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.
#900
Although "Creep" remains a classic to this day from the band (despite how much they hate that song) it didn't lead to much success for their debut album Pablo honey anywhere in the world. Fortunately for them, their second album was much better received as they moved away from grunge and more towards Britpop which proved to be a big success for the band in NZ and their native UK.
#899
Much like here in Australia, this was a comeback for the Cure which is odd considering that the band were coming back to the mainstream from two very different albums from the 80's. In Australia it was the Head on the door whereas in NZ it was Faith from well over a decade prior at this point, I of course don't count their greatest hits package that they released around the time of their big Australian success.
#898
Even though it was a huge box office success and a critical darling back in the day, I think Good morning Vietnam still doesn't get the recognition it deserves nowadays given how it's commentary on the Vietnam war holds up even after all of these years. While this wasn't as big a success in NZ as it was in Australia, the soundtrack was still a huge hit over there due to how well it's used in the film.
#897
Much like the rest of the world, this was initially a flop for the Bangles in NZ from the previous year as people quickly discovered the lead single was written by Prince and thus was likely donated to them by him in order to boost their career and little else. Much like the rest of the world, they realised the band was worth making a household name when the third single became an inescapable hit worldwide.
#896
Even though Jewel was one of the biggest names in music throughout the 90's, this was her only hit over in NZ which coincidentally was a song that failed to become as such here in Australia despite her having plenty of success with her singles over here. I guess this is somewhere between her indie folk roots from her first two albums and her pop sellout of her fourth album which the kiwis found to be the perfect balance.
#895
These guys were massively successful when it came to their albums during the first half of the decade in their native UK, however as far as I can tell, this was their only hit single anywhere in the world which became as such in NZ this year likely due to them combining disco with African influences.
#894
This was the first successful album that Ben Harper had anywhere in the world, I'm guessing it was a success due to him becoming the new (then) modern Jimi Hendrix as much like Lenny Kravitz, he two was a musician of colour who was from the hard rock scene from the 90's.
#893
This was the first album that Roxy music released once they reunited the previous year, although I don't think the kiwis even realised they had any material prior to this album given how much of a failure their music was throughout the 70's over there. This led to them having massive success during the first stretch of the 80's before they called it quits in 1983 for good.
#892
Well, there should be no surprises that this album was a success for Dire straits in NZ given how inescapable it was throughout the rest of the world. The kiwis didn't even both handing any success to the Notting Hillbillies the previous year, proving how uninterested they were in Mark's side project but how much they wanted to hear more from his main band.
#891
While this didn't end up being as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, at least it was a success much sooner over there due to the kiwis instantly falling in love with the lead single as opposed to it only being a big success here rather than one of the biggest hits of the decade over there. All of this success and she still was in danger of becoming a one album wonder over there until her third album.
#890
It may surprise you to learn that the Commodores only starting seeing success in NZ this year when this album became a surprise hit for them worldwide, I guess this means that they can join the likes of Earth wind and fire and the Emotions as soul acts that the world largely ignored until the Brits made them household names during the last stretch of the decade.
#889
This was a huge success for George Michael in NZ, I should note that these albums are ranked the same way as I rank the singles which is that I prioritize entries the longer they remained in the upper echelons of the charts rather than their overall success. I bring this up because though it left the upper echelons of the charts quickly in NZ, it stuck around for a fairly long time in the lower half of the charts due to the success of the singles.
#888
It had been a while since Dave Dobbyn last troubled the charts in his homeland, however that didn't prevent this greatest hits album from being a success over there which likely encouraged his comeback shortly after its release given how he scored a big hit over there following its success.
#887
This was only a moderate success for ELO in NZ back in the day, at least here in Australia it was a massive success even if it also failed to spawn that big hit down under like it did in their native UK. At least their 70's albums all managed to reappear on this side of my site unlike some of their singles and their 80's material.
#886
Anika Moa is best known as a TV presenter nowadays; however, she began her career as a singer/songwriter who saw massive success with her debut album. She had another successful album later in the decade before she retired from music to pursue a TV career, said TV career has been far more lucrative for the LGBT performer than her music career ever was.
#885
Whereas in Australia this was a huge success for Nickelback upon its initial release the previous year, this only became a success this year in NZ once it became a Billboard chart topper for the band in the early months of the year which prompted the kiwis to finally check out what all the fuss was about with this track. You can say that they tried to not make these guys a household name but caved once they were in America.
#884
This had a bit of a head start in NZ when it came to its success, although it did need that extra push to become a hit at the start of the 90's which it got when it nearly topped the Billboard charts. This was the only massive hit that Technotronic had in NZ as their other singles while mildly successful, didn't bring in the numbers that they did here in Australia to make reappearances on this site.
#883
Although this did rebound on the NZ charts when the girls earlier entry was released over there, it was noticeably a hit upon its initial release over there as opposed to here in Australia where it needed the endorsement of their earlier entry for it to be a success here. I'm not sure if this made it big over there because of the production, the theme of the lyrics or it being two women of colour singing with such an attitude, but it was a success regardless.
#882
This was not as popular in NZ as it was here in Australia for Gwen Stefani, although I find that to be a bit strange considering how the singles were far more successful over there than they were over here even if it was due to them benefitting from the kiwis fully establishing their digital data onto their main charts by this point in time. At least was a success for her over there unlike her third album a decade later.
#881
This was already a moderate success in NZ; however, it rebounded on the charts due to the lead single in Australia "Beautiful world" being switched around to the second single as "Working in a coal mine" was included on the album in the southern hemisphere despite not being on the album in the northern hemisphere.
#880
Her debut album was an even bigger success in NZ than it was here in Australia, so I would've been shocked if her sophomore album was a failure over there even though it failed to spawn a huge hit for her there like it did here. Unfortunately, not even her greatest hits package from later in the decade was a huge success over there, meaning this was the last time the kiwis cared about Toni's career.
#879
Given how immensely popular 50 cent was during the midpoint of the decade, it only makes sense that a protegee of his own would be able to follow in his footsteps and find success with their own album which is exactly what the Game achieved with his debut album in NZ and his native America. It's interested that he was the protegee of an east coast rapper considering he was from the west coast.
#878
This was far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, I guess the kiwis had more love for this one album from Stevie Ray Vaughan upon its initial release given how it had no issue with finding success upon its initial release over there as opposed to it being a sleeper hit at best over here.
#877
It's interesting that this failed to chart in Australia given how it was a massive success for OneRepublic in NZ and their native America when transitioning from the 00's to the 2010's, I guess we Aussies felt this was more of the same when it came to their catalogue and thus didn't entertain the idea of making it a hit down under. They would eventually score another hit in 2013 with "Counting stars."
#876
This was originally released in 1998 to deafening silence for David Gray, I'm guessing because folk rock wasn't very popular in his native UK during the late 90's which seemed to be all about teen pop and nostalgia baiting from the twentieth century. It was given a second chance likely due to there being a sudden rise in more down to earth music entering the 21st century.
#875
This wasn't as inescapably popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, likely because it was a hit upon its immediate release over there which likely meant that the kiwis weren't as impressed with Michael Bublé's world tour as we Aussies were once this finally caught on late into its chart run over here.
#874
Well, it wasn't as inescapable in NZ as it was here in Australia or their previous album Diesel and dust, however this new album from Midnight oil this decade was still a huge success for them likely due to the kiwis being able to sympathise with the Australian miners this album was dedicated to. Their popularity did dwindle as the decade went along; however, they did score another hit later in the decade.
#873
This was Neneh's biggest hit in NZ as it was here in Australia, mainly due to it being a new age track during the height of the new age craze as well as it being a duet with an African singer to give it that level of authenticity that the likes of Deep Forest and Enigma lacked in the genre. This would be Neneh's last hit in most parts of the world given how she had since abandoned her hip hop style.
#872
This was one of the slower disco tracks to make it big back in the day, I've heard it once described as a song about a disco lady you can't necessarily disco to which I feel best sums up this track. It was the only hit to come from Johnnie Taylor even in his native America, although it also had the distinction of being the first song to be certified platinum on the Billboard charts.
#871
It may surprise you to learn that despite spawning a few minor hits over in NZ, this wasn't the most successful album the Killers had over there as that honour goes to their second album from the following year despite only spawning the one hit for them worldwide. Still, this was a mammoth effort from the band even if it achieved most of its success on the lower half of their charts.
#870
Given how Joe Cocker was experiencing arguably the peak of his career over in NZ around this time, it makes sense that this greatest hits package of his managed to be a huge success over there like it was over here back in the day.
#869
It may have failed to produce that big hit over in NZ like it did here in Australia, however this debut album from Joshua Kadison was nonetheless a huge success over there likely due to its surprise popularity down under given how "Beautiful in my eyes" was such a huge hit for him over here.
#868
Although Eye in the sky was this duo's most successful album in NZ as it was in Australia, their 70's output gave it a run for its money likely due to how much more successful prog music was throughout the decade over there.
#867
I'm guessing the kiwis felt like they had to wait for quite a bit for the third album from Creed given how their sophomore album was an instant success upon its initial release two years prior and that their debut had become a success less than a year prior to its release over there. This would explain why their third album wasn't as big as those two albums given how their hype had died down slightly when it came out.
#866
Robert Palmer didn't have much success in NZ compared to Australia, however the kiwis at least allowed him to enter the 90's with some dignity by having this greatest hits package from him be a massive success over there. His fate was pretty much the same over there throughout the 90's as it was over here save for the fact that this and his collaboration with UB40 was much bigger over there.
#865
Whereas at least these guys had a huge hit in Australia with their album from the start of the decade, it's uncertain if that was the case in NZ given how the kiwis didn't have an album chart from prior to 1975 and that they didn't have any success with their singles prior to this ballad. I'm guessing they were ready to give up when this became a hit as they only lasted one more year before breaking up.
#864
Even though this guy would go on to have massive success in Australia throughout the 00's, he was virtually unheard of in the 90's despite A: Triple J promoting his music and B: him having massive success in NZ with his work including this breakthrough album which was a huge hit for him over there.
#863
Well credit where it's due, Vangelis did do a mighty fine job in composing a compelling score for a film many will tell you is little more than an Oscar bait film made in the UK. It was deservedly a hit for the Greek composer and even spawned a massive hit for him in NZ and America of all places.
#862
This will be the only album from Alice Cooper to appear on this side of my site given how the kiwis didn't seem to have much love for the glam rocker at any point in his career as we Aussies did, although I get the feeling this was more due to him hopping on the hair metal trend with this album that they made it a success due to how inescapably popular the sub-genre was around this time.
#861
This was a hit again during the midpoint of the decade in NZ, further proving how much the kiwis loved UB40 even going into the new millennium (or at least their back catalogue.)
#860
It appears the kiwis were equally unphased by Madonna challenging her own religious beliefs on her fourth album as this managed to be as successful over there as it was here, although this did cause a bunch of controversy back in the day in her native America given how Pepsi backed out of their sponsorship with her world tour as well as her being protested against by religious groups.
#859
This will remain as the most recent album I'll be featuring on this site as I still refuse to go over the biggest albums of the 2010's in either country due to how dull and lifeless that list would be (I've tried this and trust me, I'm not exaggerating.) At least Muse were able to squeeze into the end of the decade with this entry given how they finally managed to take the mainstream by storm worldwide.
#858
Although Elton's popularity in NZ wasn't as big as it was over here in Australia by this point in his career, he did nonetheless score massive success with this love themed greatest hits package due to how much nostalgia the kiwis had for his ballads throughout his career.
#857
Dean Martin had been dead for three years at this point, meaning that this greatest hits album was made three years too late given how most audiences even in the 90's likely didn't realise who he was at this point. Somehow none of this prevented the album from being a massive success for the crooner in NZ, likely due to the kiwis remembering him and that it was released as the twentieth century was coming to an end.
#856
Given how Robbie Williams was far more popular in NZ than he was here in Australia this decade, it only makes sense that his second song about questioning his faith in religion after "Better man" would prove to be an even bigger hit over there than it was over here even if the album it came from was far less success with the kiwis than it was down under.
#855
This proved to be an even bigger success in NZ than it was here in Australia for Stacie Orrico, so much so that it even outranks her bigger hit here in Australia on this list which goes to show you how much the kiwis loved this track about whether or not Stacie (and by extension the world in general) was living their life to the fullest. It remains her signature track in places where she had success in her career.
#854
This was the last country single hit Olivia Newton John managed to achieve anywhere in the world, although she did release a cover of "Jolene" right before starring in Grease that did gain some traction here in Australia later in the decade. This is a country version of a Bee Gees track from their (then) most recent album, meaning she took a disco track and made it into a country ballad.
#853
It makes sense that Ben Harper was able to score a hit over in NZ given how massively popular his albums were throughout the 90's over there, admittedly this song's popularity over there was likely the reason why the album it came from Burn to shine was a minor success here in Australia despite it failing to chart here back in the day. If that's the case, then that would explain his popularity here throughout the decade.
#852
Well, there were several mashup singles to become popular in NZ throughout the 80's just like there was here in Australia, so it only makes sense that this hit from Jive Bunny would become a success over there right when the decade was coming to an end. That said they remain a one hit wonder over there despite them having multiple hits in their native UK as well as a second hit here in Australia.
#851
Much like here in Australia, this was also the final successful album that Paul Simon had over in NZ given how he chose to mostly sit out the rest of the twentieth century after the release of this album. Perhaps if he found more inspiration from different cultures, he could've kept up this winning streak he had with this and Graceland.
#850
Well, this is a surprise, out of all the albums to become a success from the Bay city rollers, it had to be the one which didn't spawn a charting single for them which I suppose explains the absence of "Give a little love" on their charts at the time.
#849
Following the critical and commercial success of his biopic, audiences worldwide felt they needed to rediscover the works of Johnny Cash which is perhaps why this greatest hits album named after his most famous song managed to become a massive hit over in NZ in lieu of the soundtrack to the biopic which didn't do as well over there as it did over here and thus won't be appearing on this list.
#848
Pink Floyd had already broken up by the time their label issued this live album from them, it was a massive success in NZ proving that the kiwis weren't ready to say goodbye to these guys even if some felt they were past their prime at this point.
#847
It appears the kiwis were more on board with celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Rolling stones by making this album a success than we Aussies were back in the day, as such it has a much higher placement on this list compared to how well it did on the Australian side of this site.
#846
Well new age was equally as popular in NZ as it was throughout the rest of the world, as such this debut album from Enigma was able to become a massive success over there just like it was internationally for the German duo. I should mention this even recharted later in the decade when the group released their second album, proving how strong the new age crowd was back in the day.
#845
Well, it's a good thing that the kiwis got on board with the Corrs from earlier in the decade otherwise this might have either been a flop for B*witched over there or the kiwi's introduction to the concept of mixing Celtic music with more contemporary music from the 90's. I like to think that this albums success in their native UK was what sparked the Brits into checking out the Corrs for the record.
#844
This was slightly more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, mainly because Ne-Yo was well liked over there by the time he released the lead single to his third album Gentleman of the year as opposed to him only having the one hit with "So sick" over here from earlier in the decade.
#843
Given how NZ hip hop was quickly becoming one of the biggest genres in music over there this decade, it only makes sense that a hip-hop group would find success the same way as the likes of Scribe and Savage would. This was the first of three big hits from said hip hop group Fast Crew which was so popular over there that it even saw minor success over here in Australia the following year.
#842
While this has similar lyrics to the Chi Lite's ballad that this second hit from MC Hammer is sampling, Hammer changes them partially to turn it into a rap ballad but also to slightly change the context of the original track as while that was a ballad about the narrator losing the love of their life, here Hammer is merely crushing over a woman he's in love with.
#841
This was a massive comeback for Diana Ross in NZ given how the only hits she had over there by this point were with the Supremes over a decade prior, at least here in Australia she had a couple of solo hits in the form of "Rhythm of life" and "Touch me in the morning" throughout the 70's. This was a more permanent comeback for her in NZ as she scored a string of hits over there that weren't as such here.
#840
Well at least this was released on time in NZ compared to here in Australia, mainly because Lionel Richie and company managed to have success over there prior to this ballad which meant the kiwis were already well familiar with their brand of soft rock set to RNB ballads.
#839
When I first discovered this track from David Bowie, I thought he had written a song for the Andrew Lloyd Webber production Cats as that had premiered shortly before this was released as a single from him. It turns out this is the theme to a long-forgotten horror film Cat people which was loosely based on a book of poetry that the Broadway show is based on, although I really mean loosely based.
#838
While this wasn't as inescapably popular in NZ as it was here in Australia, the fact that this EDM track managed to be such a massive success over there should tell you how receptive to the genre that the kiwis were becoming entering the new millennium. Naturally this led to Sophie Ellis Bextor finding success over there with her own album later in the decade which was the case everywhere else in the world.
#837
This was the only successful album that Bill and Boyd had in their homeland, it was originally released the previous year here in Australia following their touching tribute to the victims of Cyclone Tracy, however it was delayed a release over there for some reason and only became a success due to the surprise hit that had with a bonus track once it did come out there.
#836
Boney M was one of the most successful bands of the 70's worldwide, so of course this album would be a massive success in NZ this year. Curiously it wasn't here in Australia despite the German band arguably being even bigger here, I guess we Aussies were still mad at Frank Farian for deceiving us with Milli vanilli.
#835
This wasn't the big inescapable hit in NZ that it was here in Australia for Rickie Lee Jones, admittedly the lead single was an actual hit for her over there so perhaps the kiwis were too infatuated with that in order to make this even more of a success for her back in the day.
#834
Following the success she had as the featured vocalist on MT Raskill's "Bathe in the water," Hollie Smith managed to score a massive hit with her own album in her homeland which put the soul singer on the map and even opened up the possibility of her finding international success. Alas, that didn't happen as she remains a one album wonder with this entry even in her homeland.
#833
Well, this was bound to be a success in NZ this year considering this was the song that finally gave Cliff Richard a hit in America as well as it being his big comeback single here in Australia. His popularity was slightly bigger down under compared to NZ, however it was roughly the same all things considered at least if we're going by the last quarter of the twentieth century.
#832
I'm a bit surprised that this was only a sleeper hit here in Australia given how I remember this being flogged on our radios back in the day, at least it was a more mainstream success in NZ which means I finally get to include it on this site. This was the only hit that Santana had with his second album during his comeback period in the new millennium, this time teaming up with Michelle Branch during the height of her popularity.
#831
This is another song that proved to be far more popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, although it's hard to say whether it was due to its release being tampered with here or if it was more popular over there organically especially considering how this was Blu's only hit over there as "Breathe" didn't even chart over there like it did over here. Either way, it was a massive success for her over there likely due to its popularity in her native America.
#830
Even though he had been dead for two years by this point, 2pac somehow managed to continue to release new material from beyond the grave beginning with this track which samples Bruce Hornsby's "The way it is" which served as nostalgia for both the original track and the rapper's body of work over in NZ this year.
#829
These guys had a bit more success over in NZ (although they won't be making any more appearances on this site, I'm afraid) meaning that the kiwis were more interested in what they had to offer than we Aussies were. Other songs to make it big from their catalogue include "Dance dance dance," I want your love" and "Good times."
#828
From what I can gather, this is the only song recorded by Keith Martin who I'm guessing was an aspiring RNB singer looking for his big break in the music industry. He somewhat achieved that in NZ as this was a massive hit from the Bad boys soundtrack, but so was Diana King and MN8's entries on this list so that's more due to how massively popular the film was over there.
#827
This is another song that did a lot better in NZ than it did here in Australia, in fact this came out much earlier over there as it was one of the last songs from the 00's to be released as opposed to here where it was one of the first songs of the 2010's released. I guess the kiwis really wanted to see a team up of Timbaland and Katy Perry much more than we Aussies did if this was the case.
#826
This was a little late to the party in NZ given how it was released here in Australia at the start of the decade (albeit to deafening silence) however once it took off over there, it was a massive hit for Viola Wills who scored a massive success with this disco rendition of an old 50's song (early 50's at that) this year when disco was supposed to be dead.
#825
Unlike in Australia where this took its sweet time in finding an audience, this was more of an immediate success for Deborah Cox in NZ likely due to the kiwi's policy of welcoming RNB with open arms throughout the 90's. This policy didn't extend for any of her other hits including her biggest hit on Billboard "Nobody's supposed to be here" later in the decade.
#824
Well now that I've defended this song's legacy on this site, let's talk about how it made Dire straits a huge phenomenon as the song remains their biggest hit in their career regardless of where in the world you're from. It was a massive hit (homophobic lyrics notwithstanding) thanks to the smooth melody as well as the message about not living in the past and embracing the new trends offered in the world.
#823
Like in most parts of the world, these guys remain a one hit wonder in NZ with this bouncy country ballad which was likely a hit due to it being their one and only Billboard chart topper from around this time.
#822
As far as the kiwis are concerned, this was the first hit that Leann Rimes had in her career as her country material fell on deaf ears over there throughout the 90's despite how big it was here in Australia. Indeed, she would have far better luck over there during her pop phase as "Life goes on" would prove to be an even bigger hit for her on her next album as well as this being equally as big there as it was here.
#821
Well, their debut album from earlier on the list became one of the biggest albums of the decade in NZ, so it's only fitting that their second album would be a huge success over there even though it failed to spawn that big hit for them like it did here in Australia. Their third album would be a huge flop on the southern hemisphere; however, they would bounce back from that with their fourth and biggest album.
#820
Given how this managed to spawn a huge hit for Jean Michel Jarre over in NZ, it only makes sense that the album managed to become a huge success over there even though it was a huge flop over here in Australia. I'm not sure why this flopped given how immensely popular prog rock was during this point in time.
#819
Paul Young had much bigger success in NZ than he did here in Australia, as such this greatest hits album was no doubt going to be more of a success over there and even slightly sooner than it was here for him.
#818
It appears the kiwis were also interested in U2's venture towards pop music on this album, although it wasn't really a venture and more of them being pop friendlier than what they had being at this point in their career. It was a huge success at the time for them, although time hasn't been kind to this album.
#817
It appears we Aussies weren't that interested in hearing the works of Aaron Lewis and company back in the day, fortunately the kiwis certainly were as their big breakthrough in their native America managed to crossover there thanks to what I'm sure was heavy airplay of the albums lead single. Even so, they remain a one album wonder over there like they were everywhere else in the world with this release.
#816
It appears that the kiwis were quite invested in allowing Robbie Williams to cover swing classics from yesteryear just like we Aussies were, in fact this album had quite a lengthy run at number one over there likely due to the lead single being released on time as opposed to over here where it was delayed due to his previous album finally deciding to take off upon this album's initial release here.
#815
This was the third of three hits that Adeaze managed to score from their one and only album in their homeland, this time they recruit RNB singer Aaradhna who can best be described as NZ's answer to Ashanti (who funnily enough never had much success over there) as she would score a few more hits later in the decade both as a lead artist and a featured vocalist.
#814
Much like the other singles from Good girl gone bad, this fourth single from the album was a success much sooner in NZ than it was here in Australia even if it failed to reach number one over there like it did over here likely due to the controversy behind its sample usage. Something I didn't mention on the Australian side of this site was that this was the first song to reach number one here purely through digital sales.
#813
This had a bit of a delay to its success in NZ, suggesting the kiwis weren't interested in handing success to this sequel band to the Clash Mick Jones formed following him getting fired from the band in the mid 80's. They quickly changed their minds when this became a huge success here in Australia which led to them and the Clash scoring further success around this time due to Mick's renewed popularity.
#812
Well, there shouldn't be any surprises as to how this managed to be a hit in NZ this year, Boris Gardiner did score a massive hit with this over in the UK and it was even popular enough to be a huge success here in Australia whilst also being a pop reggae track from the musician of colour.
#811
Well at least this song was inescapable in NZ back in the day, in fact David Bowie in general had a ton of success over there that was noticeably absent here in Australia from around this time as the kiwis seemed to be more on board with him changing with the times than we Aussies were.
#810
This is another song that saw a massive improvement on these rankings of mine thanks to its release not being tampered with over in NZ like it was here in Australia, although it's worth noting that this wasn't that popular in Christina's native America given how her second album over there saw criticism of her abandoning her teen pop roots of her debut album in favour of a more personal image her fellow American found to be crass.
#809
It was inevitable that this self-empowerment anthem would be a massive worldwide success for Mariah Carey, after all it came from a highly successful album and its message of self-love is poignant even to this day and arguably more so back in the day. It was strangely the final Billboard chart topper for her on Music box as her next two singles didn't quite get to number one in her native America.
#808
Given how Hear'say managed to score a massive hit over in NZ the previous year, it only seems fitting that the band they beat in the first season of UK Popstars would have even more success this year over there than they did here in Australia given how the kiwis seemed to be fans of the first season at the time. Of course, this love didn't extent to its second season as none of the future contestants found success over there.
#807
It appears the kiwis were also flattered by this rehash of "Wanted dead or alive" that they made it a huge chart topper over there despite the original only being a modest success a few years prior, it was exactly how things panned out for this solo debut from Jon Bon Jovi both there and in Australia back in the day.
#806
This was also a major success for David Soul over in NZ back in the day, in fact his success over there was more or less the same as it was here likely due to the kiwis love for Starsky and Hutch being on par with the rest of the worlds.
#805
Much like in Australia, this album from Willie Nelson was released two years prior to deafening silence only for it to become a massive success over there this year for reasons I can't seem to fathom.
#804
This albums popularity in NZ was exactly the same as it was here in Australia, namely that it was a modest success upon its initial release four years prior only to explode in popularity this year upon the tragic passing of the king of pop.
#803
This was a success in NZ around the time it became a huge chart topper for Soulja Boy in his native America, so much so that I'm willing to be its success over there was why it crossed over here in Australia for the rapper as we Aussies no doubt wanted to see what all the fuss was about with this track that would eventually become a meme on the internet.
#802
This was released on time for Snoop Dogg over in NZ, as such it had very little issues in becoming one of the biggest hits of the decade over there as opposed to it merely being a moderate success here in Australia for the rapper. This is the second collaboration that he had with Pharrell following their earlier hit "Beautiful," I guess they wanted to keep the momentum going with both of their careers as a rapper and singer respectively.
#801
It seems strange to me that Daft Punk never had a hit in NZ until "Get lucky" in 2013, mainly because we've now had two of their contemporaries from their homeland featured on these lists of mine to find more success over there than they did over here during their initial heyday. I'm guessing this song's popularity over there was more due to the video which still freaks me out to this day for the record.
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