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music scene this year, after all Billboard foolishly didn't allow several staples of the decade to chart due to it's outdated rules that they corrected this year. This was the biggest album of the 90's in NZ as it was throughout the… Continue reading NZ albums of 1998
This was where the world was finally united with what was popular in the mainstream, it was just in time for the teen pop craze to boot. There was little doubt that the Spice girls was going to take over the world with this song back in the day, who cares if the lyrics make… Continue reading NZ hits of 1997
This was where the world was finally united with what was popular in the mainstream, it was just in time for the teen pop craze to boot. This was an even bigger success in NZ than it was in Australia, possibly due to Smashing pumpkins already being mainstream by the time their third album was… Continue reading NZ albums of 1997
There was a bit more of a general consensus as to what was popular worldwide this year, Australians were more familiar with rnb and hip hop whilst the kiwis were more familiar with EDM. If we're going by chart runs, this was the biggest hit of the decade in NZ despite its success here in… Continue reading NZ hits of 1996
There was a bit more of a general consensus as to what was popular worldwide this year, Australians were more familiar with rnb and hip hop whilst the kiwis were more familiar with EDM. This was an even bigger success in NZ than it was in Australia, possibly due to Smashing pumpkins already being mainstream… Continue reading NZ albums of 1996
There was still that identity crisis the world was going through, so much so that many big hits from each country remain obscure in other parts of the world. If we're going by chart runs, this was the biggest hit of the decade in NZ despite its success here in Australia only being a fraction… Continue reading NZ hits of 1995
There was still that identity crisis the world was going through, so much so that many big hits from each country remain obscure in other parts of the world. This was another inevitable reappearance for this site of mine, naturally the singles from Mariah's third album were much bigger over in NZ given how much… Continue reading NZ albums of 1995
This is where the world divided itself in the music scene, Australia was all about EDM, NZ was jamming to rnb and hip hop, the UK fawned over britpop and Canada couldn't get enough of rock n roll Given how Wet wet wet already saw massive success in NZ with their debut album from the… Continue reading NZ hits of 1994
This is where the world divided itself in the music scene, Australia was all about EDM, NZ was jamming to rnb and hip hop, the UK fawned over britpop and Canada couldn't get enough of rock n roll Unlike in Australia where this was an instant inescapable classic for MJ, it appears the kiwis were… Continue reading NZ albums of 1994
This was the year where the 90's became its own in the music industry, although for whatever reason reggae was quite popular this year as well as all the other trends affiliated with the decade. These guys were already well familiar to the kiwis by the time they released their theme to the Eddie Murphy… Continue reading NZ hits of 1993
Hits of Australia and NZ 