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Music journalist Bruce Sergent notes that the list is highly skewed towards the 1980s and 90s to the detriment of earlier music, with notable omissions including Howard Morrison, Dinah Lee, and Ray Columbus & the Invaders. [1] Some songs may also be claimed as both New Zealand and Australian.
The Cakekitchen; Edwin Carr; Shayne Carter; Cassandra's Ears; Che Fu; The Checks; The Chicks; The Chills; Clap Clap Riot; Jemaine Clement – member of folk/pop/comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
Artist Weeks at number one 5 March 1976 Bill & Boyd: Bill & Boyd 1 19 November 1976 The World's Great Classics: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra: 1 2 March 1980 True Colours: Split Enz: 3 8 June 1980 Space Race: Mi-Sex: 4 19 April 1981 Waiata: Split Enz: 3 25 April 1982 Cool Bananas: DD Smash: 1 2 May 1982 Time and Tide: Split Enz: 6 23 January ...
Pacific Sisters – collective of artists, performers, fashion designers, jewellers and musicians; Evelyn Margaret Page (1899–1988) – painter; Alvin Pankhurst (born 1949) – painter; Fiona Pardington (born 1961) – photographer; Michael Parekowhai (born 1968) – sculptor; John Parker (born 1947) – ceramicist; J. S. Parker (1944–2017 ...
Joe Dolce topped New Zealand's music chart with "Shaddap You Face" for eight weeks in 1980 and 1981. Bob Marley and his band, The Wailers, remained seven weeks at the top position with "One Love/People Get Ready". "Stomp!" by the Brothers Johnson peaked atop the New Zealand Singles Chart for six weeks. Key † – Song of New Zealand origin [nb 2]
Justin Bieber has achieved five number-one singles this decade, the most of any artist thus far. From the 2020s, L.A.B.'s "In the Air" was the top song of 2020; The Glass Animals track "Heat Waves" was the top song of 2021 (although only peaking at number two); and Elton John and Dua Lipa's "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" was the top song of 2022.
These totals includes singles when the artist is 'featured'—that is, not the main artist. † – includes duet or collaboration by two New Zealand artists. ‡ – includes songs whose chart placings predate the Official New Zealand Music Chart which began in May 1975.
The following lists the number one singles on the New Zealand Singles Chart during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the Recorded Music NZ chart, the chart history of which can be found on the Recorded Music NZ website or Charts.nz. [1] [2] A total of 179 singles topped the chart in the 1990s, including 20 by New Zealand artists.