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
Although this appears slightly lower on this list, I can assure you this album proved to be equally as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia due to the kiwis also being well aware of Billie Eilish once it dropped.
Peak position #1x10
Hit singles
When the party's over #3
Bury a friend #2
Wish you were gay #2
All the good girls go to hell #9
Bad guy #1
I love you #39
My strange addiction #21
Xanny #22
Everything I wanted #2
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
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
Well at least we cleared all of Ed's entries outside of the top twenty, still the fact this is this high up should tell you how inescapable his popularity was in the southern hemisphere throughout the decade.
Peak position #1x5
Hit singles
I don't care #2
Cross me #6
Beautiful people #2
Best part of me #13
South of the border #14
Remember the name #10
Antisocial #9
I guess Post Malone's popularity came more from his singles in NZ than his album as I'm surprised this wasn't more popular over there than it was over here much like his earlier entry on this list.
Peak position #1x7
Hit singles
Sunflower #1
Wow #1
Goodbyes #4
Circles #1
Hollywood's bleeding #18
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 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
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
It's no surprise this was more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia given how Khalid is an RNB artist who thrived on streaming services; indeed, we'll have to wait and see if his next album will live up to the hype this set up for him in both countries.
Peak position #2
Hit singles
Better #4
Talk #1
My bad #10
Outta my head #20
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
Well this was far less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm not sure why given how this used the same strategy as Ariana Grande's earlier entry and was released around the same time as that album.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
ME! #3
You need to calm down #5
The archer #28
Lover #3
The man #15
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 controversy behind this album (well more specifically the singles) was enough for this to be considerably more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for Ariana Grande during the final stretch of the decade.
Peak position #1x7
Hit singles
Thank u next #1
Imagine #16
7 rings #1
Bloodline #28
Break up with your girlfriend I'm bored #1
NASA #30
Needy #11
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
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
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
This missed out on appearing on the Australian side of my site due to it being too much of a sleeper hit to qualify for the list, however it was more mainstream over in NZ for the troubled RNB singer hence why it's on this list.
Peak position #3
Hit singles
Undecided #15
No guidance #5
Don't check on me #13
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
From what I can gather, this was a highly successful compilation album released at the end of the decade in NZ that was assembled by a radio station.
Peak position #2
This is an interesting compilation album where some of the biggest names in NZ music rerecorded their biggest hits into Marois in order to pay respect to the traditional owners of the country, naturally is was a massive success over there as the decade was coming to an end.
Peak position #1x1
It's interesting that this was still a massive success for P!nk in NZ given how the lead single was only barely a sleeper hit over there, who knows how big her next album will be (whenever she gets around to releasing it that is.)
Peak position #1x2
Hit singles
Walk me home #16
Well, I've painted a target on my back by mentioning these guys on my site, indeed they were moderately successful in NZ just as the decade was coming to an end and even mildly successful here in Australia with this release.
Peak position #1x1
Hit singles
Boy with luv #12
This was the only successful album Juice wrld had during his short lifetime, I would say it rebounded on the charts when he died given how it was released the same year that happened, however it didn't rebound high enough for it to affect its placement on this list.
Peak position #4
Hit singles
Robbery #33
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