New Zealand top 50 singles of 2015
This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2015 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1] English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, English soul singer Sam Smith, Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd and New Zealand band Six60 each had three songs in the chart. The chart was topped by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars' song "Uptown Funk". As well as the three songs by Six60, the chart also had songs by New Zealand artists Avalanche City and Savage.[2]
Chart
- Key
- † – Song of New Zealand origin[nb 1]>
Top 20 singles of 2015 by New Zealand artists
- Key
- – Songs that appeared in the Top 50 Chart
Notes
- Although, Freaks is by Australia musician, Timmy Trumpet and Magnets is by British band, Disclosure, both songs have been included as the songs featured New Zealand musicians, Savage and Lorde respectively.
Chart by numbers
Origin
By artist
The following shows the country of origin from where the artist (including any featured artist where applicable) originate from. Artists who appear more than once have only been tallied once.
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
 USA |
35 |
 England |
12 |
 Sweden |
5 |
 Canada |
3 |
 New Zealand |
3 |
 Australia |
2 |
 France |
2 |
 Jamaica |
2 |
 Albania |
1 |
 Barbados |
1 |
 Denmark |
1 |
 Germany |
1 |
 Ireland |
1 |
 Mexico |
1 |
 Norway |
1 |
 Scotland |
1 |
 The Netherlands |
1 |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
1 |
Notes
- As Nicki Minaj was born in Trinidad & Tobago and raised in the United States, both countries have been included in her tally.
- As Bebe Rexha was born in Albania and raised in the United States, both countries have been included in her tally.
- As Deorro was born in Mexico and raised in the United States, both countries have been included in his tally.
- Major Lazer is regarded as an English/Jamaican group and as such both countries have been included in their tally.
By single
The following shows the country of origin from which the singles originate regardless of who the artist is.
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
| USA |
17 |
| England |
16 |
| Canada |
5 |
| New Zealand |
5 |
| Sweden |
3 |
| Australia |
2 |
| Jamaica |
2 |
| Barbados |
1 |
| France |
1 |
| Germany |
1 |
| Ireland |
1 |
| Mexico |
1 |
| Norway |
1 |
| Scotland |
1 |
Notes
- Major Lazer's single has been listed as being from the USA, England and Jamaica.
- FourFiveSeconds has been listed under all three countries each singer is from as this was song was a collaboration between Kanye West, Rihanna and Sir Paul McCartney.
- As Freaks was collaboration between Timmy Trumpet and Savage, both New Zealand & Australia, have been included in the tally.
- As Deorro was born in Mexico and raised in the United States, both countries have been included in his tally.
- As Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are a duo, the United States has been included twice in the tally for each artist respectively.
- As the song, How Deep Is Your Love is a collaboration between Calvin Harris & Disciples, both Scotland and England have been included in the tally.
Most singles
The following shows the artists who have the most singles that appear in this chart. This includes where an artist appeared as a featured artist; however where a singer (eg Adam Levine) appears as a featured artist on their own and who is usually part of a band/group, this does not count towards their groups (eg Maroon 5) tally.
| Artist | Total |
|---|---|
| Sam Smith | 3 |
| Six60 | 3 |
| Justin Bieber | 3 |
| Ed Sheeran | 3 |
| The Weeknd | 2 |
| Meghan Trainor | 2 |
| James Bay | 2 |
| Charlie Puth | 2 |
Notes
- Both Charlie Puth & Meghan Trainor's tallies include a single where they were a featured artist. Puth featured in See You Again with Wiz Khalifa while Trainor featured in Puth's song, Marvin Gaye.
Format
The following show what format each single appears on, whether it was an artists album, a non-album single, an extended play or as part of a soundtrack.
| Format | Total |
|---|---|
| Albums | 34 |
| Singles | 7 |
| EP | 6 |
| Soundtracks | 2 |
Notes
- The song, See You Again by Wiz Khalifa which features Charlie Puth, appears on Puth’s album, Nine Track Mind and the soundtrack to Furious 7.
- The song, Take Me To Church appears on the album Hozier and the extended play Take Me To Church, both by Hozier.
- The song, Love Me Like You Do appears on the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey and Ellie Goulding’s album, Delirium.
- The song, Earned It appears on the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey and The Weeknd’s album, Beauty Behind The Madness.
- The song, Marvin Gaye appears on the album, Nine Track Mind and the extended play, Some Type Of Love, both by Charlie Puth.
- The song, Fight Song appears on the album, Wildfire and the extended play, Fight Song, both by Rachel Platten.
- The song Where Are Ü Now appears on both the Jack Ü album, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü and Justin Bieber’s album, Purpose.
- The song Lay Me Down appears on the extended play Nirvana and the album In The Lonely Hour, both by Sam Smith.
- The song Time Of Our Lives appears on both Pitbull’s Globalization and Ne-Yo’s Non-Fiction albums.
- The Ed Sheeran only version of the song Bloodstream appears on his album, x.
- The song The Nights appears on the extended play The Days/Nights and the album Stories both by Avicii.
Multiple releases
The following shows singles that had multiple releases from the same album.
Type
The following shows the denomination that each single was released as, whether as a solo artist or as part of a group, band or duo. Also shows how many singles had guest artists.
| Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Solo artists | 33 |
| Groups | 9 |
| Featured Artists | 16 |
| Collaboration | 7 |
Notes
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been regarded as a group.
- Although uncredited in The Nights, Nicholas Furlong as been included as a featured artist.
- Although uncredited in the song, I’m An Albatraoz, Nora Ekberg has been included in the tally for featured artist.
- Although uncredited in the song, Runaway (U & I), both Cathy Dennis and Julia Karlsson have been included as a featured artist.
Top Genre
The following shows the most common genres the Top 50 singles are regarded as (as per their genre descriptions in the singles entries. Where a genre was not noted, the genre of the album/extended play was used instead.
Top Label
The following shows the most common record labels that a single was associated with. Any label that only had one single has not been noted.
Top songwriters
The following shows the songwriters who had the most top-selling singles of 2015 in New Zealand.
Most/Least songwriters
The following shows the singles that were credited as having been written by only one person and the singles that had the most credited writers of 2015.
Notes
- While 19 songwriters have been listed for Uptown Funk, most of the mentioned are members of The Gap Band. On the single itself, only 9 songwriters are listed. The Gap Band members have been listed as the band and not individually as shown above.
Top producers
The following shows the producers who had the most singles to appear on this chart.
Notes
- ^ Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ
References
- ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2015". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "This year's biggest albums and singles revealed". NZ Herald. NZME. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.