIA began tracking them which makes it hard for me to definitively say if that was the case. Either way, it was a massive hit in the southern hemisphere almost a full year prior to being released in America.
#27 for 2006
I think Australia was the only place in the world where this came bundled with "If I were a boy" as one entry, it does make sense given how quickly this was released as a single after that other track kicked off the album cycle (it was by barely a month.) Naturally this has long overshadowed that track as the feminist anthem from the album, mainly because she's only angry with one man on the track as opposed to the whole gender on that track.
#30 for 2008
#31 for 2009
I stand by that this song would've been infinitely more successful had it been released the following year (for reasons I won't get into but should be obvious for anyone familiar with what happened to her that year.) As is, it was a massive worldwide hit for her given that it was the lead single to the deluxe edition of her third album, NZ being no exception.
#31 for 2008
I guess the kiwis were also amused by this fusion of hard rock and club music to make it a massive hit for Cobra Starship like the rest of the world was, in fact their success over there was exactly the same as it was over here given how both of their hits over here saw the same amount of success over there and they had no other hits in either country.
#32 for 2009
Given how the digital charts were fully incorporated onto the NZ charts when this fourth and final single from BEP's Monkey business was released, it only seems natural that it found far more success over there than it did over here as from what I can gather, it was a huge hit on our digital charts prior to them being incorporated onto our main charts.
#28 for 2006
Given how albums sales don't impact the success of a song in NZ like they do here in Australia (at least that was the case back in the day) this means that this remix of an album track of theirs featuring Snoop Dogg managed to merely be equally as successful over there as it was over here as opposed to the other tracks from the album which were more successful over there because of what I said in this entry.
#29 for 2006
This is another song that was released around the time of MJ's death, meaning that its popularity was somewhat overshadowed at the time by the earth-shattering news which makes it a bittersweet hit for Linkin Park as this would be their final hit in most parts of the world for the band due to rock music being unwelcomed in the 2010's for some unfathomable reason.
#33 for 2009
Much like here in Australia, this was a two for one deal from Nelly given how both "My place" and "Flap your wings" were bundled together onto this track which resulted in them both being a massive hit for Nelly over there like they were over here. I'm not sure why Nelly decided to release two albums on the same day as each other, I'm guessing because he couldn't decide if he wanted to be a rapper or an RNB singer at the time.
#25 for 2004
You'd think that Akon's popularity in NZ compared to what it was here in Australia was due to him dominating their digital charts, however you'd be wrong as he actually thrived on our physical singles charts here in Australia. I guess this means that the kiwis were genuinely more interested in listening to his music than we Aussies were regardless of what format they wanted to hear it from.
#23 for 2007
This was the last hit that Soulja Boy had anywhere in the world, it's a song about sending one's love through text messaging that he and featured vocalist Sammie who had a hit in his native America at the start of the decade with "I like it" as a child star. At least this song managed to chart here in Australia likely due to the chorus being halfway decent, however it wasn't a hit over here like it was over there.
#34 for 2009
I've featured several entries on this site where Lil Wayne was the featured rapper on someone else's song, I guess it's about time that we look at one of his own songs where he's the lead artist which just so happens to be his one and only Billboard chart topper as the lead artist from his critically acclaimed album Tha carter III. I'm guessing it was a hit in his homeland and in NZ due to it being a song comparing sex to candy.
#32 for 2008
Much like his previous appearance on this site, this was also a double entry from Scribe which comprised of "Dreaming" and "So nice" which meant that both songs were able to become his second chart topper over there and no doubt led to the success he achieved here in Australia this year.
#26 for 2004
Although Fall out boy did see the bulk of their success here in Australia on our digital charts, that didn't necessarily mean they would find more success over in NZ as aside from this lead single going to number one over there where it failed to do so over here, they didn't have any success with their other singles even though they certainly did over here.
#24 for 2007
I guess the kiwis were also massive fans of Packed to the rafters given how this theme song from the show managed to be an even bigger hit over there than it was here in Australia for Eric Hutchinson. Because of the unique way this became a hit for him in the southern hemisphere, it's since been regarded as something that was commissioned for TV jingles rather than it being a genuine singer/songwriter ballad.
#35 for 2009
This managed to be slightly bigger in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly due to it sticking around for slightly longer over there which further proves that juvenile humour was more in vogue throughout the 00's than it was before and especially since (this was the decade where Freidberg and Seltzer thrived after all.) At least Eminem's has clearly moved on from this phase of his career as has all of his fanbase.
#27 for 2004
#27 for 2005
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, which means of course it was technically more successful over there due to having far stiffer competition given how there wasn't a reality series preventing certain songs from having a fair run on their charts which was the case on ours this year. I get the feeling this was due to the presence of Amy Lee given how Seether haven't had any success outside of this ballad worldwide.
#28 for 2004
Given how they had one of the biggest albums of the decade in their homeland, it only makes sense that Fat Freddy's drop would achieve a huge hit from said album which no doubt helped it achieve its best seller status over there and even likely sparked international interest in the band that helped them become a cult classic.
#28 for 2005
#30 for 2006
It appears the kiwis had enough love for T.I's music that this lead single to his sixth album (damn this guy has an amazing worth ethic) managed to almost be as successful as his earlier entry on this list in NZ as opposed to it only barely qualifying for the Australian equivalent of this list. Even with all of this success, the only time he'll trouble the charts in the 2010's over there was with his verse on "Blurred lines."
#33 for 2008
I guess the kiwis weren't as on board with Gwen Stefani's solo career than we Aussies were, then again, I have noticed that she hasn't had as much success in her career up until this point in general given how much weaker her hits with No doubt were over there. That said, this was still a massive hit for her over there which is certainly more than I can say about how it did in her native America where it flopped.
#29 for 2004
#29 for 2005
This was released slightly sooner in NZ than it was here in Australia, naturally it meant that it would be slightly more successful for Green day over there than it was over here also likely because "My happy ending" was a flop over there which meant there weren't any comparisons between the two songs. This led to the band having massive success with their album as well as their follow up later in the decade.
#30 for 2004
#30 for 2005
Although T-Pain found massive success in his native America with "I'm sprung" from the previous year, it was this single with unknown rapper Mike Jones where he achieved massive success in NZ thanks to it displaying his trademark sense of humour as well as him pushing the boundaries of how to use autotune to enhance one's performance rather than have it simply cover up for vocal deficiencies like many less talented vocalists of the moment.
#31 for 2006
This shares its name with a famous Kelly Clarkson track from her second album Breakaway, although it's worth noting that this is a love ballad rather than a song about how the narrator is messed up because of the way someone treated them which is why you shouldn't confuse the two songs with each other in the slightest. It was an easy hit for Ne-Yo in NZ despite it being a massive flop here in Australia.
#25 for 2007
I guess the kiwis weren't as interested in JT's BDSM fetishes as we Aussies were, mind you, they obviously were intrigued by it enough to make it a massive hit for the former boy band member, however it was noticeably less successful over there than it was over here and especially his earlier entry from this list.
#32 for 2006
I guess the kiwis weren't as interested in having Avril Lavigne transform herself from a voice of a generation into the type of mean girl that she rallied against on her first two albums as the rest of the world was given how much lower this lead single to her third album appears on this list compared to its Australian counterpart. At least they gave her one more hit after her debut album over there.
#26 for 2007
Even though their earlier appearance on this list was less successful over in NZ than it was here in Australia, the kiwis more than made up for that blunder by having the second (and in my opinion better) single from Demon days be much more successful over there than it was over here given how the success of the album didn't hamper its success over there like it clearly did over here.
#31 for 2005
While I can't confirm it this is what happened, I'm willing to bet that this song was pulled from shelves here in Australia to encourage album sales for Songs about Jane given how quickly it fell from our charts once it reached its peak position over here. Naturally this wasn't the case in NZ where it was their biggest hit of the decade as well as their only reappearance on this side of my site from said decade.
#31 for 2004
This proved to be a massive hit for Evermore in their homeland this year, in fact, it appears that the success of their two hit singles over there was the inverse of what they achieved over here as "Light surrounding you" was far less successful over there despite it being one of the biggest hits of the decade over here. Admittedly this song's weak placement on the Australian side of this site was due to digital sales not being incorporated by ARIA during its initial run.
#33 for 2006
Much like her earlier entry on this list, this wasn't quite as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, again likely because the kiwis weren't as on board with her wishing she was in a Disney story as we Aussies and her fellow Americans were this year. Even though I haven't been that kind to her music on this site, I will say her attempts at being a Disney princess were far better than Disney's own attempts in recent years.
#36 for 2009
It's interesting that this failed to chart in Australia given how it was a massive success for OneRepublic in NZ and their native America when transitioning from the 00's to the 2010's, I guess we Aussies felt this was more of the same when it came to their catalogue and thus didn't entertain the idea of making it a hit down under. They would eventually score another hit in 2013 with "Counting stars."
#37 for 2009
I guess I should talk about the song itself given how it wasn't bundled together with Beyonce's earlier entry on this list, this is one of the earliest songs to become a success that can be considered a misandrist anthem given how she manages to degrade the entire male gender on the song without any sense of humour of irony. As such, you can guess which demographic considers this to be a classic even to this day.
#34 for 2008
This wasn't as big a hit for Mika in NZ as it was here in Australia, although at least it was a success over there as opposed to the rest of the songs from his debut album which all failed to find an audience over there like they did over here. I guess the kiwis found his more to be far more niche than us Aussies did even though his album was a massive success over there this year.
#27 for 2007
Given how this was one of the biggest hits of the decade here in Australia, it only makes sense that this track managed to crossover to NZ where it also became a big success for the Australian duo. I like to think this is Australia's answer to "I'm too sexy" given how it came out fifteen years after that track dominated the early 90's.
#34 for 2006
Given how this was released around the time of MJ's death, it's impressive that this song from Jordin Spark's second album managed to be as successful in both countries in the southern hemisphere as each other given how the deaf of the king of pop shook up the world quite badly when it happened. I bring this up because the song feels oddly appropriate to what his legacy has gone through since his tragic passing.
#38 for 2009
Given how this managed to become a massive hit the following year here in Australia for P Money and Scribe, it only makes sense that this was a huge chart topper in their homeland this year even though it appears the song quickly fell off the charts going into the new year likely due to it peaking during the Christmas period of this year and thus giving off the impression it was pulled from shelves over there.
#32 for 2004
This was way more of a success here in Australia for both women on the track than it was over in NZ, although I will say that their other collaboration was far more success over there which I guess balances out these two songs in both countries for this year. I'm not sure why this was less successful though given how Ciara already had a big hit over there with "Goodies," perhaps that track ate up some of this song's success over there.
#32 for 2005
There was no doubt this was going to be a massive success for Sean Kingston over in NZ given how immensely popular this song was back in the day worldwide, indeed this was equally as successful over there as it was over here despite coming out a good two months earlier there than it did here for the Jamaican RNB singer.
#28 for 2007
One thing I can add to this song that I didn't cover on the Australian side of this site is that this was the final song to not chart here until it was given a physical release, as such, it managed to appear slightly higher on this list due to it charting on time over there just like every other entry on the Australian equivalent of this list.
#35 for 2008
This will be the only song from Simple Plan to reappear on this side of my site, I guess the kiwis could only stomach one of their songs making it big in their mainstream as opposed to us Aussies who gave them a string of hits over here back in the day from their first two albums. They're one of the most loathed bands of all time on the internet, and unlike other bands in this vein, I won't argue against their infamy.
#33 for 2004
#33 for 2005
While this also remains Green Day's final hit in NZ like it was everywhere else in the world, at least it was a much bigger send off to their popularity over there than it was here in Australia where it struggled to find mainstream relevancy as evidence by its lower placement on the Australian version of this list. Who knows if their popularity would've remained had the 2010's not become so hostile towards rock music.
#39 for 2009
It appears the kiwis were sligtly more amused at Gwen Stefani interpolating the Rogers and Hammerstein classic "The lonely goatherd" for a song about "winding up" the love of her life than us Aussies were given how it became the first song in her catalogue to be more popular over there than it was over here. This is a trend that would carry out for the rest of her second album over there.
#35 for 2006
#29 for 2007
This was a much bigger hit over in NZ for Houston than it was here in Australia, likely because it had both Chingy and Nate Dogg on the track who both saw more success with their respective catalogues over there than they did here in Australia. Apparently, this was used as a McDonald's campaign in the UK as the British cover art mentions the ad where you can download it and other songs using a coupon from the restaurant.
#34 for 2004
The hits just kept on coming for Chingy in NZ, admittedly this is his only new appearance on this side of my site as the other three hits he had over there were also successful here in Australia. This song has become infamous for the line "I like them black, white, Puerto Ricon, or Haitian like Japanese, Chinese, or even Asian" which was supposed to show he wasn't a racist when it came to women but came off as a tad redundant.
#35 for 2004
#34 for 2005
Much like in Australia, Kelis is also a two-hit wonder in NZ with both of her appearances on this list, although it's worth noting that this proved to be the bigger hit over there as "Milkshake" (which is still to come) wasn't as big for her likely due to how much of a meme it was even back in the day. Indeed, it's far easier to take this song seriously given that it's about her no longer falling for her partner's infidelity.
#36 for 2004
It's only natural that this was more popular over in NZ than it was here in Australia for both women involved, although I still can't get over the fact that "Work it" was far less successful over there for Missy Elliott than it was over here given how the rapper broke through over there with her second single from the late 90's. Like the rest of the world, she wouldn't have another hit after this collaboration.
#35 for 2005
Although this song was supposedly released on time in NZ, it only began charting the previous year due to them incorporating their digital charts onto their main charts as it wasn't given a physical release over there until this year where it skyrocketed up their charts like it did here in Australia. Even though its placement on here suggests it was equally as successful in both countries, it was far more successful over there.
#30 for 2007
It feels a bit weird that this wasn't T-Pain's biggest hit in NZ considering it was in his native America, although I guess it didn't have the same brand of humour that his earlier entry and especially "I'm in luv with a stripper" did which is perhaps why this didn't do as well for him over there as it did in his homeland. This comes complete with a guest verse from unknown rapper Yung Joc who didn't have any success outside of this track.
#31 for 2007
Between this being released later here in Australia and having to climb our charts going into the new year, it's a miracle that this third single from Good girl gone bad managed to become a success here at all for both Rihanna and Ne-Yo back in the day. Fortunately, it didn't have either of these hinderances over in NZ, which means it not only appears on the list for this year but also has a higher spot on it.
#32 for 2007
This was released slightly sooner in NZ than it was here in Australia, as such it managed to appear on this list as well as my upcoming biggest hits of the 2010's list for this side of my site.
#40 for 2009
It feels weird that this song released exclusively in Australia NZ and the UK would be the biggest hit off her I'm not dead album in NZ, so much so that I'm willing to be it was the reason why the album finally took off over there despite it already being one of the biggest albums of the decade here in Australia by the time this was released as a single.
#33 for 2007
This was way less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis realised the problematic nature of this song (for the most part) as the song was widely criticised even back then for promoting unhealthy standards for young girls that rubbed many people (me included) the wrong way. It ended up leading to their popularity rapidly declining worldwide for the remainder of the decade.
#36 for 2008
This is often considered to be Busta Rhymes worst song, mainly for the chorus which many feel is a copout considering that his flow is as good as ever on this track. Naturally this was a huge flop here in Australia even after the success of "I know what you want" from earlier in the decade over here.
#36 for 2006
This was released slightly sooner in NZ than it was here in Australia, or more accurately, it charted sooner given how it didn't receive a physical release until the early months of this year in either country. While this did become a hit over there slightly sooner than it did over here, it wound up being more popular here likely due to it dominating our digital charts once it did crossover here.
#34 for 2007
I wasn't expecting to feature another track from Ma$e on this site given how even his fellow American had grown tired of his music by the start of the decade, it appears the kiwis had room to give him one more hit this year which came in the form of this track about coming back home to a place the narrator felt the person didn't welcome at.
#37 for 2004
I'm not sure if Aaradhna has ever been referred to as the NZ equivalent of Ashanti in her homeland, I just found her to be as such due to how similar her music was compared to her American counterpart this decade. This was her one and only hit as a solo artist which further draws comparisons to both women as Ashanti only had the one hit internationally with "Foolish."
#37 for 2006
This was the lead single to Brooke Fraser's second album; it was a massive success in her homeland due to her artist momentum being very strong following the success she had from her debut album three years prior to its release. It was the song she released to try and appeal to an Australian market which didn't work out despite her joining Hillsong around the time it became a hit over there.
#38 for 2006
#35 for 2007
There's no surprise that this lead single from Linkin Park's third album was more of a success for them in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly because it was a song that greatly benefitted from digital sales worldwide given how they were a rock band and that rock musicians saw the biggest benefit from the sales format at the time. It could also be due to the kiwis being bigger fans of the first Transformers film that this serves as the theme to.
#36 for 2007
I'm a bit surprised this wasn't even more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing the kiwis weren't too impressed with Estelle's performance on here (I personally find it to be rather flat) and only came on board due to the song having a guest verse from Kanye West who's presumably the American boy she's referring to in the lyrics.
#37 for 2008
J Williams is a NZ RNB singer who scored a massive hit with this ballad about finding love in a NZ ghetto, it connected with kiwis likely due to them finding the premise of this track to be amusing from the singer. This eventually led to him collaborating with many of the biggest names in their local music scene and scoring massive hits with them.
#41 for 2009
This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Eminem, I'm guessing audiences in general were happy to see him back even if the album was just as poorly received by fans and critics alike as his previous effort from five years prior.
#42 for 2009
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.
#38 for 2004
Even though this was the last hit that Evanescence had in NZ just like the rest of the world, at least it managed to be slightly bigger over there likely due to it heavily benefitting from their digital charts which had fully been incorporated by the time it was released as a single as opposed to here where they weren't. Although it was a massive disappointment, their second album still managed to acquire fans to this day.
#39 for 2006
It looked like NZ Idol was about to take the kiwis by storm given how the runner up to its first season Michael Murphy also managed to achieve a huge hit from the series similar to how Shannon Noll scored a massive hit in Australia despite losing out to Guy Sebastian from earlier on this list. Alas, Michael also failed to retain his popularity in his homeland as he remains a one hit wonder with this track.
#39 for 2004
One of the leading forces in NZ music existing the 00's was Kids of 88, at least you'd think they would be one of the hottest names of the 2010's given how popular their debut single was over there to the point where it sparked international interest in the duo. Alas, they were a rock band (well more accurately, an electronic rock band) meaning their popularity died out in the new decade.
#43 for 2009
While the placement on this list from Chingy's third single suggests it was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I should remind my readers of the stiffer competition every song reappearing on here had over there which makes this a much bigger hit for him over there than it was over here. This was to be expected given how much more popular he was with the kiwis than with us Aussies at the time.
#40 for 2004
This was about as equally successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for BEP, I'm guessing because we Aussies appreciated the lyric change to the album track known as "Let's get retarded" much more than the kiwis did who likely felt that censoring the track defeated the purpose of the lyrics. Admittedly it does, but in that case, you probably should've gone with a different track to release as a single.
#41 for 2004
This was released slightly earlier in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis had fully incorporated their digital charts onto their main charts when it first came out which would explain why the song was also slightly more popular over there for Eminem as I can imagine him being popular on that format during the early phases of its existence.
#36 for 2005
#40 for 2006
This was equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, although again we have the stiffer competition it had over here to factor into its ranking which once again means that this was actually slightly more popular over there than it was over here for the (then) underage rapper J Kwon.
#42 for 2004
This wasn't as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia this year, likely because there were a lot more kiwis who felt that this ballad was little more than a shallow attempt at forced positivity than audiences throughout the rest of the world where this song saw more popularity. The song was at its most popular in America the following year where it was the biggest hit of 2006 according to Billboard.
#37 for 2005
While this was a modest success for Timbaland, JT and Nelly Furtado here in Australia, it was a massive success for them internationally likely due to the digital charts taking in full effect when it was released as the lead single to the former's debut album. Apparently, this is a diss track towards people they all had beef with, which ended up being Scott Storch, Prince and Fergie respectively.
#37 for 2007
This is another song that managed to become a hit on time over in NZ as opposed to it being months after its popularity had died out internationally as was the case here in Australia, I'm not sure why we Aussies ignored this ballad from Colbie Caillat this year only to make it a massive hit for her the following year, you can't even say it was due to her releasing this on Myspace as that wasn't an issue for Sandi Thom over here.
#38 for 2007
You may be forgiven into thinking that Nina Sky was a solo project, it's actually comprised of twin sisters who present themselves as a single person in a similar vein to the Veronicas from later in the decade. This was a massive worldwide hit for the girls and one I remember hearing quite a bit back in the day, making its failure in Australia all the stranger to me as the song did chart over here this year.
#44 for 2004
This was a hit twice in NZ during its chart run, the first time was upon its initial release and the second was following the series finale of the reality show that INXS aired in order to determine who their new lead vocalist would be following the tragic passing of Michael Hutchence from 1997. It looked like the band was back in the mainstream given how popular this song was in the southern hemisphere, alas they weren't.
#38 for 2005
#41 for 2006
This was the final hit that the Feelers had in their career, it came from the album of the same name which was a success for them even if it won't be appearing on this site due to it not being successful enough to do so. They had a very good run during the first ten years of their career, so much so that they capped off their first decade together with a greatest hits package overlooking their biggest hits.
#42 for 2006
While Linkin Park was shying away from their nu metal roots when it came to their sound, that didn't mean their lyrical scope had changed as lyrically this wouldn't feel out of place on their earlier works even if the instrumentation was more at home with the likes of My Chemical Romance or Panic! at the disco from around this time. It appears this wasn't a deal breaker for the kiwis like it was for us Aussies.
#39 for 2007
This proved to be much less successful for Kanye West in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis weren't familiar with the sample he used given how Daft Punk went largely unnoticed over there compared to over here where they had a good run in our mainstream. It was a hit regardless for him over there, although it wasn't the success that his earlier hit "Gold digger" was.
#40 for 2007
Even though this charted higher for Rihanna in NZ than it did here in Australia, it wound up being more successful over here due to it lingering around for much longer on our charts than it did on their charts. Either way, this was a solid introduction to her career and one that led to a highly fruitful career throughout the rest of the decade and well into the 2010's.
#39 for 2005
This wasn't quite as successful for Lady Gaga in NZ as it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis weren't as interested in listening to her complain about the paparazzi especially when you consider that it came from her debut album which she recorded before she became famous worldwide. Still, it was a bit of a comeback for her on the album given the failure of "Lovegame" over there.
#44 for 2009
I get the feeling these guys were a bit inspired by our own Midnight Oil given how they had a similar sound to the 80's legends in addition to having a similar band name, although they weren't able to crossover to Australia with their material despite it being a massive success in their homeland. Admittedly, many kiwis who found success this decade failed to translate it to Australia.
#45 for 2009
It looks like this second single from Destiny's Child's final album Destiny fulfilled was the big hit off the album in NZ in lieu of "Lose my breath" although we did look at that song on my previous list whilst "Girl" is still to come on this list. I guess the kiwis are familiar with the version that has T.I and Lil Wayne given how both men had more success over there later in the decade.
#40 for 2005
Much like here in Australia, this was the final hit that Madonna had in her career as even the kiwis couldn't get on board with the meme tracks she would release throughout the 2010's, although JT would continue to score hits over there for the remainder of the decade given how he had become an in demand featured artist much like another Justin would throughout the 2010's.
#38 for 2008
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.
#46 for 2004
While this proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I have to bring up once more that due to having stiffer competition over there, it technically means that it was more popular over there given how it was able to retain an impressive chart run without having an advantage like it did here this year. It's easy to see why this was a hit in both countries given the Enya sample it uses.
#47 for 2004
Unlike here in Australia where this folk ballad was only a success due to its inclusion on the Devil wears Prada soundtrack, this managed to be a success over in NZ upon its initial release for KT Tunstall which means that the kiwis instantly enjoyed this optimistic ballad about seeing the bright side of things. This naturally led to her having massive success with her album over there that outright flopped over here.
#43 for 2006
There's little surprise this wouldn't be as big in NZ as it was here in Australia for the Veronicas, although considering how this became an international hit for the duo, I would've been surprised if it didn't at least achieve some success over there given how popular their debut album was from earlier in the decade. Sadly, this would be their final hit over there due to the kiwis not caring about their 2014 comeback.
#39 for 2008
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