This year was where certain artists dominated the mainstream, in Australia they were Abba, Sherbet and the Bay city rollers. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ charts, granted this was also the case worldwide but the kiwis kept this around in the mainstream for quite a number of years since… Continue reading NZ albums of 1976
Disco hadn't quite reached its peak yet, however it was a rising star this year along the likes of soft rock and rock operas. This was another inescapable hit that Abba had back in the day in NZ, no doubt because it was their one and only Billboard chart topper proving that even America couldn't… Continue reading NZ hits of 1977
Disco hadn't quite reached its peak yet, however it was a rising star this year along the likes of soft rock and rock operas. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ charts, granted this was also the case worldwide but the kiwis kept this around in the mainstream for quite a… Continue reading NZ albums of 1977
Disco was a huge draw this year in music, however there was also a ton of rock opera and easy listening for people who weren't into shaking their groove thing. While it wasn't the biggest hit of the decade in NZ (at least as far as chart runs go) this lead single from Boney M's… Continue reading NZ hits of 1978
Disco was a huge draw this year in music, however there was also a ton of rock opera and easy listening for people who weren't into shaking their groove thing. This was an album that refused to die on the NZ charts, granted this was also the case worldwide but the kiwis kept this around… Continue reading NZ albums of 1978
This was when disco was at its peak, despite there being an apparent backlash in America due to its oversaturation. For whatever reason, we Aussies were a bit slow when it came to allowing MJ and the Jackson five back into the spotlight as adults as they were able to achieve massive success in NZ… Continue reading NZ hits of 1979
This was when disco was at its peak, despite there being an apparent backlash in America due to its oversaturation. Unlike in Australia where Billy Joel had some success with his previous efforts, this was the first that the kiwis had heard from him which is likely why it was a bigger success for him… Continue reading NZ albums of 1979
The final year of the 90's, this year seemed more interested in celebrating the biggest hits of the century rather than promoting new music. The kiwis were certainly in love with TLC throughout the 90's, so it stands to reason their anthem against loser boyfriends or "scrubs" as they call them would be a massive… Continue reading NZ hits of 1999
The final year of the 90's, this year seemed more interested in celebrating the biggest hits of the century rather than promoting new music. This was the biggest album of the 90's in NZ as it was throughout the rest of the world, in fact there's little surprises to this albums success over there except… Continue reading NZ albums of 1999
Well I guess the world was due for another shake up in the music scene this year, after all Billboard foolishly didn't allow several staples of the decade to chart due to it's outdated rules that they corrected this year. It appears the kiwis were equally in love with this dance remix of an early… Continue reading NZ hits of 1998
Hits of Australia and NZ 