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Official New Zealand Music Chart - Latest News [Page 3]

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Jan. 10 2007

Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 9:01 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Who would have thought that in this day and age ABBA would topple Eminem to gain the biggest selling album honours in the country? They have and the Swedes gain their fourth New Zealand Albums Chart-topper – their first in 29 years – with the hits ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Dec. 20 2006

Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 4:05 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Ka-ching, Christmas is here and music sales start to reach their yearly yuletide peak. Singles Chart aside, it’s steady as she goes on most of the charts with very little change in position - but the unit numbers have shown the expected seasonal ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Dec. 13 2006

Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 2:24 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

It’s been hard to avoid Brooke Fraser in recent weeks - and who’d want to? She hits paydirt out of the box for the second time as her sophomore release Albertine follows in the footsteps of her seven-times platinum debut What To Do With Daylight. ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Dec. 6 2006

Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 3:56 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

It’s December and that means Christmas. Two festive hits join the Singles Chart just to freshen up the caroling this week. However, both are remakes and very definitely aimed at the younger market. More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz - Nov. 29 2006

Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 5:12 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

You may have noticed that U2 have just been in New Zealand. Hard to miss really. And in the wake of their two rescheduled sell-out shows at Mt Smart, they score their 12th #1 album, meaning the Irish super group further increase their lead as the act ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz - Nov. 22 2006

Monday, 27 November 2006, 5:07 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

the feelers claim the Albums Chart top spot straight out of the box with their fourth set One World, and gain their third New Zealand #1 album in the process - their second to start out on top. James Reid, Hamish Gee and Matt Thomas’ debut album Supersystem ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Nov. 15 2006

Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 7:56 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Foo Fighters hit #1 out of the box for the second time as Skin And Bones claims the top slot on the NZ Albums Chart. It’s the first live CD for Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett who are joined by a further four musicians ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Nov. 8 2006

Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 2:04 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

A week after being named the third NZ Idol, 21-year-old Levin garage builder Matt Saunoa has the brand new #1 single in New Zealand. It’s the second local #1 of 2006 and comes 53 weeks after series 2 winner Rosita Vai vacated the top following ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Nov.1 2006

Wednesday, 1 November 2006, 11:13 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

It’s a big week for New Jersey’s My Chemical Romance. There’s the out-of-the-box #1 album, the fast-rising #2 single and big airplay gains on the RadioScope100. More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Oct. 25 2006

Thursday, 26 October 2006, 10:43 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

This week’s Albums Chart highest new entry already looks set to be one of the contenders for a 2007 Tui. Straight in at #8, OE:Brazil is an album sponsored by liquor brand Bacardi which saw Kiwi musos including Hollie Smith, Barnaby Weir, Alda Rezende, ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Oct. 18 2006

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 11:32 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Rockin’ Rod Stewart makes the biggest leap to #1 of 2006 with a 29-place jump straight to the top of the NZ Albums Chart. And it looks to be a world first for the veteran as Still The Same: Great Rock Classics Of Our Time is yet to gain its UK, US or Australian ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Oct. 11 2006

Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 11:15 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

"The Official New Zealand Top 40 premieres Friday nights at 8pm on C4" Chartbitz: Wednesday, October 11 2006 by Andrew Miller More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz October 4 2006

Thursday, 5 October 2006, 7:56 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Just over three years ago Stacy Ann Fergusson became a full-time member of the Black Eyed Peas as they broke through with their Elephunk album. More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Sept. 27 2006

Thursday, 28 September 2006, 10:06 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Forty-eight-year old Prince (aka Roger Nelson) has racked up close to 40 hit singles in New Zealand and close to 20 hit albums. He’s one of our all-time chart champs and this week an album of his hits becomes his highest charting album this century. More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz Sept. 20 2006

Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 12:12 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Snow Patrol claim the penthouse atop of the New Zealand Albums Chart this week, becoming the first Scottish group to land a #1 album here in 12 years with Eyes Open. Wet Wet Wet were the last from north of the border, hitting the top in August 1994 with ... More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz - Sept. 6 2006

Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 11:58 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Bob Dylan debuts atop the Albums Chart this week with Modern Times, the third time the 65-year-old has scored a New Zealand #1 set. Dylan had the very first #1 album on the Official New Zealand Music Chart when it was launched back in May 1975 - thirty-one ... More >>

Official NZ Top 40 & Chartbitz - August 23 2006

Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 1:44 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Christina Aguilera’s Back To Basics debut this week gives the 25-year-old her highest new entry ever on our Albums list. Sitting in the runner-up position, it makes a strong showing at #2 but unlike the UK and Australia (where it went straight into ... More >>

Official NZ Top 40 & Chartbitz August 16 2006

Thursday, 17 August 2006, 11:35 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Who’s the local rapper who’s Ridin’ high with two upwardly mobile hit singles? Ladies And Gentlemen, it’s Tyree. Not only does he collaborate with Chamillionaire on this week’s #2 single, his own solo effort, Ladies And Gentlemen, opens at #21 ... More >>

Official NZ Top 40 & Chartbitz - August 2 2006

Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 3:45 pm | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Album #3 becomes the very first Top 10 set for former Straitjacket Fits main man Shayne Carter as Dimmer’s There My Dear crashes in at #7 this week, deservedly taking highest new entry honours. More >>

Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz - July 26 2006

Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 11:18 am | Official New Zealand Music Chart

Into The Top - It’s third time lucky for Wellington eight-piece The Black Seeds as they outsell all comers to debut on top of the New Zealand Albums Chart this week. Into The Dojo gives the group, who formed in 1998, their first #1 with their third ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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