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.
Of all the songs from Living end I could've featured on this side of my site, I wasn't expecting it to be this second single from their fourth album State of emergency, although I do remember hearing this on the radio quite a bit back in the day and yet it was only a minor "fan single" on our charts here in Australia. I guess this is a song that could've easily benefitted from the digital charts had they been implemented sooner than they were.
#65 for 2006
Given that this was far more popular on our digital charts and that they had yet to be incorporated to the main charts during this song's initial release, you'd think this would've been much bigger in NZ given how the kiwis had incorporated their digital sales onto their main charts from the start of this year. The fact that this wasn't more popular over there suggests they were a bit more wary of Christina being a throwback artist.
#66 for 2006
Given how Akon saw inescapable success from his second album two years prior in NZ, I would've been dumbstruck if he didn't achieve at least some success over there with his third album which was the case with its lead single even though it was a massive flop for him over here in Australia. Sadly, this would be his final hit as a lead artist over there as "Beautiful" failed to catch on like it did over here.
#53 for 2008
#61 for 2009
This was more of a hit in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing this was due to the single not being affected by the album's strong sales as I can see how "Paparazzi" and "Lovegame" wouldn't be affected by this here in Australia due to how much they both stand out on the album. That's not to say this song has no legacy, but rather how ordinary it is compared to the rest of the songs in her catalogue.
#62 for 2009
This is the only new entry from Jordin Sparks that will be appearing on this site of my site, although rest assured that all of Jordin's entries from the Australian side of my site will be reappearing on this side of my site as even "Tattoo" racked up enough points to reappear on this list despite it being much less successful over there compared to what it was over here.
#54 for 2008
It appears the kiwis were equally as interested in this posthumous hit from Biggie Smalls as we Aussies were this year as it managed to find equal amount of success in both countries for the rapper, it only makes sense that he would achieve a hit like this worldwide given how his rival 2Pac had achieved massive success the previous year with "Ghetto gospel."
#67 for 2006
This was the only other hit that Natasha Bedingfield managed to achieve in NZ, mainly for the presence of Sean Kingston who was on a roll over there around this time given how he was coming off a highly successful debut album. This was also a hit over in America of all places, again likely due to Sean's popularity but also because Natasha found considerable success over there with her debut album.
#55 for 2008
This was the one and only hit from Pretty Ricky, one of the many RNB groups from America to find success with only one song with this being one of the lucky few to find success outside of the Billboard charts back in the day. I guess this was deemed too sexually provocative for us Aussies to make a success this year, either that or this was one of the earliest songs to become a success thanks to digital downloads in NZ.
#60 for 2005
This would've been the last hit that Mariah Carey had anywhere in the world were it not for her 2013 effort "#beautiful" which became big that year due to having a # in its title, I guess it's safe to say that the 90's diva had to resort to meme culture to keep her relevancy going given how this song references YouTube among other things that made it a success in NZ but not here in Australia.
#56 for 2008
This will be 3OH!3's only appearance on this side of my site as it appears the kiwis weren't as impressed with their online antics as we Aussies were, I'm guessing they didn't allow YouTube to dictate their music tastes for the longest time as many internet fads that were big over here weren't so much over there.
#63 for 2009
While this wasn't as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia (as was the case with all of her singles this decade baring the ones from her second album) it proved to be a huge hit for P!nk over there regardless thanks to the double meaning it has as it can be about overcoming a literal drug/alcohol addiction or about her "sobering up" to how toxic her current relationship is.
#57 for 2008
#64 for 2009
All throughout this side of my site, I've brought up songs that have benefitted in NZ thanks to strong airplay due to the kiwis implementing the format onto their charts in 1999. I bring this up here because you'd think that this would've benefitted the Foo fighters who are to this day heavily flogged on the radio in exchange for their high album sales. It appears this wasn't the case over there as this got big purely through digital sales.
#67 for 2007
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it did here in Australia, likely because regardless of where in the world you're from, BEP was inescapable during the midpoint of the decade with these three entries of theirs being a large reason why. Indeed, I feel most people forget this second single form the album even exists due to how the other two entries on this list has long since overshadowed its legacy.
#61 for 2005
Although neither of these songs were that big in NZ like they were on the Australian digital charts for Panic! at the disco, it appears that the kiwis were able to divide the success between the two much better to allow their second single to make it onto this list where it failed to do so on the Australian side of my site. Again, its absence on that side of my site is due to how its success not coming from physical sales.
#68 for 2006
There were no signs of Green day slowing down when they released the fourth single from their magnum opus American idiot in NZ, again there's a misconception that this is about 9/11 when really, it's a personal track about Billie's own trauma about losing his father during September as a child. The trio wouldn't have as many issues finding success in NZ moving forward as they did here in Australia.
#62 for 2005
I guess the kiwis really weren't as amused by this third single from Fergie's solo album as we Aussies were, that Fatman scoop breakdown has become infamous over the years and it's admittedly hard to take a song seriously that comprises of a chorus spelling out the word its named after. She would go on a winning streak over there with her previous two entries which helped her album become a success.
#68 for 2007
Apart from her earlier appearance on this list, this will be the only entry from Kelly Clarkson to appear on this side of my site which is fitting given how it was the one hit of hers that failed to do so likely due to strong album sales preventing it from being a hit over here despite it being easily one of her most recognisable (and my personal favourite) songs in her catalogue.
#63 for 2005
Although this wasn't as big a hit in NZ as it was here in Australia, it appears that the kiwis did appreciate this anthem that encouraged listeners to ward off hecklers at a bar without coming off as entitled like "No" from Meghan Trainor would do a decade after this came out. I'm guessing this became a success in her native America due to its popularity in the southern hemisphere this year.
#69 for 2006
This is the only other hit that Dei Hamo achieved in his homeland, it was a huge hit for the rapper due to NZ hip hop being at the height of its popularity around this time given all the entries from the likes of Scribe and Savage from these last few lists alone. He would release one more single which was a complete flop over there which led to him fading into obscurity.
#64 for 2005
This wasn't released in NZ that long after it was here in Australia, meaning that the kiwis would've recognised Natalie Bassingthwaighte from her work on Neighbours this year and yet it was still far less popular over there than it was over here. This would eventually see a UK release the following year where it was a hit over there, again likely for the Brits recognising her as Izzy Hoyland from the series.
#65 for 2005
Well, here's that reunion that J-Lo had with LL Cool J that I mentioned the last time we looked at these two together on this site, indeed this was far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia likely due to the kiwis having more interest in this storyline the two invented with these songs than us Aussies did back in the day.
#70 for 2006
You'd think that this would've appeared much higher on this list given how NZ had already incorporated digital data onto their main charts by the time it was released as a single, I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this lead single to Stadium arcadium as we Aussies were (at least according to our digital charts) given how it had no disadvantage over there and yet it still has a lower placement on this list.
#71 for 2006
This is another song to greatly benefit on this side of my site thanks to the kiwis incorporating digital data onto their charts when it was released, heck this only barely made the cut on the Australian side of this site because I made a special section for songs that otherwise would've missed out were it not for our digital charts. In any case, we have a second appearance from the breakthrough single of Gym class heroes and their Supertramp sample.
#69 for 2007
Well, it appears the kiwis found this surprisingly juvenile side of Andre 3000 to be equally as amusing as we Aussies did this year given how it retains roughly the same position on this side of my site as it does on the Australian equivalent. It's interesting that none of the singles from their double album managed to see more success over there than they did over here save for the second single.
#65 for 2004
This was too minor of a hit to appear on the Australian side of my site; indeed, it only manages to appear on this side of my site due to it becoming a hit twice in NZ as it rebounded on their charts when Ciara released her second single "1 2 step" with Missy Elliot for some reason. This song has become infamous for the production, specifically due to it sounding like a screeching siren throughout its runtime.
#66 for 2004
#66 for 2005
Rosita Vai was the winner of the second season of NZ Idol, although you wouldn't have thought that was the case given how much less successful her victory single was than the previous winner Ben Lummis from last year. Like Ben, she struggled to retain her fame following her victory on the show, proving how much of a waste of time it is in the long run.
#67 for 2005
There was no stopping Linkin park at this point in their career as the third single to their third album managed to be a huge success for them in NZ, I guess this goes to show that they wouldn't have benefitted from airplay stats here in Australia after all given how prior to their third album they did far better over here where airplay didn't affect a song's success than over there where it did.
#70 for 2007
#58 for 2008
This was considerably less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Britney Spears, I'm guessing this was due to the kiwis not finding the video to be as titillating as the rest of the world was or also because of how repetitive the song is. She would have one more hit over there with "Circus" before the kiwis officially gave up on her as opposed to us Aussies which kept her around during the club boom.
#59 for 2008
Just a fair warning that there won't be as many appearances from Miley Cyrus on this side of my site as there were on the Australian side, I'm guessing because the kiwis weren't that impressed with the Disney star at least when she initially broke through as they were more interested in her Hannah Montana persona due to how well those albums did over her own work.
#60 for 2008
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this posse cut from Ja rule, Ashanti and R Kelly compared to us Aussies given how this lasted much longer on our charts than it did on theirs, although at least this now means all of the former's "thugs need love too" tracks have reappeared on this side of my site, proving that he did indeed have a formular that helped him stand out from his contemporaries over there.
#68 for 2005
Honestly, I'm a bit surprised that this only charted for one Christmas season in NZ given how immensely popular the other two hits that the Crazy Frog had over there were, heck I'm even surprised that it didn't linger into the new year even if Christmas singles are traditionally pulled from shelves to prevent that from happening nowadays.
#69 for 2005
This is the only other new entry from Ciara to appear on this site, this time she recruits 50 Cent who was still relatively popular at the time (as evidence by his earlier entry on this list) which was able to give the RNB star more success following the failure of her single "Like a boy" internationally. Said single is basically "If I were a boy" done in a way that's tongue in cheek rather than completely serious.
#71 for 2007
This is one of two entries from Dizzee rascal on this list as well as his only entry that wasn't a hit here in Australia, it was the third single off his international breakthrough album Tongue n cheek which saw him find an audience outside of his native UK for the first time since his breakthrough over there six years prior. The other entry will be his second single from the album as "Dance wiv me" bombed over there.
#65 for 2009
This is the only other entry from Twista to appear on this side of my site; it's by far the bigger of his two hits even though it didn't quite crack the top ten over there like "Slow jamz" did the year prior. This came close to appearing on the Australian side of my site; however, it appears we Aussies allowed this to crack our top twenty for the Chicago rapper during a particularly slow time in our music scene.
#70 for 2005
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis were just as interested in listening to Beyonce reconcile her differences with Shakira over dating the same guy as we Aussies were given that this also managed to boost the popularity of the former's second solo album whilst giving the latter one final hit before she faded into obscurity in the southern hemisphere.
#72 for 2007
This is the only hit that the Darkness were able to achieve outside of their native UK, it happens to be their most recognisable song given how it was their big breakthrough in America this year thanks to its over-the-top music video that easily would've qualified for my weird video list had it been a hit here in Australia. Speaking of, I have no idea why this flopped down under even taking into account Australian Idol's monopoly of our charts.
#67 for 2004
Given how much less successful Matchbox 20 was in NZ compared to Australia, it makes sense that Rob Thomas would only have one entry on this side of my site with his first solo single, heck even his collaboration with Santana failed to appear on this side of my site despite how inescapable it was internationally from the start of the decade. Indeed, he would only have one more hit after this before fading into obscurity over there.
#71 for 2005
This is the final hit that Anika Moa had in her homeland, even then it was a sleeper hit for her likely due to her fellow kiwis being more interested in the other entries we've looked at so far on this list rather than keeping the LGBT singer around the music scene but doing so anyway albeit in the lower half of their charts for quite some time.
#73 for 2007
Although neither of their hits from their second album managed to rise up to the ranks of those from their first album, Nesian Mystik was nonetheless able to score two big hits from said album over there with this being the first of them. I guess you can argue that this would've been even bigger were it not for all of the stiff competition it had with all of the other entries on this list.
#72 for 2005
We have another entry to feature from Sean Kingston's debut album on this site, this being the third hit in a row he managed to score over in NZ from said album thanks to how popular he was over there with said album. He would score one more hit with his earlier entry on this list before he went to work on his second album which yielded more success for him as the decade was coming to an end over there.
#61 for 2008
This proved to be far less successful for both men involved over in NZ, this is a bit strange as while "Suga suga" did chart higher over there than it did over here (due to being released on time) that song proved to be equally as successful in both countries in the southern hemisphere which suggests that this song would as well as apart from the artists having their roles reversed, it was essentially the same track as that was.
#73 for 2005
Much like here in Australia, this second single from OneRepublic was also a huge sleeper hit for them over in NZ even if they were able to make it onto the main list on this side of my site with little hassle. This is because it thrived on airplay and digital sales, two aspects that had completely dominated the NZ charts this far into the decade.
#62 for 2008
Whereas we Aussies at least gave her third album a chance, it appears the kiwis completely forgot about the existence of My December to the point where they likely felt there was a three-year gap between this and her previous hit "Behind these hazel eyes." Again, this was more of a sleeper hit for her over there likely due to it being a hit mainly through physical sales rather than digital sales.
#66 for 2009
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.
#69 for 2004
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Ciara, again likely due to Ludacris's guest verse which helped it stand out from the now obscure competition from many of her counterparts such as Keysha Cole and Fantasia back in the day. Whereas she wouldn't trouble our charts again until the end of the decade, Ciara would score two more hits in NZ in addition to her collaboration with JT.
#74 for 2005
You would've thought this would've been an even bigger hit over in NZ than it was here in Australia due to how big his entries were both solo and with the Game from earlier on this list, I suppose the kiwis felt he was a tad overexposed over there this year which is why this was only as successful there as it was over here for 50 Cent.
#75 for 2005
It appears the kiwis allowed Soulja boy to have a hit between his two earlier entries on this list as he scored success over there with a song about what a girl would be like if she happened to get with him, or at least I think that's what's going on here as like many other listeners, I don't tend to find his lyricism particularly noteworthy on his songs.
#74 for 2007
#63 for 2008
As far as the kiwis were concerned, this was Kelly Clarkson's debut single as her first album wasn't even released over there (to my knowledge at least.) This was the theme song to Princess diaries 2 as well as the title track to her second album, although at this point, I doubt anyone would even realise this was a theme song to a Disney film due to how poorly received said film was and is to this day.
#70 for 2004
These guys were on a roll this year when they released their second single from their comeback album, this time they've swapped out Akon for Mariah Carey and also recruited Bow Wow to provide an additional rap verse that helped this become a success over in NZ for the hip hop quartet. Sadly, this was the last hit they had anywhere in the world as their luck had run out after this.
#75 for 2007
Unlike in Australia where P!nk saw immediate success with her comeback album I'm not dead, it appears the rest of the world wasn't initially on board with the direction she would take as they felt this lead single and its message was a bit too on the nose for what she was trying to say about (then) modern society. Of course, the kiwis eventually saw the genius of the album when it became a success the following year.
#72 for 2006
I honestly would've thought this would be one of the biggest hits of the year in NZ given how this was inescapable on our airwaves here in Australia and that a combination of strong album sales plus Australian idol taking over our charts was why it wasn't any bigger down under. I guess the kiwis didn't find this as titillating as we Aussies did, although this was also the case for the song this samples back in the 70's.
#71 for 2004
Well, here we are yet again with the ballad that Jordin Sparks performed at the 2007 American Idols that claimed her victory for that season, like I said earlier, it was delayed a release in NZ in favour of her duet with Chris Brown which is why it wasn't as popular over there as it was over here for her.
#64 for 2008
Ne-Yo was on a roll this year as he released the second single to his biggest album Gentleman of the year, a song that shares its name with a Kelly Clarkson track much like "Because of you" from the previous year which suggests he was a bit uncreative with what he named his songs throughout his career. This obviously wasn't a deal breaker throughout the world given how popular he was.
#65 for 2008
This is another example of an Australian single that didn't have the highest peak position doing considerably well in NZ in exchange for the album it came from performing mediocrely for the artist in question, in this case it's Pete Murray who by all accounts should've gotten to number one for weeks on end with his breakthrough single but didn't due to the album eaten up its sales as it wasn't its lead single here like it was over there.
#72 for 2004
Well, this is certainly a surprise, I wasn't expecting to feature one of the singles from the White stripes on this site as they were always more of an album band than they were a single band. I guess the kiwis were able to flaunt the advantages of "going digital" this year by having this be a success for them over there just so they can truthfully say that the White stripes had a hit single over there and nowhere else in the world.
#73 for 2006
This was the second hit that Nesian Mystik was able to achieve from their second album in their homeland, it wasn't quite as popular as their earlier entries on this site, however it did keep their heads above water long enough to get them to their third album which was much more successful for them later in the decade.
#74 for 2006
This was the lead single to that album which was reportedly a concept album about Kanye West's breakup with Amber Rose, a woman who's only claim to fame as far as I can tell was her high-profile relationships with him and Wiz Khalifa. It's one of only two new appearances from the rapper on this site as the kiwis were more receptive towards his breakup album 808's and heartbreaks over us Aussies.
#66 for 2008
I guess having the digital charts in full swing did Maroon 5 very little favours in NZ this year as this somehow managed to be less popular over there than it was over here in Australia even with our lack of digital sales handicapping this song's success, this just goes to show how the band's popularity was fading over there which would make their comeback in the early 2010's that much more surprising.
#76 for 2007
Even though this was released on time in NZ as opposed to being delayed here in Australia (likely due to shenanigans when it came to streaming in both countries) this didn't achieve any more success over there than it did over here, suggesting that Rihanna's popularity was fleeting from the beginning and only became more sustainable as the decade went on.
#75 for 2006
There was this popular phenomenon that was happening in America known as ringtone rap, basically it's hip hop tracks whose sole purpose was to have a beat and/or chorus be so repetitive that it would make for the perfect choice for a ringtone as an alternative to the likes of Crazy frog and those other CGI creations you could find on YouTube at the time. This was one of those tracks which became a success this way.
#77 for 2007
This was the only hit for NZ folk band Breaks Co-op, although this did come from a highly successful album which explains why it was more of a sleeper hit for them in their homeland this year. Despite its mediocre reception amongst their fellow kiwis, this was apparently popular enough to spark international interest as it was shockingly easy to find album art for this entry unlike other NZ singles on this site.
#76 for 2005
It's a bit of a surprise to see this not any higher on this list given how Silverchair greatly benefitted from digital sales here in Australia and how that format had been well and truly established in NZ by this point in time, although at least it does make an appearance on here and hey, it's low placement on here is more due to it being a sleeper hit over there than anything else.
#78 for 2007
This will be the only appearance from one of Muse's singles on this site as this managed to become enough of a mainstream success in NZ to qualify for this particular list of mine, it's a good representation to their overall sound as the band were able to find a captivating audience around the world with their brand of alternative rock throughout the decade and even into the 2010's.
#67 for 2009
OK so it turns out there was one song from Gwen Stefani that saw way more success in NZ than it did here in Australia, that being the fourth single from her solo debut which managed to greatly benefit from airplay over there as opposed to over here where it was a "fan single" and thus ineligible to appear on that side of my site despite cracking our top ten. This briefly restored faith among her No doubt fans given how similar it is to her bands older work.
#77 for 2005
This barely missed the cut from appearing on the Australian side of my site due to being too much of a sleeper hit to do so, however the opposite was the case for "Viva la Vida" in NZ as the kiwis were more interested in this lead single to their magnum opus named after that second single this year.
#67 for 2008
It looked like Usher would've only had two hits from his magnum opus Confessions over in NZ, however this fourth single from the album managed to become a surprise hit early on in the year over there which helped him retain his popularity with the kiwis. This came close to appearing on the Australian side of my site; however, it was too minor a hit over here for it to do so.
#78 for 2005
This was the only other success that Lil Wayne was able to achieve from his critically acclaimed album Tha carter III, it's a song about him cheekily hitting on a female police officer presumably to get out of getting arrested by her. America passed up this track in favour of "A Milli," a song many will tell you is one of the worst ever made due to how annoying the production is.
#68 for 2008
It looks like these guys were able to score a second hit in their homeland with the lead single to their sophomore album, I guess this is proof that nu metal wasn't out of vogue just yet in NZ like it was throughout the rest of the world given that this easily would've flopped had these guys been from Australia and released it here.
#79 for 2005
Sandwiched in between their two earlier entries on this list was this second single from the breakthrough album of My chemical romance, this having a more bombastic sound than their other two entries which I guess the kiwis weren't too big a fan of as it wasn't quite as successful over there. At least this and their previous entry were hits over there which is more than I can say for their success over here.
#79 for 2007
This was the third and final hit that these guys were able to achieve in their homeland from their debut album, they did release a second album later in the decade to very limited success which prompted the band to breakup and for Dane Rumble to embark on a solo career.
#80 for 2005
This proved to be far more popular in Australia than it was in NZ much like the other track that this shares its name with from the 80's, I'm guessing the kiwis weren't that fond with the female perspective of the Hall and Oates classic which didn't seem to be much of a hamper towards the album's success over there. Indeed, the album was way more popular over there than it was over here even if the singles weren't.
#76 for 2006
Well, this is a surprise, I wasn't expecting to feature a song from Pearl jam this far into their catalogue on this site. I guess the kiwis had a bit of a nostalgia bug for their earlier material as they were one of the biggest bands of the 90's over there as we've seen on my 90's lists on this side of my site. I guess we can thank airplay for its appearance on where given how it was a massive failure here in Australia.
#68 for 2009
Here's that hit that Fat Joe had with Terror squad that I mentioned when we revisited his one and only solo hit from a few lists back, it's a posse cut he made with the other members of the group and a female rapper by the name of Remy who scored her one and only notable hit with this entry. Apparently, he was credited as Joey Crack on this track, a name that I feel is very inappropriate even for gangster hip hop.
#73 for 2004
You'd think the presence of Akon on this remix would ensure that it would be even bigger in NZ than it was here in Australia, alas it appears the kiwis were only marginally impressed with this remix and that it came out just as their love for the RNB singer was beginning to die out over there.
#69 for 2008
This was the third entry from Eminem's comeback album Relapse, it's a ballad that was meant to showcase his more sensitive side the same way that "Mockingbird" did from his earlier album. It appears the kiwis were touched by this track as it became a modest success for him over there, although it did nothing for us Aussies as it flopped over here.
#69 for 2009
It may seem weird that these guys managed to make it onto this side of my site when this was more of a sleeper hit for them here in Australia, however I should point out that this is the best charting song on the ARIA digital charts by a mile which would've easily made this a chart topper on our main charts this year. Either way, it was inevitable that this radio juggernaut would succeed in NZ to this degree.
#77 for 2006
This was far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for the Ting Tings, mainly because it didn't last as long on their charts despite it being released over there slightly sooner than it was over here. I guess the kiwis found this track to be rather annoying to make it any more successful than it was, indeed, it's hard to say if their follow up "Shut up and let me go" was used in an ad campaign like it was here.
#70 for 2008
This is the other big hit that Kanye West had from his breakup album 808's and heartbreaks that failed to appear on the Australian side of my site, indeed this took a while to take off in NZ likely due to the kiwis being confused with listening to a second song from him in a row where he sounds like a robot but were eventually won over likely due to the animated music video.
#70 for 2009
We have another appearance from Smashproof to look at from their debut album, this time there wasn't any emotional weight behind the track which is perhaps why it wasn't nearly as successful as their earlier entry on this list. At least it gave them one more hit before the decade was out as they were unable to find any success in the 2010's just like the majority of 00's artists.
#71 for 2009
This is one of two hits that the Kooks had in NZ, this was their bigger hit even though their other entry (which we'll get to on the next list) managed to out peak it due to it being more of an immediate hit for the English indie band. Interestingly enough, these guys didn't even chart here in Australia with their singles, although they did see minor success with their albums.
#78 for 2006
This is the third version of the Rockwell classic I've now featured on this site, the other two being the original and the DJ Bobo version which I feel counts as that heavily relies on the nostalgia of the former track. This is a straight cover of the 80's hip hop track by Dutch group Beatfreakz, naturally it was a hit in NZ due to the unwritten rule of allowing Dutch artists to dominate their charts being in effect this year.
#79 for 2006
Well at least all of Fergie's big hits she had from her solo album here in Australia managed to reappear on this side of my site, although the kiwis really didn't seem that interested in having this theme song of hers be that big of a success considering how much less successful it was over there.
#80 for 2007
How about this? I'm featuring an E.P on a singles list this far into my site. Here we are with Gin Wigmore's debut E.P which became a huge sleeper hit for her in her homeland through the strength of its standout track "Under my skin" which I'm guessing was a massive radio staple over there upon its release. Although she never charted here in Australia, there was interest in making her a household name due to her success in her homeland.
#71 for 2008
Much like here in Australia, this was Akon's final hit as a lead artist as aside from his collaboration with David Guetta from earlier on this list as well as a second collaboration with the king of pop a year after his untimely demise, no one would hear from the RNB singer moving forward. I guess his many controversies had finally caught up with him exiting the decade which I won't list here.
#72 for 2009
There's not a lot of information I could find about these guys, however from what I could dig up, they were a hip hop band from NZ who scored their one and only hit with this entry before fading into obscurity. Judging by the quality of the song, I'd say they were a joke band similar to that of D12 from earlier in the decade.
#72 for 2008
We have one final appearance from Bow Wow on this side of my site, this one being a reunion he had with Omarion who appeared on his first big hit over there which was "Let me hold you" from three years prior. This collaboration proved to be more popular than their first team up likely due to how popular both artists were during this point in their respective careers.
#73 for 2008
You know how people accuse boy bands as being little more than a marketing gimmick to appeal to teenage girls? Well, this is literally the case as Boyband (real creative name guys) were assembled this year in their native UK where they scored a minor chart topper over there with this cover of the Kinks classic before they immediately faded into obscurity once word got out about why they existed.
#80 for 2006
I guess the trade-off for his earlier entry on this list not being as big in NZ as it was here in Australia was that the kiwis were able to give Kanye West a second hit from his third album in the form of this track, although this was a minor sleeper hit here in Australia meaning that we Aussies weren't completely ignorant to the rapper during the height of his career.
#81 for 2007
So, I might have jumped the gun when I said that these guys only had one hit in NZ as though this didn't last very long on their charts, it spent enough of its limited time in their top twenty which made it eligible for this list. I'm not sure why this suddenly fell out of the charts two months after its release other than perhaps it being pulled from the iTunes store or radio suddenly cutting it from their playlists.
#82 for 2007
Given how Britney had less success overall in NZ throughout her career than she did here in Australia, it's only fitting how this was less popular for her over there even with the raunchy sex appeal she had been leaning so heavily into during this phase of her career. This raunchy appeal would come to an end when her next album underperformed in 2011 which reduced her to a meme status.
#73 for 2009
At least Ne-Yo was able to score a second hit in NZ this year where he failed to do so here in Australia, although this was mainly due to this being a huge failure on our digital charts during a time where they had been incorporated to our main charts as this did quite well on our physical charts and likely would've made the cut were the sales figures much stronger with those entries.
#81 for 2006
Given how Australian idol was playing to NZ audiences back in the day, this allowed runner up Shannon Noll to have a huge sleeper hit over there with his "victory" single which in turn is a cover of a Moving pictures track that was a minor hit over there back in the day. OK this is the only other Australian idol contestant I'll be featuring on this side of my site......... well him and kiwi Stan Walker that is.
#74 for 2004
This proved to be far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this frenetic lead single to the trio's final album as we Aussies were if it barely managed to scrap by on this list and was unable to appear on the list for the following year.
#75 for 2004
This was the third and final victory single to become a success from NZ Idol, mainly because there wasn't a fourth season of the series due to how unpopular it was compared to its Australian equivalent. That said, this did linger on the lower half of the charts for quite some time well into the following year, thus making it more than just another victory single from a now long forgotten artist.
#82 for 2006
This is one of only two hits that Twista had in NZ, although admittedly this feels like a precursor to "Gold digger" from Kanye West and Jamie Foxx given how both men are involved in this track two years prior to when they scored massive worldwide success with that track. This wasn't even Twista’s most recognisable hit as that honour goes to "Sunshine" which we’ll get to in the next list.
#76 for 2004
We have another appearance from Bow wow on this list, this time it's his RNB track which features both T-Pain and someone named Johnta Austin which became a minor success over in NZ likely due to how much of a roll Bow wow was on over there and in his native America this year.
#83 for 2007
We looked at the first song that the Lonely Island released in their catalogue on the Australian side of my site, now let's look at the big hit that they had in NZ this year which was this track where they recruited T-Pain to sing about the luxuries of owning a boat they likely purchased with the royalties from their first single.
#74 for 2009
File this in the increasingly large category of songs that weren't the biggest here in Australia doing well in NZ in exchange for the album it came from being a complete flop over there. We saw this with the Divinyls, Peter Blakeley and even Alex Lloyd from earlier this decade, so it's not that shocking that Empire of the sun joins this exclusive club I've created on this side of my site.
#75 for 2009
This will be the only appearance from Good charlotte on this side of my site as surprise surprise, they didn't do so well over there like they did over here until the rise of digital downloads. I'll admit that they did receive a ton of airplay here back in the day, however that would merely explain why they had charted earlier in the decade over there as rock music didn't seem to be popular with the kiwis this decade.
#84 for 2007
We have another entry from Timbaland's album as a lead artist to make it on this site, this time it's his collaboration with Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat dolls presumably as a follow up to Timbaland and Keri's collaboration from the previous year which connected with the kiwis.
#74 for 2008
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