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 is another example of an album that needed to be disqualified from RIANZ's main charts in order to finally stop charting over there, it only comes in second place due to being released more recently than the top spot otherwise this easily would've been the biggest album of the decade over there.
Peak position #1x36
Hit singles
Shape of you #1
Castle on the hill #2
Drive #4
Galway girl #3
How would you feel #6
Supermarket flowers #16
Perfect #1
Happier #11
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
This E.P from Six60 was so popular that it too only stopped charting due to it being disqualified from doing so from this year onwards, this is quite impressive due to it not even being a full album as we're thankfully running out of entries that had this feat on this list.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Don't give it up #4
Rivers #32
Closer #14
Rolling stone #20
Vibes #9
Up there #37
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
Even though the kiwis had the same love for the Queen biopic as we Aussies did, this is the only entry on this list to be affiliated with Bohemian rhapsody as they didn't seem too interested in checking out their back catalogue following the release of the film over there like we Aussies did.
Peak position #2
You'd think this album would be significantly more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, alas it was only slightly more successful due to the singles finding more success over there than they did over here.
Peak position #1x6
Hit singles
Rockstar #1
Candy paint #6
Psycho #2
Better now #1
Paranoid #6
While this wasn't as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, at least the success of Elton John's biopic did encourage the kiwis to check out his back catalogue which is more than I can say for Queen's biopic and their catalogue.
Peak position #2
Well at least I can say this debut album from Post Malone did find more success in NZ than it did here in Australia, although the way it found success over there was identical to how it became a hit over here.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Congratulations #21
I fall apart #1
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with the Greatest showman as we Aussies were, this is especially the case given how the covers album failed to make a second appearance on this list in addition to this being slightly lower on here than it was on the Australian equivalent.
Peak position #1x4
Hit singles
This is me #13
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
The kiwis were really hip to the rising popularity of Billie Eilish, true she still needed her appearance on the 13 reasons why soundtrack to find that success over there, however it was more immediate there than it was over here.
Peak position #3
While this was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I was honestly expecting it to be near the top of this list given how Kendrick Lamar seemed to be unavoidable throughout the rest of the world with this album of his.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Humble #1
DNA #5
Loyalty #15
This was equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, I guess this was because the film is a love letter to Polynesian culture which the kiwis greatly appreciated to allow it to compete with albums over there in a way most soundtracks that were less successful on this list couldn't.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
How far I'll go #3
I'm honestly more surprised this album was a hit at all here in Australia than they fact that it was only slightly more successful in NZ, again the bulk of its popularity came from the tragic passing of the rising star.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles (pre death)
Sad #4
Changes #33
Moonlight #25
Hit singles (post death)
Sad #3
Changes #11
Moonlight #8
Streaming had been fully incorporated to the Australian charts by the time Drake released this album, as such, it proved to be as popular here as it was in NZ and the rest of the world thanks to those services.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
God's plan #1
Nice for what #1
I'm upset #13
Emotionless #27
In my feelings #1
Nonstop #8
Don't matter to me #6
I think this album being less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia was more due to the kiwis completely doing away with digital sales as that's where the bulk of its success here came from.
Peak position #1x16
Hit singles
Shallow #1
Always remember us this way #14
Again, this wasn't going to be as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia given how A: our love for P!nk is much stronger than the kiwis and B: this album was a massive dud on streaming services given how much less successful the singles were over there than they were over here.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
What about us #9
Revenge #30
This is another album that was too much of a sleeper hit to make the cut on the Australian equivalent of this list, indeed this had quite a rise to its popularity in NZ given how Khalid was on a tiny indie label when he first released this and thus needed word of mouth in order for its popularity to grow.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Location #11
Young dumb and broke #1
The kiwis really loved this debut album from Imagine Dragons upon its initial release, so much so that it proved to be far more popular over there than it was over here despite rock and alternative being less accessible over there throughout the decade.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Believer #21
Thunder #3
There's little surprise that this was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how Cardi B dominated the streaming services when this album first came out, although we have to wait and see if she can repeat this feat with her next album.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Bodak yellow #24
I like it #7
Be careful #39
Well, this isn't a controversial entry at all, in all seriousness, XXXtentacion was a troubled individual who nonetheless appealed to a wide audience and deserved far better than what he got in his short lifetime.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Jocelyn flores #12
I honestly would've been dumbstruck if this album was somehow less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, indeed this truly lived up to the hype of her earlier entry on this list over there which is far more than I can say for its popularity everywhere else in the world.
Peak position #1x3
Hit singles
Green light #1
Liability #8
Perfect places #11
Homemade dynamite #13
Sober #18
While all of Eminem's entries this decade will reappear on this list, I should point out that this is the only entry of his to find equal amounts of success in NZ as it did here in Australia this decade which should tell you that the kiwis weren't as impressed with his output as we Aussies were.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
Greatest #12
The ringer #2
Lucky you #3
Killshot #6
I'm shocked this wasn't among the biggest albums of the decade in NZ, mainly because this was prior to Travis Scott being a punching bag in the music industry as well as it doing gang busters on streaming services upon its initial release.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Sicko mode #7
Stargazing #9
I guess the kiwis didn't find as much love for this album from Taylor Swift as we Aussies did back in the day, although it still retains a fanbase to this day regardless of its bad reputation on the internet.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Look what you made me do #1
Ready for it #9
Gorgeous #19
Call it what you want #34
Delicate #33
I can't overstate how much more love the kiwis had for Sam Smith this decade than we Aussies did, we'll have to wait and see if this will continue to be the case given how they've only recently resurfaced in the mainstream.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Too good at goodbyes #1
Pray #32
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
It doesn't surprise me in the slightest this was slightly more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia for Ariana Grande, this is despite the fact the lead single didn't get to number one over there like it did over here.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
No tears left to cry #4
God is a woman #5
Breathin #11
I guess the kiwis were more interested in the Black Panther soundtrack than we Aussies were, I'm guessing because of the two hits that had Kendrick Lamar appealing to them much better than they did to us.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
All the stars #2
Pray for me #12
This failed to appear on the Australian equivalent of this list due to being too much of a sleeper hit for George Ezra here, I would say it was due to streaming pushing it aside except that it was more of a hit over in NZ where streaming is the main way of a song or album finding success in their mainstream.
Peak position #7
Hit singles
Shotgun #1
I guess the kiwis were bigger fans of the second Mamma Mia film than we Aussies were given how much more popular this soundtrack was over there compared to over here.
Peak position #1x3
I'm a bit surprised this was only slightly less popular in NZ for Shawn Mendes than it was here in Australia, mainly because after his initial breakthrough from Vine, the kiwis didn't seem to have much love for his singles throughout the decade.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
In my blood #13
Lost in Japan #32
Youth #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)
This is another album that could've made it on the Australian side of my site if I wanted to expand my list for albums of the 2010's, as is, it was more of a success in NZ due to J Cole being quite popular on Spotify with this release.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
KOD #10
This was initially a dud for Chris Brown in NZ given how it looked like it was going to debut high but then quickly fall out of the charts, however it stuck around for quite some time on the lower half of their charts likely due to strong streaming data that occurred.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Questions #33
This was so much less successful in NZ for Eminem than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis weren't as forgiving with this critically panned album as we Aussies were upon its release.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Walk on water #18
River #3
I vaguely remember Fifth harmony having a toxic fanbase throughout the 2010's, however that fanbase only seemed to be in their native America as the only album from any of them to have any success was the solo debut from its most popular (and some might say least talented) member Camilla Cabello.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Havana #2
Never be the same #8
I wasn't expecting to feature a Migos album on this site, although admittedly they did seem far more lucrative on streaming services which would explain why their second Culture album was a massive success in NZ albeit as a sleeper hit.
Peak position #5
Hit singles
Stir fry #18
Walk it talk it #36
Once again, this is Michael Buble's final appearance on this list, who knows if he'll release a new album that will rise to the ranks in popularity he had throughout the 00's and 2010's.
Peak position #2
This will be Kanye's only appearance on this list as My beautiful dark twisted fantasy wasn't a mainstream success in NZ like it was here in Australia, it's also one of the earliest albums to produce an album bomb given how all the tracks charted worldwide upon its initial release.
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Yikes #11
Wouldn't leave #21
All mine #5
Ghost town #14
Much like here in Australia, it appears the kiwis skipped over the second soundtrack of the 50 shades franchise and gave success to the third instalment, again I don't know why as the second entry spawned a massive worldwide hit the year prior.
Peak position #9
Hit singles
For you #34
This is the third and final album to come from Dennis Marsh on this list, even in this day and age, we have the notion that age is nothing but a number in the music scene given how popular the country singer was over there.
Peak position #2
This is the only notable success that Marlon Williams had in his homeland, he is a country singer who struggled for relevancy due to his fellow kiwis not being massive fans of the genre at any point in time.
Peak position #1x1
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