Monday, December 9, 2024

NZ albums of 2018


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

Australian albums of 2018

I’ve decided to rank each album that appeared on the ARIA top 50 for this year based on how well they did on my albums of the 2010’s list from last year, although I should point out that I’ve included albums on this list that were a hit earlier in the decade to show just how reductive the year end lists and indeed the ARIA charts had become throughout the decade here in Australia.

This is the most successful album of all time not just in Australia but worldwide, at least it's never-ending chart run will have you believe that due to its refusal to die on the charts.

Peak position #1x27

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Shape of you #1
Castle on the hill #2
Drive #5
Galway girl #2
How would you feel #2
Supermarket flowers #19
Perfect #1
Happier #16

One of the biggest mistakes I made on my old site was listing every time this second album from Ed Sheeran recharted here in Australia, suffice to say, I won't be making that mistake again and will only be including its success upon its initial release on this ranking.

Peak position #1x8

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Sing #1
Don't #4
Thinking out loud #1
Make it rain #26
Bloodstream #7
Photograph #9

Up until very recently, this was Adele's final album in her catalogue as she wanted to retire on a high note in her career, she's since changed her mind and released a new album which has also been a massive success.

Peak position #1x8

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Hello #1
When we were young #13
Send my love #13
Water under the bridge #23

This will forever be Taylor Swift's magnum opus, mainly because it's the point where she transitioned from a country pop star into a pop diva among the likes of Katy Perry and Rihanna in addition to retaining the critical acclaim that she achieved from her earlier work.

Peak position #1x9

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Shake it off #1
Out of the woods #19
Welcome to new York #23
Blank space #1
Style #8
Bad blood #1
Wildest dreams #3
New romantics #35

The Greatest showman is a film that divides audiences to this day, it's either seen as nonsense made for the Twitter crowd or a heartfelt story meant to highlight the struggles of the minorities exploited for the Barnum's circus which admittedly is a strong telling thanks to the performances from the cast.

Peak position #1x8

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

This is me #10

This is one of those albums that refuses to die on the album charts, heck it's still in the top twenty as we speak now that country music seems to be dominating streaming services (as of this writing.) It was initially a flop for the country singer; however, it quickly grew a fanbase as more and more country fans discovered streaming services in recent times.

Peak position #7

(#2 digital, #6 physical)

There was no escaping Post Malone during the second half of the decade, so much so that his second album proved to be more successful for the rapper/singer than many well-established artists of the decade which of course confirmed him as a household name with its success.

Peak position #1x2

(#2 digital, #6 physical)

Hit singles

Rockstar #1
Candy paint #19
Psycho #1
Better now #2
Paranoid #10
Ball for me #14
Spoil my night #19

This debut album from Ed Sheeran was another entry that charted on multiple occasions throughout the decade, again its ranking is based purely on its initial release as opposed to when it became a success when he released his earlier entries on this list as is the case with several of these albums from successful artists.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #3 physical)

Hit singles

The a team #2
Lego house #4
Drunk #9
Give me love #9
Small bump #14

While the film does have its critics for historical accuracy (and OK the editing is bizarre in some scenes) the biopic for Queen was rightfully a critical and commercial success upon its initial release and kickstarted the trend of telling fictionalised events of the rise (and in some cases falls) of popular musicians of yesteryear.

Peak position #1x4

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

If I were to redo my comebacks list, this would be a shoe in for the list as Lady Gaga's career was just about dead when she starred in the fourth adaptation of A star is born to critical and commercial success thanks to her love for the source material.

Peak position #1x11

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Shallow #1
Always remember us this way #12
I'll never love again #15

Much like Frozen, Moana is one of the rare Disney products released in recent years to live up to the magic of the company's heyday thanks to telling a compelling story and having good music to go along with it.

Peak position #2

(#2 digital, #2 physical)

Hit singles

How far I'll go #15

This was a flop upon its initial release, mainly because it only came out due to the band finally calling it quits in 2011 after a long and tumultuous career. It became a massive hit here three years later when their biopic became a success on Australia TV.

Peak position #1x7

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Never tear us apart (reissue) #11

This is another album to be critically panned that was nonetheless a success worldwide this decade, such was the popularity of Taylor Swift that her fans would make this a hit for her over many other bands and artists of the day.

Peak position #1x2

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Look what you made me do #1
Ready for it #3
Gorgeous #9
Call it what you want #16
End game #36
Delicate #28

This was initially a flop for Post Malone when it first came out, likely due to audiences not wanting to give the man who broke through with "White Iverson" any success in the music industry. It became a success for him thanks to a live performance of one of the tracks on the album going viral for him.

Peak position #5

(#8 digital, #9 physical)

Hit singles

Congratulations #30
I fall apart #2

It took her five years to follow up her previous entry on this list, however it appears that even with this gap as well as P!nk being at a disadvantage due to not being on every streaming playlist, this still managed to be a huge success for her here in Australia.

Peak position #1x6

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

What about us #1
Beautiful trauma #25
Whatever you want #44
Revenge #21

This is the third album from Bruno Mars's catalogue, it wasn't quite as successful as his first two albums, however it was still more popular than most of the albums released this decade combined.

Peak position #3

(#2 digital, #4 physical)

Hit singles

24k magic #4
That's what I like #5
Finesse #6

I won't comment on how this album managed to become a success worldwide, what I will say is that despite how successful this album was, few if anyone will tell you that it's a good album due to everyone feeling it's a bunch of filler tracks.

Peak position #1x3

(#1 digital, #8 physical)

Hit singles

God's plan #1
Nice for what #1
I'm upset #17
Emotionless #12
In my feelings #1
Nonstop #5
Don't matter to me #3

Rock bands were really struggling for mainstream relevancy by the second half of the decade, although I'm sure many people reading this would disagree with this being a rock album given that the songs are more in line with EDM than with rock. This is another album that would qualify for my comeback list for the record.

Peak position #4

(#1 digital, #7 physical)

Hit singles

Believer #33
Thunder #2
Whatever it takes #34

This was an album that Eminem released after the critical disaster that was Revival (which is still to come on this list) it proved to be more of a critical success for him enough to restore his popularity for the second time in his career.

Peak position #1x4

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Greatest #15
Kamikaze #13
The ringer #5
Lucky you #4
Killshot #11

I feel these albums from the Marvel franchise that are presented as mixtapes (given they were exactly that in universe) were successful more for the songs that appear on the album rather than them being from a successful franchise given how none of the other soundtracks from Marvel properties have found success over the years.

Peak position #2

(#2 digital, #2 physical)

This is the third time that this album became a success for Queen, mainly because of the success of Bohemian rhapsody which did a fantastic job in introducing their back catalogue to a new generation of fans.

Peak position #3

(#2 digital, #2 physical)

Kendrick Lamar was inescapable this decade, so it only makes sense that he would score three appearances on this list with this being his most successful thanks to it spawning one of the biggest hits of the decade worldwide.

Peak position #2

(#1 digital, #5 physical)

Hit singles

Humble #2
DNA #16
Loyalty #20

This was released to deafening silence in 2000, likely because the world felt there was no need for a third edition of this series of Queen albums given how the second edition came out mere months prior to Freddie's untimely death. It finally became a success thanks to the success of their biopic from earlier on this list.

Peak position #4

(#4 digital, #7 physical)

This greatest hits package became a massive success multiple times throughout the decade here in Australia, had I bundled all of its success together, it easily would've been the most successful greatest hits album of the decade and arguably of all time.

Peak position #1x13

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Raise your glass #1
Fucking perfect #10

This is an album that was mired in controversy since its initial release, it was a modest success upon its initial release but was spiked in popularity when the rapper tragically passed away shortly after its release where it's stuck to the bottom half of the album charts ever since.

Peak position #2

(#5 digital)

Hit singles (pre death)

Sad #9
Changes #47

Hit singles (post death)

Sad #4
Changes #15

This will be the only album to appear on this list from Shawn Mendes, Illuminate was a hit but too much of a sleeper hit to make the cut whilst his other albums were a complete flop here in Australia.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

In my blood #9
Lost in Japan #27
Youth #19

This is an album that was extremely lucky to have any amount of success when it did given how Amy Shark was an indie artist who definitely wasn't capable of competing with streaming services when she released her debut album, this might have been one of the biggest of the whole decade had it not been pushed aside for the likes of Drake and Ed Sheeran from earlier on this list.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Adore #3
I said hi #6
Mess her up #29

This will be the only album that will ever be a success for Travis Scott, mainly because of a disastrous event that is named after this album that I won't talk about but has since rightfully gotten this guy cancelled in the music industry.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital)

Hit singles

Sicko mode #6
Stargazing #10

This wasn't quite as successful for Sam Smith as their debut album from earlier on this list, however this was mainly because they hadn't conquered the streaming platforms when they released this album like they since have with their more recent material. Their third album was a huge success despite it being heavily delayed.

Peak position #2

(#1 digital, #2 physical)

Hit singles

Too good at goodbyes #1
Pray #41

This was meant to be a comeback album for Ariana Grande, not that her previous album was a flop but rather it was mired in controversy due to her displaying public behaviour that was highly contentious throughout the decade. It was a massive hit for her; however, she still felt the need to rush release a follow-up that was far more successful as we've seen on this list.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #3 physical)

Hit singles

No tears left to cry #1
God is a woman #5
Breathin #8

This was a bigger hit here in Australia from the Marvel franchise; however, I'm only going by original chart runs for making this list which means that this album was less successful than the second edition as some of its success came when the second volume came out three years after this did.

Peak position #2

(#1 digital, #7 physical (eventually #6))

This was a greatest hits album that became a success multiple times this decade, again we're only looking at how well it did initially given how much nostalgic love there's been for the band and its lead singer Jimmy Barnes.

Peak position #2

(#1 digital, #2 physical)

This is to date the penultimate album from Keith Urban, its appearance on this list is impressive considering how it had to compete with streaming services which he certainly wasn't gaming during the second half of the decade like Ed Sheeran or especially Drake.

Peak position #2

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Parallel line #47

This is another Australian act to make it big through Triple J to find massive success during the second half of the decade, this is impressive given how it was an indie band with punk roots which doesn't have any traction on streaming services. Who knows how big they would be were it not for streaming services dominating the mainstream these days.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #2 physical)

Hit singles

Let me down easy #49

The greatest showman was such a cultural phenomenon that a covers album was commissioned where some of the biggest names in music put their stamp on the showtunes from the film which proved to be a massive success here in Australia.

Peak position #4

(#1 digital, #5 physical)

Hit singles

A million dreams #26

One of the only other films from the Marvel franchise to find success with their soundtracks is Black panther, mainly because it managed to spawn a couple of huge hits on streaming services but also due to the film being billed as a celebration of black culture which of course worked well with audiences of colour.

Peak position #2

(#2 digital, #5 physical)

Hit singles

All the stars #2
Pray for me #9

This remains Cardi B's only studio album in her catalogue, although she has been fairly controversial since her breakthrough with the lead single for a multitude of different reasons. Let's just say that her comparisons to Nicki Minaj was the least of her problems which is why she struggles for mainstream relevancy nowadays (as of this writing.)

Peak position #5

(#4 digital)

Hit singles

Bodak yellow #33
I like it #14

Even though this album was critically panned by critics upon its initial release, it still managed to be a massive success for Eminem which goes to show how much love the rapper had with his worst material compared to other artists who had a ton of critical acclaim this decade.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #3 physical)

Hit singles

Walk on water #10
River #2

This is an album that should be much higher on this list given how Vance Joy is another artist who struggled to compete with streaming services during the last stretch of the decade, indeed the singles from this album were massive hits on our digital charts that also failed to find much success on our main charts.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

Lay it on me #18
We're going home #16
Saturday sun #47

While this soundtrack wasn't as successful as its predecessor from a decade prior, the film managed to be a huge success likely due to having a more coherent plot than the original as well as the singing (for the most part) being a massive improvement over its predecessor.

Peak position #1x2

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

This is an album that will forever come back during every Christmas season due to it getting pulled from shelves (both digital and physical) at the start of every year, it's the album of choice that audiences tend to play during the holiday season.

Peak position #1x5 (original run)

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

(will forever continue to rechart during each Christmas season)

I'm not sure why the 50 shades darker soundtrack wasn't as well loved as the other two entries, however what I do know is that the third film from the critically maligned franchise was a massive hit here in Australia.

Peak position #4

(#2 digital, #4 physical)

Hit singles

For you #15

I bet you weren't expecting a second album from Panic at the disco on this site of mine were you? Technically this is a solo album from Brendan Urie who kept the name once the band broke up in 2015. Even so this was mainly a success due to the lead single being a surprise hit worldwide for him.

Peak position #1x1

(#1 digital, #1 physical)

Hit singles

High hopes #7

This is the last album from Michael Bublé to find any sort of success in his catalogue, even though it suffered due to him not being able to compete with streaming services (save for his Christmas album of course) I'm willing to bet its lack of success was more due to him making the strange decision to release this during the holiday seasons as it competed with his Christmas album.

Peak position #2

(#3 digital, #1 physical)

UK hits of the 90's VI

Time now to look at the biggest hits of the 90's in the UK, again my source is a list I created on my rateyourmusic account (you can che...