New Zealand top 50 singles of 2021
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This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2021 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1] Recorded Music NZ also published 2021 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.[3]
Chart
[edit]- Key
- † – Song of New Zealand origin[nb 1]
Top 20 singles of 2021 by New Zealand artists
[edit]Rank | Artist | Song |
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1 | L.A.B. | "Why Oh Why" |
2 | L.A.B. | "In the Air" |
3 | L.A.B. | "Controller" |
4 | Niko Walters featuring Kiana Ledé | "Not My Neighbour" |
5 | Six60 | "All She Wrote" |
6 | Six60 | "Sundown" |
7 | Drax Project featuring Six60 | "Catching Feelings" |
8 | Six60 | "Fade Away" |
9 | Kings featuring Sons of Zion | "Help Me Out" |
10 | Six60 | "Don't Forget Your Roots" |
11 | Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo | "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)" |
12 | Stan Walker | "Bigger" |
13 | Six60 | "Long Gone" |
14 | Six60 | "The Greatest" |
15 | L.A.B. | "Yes I Do" |
16 | Drax Project featuring Fetty Wap and AACACIA | "Firefly" |
17 | Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens | "Love on the Run" |
18 | Six60 | "Pepeha" |
19 | Benee | "Glitter" |
20 | Muroki | "Wavy" |
Top 20 singles of 2021 sung in Te Reo Māori
[edit]Rank | Artist | Song |
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1 | Six60 | "Pepeha" |
2 | Ka Hao featuring Rob Ruha | "35" |
3 | Stan Walker featuring Ibanez Maeva | "Tua" |
4 | Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens | "He Aroha Hinemoa (Love on the Run)" |
5 | Stan Walker | "Matemateāone" |
6 | Muroki | "Rehurehu" |
7 | Rob Ruha | "Taera" |
8 | Katchafire | "Karawhiua / 100" |
9 | Stan Walker and the Levites | "He Kākano Āhau" |
10 | Lorde | "Te Ao Mārama (Solar Power)" |
11 | Stan Walker | "Tau Te Marire (Take It Easy)" |
12 | Dave Dobbyn | "Hine Ruhi (Slice of Heaven)" |
13 | Maimoa | "Utua" |
14 | Origin Roots Aotearoa (O.R.A.) | "Home / Ūkaipō" |
15 | Kings featuring Theia | "Pohewatia" |
16 | Hollie Smith featuring Don McGlashan | "Kōrukutia / Bathe in the River" |
17 | Drax Project | "Tukituki Te Manawa" |
18 | Maisey Rika | "Waitī Waitā" |
19 | Troy Kingi and the Nudge | "He Ōrite" |
20 | Maisey Rika | "Hiwa-i-te-Rangi" |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the Recorded Music NZ.
References
[edit]- ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2021". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Singles: End of Year Charts 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Te Reo Māori O Te Rārangi 10 O Runga: End of Year Charts 2021". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 January 2022.