Hits of Australia and NZ

The kiwis really loved Bruno Mars throughout the decade more so than we Aussies did, this is mainly because the singles from his three albums performed much better over there than they did over here. Peak position #2 Hit singles Just the way you are #1 Grenade #1 The lazy song #3 Marry you #5… Continue reading NZ albums of 2010

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… Continue reading Australian albums of 2010

It had been a while since Lady Gaga last had a genuine hit single anywhere in the world, so to see her back at the top of the charts with this track from the A star is born soundtrack was a bit of a surprise to say the least. The song's popularity came in two… Continue reading Digital songs of 2019 Australia

It had been a while since Lady Gaga last had a genuine hit single anywhere in the world, so to see her back at the top of the charts with this track from the A star is born soundtrack was a bit of a surprise to say the least. The song's popularity came in two… Continue reading Digital songs of 2018 Australia

This is a song that was infamous upon its initial release, so much so that people were urging others to listen to "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC instead given how that song achieves what this song is trying to and was released nearly thirty years prior. Although Imagine dragons were never critical darlings, this was the song… Continue reading Digital songs of 2017 Australia

This is to date the final hit single that Justin Timberlake has able to achieve in most parts of the world, although "Say something" from his most recent album (at the time of writing) was a minor success in certain parts of the world two years after this came out. This was the theme to… Continue reading Digital songs of 2016 Australia

Now I should point out that Taylor Swift is among my least favourite artists of all time, however I'm probably one of the few non Swifties to actually enjoy this anthem against the hater simply for how catchy it is (if only she took her own advice on this track.) I'm guessing this is why… Continue reading Digital songs of 2015 Australia

This was originally released as the theme to the second Despicable me film, a film that's a decent distraction for kids and their parents that like many Illumination films, receives far too much hate these days. I don't think anyone could've predicted this Oscar nominated track would turn out to be a huge runaway success… Continue reading Digital songs of 2014 Australia

This was originally released as the theme to the second Despicable me film, a film that's a decent distraction for kids and their parents that like many Illumination films, receives far too much hate these days. I don't think anyone could've predicted this Oscar nominated track would turn out to be a huge runaway success… Continue reading Digital songs of 2013 Australia