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]>
Rank Artist Song
1 Ronson, MarkMark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
2 Major Lazer featuring and DJ Snake "Lean On"
3 Khalifa, WizWiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth "See You Again"
4 Hozier "Take Me to Church"
5 OMI "Cheerleader"
6 Maroon 5 "Sugar"
7 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
8 Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney "FourFiveSeconds"
9 Jack Ü with Justin Bieber "Where Are Ü Now"
10 The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face"
11 Bieber, JustinJustin Bieber "What Do You Mean?"
12 Goulding, EllieEllie Goulding "Love Me like You Do"
13 Adele "Hello"
14 Bieber, JustinJustin Bieber "Sorry"
15 Derulo, JasonJason Derulo "Want to Want Me"
16 Trainor, MeghanMeghan Trainor featuring John Legend "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
17 Puth, CharlieCharlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor "Marvin Gaye"
18 The Weeknd "The Hills"
19 Walk the Moon "Shut Up & Dance"
20 Timmy Trumpet and Savage "Freaks"†
21 Smith, SamSam Smith "Lay Me Down"
22 Six60 "White Lines"†
23 The Weeknd "Earned It"
24 Bay, JamesJames Bay "Hold Back the River"
25 Kygo featuring Parson James "Stole the Show"
26 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran "Photograph"
27 Harris, CalvinCalvin Harris and Disciples "How Deep Is Your Love?"
28 Six60 "Special"†
29 Galantis "Runaway (U & I)"
30 Pitbull and Ne-Yo "Time of Our Lives"
31 Smith, SamSam Smith "Stay with Me"
32 Bay, JamesJames Bay "Let It Go"
33 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran and Rudimental "Bloodstream"
34 Guetta, DavidDavid Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack "Hey Mama"
35 Deorro and Chris Brown "Five More Hours"
36 Jonas, NickNick Jonas "Jealous"
37 Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
38 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz "Downtown"
39 Avalanche City "Inside Out"†
40 Smith, SamSam Smith "I'm Not the Only One"
41 Avicii "The Nights"
42 Platten, RachelRachel Platten "Fight Song"
43 Grace featuring G-Eazy "You Don’t Own Me"
44 R. City featuring Adam Levine "Locked Away"
45 Six60 "So High"†
46 Schulz, RobinRobin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates "Sugar"
47 Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White "I Don't Like It, I Love It"
48 Silentó "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"
49 Murs, OllyOlly Murs featuring Demi Lovato "Up"
50 AronChupa "I'm an Albatraoz"

Top 20 singles of 2015 by New Zealand artists

Key
     – Songs that appeared in the Top 50 Chart
Rank Artist Song
1 Timmy Trumpet and Savage "Freaks"
2 Six60 "White Lines"
3 Six60 "Special"
4 Avalanche City "Inside Out"
5 Six60 "So High"
6 Disclosure featuring Lorde "Magnets"
7 Six60 "Purple"
8 Lorde "Yellow Flicker Beat"
9 Ginny Blackmore "Love Me Anyway"
10 Beau Monga "King and Queen"
11 Six60 "Don't Forget Your Roots"
12 Lorde "Royals"
13 Six60 "Only To Be"
14 Broods "Bridges"
15 Broods "Four Walls"
16 Broods "Mother & Father"
17 Gin Wigmore "New Rush"
18 Six60 "Forever"
19 Six60 "Exhale"
20 Lorde "Team"

Notes

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

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 (e.g. 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 (e.g. Maroon 5) tally.

Artist Total
Smith, SamSam Smith 3
Six60 3
Bieber, JustinJustin Bieber 3
Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran 3
Weeknd, TheThe Weeknd 2
Trainor, MeghanMeghan Trainor 2
Bay, JamesJames Bay 2
Puth, CharlieCharlie Puth 2

Notes

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

Multiple releases

The following shows singles that had multiple releases from the same album.

Title Total Singles
Beauty Behind The Madness
The Weeknd
3 Can't Feel My Face
Earned It
The Hills

In The Lonely Hour
Sam Smith
3 I’m Not The Only One
Lay Me Down
Stay With Me

Purpose
Justin Bieber
3 Sorry
What Do You Mean
Where Are Ü Now

Six60 (2)
Six60
3 So High
Special
White Lines

Chaos & The Calm
James Bay
2 Hold Back The River
Let It Go

Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack 2 Earned It by The Weeknd
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Nine Track Mind
Charlie Puth
2 Marvin Gaye
See You Again

x
Ed Sheeran
2 Photograph
Thinking Out Loud

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

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.

Genre Total Singles
R&B 10 Earned It by The Weeknd
I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Jealous by Nick Jonas
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
So High by Six60
Special by Six60
Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
White Lines by Six60
You Don't Own Me by Grace featuring G-Eazy
Pop 9 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
FourFiveSeconds by Kanye West, Rihanna & Paul McCartney
I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Jealous by Nick Jonas
Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Sorry by Justin Bieber
Want to Want Me by Jason Derulo
What Do You Mean by Justin Bieber
Soul 9 Hello by Adele
I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Let It Go by James Bay
Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Maroon 5 by Maroon 5
Take Me to Church by Hozier
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Electro house 4 Five More Hours by Deorro featuring Chris Brown
Freaks by Timmy Trumpet & Savage
Hey Mama by David Guetta featuring Afrojack, Bebe Rexha & Nicki Minaj
I'm an Albatraoz by AronChupa featuring Nora Ekberg
Hip hop 4 Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
You Don't Own Me by Grace featuring G-Eazy
Alternative rock 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Disco 3 Sugar by Maroon 5
Want to Want Me by Jason Derulo
Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Electronica 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Tropical house 3 Sorry by Justin Bieber
Stole the Show by Kygo featuring Parson James
What Do You Mean by Justin Bieber
Dance 2 Lean On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake &
Sugar by Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates
Dancehall 2 Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Sorry by Justin Bieber
Deep house 2 How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris & Disciples
Sugar by Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates
Funk 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Funk pop 2 Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel
Sugar by Maroon 5
Indie rock 2 Hold Back the River by James Bay
Take Me to Church by Hozier
Pop-rap 2 See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) by Silentó
Progressive house 2 Runaway (U & I) by Galantis featuring Cathy Dennis & Julia Karlsson
The Nights by Avicii featuring Nicholas Furlong
Reggae fusion 2 Cheerleader by Omi
Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Soft rock 2 Let It Go by James Bay
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Trap 2 Hey Mama by David Guetta featuring Afrojack, Bebe Rexha & Nicki Minaj
Trap Queen by Fetty Wap

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.

Label Total Singles
Atlantic Records 8 Bloodsctream by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental
Hey Mama by David Guetta featuring Afrojack, Bebe Rexha & Nicki Minaj
I Don’t Like It, I Love It by Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White
Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
Photograph by Ed Sheeran
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber
Republic Records 7 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Earned It by The Weeknd
Hold Back the River by James Bay
Jealous by Nick Jonas
Let It Go by James Bay
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
The Hills by The Weeknd
Capitol Records 4 I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) by Silentó
Columbia Records 4 Cheerleader by Omi
Fight Song by Rachel Platten
How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris featuring Disciples
Take Me to Church by Hozier
RCA Records 4 Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Time of Our Lives by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
You Don't Own Me by Grace featuring G-Eazy
Warner Music Group 4 Inside Out by Avalanche City
Lean On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake &
Runaway (U & I) by Galantis featuring Cathy Dennis & Julia Karlsson
Sugar by Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates
Asylum Records 3 Bloodstream by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental
Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Massive Entertainment 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Def Jam Recordings 2 Sorry by Justin Bieber
What Do You Mean by Justin Bieber
Epic Records 2 Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend
Up by Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato
Interscope Records 2 Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Sugar by Maroon 5
Island Records 2 Jealous by Nick Jonas
Take Me to Church by Hozier
Mad Decent 2 Lean On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake &
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber
PRMD 2 Five More Hours by Deorro featuring Chris Brown
The Nights by Avicii featuring Nicholas Furlong
Sony Music Entertainment 2 I'm an Albatraoz by AronChupa featuring Nora Ekberg
Stole the Show by Kygo featuring Parson James
Ultra Records 2 Cheerleader by Omi
Five More Hours by Deorro featuring Chris Brown
Universal Music Group 2 Freaks by Timmy Trumpet & Savage
The Nights by Avicii featuring Nicholas Furlong
XO Records 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
The Hills by The Weeknd

Top songwriters

The following shows the songwriters who had the most top-selling singles of 2015 in New Zealand.

Songwriter Total Single/s
Tesfaye, AbelAbel Tesfaye 3 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Earned It by The Weeknd
The Hills by The Weeknd
Mac, ChrisChris Mac 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran 3 Bloodstream by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental
Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Paewai, EliEli Paewai 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Walter, HenryHenry Walter 3 Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Sugar by Maroon 5
Time of Our Lives by Pitbull) featuring Ne-Yo
Napier, JamesJames Napier 3 I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Fraser, JiJi Fraser 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Bieber, JustinJustin Bieber 3 Sorry by Justin Bieber
What Do You Mean by Justin Bieber
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber
Gottwald, LukaszLukasz Gottwald 3 Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Sugar by Maroon 5
Time of Our Lives by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
Gerbes, MarlonMarlon Gerbes 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Walters, MatiuMatiu Walters 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Smith, SamSam Smith 3 I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Balshe, AhmadAhmad Balshe 2 Earned It by The Weeknd
The Hills by The Weeknd
Payami, AliAli Payami 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Puth, CharlieCharlie Puth 2 Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Bay, JamesJames Bay 2 Hold Back the River by James Bay
Let It Go by James Bay
Boyd, Jason "Poo Bear"Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd 2 What Do You Mean by Justin Bieber
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber
McDaid, JohnnyJohnny McDaid 2 Bloodstreanm by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental
Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Martin, MaxMax Martin 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Kotecha, SavanSavan Kotecha 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Moore, SonnySonny Moore 2 Sorry by Justin Bieber
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber

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.

Single Total Songwriter/s
Five More Hours
Deorro & Chris Brown
1 Erick Orrosquieta
I’m An Albatraoz
AronChupa featuring Nora Ekberg
1 Aron Ekberg
Inside Out
Avalanche City
1 Dave Baxter
Take Me To Church
Hozier
1 Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Trap Queen
Fetty Wap
1 Willie Maxwell
Downtown
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel
9 Ben Haggerty
Darian Asplund
Eric Nally
Evan Flory-Barnes
Jacob Dutton
Joshua Karp
Joshua Rawlings
Ryan Lewis
Tim Haggerty
FourFiveSeconds
by Kanye West, Rihanna & Sir Paul McCartney
9 Dallas Austin
David Longstreth
Elon Rutberg
Kanye West
Kirby Lauryen
Mike Dean
Noah Goldstein
Paul McCartney
Tyrone Griffin
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
19 Alvin Jones
Bruno Mars
Carl Scoggins
Charlie Wilson
Chris Clayton
Devon Gallaspy
James "Jimi" Macon
Jeff Bhasker
Lonnie Simmons
Mark Ronson
Nicholas Williams
O'Dell Stokes
Philip Lawrence
Robert Wilson
Ronnie Wilson
Roscoe Smith
Rudolph Taylor
Tim Fenderson
Tommy Lokey

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.

Producer Total Single
Mac, ChrisChris Mac 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Paewai, EliEli Paewai 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Walter, HenryHenry Walter 3 Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Sugar by Maroon 5
Time of Our Lives by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
Napier, JamesJames Napier 3 I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Fraser, JiJi Fraser 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Gerbes, MarlonMarlon Gerbes 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Walters, MatiuMatiu Walters 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Fitzmaurice, SteveSteve Fitzmaurice 3 I’m Not the Only One by Sam Smith
Lay Me Down by Sam Smith
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Taane, TikiTiki Taane 3 So High by Six60
Special by Six60
White Lines by Six60
Payami, AliAli Payami 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Puth, CharlieCharlie Puth 2 Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
King, JacquireJacquire King 2 Hold Back the River by James Bay
Let It Go by James Bay
Bhasker, JeffJeff Bhasker 2 Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Gottwald, LukaszLukasz Gottwald 2 Locked Away by R. City featuring Adam Levine
Time of Our Lives by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
Martin, MaxMax Martin 2 Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding
Moore, SonnySonny Moore 2 Sorry by Justin Bieber
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber
Pentz, Thomas WesleyThomas Wesley Pentz 2 Lean On by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake &
Where Are Ü Now by Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber

Notes

  1. Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ

References

  1. "END OF YEAR CHARTS 2015". NZ Music Charts. RMNZ. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. "This year's biggest albums and singles revealed". NZ Herald. NZME. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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