The month of May is recognized as New Zealand Music Month, so it is therefore only fitting to compile a list of New Zealand's greatest songs of all time as of 1st May 2012.
The month of May is recognized as New Zealand Music Month, so it is therefore only fitting to compile a list of New Zealand's greatest songs of all time as of 1st May 2012.
1. How Bizarre - OMC* 2. Nature - The Fourmyula* 3. You Oughta Be In Love - Dave Dobbyn* 4. Four Seasons In One Day - Crowded House* 5. Words - Sharon O'Neill* 6. Slice Of Heaven - Dave Dobbyn 7. Swing - Savage* 8. Counting The Beat - The Swingers* 9. Outlook For Thursday - DD Smash* 10. Go - Steriogram* 11. Moonshine - Savage 12. Renegade Fighter - Zed* 13. Blue Day - Mi Sex 14. Dreaming - Scribe 15. They Don't Know - Savage 16. Heavenly Pop Hit - The Chills 17. Unity - Nesian Mystik 18. Suburbia Streets - Fast Crew 19. If It's Cool - Nesian Mystik 20. Sierra Leone - Coconut Rough 21. It's The Incredible - Fast Crew 22. Anchor Me - The Mutton Birds 23. Stuff And Nonsense - Split Enz 24. French Letter - Herbs 25. Wild Out - Savage 26. There Is No Depression In New Zealand - Blam Blam Blam 27. For Today - Netherworld Dancing Toys 28. I See Red - Split Enz 29. Poi E - Patea Maori Club 30. Cheryl Moana Marie - John Rowles 31. I Got You - Split Enz 32. We Gon ride - Dei Hamo 33. Arithmetic - Brooke Fraser 34. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House 35. Better - Brooke Fraser 36. Not Many - Scribe 37. Loyal - Dave Dobbyn 38. Message To My Girl - Split Enz 39. Bliss - Th'Dudes 40. Glorafilia - Zed 41. Sway - Bic Runga 42. Stop, Drop and Roll - Deceptikonz 43. Lifeline - Brooke Fraser 44. Hot Like Fire - Savage 45. Running - Evermore 46. Something In The Water - Brooke Fraser 47. Light Surrounding You - Evermore 48. Listening For The Weather - Bic Runga 49. Welcome Home - Dave Dobbyn 50. History Never Repeats - Split Enz 51. Why Does Love Do This To Me - The Exponents 52. I Got - Fast Crew 53. Gutter Black - Hello Sailor 54. Victoria - Dance Exponents 55. Violent - Stellar 56. For The People - Nesian Mystik 57. Maybe Tomorrow - Goldenhorse 58. What's Next - Nesian Mystik 59. Stronger - Adeaze featuring Aradhna 60. Whaling - Dave Dobbyn Last edited:
Here's a list of all the New Zealander singles that I like with personal end-of-year rankings. I've included Crowded House and Stan Walker, though, I consider both to be Australian artists. I haven't included New Zealand-born overseas artists such as Daniel Bedingfield.
Song
Artist
Rank
Year
Hip Hop Holiday
3 the Hard Way
87
1994
Sway
Bic Runga
93
1998
Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
19
1988
Chocolate Cake
Crowded House
88
1991
Don't Dream it's Over
Crowded House
11
1986
Fall at Your Feet
Crowded House
81
1991
Mean to Me
Crowded House
57
1986
Now We're Getting Somewhere
Crowded House
48
1986
Sister Madly
Crowded House
85
1989
Something So Strong
Crowded House
41
1987
World Where You Live
Crowded House
65
1987
You Oughta Be in Love
Dave Dobbyn
45
1987
Slice of Heaven
Dave Dobbyn [with Herbs]
6
1987
April Sun in Cuba
Dragon
18
1977
Are You Old Enough
Dragon
26
1978
Celebration
Dragon
39
1987
Rain
Dragon
28
1983
This Time
Dragon
32
1976
For One Day
Evermore
50
2005
Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World Pt.2)
Evermore
6
2009
It's Too Late
Evermore
108
2004
Light Surrounding You
Evermore
46
2006
Running
Evermore
2
2006
Underground
Evermore
39
2010
It's Too Late (Dirty South Mix)
Evermore [with Dirty South]
51
2006
Cruise Control
Headless Chickens
88
1994
Slice of Heaven
Herbs [with Dave Dobbyn]
6
1987
Break in the Weather
Jenny Morris
17
1991
She Has to Be Loved
Jenny Morris
61
1989
You I Know
Jenny Morris
46
1987
You're Gonna Get Hurt
Jenny Morris
38
1986
Everything's Alright
Jon Stevens [with John Farnham & Kate Ceberano]
44
1992
Show No Mercy
Mark Williams
62
1990
Harden Up
Nicolette
55
2000
How Bizarre
OMC
36
1996
Stop the Music
P-Money [with Scribe]
32
2005
Turn Me Loose
Savage [with Young Divas]
11
2007
Stop the Music
Scribe [with P-Money]
32
2005
History Never Repeats
Split Enz
34
1981
I Got You
Split Enz
2
1980
I Hope I Never
Split Enz
55
1980
Message to My Girl
Split Enz
59
1984
My Mistake
Split Enz
6
1977
One Step Ahead
Split Enz
42
1980
Six Months in a Leaky Boat
Split Enz
30
1982
Black Box
Stan Walker
103
2009
Light it Up
Stan Walker
95
2011
Loud
Stan Walker
45
2011
Music Won't Break Your Heart
Stan Walker
N/A
2012
Galaxy
Stan Walker [with Jessica Mauboy]
40
2011
Trick With a Knife
Strawpeople
89
1995
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
The Babysitters Circus
N/A
2012
Young Blood
The Naked and Famous
90
2011
Counting the Beat
The Swingers
49
1981
Fraction Too Much Friction
Tim Finn
33
1983
Made My Day
Tim Finn
82
1983
Renegade Fighter
Zed
119
2001
So twice has a Kiwi single almost topped one of my end-of-year lists (#2's in 1980 and 2006).
Interesting collection Savagegrant your list reminds me of She Will Have Her Way by Neil Finn which I left out. AND unless I'm reading my list wrong (which I doubt) I missed Six Months In A Leaky Boat. How I did that I may never know... lol
Here is a list of the Top 30 songs and albums based on points for New Zealand Music Month. I have tabulated the points from the NZ top 20 singles and albums charts off the RIANZ website with a number one place getting 20 points, number 2 getting 19 and so on down to number 20 getting one point. The columns are place/May weeks charted/Total number of weeks in the NZ artist chart/song or album title and artist/peak position charted in that NZ artist chart
NZ ARTIST SINGLES CHART
1
4
10
Royals - Lorde
1(9)
2
4
24
Take It Easy - Stan Walker
1(10)
3
4
8
Gravity - Shapeshifter
2
4
4
7
Not Alone - Dane Rumble feat. Jupiter Project
3
5
4
10
The Love Club - Lorde
3
6
4
3
Viva La Piano - PleasePlease
4
7
4
15
Be With You - Deach feat. Pieter T
6
8
4
9
Finest Wine - Six60
5
9
4
4
All Over Again - K.One
6
10
4
8
Angel - Jamie McDell
3
11
3
6
Don't Want The World - David Dallas
4
12
2
4
Diamond Trade - Shapeshifter
6
13
2
20
Yeah Yeah - Willy Moon
3
14
1
21
Yeah Yeah - Willy Moon
3
15
1
2
Right Here (Your Love) - Pieter T
4
16
1
1
Clean The House - Fat Freddy's Drop
4
17
3
11
Tell Her - Sons Of Zion
3
18
2
1
Young - Ruby Frost
20
19
1
1
My Heart Won't Let You Go - Massad
6
20
2
1
The Hardest - P-Money feat. M.O.P.
20
21
3
6
Souljah Feeling - Tomorrow People feat. Chad Chambers
3
22
2
7
Bravado - Lorde
5
23
2
2
Warrior - Annabel Fay
13
24
1
10
Water To Ice - Ruby Frost
3
25
4
79
Don't Forget Your Roots - Six60
1(2)
26
2
6
Great Man - Aaradhna
15
27
2
33
Come On Home - Titanium
1(8)
28
1
1
Nothing I Can Do - Joseph And Maia
13
29
1
1
Why Does Love Do This To Me? - The Exponents
13
30
1
1
The Real You - Brooke Duff
14
NZ ARTIST ALBUM CHART
1
4
3
The Very Best Of: 1973 - 2013 - Suzanne Prentice
1(3)
2
4
3
With Love - Jessie Hillel
2
3
4
10
The Love Club EP - Lorde
1(5)
4
4
3
Fandango - The Phoenix Foundation
2
5
4
81
Six60 - Six60
1(12)
6
3
2
The Complete Collection - Stan Walker
4
7
4
3
Time Stays, We Go - The Veils
6
8
3
5
Songs Of Love And War - Carl Doy
4
9
4
6
Here's Willy Moon - Willy Moon
2
10
3
3
Roll Up Your Sleeves EP - Joseph And Maia
7
11
4
3
Primitive Technique - The Upbeats
10
12
4
80
Vows: Deluxe Edition - Kimbra
1(1)
13
2
1
Aotearoa - Soljah
6
14
2
10
Why Does Love Do This To Me? The Greatest Hits - The Exponents
