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.
If you're wondering why this failed to appear on the Australian side of my site, that's because despise peaking quite high on our charts, it wound up being a sleeper hit for U2 as it fell to the lower half of our charts in record time likely due to the hype they had with their (then) most recent album How to dismantle an atomic bomb.
#77 for 2004
#81 for 2005
It's a bit strange that Bow wow failed to appear on this side of my site as a child star given how underage hip hop was all the rage in NZ over the years, however they seemed to be more interested in his work once he matured starting with this collaboration he made with RNB singer Omarion. This was a minor hit here in Australia, although it was too minor to make an appearance on that side of my site.
#82 for 2005
This was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Katy Perry, I guess the kiwis weren't that invested with this precursor to "Last Friday night" as we Aussies were as I doubt its lack of success over there was due to album sales eating up its success like it was over here.
#76 for 2009
If you ever wanted to know what Pharrell Williams was up to prior to becoming an in-demand producer, he was a member of this funk rock group who managed to score their one and only hit this year with this jam throughout the world. This was another minor hit here in Australia that was likely the victim of the Australian idol phenomenon, however it was at least enough of a success in NZ to make it on this site.
#78 for 2004
Much like here in Australia, this was Amerie's only hit in NZ given how it was her only hit even in her native America. Again, I have a feeling she would've had better luck had Ciara not taken over the realms of female RNB singers this year with all of her entries on this list.
#83 for 2005
This is the sequel track to a song where the two men have their roles reversed, that is, Ne-yo is the main artist and Plies was the featured rapper. I guess the kiwis wanted to hear Plies as the main artist with this song given how both songs are about wanting a girl to shake her groove thing and that Ne-yo wasn't particularly known for his strip club anthems.
#75 for 2008
Given how Lil Wayne was a well-established artist in NZ by the time this was released as a single, this meant that Kevin Rudolf was able to find more immediate success over there as opposed to here in Australia where this had quite the lengthy climb to its peak at the start of the following year. That said, this delay in success meant that it wound up being more popular here than it was over there.
#76 for 2008
Talk about a song that only saw a fraction of its success in NZ it achieved here in Australia, this barely managed to reappear on this side of my site despite it being one of the biggest hits of the decade down under proving just how the tides had turned for the Scissor sisters in the southern hemisphere. I guess the trade-off was that their second album was a success over there which wasn't the case for their debut.
#83 for 2006
This narrowly missed out on appearing on the Australian side of my site due to how quickly it fell from our charts, I'm guessing it was pulled from shelves as it did rather poorly on our digital charts suggesting that its success was more due to its physical sales back in the day. It was a much bigger hit in NZ which means this collaboration between U2 and Green day was able to have a full chart run over there.
#84 for 2006
This often gets overlooked in Beyonce's catalogue for two reasons, the first is that it was sandwiched in the album cycler of I am Sasha fierce between the infamous "Diva" (which bombed everywhere outside of her native America) and its final single "Sweet dreams" from earlier on this list. The second reason is that this was released right before the death of MJ where it got pushed aside for his onslaught on the charts worldwide. Fortunately, this didn't quite happen in NZ, hence why it made the cut on this list.
#77 for 2009
Although this wasn't a top ten hit for Delta Goodrem in NZ (let alone a number one hit list all the entries we've looked at so far on this side of my site) this was a decent hit for her over there to the point where this will be appearing on more than one of these lists on this side of my site. This will be her final entry on this side of my site as everything she released going forward bombed over there.
#79 for 2004
#84 for 2005
If you want proof that Green day was way more popular in NZ than they were here in Australia, consider the fact that their third single from American idiot managed to make it onto this side of my site with it having no chance to appear on the Australian side. Now admittedly this was flogged on our radios back in the day, meaning it's very likely it only became a hit over there due to airplay.
#85 for 2005
Thought that the Ying Yang twins were loud and in your face (stay tuned for them in the next list by the way) here's Dem franchize boyz (wow that band name) scoring a hit with the formula that the duo had throughout the decade in their native America. I'm not sure how the kiwis came across this, however they did hence its placement on this list.
#85 for 2006
I don't know what's more surprising, the fact that these guys were able to score a hit this year or the fact that it was with a comedy track. Then again, there appeared to be more leniency when it came to comedic tracks during the age of digital downloads given how this was far from the only song around this time to find success not just in NZ but throughout the world.
#85 for 2007
We have one more entry from Busta Rhymes on this site, this time he recruits Linkin Park off the success of their (then) most recent album Minuets to midnight which obviously paid off for both parties given their placement on this list. You'd think this would've been somewhat successful in Australia as Busta did have a hit earlier in the decade with "I know what you want" with Mariah Carey.
#77 for 2008
Well, this certainly is a surprise, it appears that the kiwis can expect Dave Dobbyn to have a random hit once every ten years given how this comes over a decade after his last big hit "Language" which briefly revived his career in the mid 90's over there.
#86 for 2005
Here we are with the third and final entry from the Killers on this side of my site, although I guess it's fitting we cap off their representation here with their sole appearance on the Australian side of my site given how this benefitted from our digital charts when it came out. Naturally this wasn't an issue for them over there given how the kiwis had already fully incorporated their digital data onto their main charts by this stage.
#86 for 2006
I guess the kiwis weren't too interested in hearing a rock track from Rihanna like we Aussies were, that's even taking into account that this was a bigger hit on our digital charts which had taken over the format in NZ by this point in time. Even so, this was a decent hit for her over there, so perhaps they simply felt she was overexposed by this stage and changed their minds with her earlier entries on this list.
#86 for 2007
Whereas we Aussies allowed Kelly to have a hit the previous year with "Like this," it appears the kiwis were completely disinterested in her having a career in NZ following the demise of Destiny's child earlier in the decade. They allowed her to have this be a hit over there likely due to how huge it was over here, and in fairness she did have one more hit as a lead artist in the 2010's over there.
#78 for 2008
This appeared to have the same level of success in NZ as it did here in Australia for Kid Cudi, although much like here in Australia, he would only have one more hit after with this David Guetta before he fell into complete obscurity worldwide. It's for the best you don't find out what happened to him after this, let's just say I'm hoping he's in a better mental state than he was in the mid 00's.
#78 for 2009
It appears the kiwis weren't too impressed with "Everything I'm not" given how that was too minor of a hit over there to appear on this side of my site, however they were somewhat impressed with the Veronicas third single as it appears here on this list. They wouldn't even chart again over there until "Untouched" which just like here remains their biggest hit over there despite having a low peak position.
#87 for 2006
I guess the kiwis had enough love in their hearts to allow this love letter to Eminem's two daughters to be a minor success over there even though it was only barely as such, hey at least there's no reappearance of "Ass like that" even though that too was a minor hit over there,
#87 for 2005
Given how big his hit with Bow wow was from two years prior, it's only fitting that Omarion would find success on his own in NZ as well as his native America. There's not much to say about the song itself as it's obvious it got big due to his name recognition he earned for himself; however, there's definitely worse songs we've seen on this list alone.
#87 for 2007
Here's the other big hit that the Kooks had in NZ, again it wasn't quite as big as their entry from the previous list even if it did peak higher over there. Also much like their other entry, this didn't chart here in Australia despite both of these songs being huge hits in NZ and their native UK, likely due to them getting picked up by their respective digital charts.
#88 for 2007
How about this? It turns out there was a NZ supergroup known as the Dawn raid all-stars that had the purpose of launching its five members into superstardom. At the time of its release, Mareko already had two hits of his own and there would be a second member making it big by the end of the year in the form of Savage. Sadly, for the other three, this single did their careers no favours.
#80 for 2004
We have yet another entry from Busta Rhymes on this list as he managed to score a huge hit in NZ with this collaboration between him, Kelis and Will.I.Am that only appeared to be appreciated by the kiwis through star power. I guess it was interesting to have Kelis play the chick in the song (or bitch if we're referring to the album version) but that's about all this has going for it.
#88 for 2006
Of the three hits that Fedde le grand had here in Australia, this was the only one that saw any sort of success in NZ likely due to the kiwi’s finding amusement in the clones of Ida Corr in the video as opposed to the more........ sexually arousing videos of his other two hits. Even then, this took its sweet time in seeing the light of day over there as if the kiwis were waiting for it to be a success over here.
#79 for 2008
It appears that the kiwis were impressed enough by this second single from E=MC² (side note, what an awful album title) to make this a moderate success for Mariah Carey even though the rest of the world passed this up back in the day. It's obvious by this point she was skating by on novelty status rather than her appeal as a pop diva.
#80 for 2008
From what I can gather, 48 may was a NZ punk rock band who scored their one and only hit this year with this number that unfortunately got pushed aside in favour of a change in chart format on the RIANZ charts. It's hard to say just how big this actually was, however I have a sneaky suspicion it was bigger over there than its placement on this list suggests.
*Apologies for the terrible quality of this album art, images of this album cover are scarce on the internet. *
#81 for 2004
This is another moderate hit that 50 cent had from his second album in NZ, although it comes just shy of two months prior to the lead single to the soundtrack of his film Get rich or die trying which more than explains why it wasn't as popular as the other singles from the album this year worldwide.
#88 for 2005
I don't think I'm spoiling anything when I say that Chris Brown will have much better representation on this side of my site moving forward, so to see his second single do worse in NZ than it did here in Australia is a bit of a surprise given how it's not like this was due to stiff competition or anything. I guess you can argue the kiwis passed up this track in favour of making the album a huge success over there.
#89 for 2006
This was a throwaway single that Chris Brown released from his album Exclusive, it was a modest success in NZ to prove how much the kiwis loved his music around this time.
#81 for 2008
Given how his top entry on this list was released on time in NZ, this meant that Flo Rida's second single was also able to be released on time over there even if that meant it didn't see as much success there as it did here in Australia due to it activating a hidden rule where delayed songs see more success than if they were to be released on time. It could also be due to this song being a huge hit on our physical charts.
#82 for 2008
Much like here in Australia, this was Gossip's only hit in NZ even though the American band did see sound success in the UK of all places throughout the decade. Indeed, it's a wonder how this managed to make it big in the southern hemisphere right after MJ's death given how this sounds no different to what was making it big for them among the Brits earlier in the decade.
#79 for 2009
You may be shocked to see how little success this signature track from Amy Winehouse received in the southern hemisphere given its absence on the Australian side of my site as well as how low it appears on this side of my site, obviously you can blame strong album sales for this happening but it's also a song that only became a classic after her untimely death due to how bittersweet the lyrics became when that happened.
#89 for 2007
You'd think that if I were to mention a song from Bubba Sparxxx (another bad hip hop name) I'd be mentioning "Ms new booty" given how that was the big hit he had in his native America, alas we're instead looking at a song from his debut album that became a surprise hit in NZ despite it flopping on the Billboard charts when it came out.
#82 for 2004
This is the only song that has Lil Jon as the lead artist to make it big outside of his native America, even then it was only a decent hit at best in NZ given how the kiwis were into southern hip hop by this point in the decade. He's had plenty of detractors saying that he does nothing in his songs but shout, I can see the argument but there's something endearing about his vocals on each of these tracks.
#90 for 2006
High school musical was such a phenomenon this year in NZ that the soundtrack was able to spawn a second single in NZ where it became a decent hit over there, I'm guessing this is the song from the climax of the film given the cover art and the lyrics (sorry guys I'm not watching something I thought looked lame as a kid to verify where this song comes in throughout the film.)
#91 for 2006
This is the final hit that Elemeno P managed to achieve in their homeland, it's a bit strange that their popularity seemingly dropped off a cliff from their first album over there given how they were posed to be the hottest new band among their fellow kiwis with the success of that album.
#89 for 2005
Given how this was a hit mainly through physical sales here in Australia, it makes sense that it wouldn't be nearly as successful for Miley Cyrus in NZ where physical sales had all but died over there by the end of the decade. Even so, there was little doubt this would be a success for her given how it was the emotional high point of the Hannah Montana movie that while panned by critics, was a commercial success.
#80 for 2009
We're about to see an uptake in appearances from Coldplay on this side of my site given how the kiwis had allowed both digital and airplay onto their main charts in a way we Aussies didn't, as such I can finally feature the lead single to X&Y on this side which was too much of a "fan single" down under to make it onto that side of my site despite it being one of their more quintessential songs in their catalogue.
#90 for 2005
I hope you're in the mood for seeing more of T-Pain on this side of my site because he had a string of hits in NZ even though he went virtually unheard of here in Australia (at least as a lead artist.) Here he is with his debut single which took a while to take off over there given how it was a big hit for him in his native America the previous year, I guess the kiwis couldn't take this song about how cuked he was seriously.
#92 for 2006
This is the only success that NZ funk band Spacifix had in their homeland, it was a decent hit for them but obviously not unique enough from the competition on this list to make it a household name for them. It was somewhat hard to find information about them on the internet, however not as hard as some of their contemporaries.
#93 for 2006
I wasn't expecting this to be more successful here in Australia than it was in Ladyhawke's native NZ, in fact it only made it onto this side of my site due to it randomly re-entering the charts several months after its initial run likely due to her releasing the deluxe edition of her debut album over there which finally became a success for her a year after the standard edition's release.
#81 for 2009
This is the only hit that either of the Simpson sisters had in NZ, although Jessica did come close to appearing on this list with "These boots are made for walking" as that did crack their top ten over there this year. Even so, it appears the kiwis were willing to give Ashlee once hit off her debut album as some sort of consolidation for the albums merit whilst also acknowledging how awful her SNL performance was.
#91 for 2005
If you can believe it, Paris Hilton managed to score a hit in NZ as well even if it wasn't quite as big over there as it was over here for the err......... socialite (we'll say that's her job status for the sake of keeping this site fun and educational.) Believe it or not, you can blame the Brits for why this was so big as that's where it initially found success for her.
#94 for 2006
This was the only hit that Razorlight were able to achieve outside their native UK, although from what I know about them, they were widely mocked by their fellow Brits back in the day for how shrill and earnest they came off as in a similar way to that of 4 non blondes or even Simple plan (I think the latter comparison is a little mean here.) As such, it was hard for international audiences to take them seriously.
#90 for 2007
I should remind my readers that even though Sam Sparro is by all accounts an Australian artist, he found success initially in the UK with this track as that's where he first released it before it found success in the southern hemisphere. As such, he was able to score a moderate hit with this in NZ around the same time it became a major hit for him here in his homeland.
#83 for 2008
This is the only hit that 30 seconds to mars had anywhere in the world, OK that's not entirely true as "The kill" was a sleeper hit here in Australia due to it sticking around on our digital charts earlier in the decade. The band is best known for its Oscar winning frontman Jared Leto who even at this stage was taking Hollywood by storm with his critically acclaimed acting performances.
#82 for 2009
I'm a bit surprised to see this being less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, although the kiwis would make up for this by giving Nelly a hit the following year with a song that didn't even chart here in Australia (stay tuned for that in the next list.) I guess it was weird he made a song about the teeth accessories people (usually rappers) wear, however that wasn't a hinderance for us Aussies or his fellow Americans.
#95 for 2006
This is the other entry from Dizzee rascal on this list; it was his second single he found success with outside of his native UK and was even a big sleeper hit here in Australia for the rapper (too much so to appear on that side of my site.) Here he swaps out Calvin Harris from his first international hit "Dance wiv me" for Armand Van Helden, it's a bit odd he credits the producers of his tracks if I'm being honest.
#83 for 2009
This is the only other hit that Duffy had in her career anywhere in the world as Adele would come around to steal her thunder by the time she released her second album in the 2010's, admittedly she was lucky that Adele didn't steal her thunder this year given how she was taking the UK by storm following her victory on X factor over there.
#84 for 2008
Well, how about this? We finally have an entry form the Killers first album Hot fuss on this site as this was big enough in NZ to make it onto this list for the Nevada band. I remember hearing this nonstop back in the day (this is before I checked out the album mind you) meaning that I have to imagine this was big over there largely thanks to airplay and not so much digital sales.
#84 for 2004
This was way less popular for Nelly Furtado in NZ than it was here in Australia, admittedly I don't have a lot of memories with this track back in the day, so perhaps this suffered from a lack of airplay over there which obviously would've dampened its placement on this list. Just like here in Australia, this was the last time the kiwis cared about her as a lead artist, although she does have one more entry to come on a later list.
#91 for 2007
This is the last taste of success that Scribe had in his career, it's shocking to see how quickly his popularity faded in his homeland considering how well he did earlier in the decade.
#92 for 2007
OK I'm beyond shocked that this was mostly a dud for MGMT in NZ given how I honestly would've thought the duo would thrive over there through digital and airplay stats, alas it appears this was only a sleeper hit for them as opposed to it being one of the bigger hits of the year here in Australia likely due to Triple J promoting it and their debut album.
#85 for 2008
I remember hearing this song quite a bit on the radio back in the day, so to find out that it was a massive flop for Thirsty merc in their homeland is a bit of a surprise for me to say the least. I guess this was also flogged on the NZ radio, although given how that actually contributed to a song’s success over there, this would've allowed it to become a genuine hit for them a year after its release over here.
#96 for 2006
It appears the kiwis were also willing to make this song a success for her despite it never seeing the light of day in her native America, this just goes to show how well loved she was internationally compared to her fellow Americans if this "fan single" of hers managed to be one of the bigger hits of the year outside of Billboard. Sadly, we won't be looking at "Funhouse" on this list even though it was a sleeper hit over there.
#84 for 2009
It appears the kiwis didn't quite know what to do with this second single from Confessions on a dance floor given how it feels weird as a standalone single as opposed to Madonna's earlier entry on this list. This would be the only other song from the album to chart in NZ as the kiwis didn't bother trying to make any of the other singles a hit like we Aussies did.
#97 for 2006
We have a second appearance from Coldplay on this list, this time it's their second single from X&Y which also benefited from airplay data in NZ as I remember hearing this nonstop on our airwaves here in Australia back in the day. Although it was far from their biggest hit back in the day (obviously) it's become somewhat their signature tune in recent years due to it constantly recharting on the world charts.
#92 for 2005
It looks like Neil and Tim Finn were still able to find success this far into their respective careers in their homeland, although it's worth noting that it's been a hot minute since the former had any success and an even hotter minute for the latter making this a throwback hit for the brothers of sorts.
#85 for 2004
It looks like Seether were able to score a second hit over in NZ four years after they had their one hit with "Broken," this of course feels a little late to the party given how emo rock was well and truly on its way out by the time it saw the light of day, although I guess this was a hit over there more to help the band escape its one hit wonder status in the kiwis minds.
#86 for 2008
This is the final hit that Brooke Fraser had this decade, although this wouldn't be the last her fellow kiwis would hear from her as she would have one more hit in the 2010's which just so happened to be her biggest hit as it was her sole chart topper over there. In the meantime, this second single from her second album kept her head above the water in her homeland.
#93 for 2007
This is another bittersweet entry as the lead artist on this track would be dead within a year of this becoming a hit in NZ, the artist in question is Dolla who would be shot by an armed robber for seemingly no reason other than the robbery going wrong and him being the victim of it. This does feature T-Pain on the chorus, hence how it managed to find an audience in NZ.
#87 for 2008
Given how we've established that airplay was a factor for the NZ charts as well as digital sales by this point in time, it's shocking to me to see that this was only barely a hit for the Killers over there given how inescapable this was on our airwaves here in Australia as well as them clearly benefitting from digital sales as was the case here once we launched our digital charts.
#93 for 2005
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