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
This is one of three entries from the opera trio Sol Mio, I guess the kiwis had enough love for opera music this decade to allow these guys to be a massive success despite the failures of their international contemporaries over there.
Peak position #1x16
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 another album you'd think would be much higher on this list given how it came from a local artist in NZ, however it only did slightly better over there thanks to how much more popular its singles were compared to here in Australia.
Peak position #1x8
Hit singles
Royals #1
The love club #17
Tennis court #1
Swinging party #10
Team #3
Ribs #29
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 will be Katy's final appearance on this list given how Witness was a complete disaster in NZ as opposed to being a mere modest success here in Australia, I still can't believe the second and third singles were denied on ARIA's main chart given how they did chart on both its streaming and digital charts.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Roar #1
Dark horse #2
Walking on air #12
Unconditionally #26
Birthday #17
This is how we do #13
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
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
I honestly would've been shocked if this album was less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia given how much more popular their earlier entry on this list was over there than it was over here.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
It's time #37
Radioactive #4
Demons #12
On top of the world #10
I did mention that this E.P charted on the album charts in NZ as opposed to the singles charts like it did here in Australia, needless to say, it was more successful over there given how the kiwis tended to look out for their own which is more than I can say for us Aussies and our local music scene.
Peak position #2
Royals #1
The love club #17
This was originally released in 2000 to deafening silence for the Eagles, I'm guessing because the novelty of the band reforming had worn off six years after they declared hell to have frozen over for that to happen. I'm guessing there was a biopic made by the band that no one saw which resulted in this becoming a hit for them in NZ thirteen years later.
Peak position #2
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
Even though the singles weren't as big in NZ as they were here in Australia, I guess the hype that went into this debut album from Rudimental proved to be more exhilarating for the kiwis than it was for us Aussies given how much bigger the payoff to its success was over there.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Feel the love #4
Not giving in #11
Waiting all night #9
Free #5
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
Unlike here in Australia where Michael Bublé's popularity was largely confided to the 00's, it appears his popularity peaked in the 2010's given how this was equally as popular over there as it was over here.
Peak position #1x5
It looks like Fat Freddy's Drop was able to achieve one more highly successful album in their catalogue in their homeland with this entry, that's impressive given how it came out four years after their previous album from 2009.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
Clean the house #30
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
This was also less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Eminem, not by much mind you as the singles did quite well over there like they did over here, but noticeably less so regardless.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Berzerk #12
Rap god #4
Survival #13
The monster #1
Beautiful pain #15
This proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Of monsters and men, likely because the lead single (which funnily enough wasn't the case over there) was more of an instant hit as opposed to it being a sleeper hit down under.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Dirty paws #35
Little talks #4
Mountain sound #22
This album did manage to achieve all of its success in Australia and NZ before the Grammys forever tainted Macklemore's reputation, even so, the singles weren't as popular there as they were here barring the final one of course.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Thrift shop #1
Same love #1
Can't hold us #4
White walls #6
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
This was another successful album here in Australia that missed out on appearing on the Australian equivalent of this list due to being too much of a sleeper hit to do so, I guess we Aussies were largely put off by the controversy that went into this albums marketing in a way that didn't bother the kiwis.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Diamonds #2
Stay #4
What now #13
Jump #10
This was Ellie Goulding's only successful album throughout her career, although I'll be featuring its deluxe edition Halcyon days in a bit as her fans consider it to be an immediate follow up to this album even though it's more of an expansion pack similar to that of the Complete confection from Katy Perry.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Lights #16
Anything could happen #16
Figure 8 #7
I need your love #15
Only you #37
There was a lot of hype going into this second and (to date) final album from Will.I.Am, for the most part it wasn't met due to the critical thrashing it received for it being considered everything wrong with BEP's (then) most recent albums, however it was nonetheless a massive success in NZ for some reason.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
This is love #5
Scream and shout #1
#thatpower #16
Fall down #15
It's a bit odd that this would be roughly as successful as Beyonce's earlier entry on this list in NZ, I guess this was due to the album spawning a few minor hits over there as opposed to Lemonade failing to spawn a charting single for her.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
XO #10
Drunk in love #7
Both of James Blunt's entries from the Australian equivalent of this list will be reappearing on this list, although it's worth noting that neither of them was as popular over there as they both were over here.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Bonfire heart #8
I'm not sure how the kiwis felt nostalgia for Charley Pride given how he never had much success over there during his heyday, however that's exactly how this greatest hits album managed to become a success over there this decade.
Peak position #1x2
This is another NZ band to find massive success this decade in their homeland, this time it's Shapeshifter who are an EDM group who followed up their 2009 effort (which we'll look at in a bit) with this album that proved to be their magnum opus.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Gravity #12
In colour #11
This was a bit of a comeback for Stan Walker given how his previous album Let the music play was a huge dud for him even in his homeland, indeed we'll be looking at another album from him in just a bit on this list.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Take it easy #5
Bulletproof #2
Inventing myself #27
This Grammy award winning album may have a lower placement on this list compared to the Australian equivalent, however that's mainly because it didn't rebound on the NZ charts like it did here in Australia when the lead single ranked high on Triple J's year end list for 2013.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Get lucky #2
This had the same path to success in NZ as it did here in Australia, the difference being that it sat on shelves ignored for an additional year over there given how it only took off in 2013 despite its success here taking off the year prior for the exact same reason it did over there.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Skinny love #2
Even with the confusing album cycle this third album from 1D managed to have, it still proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia due to their strong fanbase at the time.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Best song ever #3
Story of my life #1
Diana #2
Strong #1
Midnight memories #3
You and I #22
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)
I guess the kiwis weren't as big a fan of Baz Lurhman's adaptation of the Great Gatsby as we Aussies were (likely due to a lack of patriotism as this was also the case for Moulin rouge) which would explain why this didn't do as well over there as it did over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Young and beautiful #23
A little party never killed nobody #3
It's little surprise this didn't even see the light of day in NZ until the surprise success it had here in Australia a year after its initial release, that said it was more of a sleeper hit over there than it was over here, hence its lower placement on this list.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
Let her go #1
I did feature a hit single from Patsy Riggir on my 1981 list for this side of my site, apparently the kiwis had enough nostalgia for that one hit that the country singer saw massive success with this greatest hits album she released thirty years later.
Peak position #4
I guess the kiwis really loved this adaptation of the Broadway musical (despite its many faults in filmmaking and arguably human rights) that they allowed its soundtrack to be equally as popular over there as it was here in Australia. I guess it was due to the film having both Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in the cast.
Peak position #1x3
We looked at the runner up of the first season of X factor NZ already on this list, so let's look at the album which came from the winner of that season that at least made up for its lack of success by spawning a moderate hit.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
It's worth it #1
Skinny love #23
Suzanne Prentice had one charting single in 1981 with "When I dream," apparently that was enough for this greatest hits package form over thirty years later to become a hit for her among her fellow kiwis.
Peak position #2
This was even less popular for JT in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm really shocked here as he managed to achieve far greatest success over there than he did over here throughout the 00's.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Suit and tie #14
Mirrors #7
This is the final album from Susan Boyle that had any sort of success in her career, she may have had a short run in the mainstream (likely due to overexposure) however it was a wonderous run in the spotlight regardless.
Peak position #3
Judging by the cover art, it appears this is a sequel to David Bowie's magnum opus Heroes from 1977 which I'm guessing was incentive enough for the kiwis to make it a success upon its initial release despite him being in obscurity for nearly thirty years when it came out.
Peak position #1x1
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