This second album from Six60 simply refused to leave the NZ charts until very recently when RIANZ finally put a cap on their main charts to entries that are over eighteen months old, if they didn't do that then the first dozen or so entries would chart for the rest of time over there.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
Special #1
So high #10
White lines #5
This also recharted several times on the NZ charts like it did over here in Australia, again it's finally been barred from charting over there due to new rules RIANZ introduced to prevent these albums from forever clogging their charts.
Peak position #1x13
Hit singles
Sing #1
Don't #6
Thinking out loud #1
Make it rain #23
Bloodstream #2
Photograph #8
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 certainly loved Adele this decade (and continue to do so to this day if her latest album is anything to go by) so there's little surprise that both of her albums would appear high on this list.
Peak position #1x15
Hit singles
Hello #1
When we were young #23
Send my love #4
Water under the bridge #15
I guess the kiwis were more on board with Sam Smith than we Aussies were initially given how much more popular their debut album was over there compared to what it was over here. This is especially true for the singles which saw much more success even without factoring in streaming.
Peak position #1x8
Hit singles
Money on the mind #12
Stay with me #1
I'm not the only one #3
Like I can #19
Lay me down #2
I guess the kiwis were more willing to allow JB to have his redemption ark with this album than we Aussies did given that this is the first album on this list to be considerably more successful over there than it was over here as opposed to the mere slightly improvements some of the previous entries enjoyed over there.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Where are u now #3
What do you mean #1
Sorry #1
I'll show you #5
Love yourself #1
Although this album proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, the singles were at a huge disadvantage over there due to the kiwis fully incorporating streaming data over there and Taylor pulling her catalogue from Spotify and other streaming services.
Peak position #1x6
Hit singles
Shake it off #1
Out of the woods #6
Welcome to new York #6
Blank space #2
Style #11
Bad blood #1
Wildest dreams #8
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
While it wasn't as big in NZ as his previous two entries, the fact this saw a huge improvement in this ranking should tell you that the kiwis love for Bruno was far more palpable than the love we Aussies had for him this decade.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
24k magic #1
Versace on the floor #27
That's what I like #4
Finesse #2
While this also briefly charted upon its initial release in NZ before quickly dropping off their charts like it did here in Australia, it appears the kiwis were willing to give these guys a second chance in the spotlight when it took off in their native America which is perhaps why it proved to be so much bigger over there than it was over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Stressed out #5
Ride #10
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 guess the kiwis really weren't as impressed with the two albums Meghan Trainor released this decade as we Aussies were, although at least her first album was a success over there which is more than I can say for her second album.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
All about that bass #1
Dear future husband #27
Title #9
Lips are moving #5
Like I'm gonna lose you #1
Given how streaming had been fully incorporated onto the NZ charts when this album came out, it only makes sense that it would be more successful over there than it was over here given that's where the bulk of its success came from worldwide.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Hotline bling #14
Too good #1
Too good #4
Controlla #27
If you're surprised that this failed to appear on the Australian side of my site, that's because the bulk of its success came from streaming which we Aussies hadn't incorporated onto our main charts when it was initially released. The kiwis did which means this final album from Rihanna (as of this writing) managed to be a massive success over there.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Work #2
Needed me #14
Love on the brain #15
Of the three albums that Coldplay released this decade, this was the only one that proved to be less successful in NZ than it was here in Australia likely due to the band beginning to fade into obscurity shortly after its release worldwide.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Adventure of a lifetime #12
This is another big album that Sol Mio had in their homeland this decade, it proved that the kiwis still had plenty of love for classical music even during the age of streaming which is more than I can say for other parts of the world.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
I see fire #35
This album was instantly hated on the internet when it was first released, so much so that I'm guessing its success in NZ was through ironic streaming given how it was widely mocked by everyone back in the day. Naturally it was only a minor success here in Australia thanks to streaming not counting towards an album's success back then.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
See you again #1
Marvin Gaye #1
One call away #3
We don't talk anymore #8
I think the success of this soundtrack came more from how well received the trailers were rather than people's love for the film, it has a fanbase of course (with me being a part of it) however it was panned by critics and often considered one of the worst films of the decade by the internet.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
Heathens #2
Sucker for pain #5
It appears the kiwis were more heartbroken than we Aussies were when David Bowie tragically passed away given how this greatest hits package proved to be more popular over there than it was over here once the news got out that he was no longer among us.
Peak position #1x4
File this in the category of a NZ artist (or group in this case) finding success in their homeland by appearing on Australian reality TV, although these guys didn't even win in their season and yet they still found success back at home.
Peak position #1x1
For whatever reason, this wasn't anywhere near as successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Beyonce. This means that it's second to I am Sasha fierce as her biggest album over there as opposed to it being her biggest album over here.
Peak position #1x2
Although the lead single wasn't a hit over in NZ like it was here in Australia and admittedly prevented the album from being one of the biggest of the decade over there, it was still a massive success for the band regardless and set them up for a highly successful comeback period that didn't pan out for them.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
The sound of silence #32
We have one final entry from Fat Freddy's drop for this list as it appears their fellow kiwis were able to give them one more success story before they fell into obscurity much like the rest of their contemporaries from the 00's.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Slings and arrows #5
The kiwis must have felt really sombre following the death of David Bowie given how much more successful his final album was over there than it was over here upon its initial release.
Peak position #1x2
This was more of a sleeper hit for the Weeknd in NZ than it was here in Australia, although I don't think he minds this being much lower on this list given how the trade-off was that the singles were far more popular over there than they were over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Earned it #7
Can't feel my face #1
The hills #2
In the night #22
This was the second album to come from the brother and sister duo Broods, it wasn't quite as successful as their two earlier entries on this list but was nonetheless a massive hit in their homeland as well as a modest success here in Australia for the duo.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
Free #21
This isn't the first greatest hits package to come from Prince Tui Teka posthumously that found success, however it was far more popular for him than his 2002 effort fourteen years after that albums release.
Peak position #1x1
I guess the kiwis weren't as torn up with the absence of Zayn as we Aussies were, as such this final album from the boy band proved to be more popular over there than it was over here.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Drag me down #1
Infinity #28
Perfect #7
History #14
Although his first album was a hit in NZ, it was too much of a sleeper hit to be considered for this list of mine. Indeed, his second album only makes the cut due to it being an immediate success for the Australian DJ.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Never be like you #2
Say it #4
It appears the kiwis were big fans of this album from Sia but not her other album 1000 forms of fear as that album won't be appearing on this side of my site, I guess this was more due to them imagining how these songs would sound if they were successfully recorded by the intended artists.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Alive #29
Cheap thrills #3
The greatest #5
It appears the kiwis were more shaken up by the tragic passing of Leonard Cohen than we Aussies were given how much bigger this was over there than it was over here, although that might be due to his previous album also being a big hit over there (stay tuned for it.)
Peak position #1x1
RHCP had much more presence in NZ this decade than they did here in Australia, so much so that this won't be their only appearance on this list like it was on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #1x1
Well, this proved to be far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I told you that Michael Bublé’s popularity was more palatable in NZ than it was here in Australia this decade.
Peak position #3
Even though the kiwis wanted to pay their respects to Prince following his death like we Aussies did, it appears they prioritised his 1993 release rather than his 2001 release like we Aussies did when celebrating his back catalogue.
Peak position #1x2
This proved to be equally as successful for the Rolling Stones in NZ as it was here in Australia, proving that there was still love for older bands and artists this far into the 21st century.
Peak position #2
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)
Well, this is a surprise, mainly because I would've thought Norah Jones would be considered as yesterday's news in 2016 over in NZ even if she found more success over there than she ever did over here. That clearly wasn't the case given how it managed to be one of the more popular albums of that year.
Peak position #2
This was more popular for RPO in NZ than it was here in Australia or indeed their first album where they dug up Elvis's back catalogue to turn into classical works.
Peak position #2
This will be the only album from Frank Ocean to appear on this site, mainly because his debut album was too much of a sleeper hit in the southern hemisphere to rack up the points to do so and that this album was only big due to Frank's infamous feud with Chris Brown this decade.
Peak position #1x1
This was slightly more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly because barring their debut single "Creep," the critically acclaimed band always had more success over there than they did over here.
Peak position #2
This didn't make the cut for the Australian side of my site as it appears this was a success through streaming despite Lukas Graham finding success with digital sales down under, the streaming angle allowed it to be a success in NZ as the kiwis incorporated that onto their main charts by this point.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
7 years #1
Mama said #29
Even though the kiwis used his earlier entry to convey their love and respect for Prince's passing, they didn't pass up on making this a success over there just like it was here in Australia.
Peak position #1x1
The last time Tracy Chapman troubled the charts anywhere in the world was with her previous greatest hits album from 2001, even then this was only a success in NZ likely as their penance for making the (in my opinion) awful EDM cover of her signature track as success around the time it was released.
Peak position #3
It appears the kiwis were also willing to forgive Metallica for their disaster that was Lulu from the start of the decade when they released this long awaited follow up given how it managed to appear on this list albeit much lower than it did on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #1x1
It looks like Devilskin were able to achieve a second entry on this list, although we're definitely scraping the bottom of the barrel for candidates here as this dropped out of their charts fairly quickly following its release.
Peak position #1x1
This recharted throughout the decade for some reason, perhaps this was the world's way of trying to cleanse its palate from Chinese democracy given how poorly received that album was in the late 00's.
Peak position #3
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