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The APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time is a selection of New Zealand songs as voted in 2001 by members of the Australasian Performing Rights Association. The top 30 of this selection was used to create the Nature's Best CD and the rest of the list for follow up compilations. A similar list was made in Australia of the top 30 Australian songs.

Selection

The list was created to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) in New Zealand in 2001. A list of over 900 candidate songs was prepared, and voting was open to APRA members and an invited academy. The list of the top 100 songs was announced in stages in 2001, with the number one place going to the 1969 song "Nature" by Fourmyula[1]. The top 30 songs were released on the Nature's Best CD. See the related related article for more information on this and subsequent CD and DVD releases.

Commentary

Some artists feature prominently in the list. These include:

Music journalist Paul Sergant notes that the list is highly skewed towards the 1980s and 90s to the detriment of earlier music, with omissions such as Howard Morrison and Shona Laing.[2].

Some songs may also be claimed as both New Zealand and Australian. A list compiled by APRA at the same time of top 30 Australian songs also included Crowded House's 'Don't Dream It's Over' (at number 7).

Top 100 List

The list of the top 100 are below.

Position Song Artist Writer(s) Year Album Included on DVD
1 Nature Fourmyula Wayne Mason 1969 1
2 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House Neil Finn 1986 1
3 Loyal Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn 1988 1 Yes
4 Counting the Beat The Swingers Phil Judd, Mark Hough, Wayne Stevens 1981 1 Yes
5 Six Months In A Leaky Boat Split Enz Tim Finn 1982 1
6 Sway Bic Runga Bic Runga 1997 1 Yes
7 Slice of Heaven Dave Dobbyn with Herbs Dave Dobbyn 1986 1 Yes
8 Victoria Dance Exponents Jordan Luck 1982 1 Yes
9 She Speeds Straitjacket Fits Shayne Carter 1987 1
10 April Sun In Cuba Dragon Paul Hewson, Marc Hunter 1978 1 Yes
11 I Got You Split Enz Neil Finn 1980 1 Yes
12 Whaling DD Smash Dave Dobbyn 1984 1 Yes
13 Not Given Lightly Chris Knox Chris Knox 1990 1 Yes
14 Pink Frost The Chills Martin Phillipps 1984 1 Yes
15 Jesus I Was Evil Darcy Clay Darcy Clay 1997 1
16 Weather with You Crowded House Tim and Neil Finn 1991 1 Yes
17 Blue Smoke Pixie Williams and the Ruru Karaitiana Quartet Ruru Karaitiana 1949 1
18 Dance All Around The World Blerta Corben Simpson, Geoff Murphy 1972 1
19 Lydia Fur Patrol Julia Deans 2000 1 Yes
20 Blue Lady Hello Sailor Graham Brazier 1977 1 Yes
21 Drive Bic Runga Bic Runga 1996 1 Yes
22 Chains DLT featuring Che Fu Che Ness, Darryl Thompson, Angus McNaughton, Kevin Rangihuna 1996 1 Yes
23 Dominion Road The Mutton Birds Don McGlashan 1992 1
24 Glad I'm Not A Kennedy Shona Laing Shona Laing 1986 1 Yes
25 I Hope I Never Split Enz Tim Finn 1980 1
26 Tears The Crocodiles Fane Flaws, Arthur Baysting 1980 1 Yes
27 Be Mine Tonight Th' Dudes Dave Dobbyn, Ian Morris 1978 1 Yes
28 I See Red Split Enz Tim Finn 1979 1 Yes
29 Beside You Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn 1998 1
30 Home Again Shihad Tom Larkin, Phil Knight, Jon Toogood 1997 1 Yes
31 Outlook For Thursday DD Smash Dave Dobbyn 1983 2 Yes
32 Down In Splendour Straitjacket Fits Andrew Brough 1990 2
33 Better Be Home Soon Crowded House Neil Finn 1988 2
34 How Bizarre OMC Alan Jansson, Pauly Fuemana 1995 2 Yes
35 Language Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn 1994 2 Yes
36 Message to My Girl Split Enz Neil Finn 1984 2 Yes
37 Poi E Patea Maori Club Dalvanius Prime, Ngoi Pehwairangi 1984 2
38 Stuff and Nonsense Split Enz Tim Finn 1979 2
39 Venus The Feelers James Reid 1998 2 Yes
40 System Virtue Emma Paki Emma Paki 1996 2
41 Fraction Too Much Friction Tim Finn Tim Finn 1983 2 Yes
42 French Letter Herbs Tony Fonoti, Spencer Fusimalohi, Dilworth Karaka 1995 2 Yes
43 Maxine Sharon O'Neill Sharon O'Neill 1983 2 Yes
44 Out On The Street Space Waltz Alistair Riddell 1974 2
45 Slippin' Away Max Merritt and the Meteors Max Merritt 1976 2
46 Violent Stellar* Boh Runga 1999 2 Yes
47 Why Does Love Do This To Me The Exponents Jordan Luck 1992 2 Yes
48 1905 Shona Laing Shona Laing 1972 2 Yes
49 Anchor Me The Mutton Birds Don McGlashan 1994 2
50 Bliss Th' Dudes Dave Dobbyn, Ian Morris 1979 2 Yes
51 For Today Netherworld Dancing Toys Nick Sampson, Malcolm Black 1984 2 Yes
52 Screems From Tha Old Plantation King Kapisi Bill Urale, Kas Futialo 2000 2 Yes
53 Cheryl Moana Marie John Rowles Nathan Kipner, John Rowles 1970 2
54 Blue Day Mi-Sex Murray Burns, Colin Bayley 1985 2 Yes
55 Glorafilia Zed Ben Campbell, Nathan King, Adrian Palmer 1999 2 Yes
56 Good Morning Mr Rock 'n' Roll Headband Thomas Adderley 1971 2
57 History Never Repeats Split Enz Neil Finn 1981 2 Yes
58 In The Neighbourhood Sisters Underground Alan Jansson, Hassanah Orogbu, Brenda Makaoeafi 1994 2 Yes
59 Julia Citizen Band Geoff Chunn 1978 2
60 Pacifier Shihad Shihad 1999 2 Yes
61 Let's Think Of Something Larry's Rebels Roger Skinner 1967 2
62 Bursting Through Bic Runga Bic Runga 1997 2 Yes
63 Liberty Greg Johnson Greg Johnson 1997 2 Yes
64 Sweet Disorder Strawpeople Paul Casserly, Mark Tierney, Anthony Ioasa 1994 2 Yes
65 Asian Paradise Sharon O'Neill Sharon O'Neill 1979 2
66 Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us Blam Blam Blam Don McGlashan 1981 3
67 Gutter Black Hello Sailor Dave McArtney 1977 3 Yes
68 Long Ago Herbs Lundon, Hona 1984 3 Yes
69 There Is No Depression In New Zealand Blam Blam Blam Richard Von Sturmer, Don McGlashan 1981 3
70 You Oughta Be In Love Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn 1986 3 Yes
71 Andrew Fur Patrol Andrew Bain, Julia Deans, Simon Braxton, Steven Wells 2000 3 Yes
72 Billy Bold Graham Brazier Graham Brazier 1981 3
73 Distant Sun Crowded House Neil Finn 1993 3
74 Suddenly Strange Bic Runga Bic Runga 1997 3 Yes
75 Forever Tuesday Morning The Mockers Gary Curtis, Andrew Fagan, Tim Wedde 1984 3 Yes
76 Cruise Control Headless Chickens Chris Matthews, Michael Lawry 1991 3 Yes
77 Pressure Man Feelers James Reid, Matt Thomas, Hamish Gee 1998 3
78 Private Universe Crowded House Neil Finn 1994 3
79 Room That Echoes Peking Man Neville Hall 1985 3 Yes
80 Sensitive To A Smile Herbs Dilworth, Karaka, Tumahai 1987 3 Yes
81 E Ipo Prince Tui Teka Ngoi Pēwhairangi, Missy, Prince Tui Teka 1982 3
82 Andy Front Lawn Harry Sinclair, Don McGlashan 1987 3
83 Bitter Shihad Shihad 1995 3
84 Four Seasons In One Day Crowded House Tim and Neil Finn 1991 3
85 Heavenly Pop Hit The Chills Martin Phillipps 1990 3
86 Husband House Sneaky Feelings Matthew Bannister 1995 3
87 Jumping Out A Window Pop Mechanix Paul Mason, Andrew McLennan, Chris Moore, Kevin Emmett, Paul Scott 1981 3
88 If I Were You Straitjacket Fits Shayne Carter, John Collie 1993 3
89 I'll Say Goodbye (Even Tho I'm Blue) Dance Exponents Jordan Luck 1983 3 Yes
90 Maybe Sharon O'Neill Sharon O'Neill 1981 3 Yes
91 One Day Ahead Eye TV Sean Sturm, Luke Casey, Michael Scott, Grant Winterburn 2000 3 Yes
92 Renegade Fighter Zed Ben Campbell, Nathan King 2000 3 Yes
93 Part Of Me Stellar* Boh Runga 1999 3 Yes
94 Sierra Leone Coconut Rough Andrew McLennan 1983 3 Yes
95 Words Sharon O'Neill Sharon O'Neill 1979 3 Yes
96 Spellbound Split Enz Tim Finn, Phil Judd 1979 3
97 Rust In My Car Citizen Band Geoff Chunn 1979 3
98 Mercy Of Love Shona Laing Shona Laing 1992 3 Yes
99 Can't Get Enough Supergroove Joseph Fisher, Karl Steven 1996 3 Yes
100 Naked Flame Dave Dobbyn Dave Dobbyn 1995 3

External Links

References

  1. ^ "Wayne Mason and the song 'Nature'", New Zealand History online
  2. ^ Sergant, Paul. "APRA Top 100". Article. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

See also

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