This feels like a bit of a step back from the previous few years as for some reason, the music industry prioritised making hits out of ad jingles rather than rising new stars, of course this was more of an issue internationally as we Aussies and kiwis largely kept scouring for fresh new talent this… Continue reading NZ hits of 1986
This is my personal favourite year in music, mainly due to how diverse the music industry had become both when it comes to the type of people allowed in the mainstream but also due to how many older artists were able to make it big this year due to the popularity of many charity events… Continue reading NZ hits of 1985
This is my personal favourite year in music, mainly due to how diverse the music industry had become both when it comes to the type of people allowed in the mainstream but also due to how many older artists were able to make it big this year due to the popularity of many charity events… Continue reading NZ albums of 1985
By far the most colourful year in music, this was when MTV became such a cultural juggernaut that artists began prioritising their music videos over their music which resulted in some of the wackiest imagery one could conjure up from around this time. This proved to be an even bigger success in NZ than it… Continue reading NZ albums of 1984
By far the most colourful year in music, this was when MTV became such a cultural juggernaut that artists began prioritising their music videos over their music which resulted in some of the wackiest imagery one could conjure up from around this time. Unlike in Australia where this was only a moderate success for New… Continue reading NZ hits of 1984
This was the year where cultural barriers seemed to have been broken down, it didn't matter if you were a musician of colour, part of the LGBT community or anything else, everyone seemed to have a shot at scoring massive success this year regardless of who they were. Unlike in Australia where this was only… Continue reading NZ hits of 1983
This was the year where cultural barriers seemed to have been broken down, it didn't matter if you were a musician of colour, part of the LGBT community or anything else, everyone seemed to have a shot at scoring massive success this year regardless of who they were. This was a massive success over in… Continue reading NZ albums of 1983
This was the official year for two things in the music industry, the first of course being the rise of MTV as it officially launched late in the previous year. The second was the rise of the second British invasion in America due to many of the earliest music videos coming from UK artists which… Continue reading NZ albums of 1982
This was the official year for two things in the music industry, the first of course being the rise of MTV as it officially launched late in the previous year. The second was the rise of the second British invasion in America due to many of the earliest music videos coming from UK artists which… Continue reading NZ hits of 1982
This was the year of MTV, or at least it was towards the end of the year as in the meantime we have some (in my opinion) truly bizarre trends to tie us over from the (supposed) death of disco to the colourful new wave era. If you couldn't tell from the title of this… Continue reading NZ hits of 1981
Hits of Australia and NZ 