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The Official New Zealand Music Chart (Māori: Te Papa Tātai Waiata Matua o Aotearoa) is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The Music Chart also includes the top-20 New Zealand artist singles and albums and top 10 compilation albums.
This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2022 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. Recorded Music NZ also published 2022 lists for two sub-charts, the top 20 singles released by New Zealand artists, [2] and the top 20 singles primarily performed in te reo Māori .
Smokey Robinson topped the New Zealand chart twice during the 1980s: "Cruisin'" in 1980 and "Being with You" in 1981. "Food for Thought", "Red Red Wine", and "I Got You Babe" gave UB40 three chart-toppers this decade. Diana Ross spent three weeks at number one with "Upside Down".
Justin Bieber has achieved five number-one singles this decade, the most of any artist thus far. From the 2020s, L.A.B. 's "In the Air" was the top song of 2020; The Glass Animals track "Heat Waves" was the top song of 2021 (although only peaking at number two); and Elton John and Dua Lipa 's "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" was the top song of 2022.
The demographics of New Zealand encompass the gender, ethnic, religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 5.3 million [ 6] people living in New Zealand. New Zealanders predominantly live in urban areas on the North Island. The five largest cities are Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, and Tauranga.
Jamaican musician Shaggy attained his first and sole number-one single in New Zealand with "Boombastic", which reached number one for two nonconsecutive weeks. American rapper Coolio topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for nine weeks with "Gangsta's Paradise"; it was the third longest-running chart-topper during the 1990s in New Zealand.
These totals includes singles when the artist is 'featured'—that is, not the main artist. † – includes duet or collaboration by two New Zealand artists. ‡ – includes songs whose chart placings predate the Official New Zealand Music Chart which began in May 1975.
This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2018 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. Recorded Music NZ also published list of the top 20 singles released by New Zealand artists for the same time period.