Adele truly ruled the mainstream this decade with NZ being no exception to this, naturally this album was equally as popular over there as it was throughout the rest of the world.
Peak position #1x38
Hit singles
Rolling in the deep #3
Someone like you #1
Set fire to the rain #8
The kiwis really loved Bruno Mars throughout the decade more so than we Aussies did, this is mainly because the singles from his three albums performed much better over there than they did over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Just the way you are #1
Grenade #1
The lazy song #3
Marry you #5
Count on me #13
Runaway baby #35
The singles were far more popular in NZ even if this third album from Katy Perry proved to be equally as successful over there as it was over here, we'll be revisiting the 2012 deluxe edition later down this list even though that technically didn't chart over there like it did over here.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
California gurls #1
Teenage dream #1
Circle the drain #36
Firework #1
E.T #1
Last Friday night #4
The one that got away #12
This is the album which began the chart monopoly that Six60 has had until very recently due to a change in chart format that RIANZ implemented, indeed it would easily be at the top of this list had I included every instance of it reappearing on the charts and not just its initial run.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Don't forget your roots #2
Only to be with you #5
Forever #11
In the clear #12
This was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Lady Gaga, it's funny how things would turn out for her throughout the decade given how this and her debut album promised her inescapable popularity like her obvious influence Madonna had in the 80's and 90's.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Bad romance #2
Telephone #3
Alejandro #11
Monster #29
Given how the success 1D had was more immediate in NZ than it was here in Australia, you'd think this album would also be much higher on this list than it was on the Australian equivilent.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
What makes you beautiful #2
One thing #16
I should have kissed you #27
It's interesting this was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia given how it wasn't released over there until nearly a full year after it was released over here, the kiwis really did drag their feet in checking out why these guys were a big deal down under didn't they?
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
Little lion man #9
The cave #23
This became a success for Adele the exact same way it did here in Australia, that being that it was discovered by fans of her first entry on this list when that became a worldwide phenomenon for her.
Peak position #3
This album proved to be equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Coldplay, this would be the case for their next album, proving how well loved the British band was this decade in both countries.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Every teardrop is a waterfall #13
Paradise #3
Princess of China #8
Even though we'll be looking at all of Rihanna's albums she released this decade on this list, it's interesting to note that her biggest album here in Australia was considerably less successful in NZ for some reason.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Only girl #1
What's my name #3
S&M #2
California king bed #4
Cheers #5
He may have had more success in NZ than he did here in Australia as the decade went on, however his initial breakthrough proved to be equally as popular in both countries likely due to his rabid fanbase as well as the mockery he received back in the day.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
One time #6
Baby #4
Eenie meenie #5
Never say never #20
Somebody to love #12
Never let you go #16
Whereas the rest of the rock scene struggled for mainstream relevancy this decade, the Foo fighters only thrived in NZ like they did here in Australia as evidence by this album being equally as popular in both countries.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
Walk #38
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this second and final album from LMFAO as we Aussies were given how much less successful it was over there than it was over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Party rock anthem #1
Champagne showers #8
Sexy and I know it #1
Sorry for party rocking #27
This barely missed the cut on appearing on the Australian side of my site due to being too much of a sleeper hit to do so, however this debut album from Kimbra made the cut on this list due to her fellow kiwis being impressed with her performance on Gotye's "Somebody that I used to know" (Gotye's album won't be reappearing on this list I'm afraid.)
Peak position #3
Settle down #37
Warrior #22
This was the album that was meant to break Brooke Fraser into an international market, while it was a huge success in her homeland (although not nearly as much as her first two albums) her international appeal didn't come through as it and the singles flopped everywhere else in the world.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Something in the water #1
Betty #30
This was a massive success for Stan Walker in his homeland, so much so that it managed to retain some of that success over here despite we Aussies already writing off this guy as a failure due to him being blamed for the death of Australian idol in 2009.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Unbroken #9
Stuck in a box #15
Choose you #3
Homesick #21
There's no surprise this wasn't as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia even if the second single was more of a success over there, indeed this incapsulates its entire success over there as opposed to its appearance on the Australian equivalent where it was only its initial success over here.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Raise your glass #5
Fucking perfect #2
This was more of an immediate success for Jessie J, likely due to the kiwis not being put off by its infamous lead single to the point where it became a genuine hit for her over there as opposed to over here where it was a flop.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Do it like a dude #8
Price tag #1
Nobody's perfect #10
Domino #3
Laserlight #19
This will be one of several entries from NZ country singer Dennis Marsh who despite being in his sixties in the 2010's, managed to find massive success with his music throughout the decade over there.
Peak position #1x1
I think this was where this second album would've ranked on the Australian side of my site were it not for the Vampire diaries making "Never let me go" a huge hit here in Australia, the song didn't chart in NZ which suggests the kiwis weren't big fans of the show like we Aussies were.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Shake it out #16
What the water gave me #15
Spectrum #2
This is the second album from Gin Wigmore, it wasn't quite as popular as her earlier entry on this list, however it was still among the most successful of the decade over there which is more than I can say for the rest of her catalogue.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Black sheep #13
She may not have had as much success overall throughout the decade in NZ as she did here in Australia, however at least Taylor can take some comfort in the fact that her third album proved to be more popular over there than it was over here at the start of the 2010's.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Mine #16
Speak now #34
Back to December #24
It had been a while since John Rowles troubled the music charts in his homeland, he did it for the first time in thirty years with this album which overlooks some of the biggest love songs of the twentieth century in addition to new renditions of his own biggest hits.
Peak position #4
I guess the tradeoff for the singles being bigger in NZ than they were here in Australia for Lady Gaga is that her second album that spawned them would be slightly less successful there than it was here.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Born this way #1
Judas #12
The edge of glory #3
Hair #9
You and I #5
This was an immediate success over in NZ upon its initial release as opposed to it being a sleeper hit here in Australia, mainly because the title track was a huge hit over there as opposed to being a minor hit over here for the country duo. This won't be their only appearance on this list as their second album was also a success over there for them.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Need you now #5
While Glee didn't infiltrate the NZ singles charts like it did here in Australia, the tradeoff appeared to be that the soundtracks would instead be far more popular over there than they were over here.
Peak position #7
Given how EDM was never as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, it shouldn't surprise anyone that this would be David Guetta's only appearance on here or that it's much lower than on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Sweat #5
Where them girls at #6
Little bad girl #19
Titanium #3
Without you #5
Turn me on #2
Night of your life #38
This is yet another greatest hits package from Pink Floyd to become a success in NZ, it would've made sense had it been released after their earlier entry; however, it came out three years prior to that.
Peak position #8
From what I can gather, Eddie Low is a popular NZ musician who was a member of the NZ group the Quin Tiki's (who are still to come on this list) that found success with this greatest hits package over there.
Peak position #2
We'll never know what Amy Winehouse truly had in store for her third album, however her management cobbled together all of her ideas into this posthumous release which proved to be adequate for the kiwis given how it was a massive success over there for her where it wasn't here in Australia.
Peak position #2
I guess this soundtrack managed to spawn a couple of minor hits for the Glee cast, as such it doesn't surprise me that it managed to be more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Loser like me #28
Thriller #38
The kiwis were much more impressed with Susan Boyle's subsequent follow ups from her earlier entry on this list, so much so this second album from her proved to be quite popular over there compared to what is was over here.
Peak position #1x7
This was too much of a sleeper hit to make the cut on the Australian side of this site, however it was more of a mainstream success in NZ despite it being critically divided upon its initial release and largely forgotten about over the years.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
We found love #1
Talk that talk #37
You da one #10
Where have you been #4
You better believe this album comes back every year in NZ like it does everywhere else in the world, again we're going with its original run which suggests that it was far less popular initially over there than it was over here.
Peak position #1x4 (original run)
(will forever continue to rechart during each Christmas season)
This is the first of three collaborations that Slash had with Myles Kennedy and his band the Conspirators, it was a decent success in NZ as well as a minor success here in Australia due to how well received his earlier entry on this list was.
Peak position #1x1
Avalanche city has two albums on this list, both of them only barely qualifying due to them taking a back seat to the big chart toppers they both spawned for him in his homeland. This was his debut album which didn't achieve much success outside of its lead single becoming a huge surprise hit for him over there at the start of the decade.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Love love love #1
This albums success in NZ was more in line with its success here in Australia, meaning that Susan Boyle's popularity over there greatly decreased with each entry as opposed to it having a massive drop off from her first album like it was down under.
Peak position #2
This is another album that could've made the cut on the Australian list but didn't because of how short I made it; it was more of a success in NZ for RHCP even if it was still a fraction of what Stadium arcadium achieved.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
The adventures of rain dance Maggie #30
This is the other big album that Lady A had over in NZ that was once again too much of a sleeper hit to appear on the Australian equivalent of this site, I guess the kiwis really loved the trio during the first stretch of the decade.
Peak position #2
I wasn't expecting to feature another album from Hayley Westenra on this site, however she did well enough with this album that's a tribute to Ennio Morricone at the start of the decade to qualify for this list.
Peak position #1x1
It appears the kiwis weren't as big a fan of Burlesque as we Aussies were given how the soundtrack proved to be far less popular over there than it was over here for its stars Cher and Christina Aguilera.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Show me how you burlesque #8
This was more of a mainstream success in NZ for Beyonce which is how it manages to have a higher appearance on this side of my site compared to the Australian side, it even spawned a huge hit for her over there as opposed to only minor hits over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Run the world #9
Best thing I never had #5
Love on top #14
Given how Katchafire was able to score a massive hit in the first stretch of the decade, it only makes sense that another reggae band from NZ would follow suit which is what House of Shem did with their second album.
Peak position #1x1
Given how Cold chisel wasn't anywhere near as popular in NZ as they were here in Australia, it makes sense that this wouldn't see the same dizzying levels of success over there as it did over here throughout the decade.
Peak position #5
Well one of the biggest names in opera music throughout the 00's was Il Divo, so why not have their Italian equivalent try to recapture that success with their album from the start of the 2010's?
Peak position #2
Given how he had a massive hit with his solo debut in his homeland, it makes sense that Tiki Taane would see some success with his follow up even if it was a fraction of what he had previously achieved.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Summer time #28
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