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
This took its sweet time in peaking in popularity over there as opposed to here where it was a relatively quick ascend to the top of the charts. I'd say we're going with the initial run of this album except that its overall success was combined into one chart run over there as opposed to it being split up like it was over here.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
The a team #3
Lego house #5
Drunk #23
Give me love #12
Small bump #11
Kiss me #29
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
This proved to be equally as inescapable in NZ as Bruno's previous entry on this list, again this was due to the singles being more popular over there than they were over here for the throwback artist.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Locked out of heaven #4
Young girls #23
When I was your man #4
Treasure #7
Natalie #28
Naturally this wasn't going to rank as high on this list as it did on the Australian equivalent, however the singles being more popular over there than they were over here is proof the album was indeed popular with the kiwis, nonetheless.
Peak position #1x6
Hit singles
Blow me #8
Try #7
Just give me a reason #1
True love #14
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
I'm guessing this albums popularity in NZ was why Lorde proved to be so lucrative throughout the decade given how it was more popular over there than it was here in Australia for Lana Del Rey upon its initial release. Her second album was also more popular over there than it was over here, further proving how well loved she was over there compared to over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Summertime sadness #23
This has a slightly higher appearance on this list, I'm guessing the kiwis had enough love for this indie rock album from the Black keys for it to outrank some of the albums which it was competing with at the time of its popularity.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Lonely boy #7
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 was far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis were early adopters of the Fleetwood mac nostalgia that would permeate throughout the world once streaming had taken over the mainstream.
Peak position #1x2
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
Well, they may have been late to the Mumford and Sons party in NZ, however at least they were able to find more appreciation for their second album than we Aussies did given how much higher this album is on this list than on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
I will wait #4
The kiwis really seemed to love the singles from this album more so than we Aussies did, as such, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest this album was far more popular over there than it was over here even if once again, rock and indie wasn't as well loved over there.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
We are young #1
Some nights #2
Carry on #28
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
This was also seen as a bit of a comeback for Taylor Swift in NZ like it was internationally given how Speak now wasn't as big a success for her as her other albums over there (it's still to come on this list) it's little surprise it was popular given how big the singles were.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
We are never ever getting back together #1
Begin again #11
Red #14
I knew you were trouble #3
State of grace #20
22 #23
Everything has changed #22
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
Considering how EDM is more a thing with us Aussies than it is with the kiwis, I'm a bit surprised that the one dubstep entry on my Australian list managed to make a reappearance on this list in roughly the same position it had before.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Bangarang #14
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
The kiwis really do love Led Zeppelin in their nostalgia circuit don't they? This was apparently the soundtrack to a biopic from 2012 that I don't remember anyone talking about that was nonetheless highly successful over there and nowhere else in the world.
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
It makes sense to me this second album from 1D was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how quick the kiwis were in making them a household name compared to us Aussies.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Live while we're young #1
Little things #2
Kiss you #13
Following the tragic death of Whitney Houston in 2012, this greatest hits package from 2007 that was widely ignored on its initial release became a smash hit worldwide to commemorate the work of the pop diva.
Peak position #2
OK so I'm kind of cheating with this entry as RIANZ never bothered to let the kiwis know when this replaced her top entry on this list on their charts, however there is a clear point where that entry rebounded on their charts which is when this began charting here in Australia, so I used the stats from that point to calculate this entry.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Part of me #1
Wide awake #1
I'm a bit surprised this wasn't even bigger in NZ than it was here in Australia considering how much better the singles did over there compared to over here, at least this won't be the band's final appearance on this list.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Payphone #2
One more night #1
Daylight #11
Love somebody #34
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
I guess the kiwis weren't as choked up about the tragic passing of Robin Gibb as we Aussies were given how this greatest hits package wasn't nearly as successful over there as it was over here when news broke out he was no longer among us.
Peak position #3
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
One of the most prominent Broadway shows was the biopic of Frankie Valli known as Jersey Boys, this was the reason why there was such a rise in nostalgia for him and his group the Four seasons which explains this album's success.
Peak position #1x2
This is a major surprise given how it not only became a hit in NZ from an Australian artist on an Australian reality show, but it managed to be more popular over there than it was over here to boot. I guess the kiwis really do like their reality TV if this was able to find more of an audience among them than us Aussies.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Good night #1
She will be loved #32
From what I can gather, this was originally released in the late 80's to deafening silence given how it competed with Rod's greatest hits package I featured on my 1990 lists on this site. It was given a second chance in 2012 where it was a minor hit here in Australia and a massive success in NZ for the crooner.
Peak position #1x1
This was the soundtrack to the Broadway show that was responsible for the Four seasons album from earlier on this list, I'm guessing its success was due to the show coming to the southern hemisphere this decade as it originally premiered in 2005 in their homeland of America.
Peak position #5
It's odd that his redemption ark from earlier on this list would be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia given how JB's second album was only equally as popular over there as it was over here. Admittedly that wasn't the case for the singles which were indeed more popular over there from the album.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Boyfriend #2
Turn to you #18
Die in your arms #21
All around the world #15
As long as you love me #6
Beauty and a beat #6
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I guess this goes to show how popular the band were throughout the decade worldwide as audiences weren't quite ready to discard their legacy like they did to so many of their earliest peers.
Peak position #7
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
From what I can gather, Peter Posa was a popular instrumentalist from NZ that must have been rather popular in the 60's given how this greatest hits album managed to be a huge success for him fifty years after his relevancy had faded over there.
Peak position #1x6
I guess the kiwis were more forgiving of Linkin Park's musical experimentation this decade than we Aussies were given how they managed to score two entries on this list as opposed to just the one (which is still to come on this list.)
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Burn it down #13
Although each of her albums proved to be less popular than the last for Susan Boyle, it appears the kiwis were still willing to keep her around as this isn't even her final appearance on this list.
Peak position #1x1
I really wasn't expecting to feature a solo album from Dire straits frontman Mark Knopfler, especially not one of his more recent entries given how hard it is for anyone in the rock sphere to find success in the streaming era.
Peak position #3
We have further evidence that the kiwis were in tune with reality TV from around the world with this entry as Karise Eden did take the Australian music scene by storm with this album once she won on her season of the Voice Australia.
Peak position #3
I guess Leonard's earlier entry on this list wasn't that much of a surprise for the kiwis given how they managed to allow him to have a hit with his penultimate album a few years prior to his untimely death.
Peak position #1x2
We're now starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel for entries on this list, mainly because this entry from Dennis Marsh was technically a Christmas entry as it plummeted from the RIANZ charts when the new year rolled around.
Peak position #6
This proved to be equally as successful for Rod Stewart in NZ as it was here in Australia, again it only became a success during the Christmas season it first came out in.
Peak position #1x3
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