Here it is, the long-awaited NZ equivalent of my greatest hit singles/albums of all time list I made a while back. Just like last time, I’ll be presenting this as a countdown, meaning that each entry will be more successful than the last as we go down this list. The main difference here of course is that unlike here in Australia, there was only one chart in NZ over the years, meaning that there won’t be multiple entries from singles/albums from the late 80’s/90’s/00’s like there was on my Australian list. Also, I won’t be including entries from the RIANZ charts given how they didn’t track album sales and that they were based on popular votes rather than sales, that and there was only ever a top twenty which means there’s a good chance they were struggling to fill out the top twenty each week during its run.
#2800
Although it has a lower placement on this side of my site, this actually proved to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia due to it being a huge sleeper hit over there. It appears that these guys were considered as an album band given how few of their songs became inescapable like they were over here in exchange for said albums being more popular there than they were here.
#2799
I was honestly shocked when I realised this iconic single from Guns n Roses was a flop here in Australia, I realise this was more due to the album sales eating up its success, but you'd think we Aussies would've found room to have this become a genuine hit here. Fortunately, it was a genuine hit in NZ as were the other singles from this era of the hair metal band thanks to its anthemic instrumentation.
#2798
Given how their earlier entry on this list was a massive success on time in NZ, it only makes sense that the kiwis would also allow the second single from their comeback album Destiny to also be a success for them this year which sadly wasn't the case here in Australia when this finally saw the light of day the following year. That's a shame because it's since become a disco classic even on our oldie's stations.
#2797
It's a bit of a shock to me to see how unpopular this classic was back in the day from the brothers Gibb considering how much of a staple it's become on oldies stations nowadays; it certainly didn't do their album any favours given how that didn't become a success until the following year for the trio. At least it achieved moderate success over in NZ as opposed to here where it was a massive flop for them.
#2796
This is another song from Abba that was released exclusively here in Australia and NZ given how inescapably popular the quartet was in both countries, this time it's a song that was originally a B-side to "So long" which it turns out was the true lead single to their third album and not "I do I do I do I do I do" like I and many others had thought.
#2795
This was the final hit that Grace Jones was able to achieve in her career over in NZ, this was fresh off the success of her greatest hits package which has the iconic album art of her in a yoga pose that's physically impossible to pull off after all. I guess her brand of art pop had gone out of vogue after this year much like how Kate Bush's brand went out of vogue the previous year here in Australia.
#2794
It's worth noting that Icehouse were more of an album band over in NZ as their singles saw considerably less success over there in exchange for their albums being considerably more popular there than they were over here throughout the decade, this second single from Primitive man being one of only three singles of theirs to reappear on this side of my site due to how big it was this year.
#2793
Babyface is of course best known for his legendary production he gave to the likes of Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men throughout the decade, however it's worth noting that he also fancied himself an RNB singer back in the 90's which peaked with this ballad in NZ and his native America this year. He would go on to have further success as the decade went on in both countries including with the song I've already featured on the Australian side of this side.
#2792
I guess the kiwis weren't as invested in this former Fleetwood Mac frontman's solo material given how this song was far less successful over there than it was over here, heck his album didn't even chart over there despite it being a huge success down under for him. I would say it was due to an appearance on Countdown which led to this being so successful, he did perform it on the show albeit the following year.
#2791
She had plenty of success with her time in Miami sound machine throughout the 80's in NZ, so it makes sense that this ballad would be a hit over there this year even if it was largely due to the kiwis showing their support for her following her near fatal experience while she was on tour this year. In Australia, we showed her our support by making "Here we are" a minor success and the album a huge success.
#2790
This was the second hit that the Brothers Gibb were able to score from their comeback album Main course following the success of its lead single "Jive talking" from the previous year, it was on more familiar territory when it came to their original sound as to not alienate their older fans too much when transitioning into the disco we all know and love these days.
#2789
This is one of only two hits that country star Toni Williams had in his homeland, the other came just before this was released which technically did better than this track given how much longer it lasted on the NZ charts. That said, it's worth noting this peaked during the infamous summer break of 1976/1977, meaning that I actually don't definitely know how well this song did back in the day.
#2788
Much like here in Australia, this was also a huge success in NZ even if once again its low placement is due to its success coming from when it charted during the lower half of their charts which is why some of the albums outrank it on this list as they charted longer in the upper echelons of their charts whilst these two were accumulating their fanbase from behind the scenes over there.
#2787
We looked at the Australian edition of this album, time now to look at the NZ edition which had the exact same chart trajectory over there as the Australian version had over here in that it bombed upon its initial release and became a success this year due to MJ's passing.
#2786
If you want proof that NZ had a stronger indie scene than even we Aussies did back in the day, we have this album from grunge band Days of the new who only charted here due to how well they did with the kiwis. I doubt their fellow Americans knew they even existed even back when this was released.
#2785
I guess the kiwis weren’t as apprehensive towards Queen back in the day like we Aussies were as this album managed to be more of a success over there than it was over here despite the controversy they had for playing at Sun city around this time. This didn't extend to the singles however as the band wouldn't have another hit there until the end of the decade like they did over here.
#2784
While these guys didn't see as much success in NZ as they did here in Australia with the lead single to this album, the kiwis made up for that by having the album be a massive success over there despite it being a huge flop over here for the band. This didn't do them any favours with their subsequent follow ups as they failed to adapt with the trends of new wave with those releases.
#2783
Although this was a minor hit in NZ upon its 1997 release, it apparently was given a second chance this year where it did considerably better for CCR's label over there despite it failing to repeat its success here in Australia around this time.
#2782
This was the debut album from Hothouse flowers, it was decently successful in NZ this year due to the lead single being a massive hit for the band over there. It was a huge flop here in Australia this year likely due to we Aussies not having much love for Celtic music at the time, however we made up for this failure by making their second album a hit in the 90's.
#2781
It appears this was what killed the winning streak that UB40 had with their original albums in NZ given how none of them managed to find success after Promises and lies from two years prior, although this was the second edition of an album that came out in 1987 that did gang busters for the band over there that year.
#2780
This was the only success that Joni Mitchell had in NZ throughout her career ("Big yellow taxi" was a flop on the Listener charts) it's a bit weird that this was her big breakthrough over there considering how it was released when MTV had taken over and left her brand of folk rock in the dust throughout the rest of the world.
#2779
It turns out there was a third volume to the Labour of love series that the kiwis made a success with for UB40, I guess there were far worse ways to close out the 90's than to give these guys further success with an album series most people likely don't even realise has more than two entries with.
#2778
It's a bit of a surprise that this wasn't a success here in Australia for Elton John given how much we Aussies have loved the English piano man over the years, then again it wasn't that huge in NZ either and only appears on this site due to the lack of competition it had back in the day.
#2777
While this wasn't as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia (as was the case with all of her singles this decade baring the ones from her second album) it proved to be a huge hit for P!nk over there regardless thanks to the double meaning it has as it can be about overcoming a literal drug/alcohol addiction or about her "sobering up" to how toxic her current relationship is.
#2776
This will be 3OH!3's only appearance on this side of my site as it appears the kiwis weren't as impressed with their online antics as we Aussies were, I'm guessing they didn't allow YouTube to dictate their music tastes for the longest time as many internet fads that were big over here weren't so much over there.
#2775
I was shocked when I found out this was a flop here in Australia given how much radio airplay it received back in the day, needless to say this made it a massive success in NZ given how the kiwis did incorporate airplay onto their main charts by this point in time. Still, the fact this was featured in every teen drama at the time surely must have played a part in how it's endeared over the years.
#2774
From what I can gather, Suzanne Lynch was a NZ singer who was based in the UK at the time of recording her cover of the Smokey Robinson classic which explains why this had international buzz despite it being far from the biggest hit on this list and it coming from a local artist.
#2773
This was the only hit that Bob Dylan managed to achieve over in NZ, even taking into account the Listener charts, he never had another hit over there as the kiwis considered him to be more of an album artist as he had tons of success with his albums over there. I'm guessing they made an exception for this ballad due to it being the most pop friendly of his singles in his catalogue.
#2772
Considering how well-loved Talking Heads were in NZ back in the day, I'm surprised that this had a slight delay to its release over there as it was already a modest success here in Australia by the time it saw the light of day over there. I guess this explains why the song was merely equally as successful in both countries as opposed to it being a much bigger success over there as you would expect.
#2771
This is the only hit single to come from German singer Drafi Deutscher, it was originally released two years prior to massive success throughout Europe before finally seeing the light of day late the previous year here in Australia. It was too much of a sleeper hit to make it on that side of my site, however the kiwis made it more of an immediate success once it finally saw the light of day over there.
#2770
It appears that JT managed to find equal amounts of success with this lead single to his debut album in NZ that he achieved here in Australia, I guess this was impressive given how his big hit he had with Nsync this year failed to make a second appearance on this side of my site which suggests the kiwis weren't initially interested in having him dabble into RNB around this time.
#2769
Even though this was released on time in NZ as opposed to here where it was heavily delayed for 3 Doors down, it manages to have a lower placement on this list due to it only becoming a success over there once it was released over here where it nearly topped our charts upon its initial release. I guess it goes to show that a delay can work to its songs favour provided it has the hype from a band's fans.
#2768
This was technically a hit twice in NZ, the first time was upon its initial release where this song from the Australian duo Bachelor girl managed to appeal to the kiwis in a way that many other adult contemporary ballads failed to do so around this time. It began dropping out of the charts before rebounding in the new year due to airplay becoming a factor of the charts and it having a strong radio presence over there.
#2767
It's hard to definitively say, however it's possible that this lead single from A new world record should be even higher on this list given that this also peaked during the summer period of 1976/1977 here in Australia. As is, it was only a moderate success over in NZ as opposed to their earlier entry on this list.
#2766
This was the third hit to come from Blue's debut album as well as the first to make it big in NZ and not here in Australia given how these guys were a two-hit wonder down under with their two entries on my previous list. This was slightly overshadowed by "Fly by" (which is still to come on this list) due to that receiving a radio edit to make it seem like a sequel to the album version.
#2765
I guess the kiwis weren't as impressed with this comeback single from George Harrison given how much less successful it was over there compared to the rest of the world, heck they were rather late in making it a success as it was given how long it took for this to climb their charts compared to here in Australia where it was an instant success for him.
#2764
Unlike here in Australia where these guys struggled to find a mainstream audience, Simple minds had no such issues in NZ where the kiwis accepted them with open arms beginning with this breakthrough of theirs. This just goes to show how much the kiwis loved new romanticism over us Aussies given how much bigger the genre is over there compared to over here.
#2763
I guess these guys were a one hit wonder in both countries in the southern hemisphere albeit with a different song in each country, we Aussies gave them a hit with "Why does it always rain on me" from the previous year whilst the kiwis saddled them with this lead single to their third album which also proved to be their biggest hit in their native UK rather coincidentally.
#2762
It turns out this was a hit upon its initial release over in NZ for Toto, I'm not even sure why because it's not like they had much success over there prior to this becoming an instant hit this year. In any case, they certainly have the right to brag about being the first country in the world to make this a hit for the band given how it wasn't even a hit in their native America until the following year.
#2761
This was also a hit for Elvis Presley in NZ just before he died, although it wasn't quite as big a hit over there as it was here likely because his earlier entry on this list was the big hit from his final album over there even before he passed away.
#2760
As it turns out, there was a TV show based on the British family trio which means that this song of theirs was in fact a theme to a TV show even if it was a hit almost a full year prior to when the show premiered. It was a huge success for the trio in NZ and their native UK as well as it being a minor sleeper hit here in Australia this year, likely due to it fitting in with all the teen pop from the time.
#2759
This was another successful hit that Ruby Turner had in NZ, in fact thought she charted in her native UK with all of her singles, none of them managed to become a hit over there despite how big she was here in NZ. I'm guessing this is why she's mostly fallen into obscurity in the music industry given how it's likely on the kiwis would remember anything about her music career.
#2758
This is the signature track from Bobby Brown both solo and with his time with New edition, I'm guessing because it remains his only Billboard chart topper despite "Humping around" being by far his biggest hit even in his native America. This song is about how he felt the need to break apart from his group in order to be who he wanted to be, a theme that Britney Spears would find inspiration in with her own version in 2004.
#2757
Well, this is shocking, this song which many has defined as the quintessential song of the 80's was only a moderate success in NZ this year despite it being a massive success throughout the rest of the world for the Danish trio. Admittedly their album was a massive success over there the following year, so perhaps the kiwis were simply being contrarians in making that a success over this lead single.
#2756
This was the second big hit that Annie Crummer had over in NZ this year, it was the title track to her solo debut which was also a massive success for the former vocalist for a band known as Netherworld dancing toys.
#2755
Unlike here in Australia where Eric Carmen got himself out of the one hit wonder bin twelve years later with two additional hits to his name, in NZ he still remains in the one hit wonder bin to this day with this track I'm sure people nowadays think is a Celine Dion track given how much more ubiquitous her cover has become over the years.
#2754
This was the only hit that British singer Haywoode was able to achieve anywhere in the world, although how it became a hit in NZ is anyone's guess as it flopped on the British charts upon its initial release. I'm guessing the kiwis were really on board with making Stock Aiken Waterman a commercial success as this was another song to be produced by the trio which also happens to have a woman of colour performing on it.
#2753
This was Stellar's biggest hit in their homeland, likely due to it being considered a strong choice for a lead single which seemed to be an issue with their previous album even though it did eventually spawn a massive hit with "Every girl" the previous year. I guess the downside to this being so successful is that their sophomore album overall didn't find as much success as their debut did.
#2752
This was equally as successful for David Bowie in NZ as it was here in Australia, although this did come after the success he had there with "China girl" which was a hit and thus will be making an appearance later down this list (stay tuned for it.) In the meantime, he would continue to find success worldwide as the decade went on both with his music and with his acting career.
#2751
Although they had more success with their singles from their first album over in NZ, this was the biggest album that the Veronicas had over in NZ likely due to it being their international breakthrough in the northern hemisphere thanks to the buzz that was sparked from their earlier release. I guess this being a massive hit over there came at the expense of it spawning more than one giant hit.
#2750
I guess the kiwis weren't as big of fans of Michael Crawford as we Aussies were as both of his albums from the 90's saw far less success over there than they did over here, this in particularly was a disappointment given how it was his big breakthrough outside of the theatre world here and in his native UK.
#2749
I'm a bit surprised that this was a bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia for Billy Ocean, mainly because he saw way more success over here throughout his career than he did over there (even though this only covers his 80's material and not his 70's output.) I guess the kiwis making this a hit immediately upon its release is them atoning for not giving him the success he had internationally.
#2748
Well, he did score a massive hit during the midpoint of the decade in his homeland, that and nostalgia had really taken over the mainstream in NZ by this point in time. It makes sense that Dave Dobbyn would have another greatest hits package to become a success over there, although it appears this includes some of the big hits he had with his former band DD Smash as well as his solo material.
#2747
Cliff Richard was off to a good start for the 90's in NZ when this became a hit for him over there, this looked like it would make him a household name for the fourth decade in a row which to be fair he absolutely was in his native UK. That wasn't quite the case internationally as he had diminishing returns moving forward from here.
#2746
I would've thought this was more of a success in NZ than it was here in Australia given how much more popular Nirvana was over there throughout the 90's, at least it managed to reappear on this side of my site even if it has a shockingly lower placement on here than it did on the Australian side.
#2745
I'm guessing this became a success over in NZ due to the surprise success that Jesus Jones managed to achieve in America this year, although it's worth noting that it only became eligible for this list due to it re-entering the charts the following year and racking up quite a lot of points in a short amount of time to stack up with these other entries on this list.
#2744
This was unfortunately less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm not even sure why that is as the Foo fighters were way more popular with the kiwis than they were with us Aussies throughout their career. This hasn't even stuck on the charts since the incorporation of streaming data in the mid 2010's like it has on the ARIA charts.
#2743
This was another successful album from Van Morrison in NZ throughout the 90's, he was certainly on a roll over there given how each of the entries on this side of my site managed to be way more successful than they were here in Australia.
#2742
While this wasn't as big a hit in NZ as it was here in Australia, at least the lead single proved to be Alanis's biggest hit over there which means that the kiwis were still in love with what she had to offer as the 90's was beginning to come to an end. Even so, it makes you wonder where all the love from her breakthrough album earlier in the decade went if there was still a massive fanbase willing to stick around for this follow up.
#2741
Given how Bob Seger saw massive success in NZ with his previous album, it only makes sense he would keep up the momentum with this album going into the 80's like he did here in Australia. It's a shame he didn't survive the transition into the MTV era as he would've thrived during the height of Bruce Springsteen's dominance in the mainstream.
#2740
While this wasn't anywhere near as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, the fact that this second international album from Michael Bublé was nonetheless a massive success over there should speak volumes as to how well loved the Canadian crooner was during the midpoint of the decade with a wide variety of audiences.
#2739
This was another album to find more success in NZ than it did here in Australia from an alternative band this year, although it was still a bit of a disappointment over there compared to the band's previous effort likely due to the fact that what they had to say wasn't as compelling on here as what it was on their earlier effort.
#2738
This was the second album to be released by Ardijah, it was a massive success this year for the band largely thanks to two factors, the first was that it had several advanced singles to build up its hype from the previous year and the second was the success of "Watching u" which was one of the bigger hits of the late 80's in their homeland.
#2737
I'm not entirely sure if it was this greatest hits package that was a success over in NZ or if it was the breakthrough album from Nat King Cole that he released back in the 50's, I'm guessing it was this album because I doubt the kiwis were suddenly feeling nostalgic for the album in droves back in the day to make it a success whereas this album being a success due to this nostalgia would make more sense.
#2736
This had a similar trajectory towards success in NZ that it did here in Australia given how it was only a modest success upon its initial release over there and became a massive success a year after its release due to how big Limp Bizkit had become in the nu metal circuit.
#2735
Although there was a soundtrack to this year's remake of War of the world's, the kiwis felt that this concept album made about the 50's original was more worthwhile of their attention rather than the score made by John Williams.
#2734
Named after the Bette Midler track that was popular around this time (which Cliff puts his own spin on with this release) this is a live album from a concert he gave around this time which must have connected with the kiwis early in the year given how big it was over there.
#2733
This is another album that's kind of cheating by being this high on this list, although as usual with these albums I'm merely guessing how well it did in NZ during its initial release given how massively successful the lead single to this album was on the Listener charts.
#2732
This was a song that was tailor made to be as controversial as possible given how its subject matter (to say nothing of its cover art) was meant to address something that happened to Rihanna this year that I'm sure we're all familiar with by now. It appears we Aussies and kiwis weren't that interested in having this sort of music from her as this was a massive disappointment for her commercially in both countries.
#2731
Given how this was more of a hit on our digital charts (from what I can gather at least) it only makes sense that this managed to become even more popular for the Sugababes in NZ especially considering how their other two entries that appeared on the Australian side of my site found more success over there throughout the decade already. Like in Australia, this was the final hit that the trio had over there.
#2730
Given how the digital charts were fully incorporated by the kiwis by this point in time, it means that My Chemical Romance managed to score massive success over there with the singles from their album beginning with their earlier entry on this list but also includes the third single from the album which only barely missed the cut from appearing on the Australian side of my site due to not charting high enough here.
#2729
Rihanna didn't find much success from her second album when it came to her singles, however at least she can take comfort in this third single being a hit in NZ where it was a flop for her here in Australia back in the day. Of course, her third album was where she truly started finding massive success worldwide thanks to the singles being more universal than the one's on her first two albums.
#2728
It looks like Lionel Richie's popular was quickly dwindling over in NZ given how this title track to his third solo album was the only success he managed to achieve over there following the success of his second album Can't slowdown from two years prior. I guess the kiwis preferred having Billy Ocean over this guy in their mainstream as his British counterpart managed to rack up the hits over there as the decade went on.
#2727
It was only inevitable that the kiwis would also welcome back Terence Trent D'arby with open arms this year given how much more successful his debut album was over there compared to here, in fact he would go on to have moderate success over there throughout the decade as he scored several minor hits over there that failed to make an impression over here.
#2726
You thought that Bone thugs n Harmony were yesterday's news by this point in the new millennium, didn't you? It turns out they weren't as they managed to score a huge hit in NZ with this track that heavily samples "Take me home" from Phil Collins (hence why Phil has a featuring credit on this track.) This wouldn't even be their final hit as the quartet would be back again four years later with new hits.
#2725
Well, I did mention earlier on this list that this was likely the reason why the duo's cover of "Ring my bell" was a massive success over in NZ, so let's look at this summer jam that the duo put out which made them a household name in the music industry following the success of Will Smith's show at the time. I'm not sure why this flopped here in Australia as we Aussies gave them a massive hit with "Boom shake the room" later in the decade.
#2724
This was the only hit from the disco band Lakeside in NZ, it wasn't a big hit anywhere else in the world which leads me to believe that the kiwis were simply making any disco song a hit around this time that they were aware of. Still, it must have had a cult following in America back in the day as Coolio would sample this track for his breakthrough single of the same name over a decade later.
#2723
It feels a bit weird that this has a higher placement on this list than "If you had my love" (don't worry that's still to come on this list) although this did have to work its way up the NZ charts as opposed to that debuting at number one over there which is why this is ranked higher on the list. It also wasn't attached to the turn of the century over there like it was internationally which means it didn't rebound in the new year like it did down under.
#2722
This was one of only two hits that Foxy Brown had in NZ, although I get the feeling this was more a hit over there due to the chorus provided to her by Blackstreet who were among the most popular artists of the moment. Foxy was a protegee of Jay Z, which is impressive considering she was only eighteen when she released this as a single which goes to show you how competent she was as a rapper at that age.
#2721
This was originally released two years prior to deafening silence for Chris Isaak, I'm guessing because it came out too soon after the tragic passing of Roy Orbison and many people found it to be too similar to one of his songs to be worth listening to without it coming off as poor taste for the passing legend. It was given a second chance this year when it was featured in the David Lynch film Wild at heart.
#2720
Even though Kasey Chambers never found any success with any of her albums in NZ, at least she managed to score a huge hit with her breakthrough single over there likely due to it fitting in with all of the female singer/songwriter ballads that managed to be popular over there this year. Indeed, I'm surprised that Kasey didn't find more success down under with that in mind.
#2719
This was the second hit that Beats international managed to achieve in NZ back in the day, that's right, Fatboy slim managed to score a second hit over there before he embarked on a solo career later in the decade. This time we have a straighter forward cover of the Elvis Presley track as this doesn't have additional lyrics or samples like their earlier hit did which is perhaps why this didn't chart in Australia.
#2718
This was the last hit that the Eurythmics were able to achieve in most parts of the world, mainly due to it being completely different from anything they had released at this point as it was more artsy and even had spoken word lyrics from Annie Lennox. What really threw us Aussies off was the image makeover that Annie had as she grown out her hair which made her look wrong for some reason.
#2717
This was the first of only two hits that Heart achieved in NZ as "All I wanna do is make love to you" was the only other hit they had over there almost a decade later, although this was one of many songs they had that failed to make it big down under for whatever reason. As it turns out, this is a cover of an early Aaron Neville track who's best known for his duet with Linda Ronstadt later in the decade.
#2716
This was another repeat entry on this list to be more successful in NZ than it was here in Australia, again it's because it came from a highly successful album which as you'll quickly discover as we go further back in the 70's, wasn't a factor for a song's popularity over there as far as the kiwis were concerned.
#2715
This proved to be an even bigger success for the Art of Noise in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly because for some reason, the Blues brothers soundtrack became a success over there this year which allowed it to rebound on the charts once it was a hit initially as the original instrumental from Duanne Eddy was heavily used in the film.
#2714
This wasn't as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because the kiwis didn't care much for the back catalogue of Ritchie Valens which would also explain why the title track wasn't as big a hit over there as it was over here.
#2713
This was the only successful album that Foreigner had in NZ, in fact if it weren't for the fact that the lead single was a huge worldwide chart topper for the band, I doubt this would've had any success over there given how the kiwis clearly rejected these guys for the likes of the Cars and Bob Seger during the height of their popularity.
#2712
You'd be surprised at how little success Josh Groban had outside of his native America this decade, I'm willing to bet the only reason why this debut of his became a hit in NZ was due to the kiwis love for classical music throughout the decade somehow being even stronger than the love we Aussies had.
#2711
I guess the kiwis could expect Dave Dobbyn to have a random comeback once a decade given how this was the first successful album he had over there since his previous entry on this site from my 1995 list. Again, this was due to the lead single becoming a surprise hit for the 80's legend which no doubt led to his fellow kiwis checking out the album that spawned it to see what all the fuss was about.
#2710
Even though it charted higher for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts in NZ, this breakthrough album for the band was only equally as successful in both countries as each other as opposed to it being bigger over there than it was over here. They would return later in the decade with "I hate myself for loving you" in NZ and their native America whilst remaining a one album wonder down under.
#2709
This was also a moderate success in NZ back in the day for Ricki Lee Jones, I guess she's a two-hit wonder in the southern hemisphere given how both of them were able to reappear on this side of my site.
#2708
Given how Australian Idol was a huge success in NZ, it only makes sense that the victory album from its winner was a massive hit over there even if it didn't reach the dizzying heights of success that it achieved over here upon its initial release.
#2707
Much like here in Australia, this was the only notable success that Motley Crue had in NZ given how this managed to benefit from the rise of hair metal that permeated the last stretch of the 80's and the first stretch of the 90's worldwide. It's a bit of a shame that none of their other albums managed to make it big in the southern hemisphere especially considering how they arguably pioneered the genre in their native America.
#2706
Who'd thought that Neil Diamond would still be finding success with new material this far into his career? It appears the kiwis wanted to listen to new songs from the 70's crooner decades after he had a hit over there with his singles or even his other albums.
#2705
This proved to be more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia for Elton John, I guess the news of him retiring by the end of the year must have compelled the kiwis to support him anyway they could back in the day which is as good an explanation as any for why this did so well over there.
#2704
I guess the kiwis had grown tired of MJ when he released this greatest hits package given how much less popular it was over there than it was over here, although at least this did decently well back in the day before it achieved its full success when he passed away later in the decade.
#2703
This was far more popular over in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing this was because the rock curfew that the world had imposed at the turn of the decade took a while to take affect over there which allowed this to further thrive thanks to the success of "The only exception" that year. Who know how much more popular they would've been had rock music been able to thrive throughout the 2010's.
#2702
This was more of a hit in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing this was due to the single not being affected by the album's strong sales as I can see how "Paparazzi" and "Lovegame" wouldn't be affected by this here in Australia due to how much they both stand out on the album. That's not to say this song has no legacy, but rather how ordinary it is compared to the rest of the songs in her catalogue.
#2701
It appears that the kiwis were just as impressed with this collaboration between former BFF's Kanye West and Jay-Z as we Aussies were this year, that is to say, this was only a hit over there due to the presence of Rihanna as neither of their other collaborations managed to spark any interest in either country in the southern hemisphere despite making an entire album together two years later.
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