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Andrew Miller takes a look at what's climbing up the New Zealand Music charts.
Lightning strikes twice and Wellington sons Fat Freddy's Drop make it two in a row with "Dr Boondigga And The Big BW" taking top honours on this week's Official NZ Music Chart. The seven piece, seven NZ Music Award-winning outfit restrict US More »
Well all good things come to an end and, after a record-breaking 11-week run, Smashproof abdicate the number one crown as 'Brother' slips to second place. Eminem trades places after a two-week pause in the runners-up place. 'We Made You' becomes M More »
It's official - South Auckland hip-hop trio Smashproof (Deach, Tyree and Young Sid) have the longest consecutive run of any local act ever in the history of the Official NZ Music Chart. 'Brother' is now into a tenth straight week topping the chart More »
Not being one to hang around, American pop-country singer-songwriter Taylor Swift knocks U2 from their penthouse perch after two weeks, trading places to have the best-selling album in New Zealand this week. Her debut here - 'Fearless' - outsells More »
Irish supergroup U2 end a four-year plus sabbatical with "No Line On The Horizon", the follow-up to their last album of new material "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb". It becomes both their 13th NZ number one album and their 13th to More »
She's done it! Yonkers-born Joanne Stefani Germanotta is the very first act to make double-digits at number one on the singles chart in 3½ years as "Poker Face" gives Lady Gaga a tenth consecutive frame at the summit. The ring-tone Cra More »
Happy holidays and the peak-selling season are over. Unit totals have fallen somewhat, but not for our Billy T James. "The Comic Genius Of Billy T James" makes it a fourth week as the best-selling album in New Zealand. It's steady as she g More »
It's almost over and the results are in for the ultimate chart of 2008. The last charts of the year take in the frenzied pre-Christmas rush and the hectic Boxing Day sales. Volumes are still up and it's steady on top of all NZ's sales lists. More »
Just one more sleep and it's Christmas 2008, the Christmas of Billy T James. "I want to wish you a Maori Christmas", sang the singer-comedian on his take of Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad". And for the late Billy T it's definitely More »
It's never happened before so it's a big week for the late William Taitoko. Going by his stage name Billy T James, he becomes the very first local act to land a posthumous number one album. "The Comic Genius Of Billy T James" jumps five po More »
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