As I have done for a few years now, here's a few historic charts as we lead to the 2023 NZ Music Month chart based on points at the end of May.
Starting off with a chart from 50 years ago. This chart is from the NZ Listener charts and only includes kiwi acts:
September 28, 1973
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 4 Tell Laura I Love Her - Creation 1(2)
2 2 7 Show Your Love - Shona Laing 2
3 3 6 Join Together - Steve Allen 1(2)
4 6 5 Wind And Rain - Craig Scott 4
5 5 3 Only Time Could Let Us Know - Link 3
6 4 9 Love Bug - Anna Leah 2
7 NEW 1 Soldiers - John Macrae 7
Last edited: 01.05.2023 09:54 SINGLES: June 19, 1983
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 9 Outlook For Thursday - DD Smash 1(6)
2 NEW 1 Netherworld Dancing Toys (EP) 2
3 3 4 Maxine - Sharon O'Neill 3
4 6 8 Strange Faces At The Oasis (EP) - The Legionnares 2
5 4 10 Only One You Need - The Neighbours 3
6 2 5 No Turning Back - The Narcs 2
7 NEW 1 Tin Syndrome (EP) - Tin Syndrome 7
8 NEW 1 Be My Friend - Sneaky Feelings 8
9 3 21 Pulsing - The Body Electric 1(4)
10 6 7 All I Can Do - Dance Exponents 4
ALBUMS: November 20, 1983
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 2 Whistle While You Work - The Narcs 'n Coconut Rough 1(2)
2 RE 9 DD Smash Live: Deep In The Heart Of Taxes - DD Smash 1(1)
3 2 7 Every Whisper Shouts - Hammond Gamble 1(1)
4 3 15 Escapade - Tim Finn 1(11)
5 NEW 1 The Catch - Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingoes 5
6 4 2 Presentation And Reality - The Body Electric 4
SINGLES: August 1 1993
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 8 You Gotta Know - Supergroove 1(5)
2 3 5 Persuasion - Tim Finn 2
3 2 7 I Only Said - Shihad 1(2)
4 5 5 Till We Kissed - Herbs 4
5 4 4 Mr Moon - Headless Chickens 4
6 NEW 1 Love's Not Fair - Holy Toledos 6
7 RE 2 Maybe The Rain - Dave Dobbyn 6
8 NEW 1 Into You - JPS Experience 8
ALBUMS: August 22, 1993
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 5 Before And After - Tim Finn 1(5)
2 3 4 Lament For The Numb - Dave Dobbyn 2
3 2 5 Churn - Shihad 2
4 4 2 Tahi - Moana and the Moahunters 4
5 5 47 The Muttonbirds - The Muttonbirds 1(16)
6 6 3 Last Last Night - Bluespeak 6
7 RE 22 Language - Annie Crummer 1(6)
Last edited: 16.05.2023 06:56 SINGLES August 10, 2003
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 2 Stand Up - Scribe 1(2)
2 2 10 Phlex - Blindspott 1(5)
3 4 4 Verona - Elemeno P 2
4 5 6 Better - Brooke Fraser 4
5 3 13 Love Will Save Me - Carly Binding 2
6 8 26 If You're Not The One - Daniel Beddingfield 1(12)
7 6 20 Listening To The Weather - Bic Runga 3
8 NEW 1 Everything - Pacifier 8
9 NEW 1 Never Gonna Leave Your Side - Daniel Beddingfield 9
ALBUMS December 14, 2003
This Week Last Week # Weeks Title/Artist Peak
1 1 20 Pure - Hayley Westenra 1(16)
2 2 7 The Crusader - Scribe 1(1)
3 3 5 What To Do With Daylight - Brooke Fraser 1(1)
4 4 3 Live In Concert - Bic Runga 4
5 NEW 1 Playground Battle - The Feelers 5
6 5 22 Love And Disrespect - Elemeno P 1(1)
7 6 72 Beautiful Collision - Bic Runga 1(24)
8 RE 16 Passenger - Carly Binding 2
9 8 26 Revival - Katchafire 2
10 11 51 Polysaturated - Nesian Mystik 1(11)
NOTE: Some would say Daniel Beddingfield was a UK artist. He was, in fact, born in New Zealand so I include him here on these charts.
Last edited: 21.05.2023 06:38 I want to find and play a music tracklist of songs sung bye New Zealand idol Matthew saunoa
Here's this years NZ Music Month chart based on points:
SINGLES
Place Points No. Wks Title/Artist Peak
1 100 24 Take It Away - L.A.B. 1(17)
2 95 78 Mr Reggae - L.A.B. 1(14)
3 88 40 Before You Leave - Six60 1(12)
4 82 6 Welcome To The Native - Huiarangi Rangihau and Tanekaha Rangi 3
5 81 69 Cool It Down - Coterie 2
6 75 24 Always Beside You - Coterie feat. Six60 5
7 69 75 Under The Sun - L.A.B. 2
8 64 26 One Night - Sons Of Zion 7
9 52 6 He Said - Jordan Gavet 9
10 51 45 KELZ GARAGE - SWIDT feat. Lomez Brown 5
11 45 28 685 (remix) - Victor J Sefo feat. Lisi and Mwayz 1(1)
12 45 10 Boots 'N All - Kaylee Bell 10
13 37 34 Never Been Tonight - Six60 3
14 27 7 Always With You - Katchafire 13
15 25 23 Deja Vu - Coterie 12
16 18 1 close with desires - teo glacier 3
17 18 3 Atmosphere - DRAX Project 11
18 16 6 On My Way - Sons Of Zion feat. The Green 15
19 14 21 Killing It Off - Coterie 16
20 12 1 crush - Holloway 9
21 12 3 Fx*ck You Too - Shane Walker 15
22 9 1 BAGELS - BENEE 12
23 6 2 Still The One - DJ Noiz and Mikey Mayz 16
24 3 1 Skankin - Corrella 18
25 2 21 That's Where I'll Be - Rob Ruha 17
26 2 5 Thinkin' About - ShockOne and Lee Mvtthews 20
27 1 2 Till You're Ready - Navvy 18
28 1 1 When Summer Rolls Around - Kaylee Bell 20
ALBUMS
Place Points No. Wks Title/Artist Peak
1 96 30 First XV - Sons Of Zion 1(3)
2 88 24 Coterie - Coterie 1(1)
3 82 40 All In - Stan Walker 1(1)
4 76 33 Castle St. - Six60 1(5)
5 67 75 L.A.B. V - L.A.B. 1(6)
6 63 4 Grace - Moses Mackay 1(1)
7 58 4 Ceremony - Tiny Ruins 2
8 52 33 TREES - Avantdale Bowling Club 1(1)
9 50 10 V - Unknown Mortal Orchestra 1(1)
10 45 9 Sunsetter - Leisure 10
11 34 25 He Tau Makuru: Te Matakōkiri - Te Matatini 7
12 31 6 Prison Issue - Vigilante Tha' Prophit 7
13 29 3 Down At The End Of The Garden - Cloudboy 3
14 26 25 Expert In A Dying Field - The Beths 1(3)
15 26 35 My Boy - Marlon Williams 1(1)
16 22 2 Live At The Roundhouse, London - Fat Freddy's Drop 6
17 20 1 Space Waltz: Remastered - Space Waltz 1(1)
18 18 1 Rarities 2010 - 2020: Japanese Tour Singles - Lord Echo 3
19 18 1 Rejecting Obliteration - Blindfolded And Led To The Woods 3
20 14 1 Playthings (EP) - Playthings 1(1)
21 14 1 The Common Thread - No Broadcast 7
22 14 1 Victory - Space Waltz 7
23 13 1 Ape To Angel - Pitch Black 8
24 13 44 21 - Tomorrow People 15
25 12 2 Pre-Code Hollywood - Jonathan Bree 9
26 11 1 Spirits - The Circling Sun 10
27 10 8 Slow Burn - Mel Parsons 2
28 10 1 Bird Dog - The Verlaines 11
29 6 4 Ideal Home Noise - Vera Ellen 7
30 6 1 River Said - Maxine Funke 15
Last edited: 30.05.2023 06:37 Hi Candy. Finding Matthews songs could be difficult. Don’t give up though. Like all NZ Idol winners, he wasn’t around long. Try second hand stores if you can find one. Good luck
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