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
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
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 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 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. Unlike in Australia where this was an instant inescapable classic for MJ, it appears the kiwis were prepared to write… Continue reading NZ albums of 1993
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
This was the year I was born, so it's a bit of a disappointment with how there wasn't a strong trend this year in music, I guess this was due to how the American music scene drastically changed. Unlike in Australia where this was an instant inescapable classic for MJ, it appears the kiwis were… Continue reading NZ albums of 1992
This was the year I was born, so it's a bit of a disappointment with how there wasn't a strong trend this year in music, I guess this was due to how the American music scene drastically changed. These guys were already well familiar to the kiwis by the time they released their theme to… Continue reading NZ hits of 1992
This was a year with a bit if an identity crisis, we had the likes of adult contemporary, new Jack seeing and even Christian music making it big in the mainstream. One thing I'll say here that I didn't mention on the Australian side of this site is that this didn't get to number one… Continue reading NZ hits of 1991
This was a year with a bit if an identity crisis, we had the likes of adult contemporary, new Jack seeing and even Christian music making it big in the mainstream. Unlike in Australia where this was an instant inescapable classic for MJ, it appears the kiwis were prepared to write this off as a… Continue reading NZ albums of 1991
Hits of Australia and NZ 