List of number-one albums from the 2000s (New Zealand)

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This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one albums in New Zealand during the 2000s decade. Hayley Westenra's international debut album Pure charted at number one for 20 weeks. Four of the number one albums of the year have been from New Zealand artists: Bic Runga, Brooke Fraser, Fat Freddy's Drop, and Billy T James. Norah Jones' debut album Come Away with Me charted at number one for 12 weeks and was the top selling album for 2002.

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In New Zealand, Recorded Music NZ compiles the top 40 albums chart each Monday. Over-the-counter sales of both physical and digital formats make up the data. Certifications are awarded for the number of shipments to retailers. [1] Gold certifications are awarded after 7,500 sales, and platinum certifications after 15,000. [2]

The following albums were all number one in New Zealand in the 2000s.

Number ones

Key
 *  – Number-one album of the year [nb 1]
 †  – Album of New Zealand origin [nb 2]
 ‡  – Number-one album of the year, of New Zealand origin
Shania Twain had the first No. 1 album of the 2000s, with Come on Over, and also had Up reach No 1 in 2002. ShaniaTwainJunoAwardsMar2011.jpg
Shania Twain had the first No. 1 album of the 2000s, with Come on Over, and also had Up reach No 1 in 2002.
Norah Jones' debut album Come Away With Me was No. 1 for 13 weeks. Norah Jones at Bright Eyes 1.jpg
Norah Jones' debut album Come Away With Me was No. 1 for 13 weeks.
James' Blunt's internationally successful album Back to Bedlam was the top selling album of 2005. James-Blunt.jpg
James' Blunt's internationally successful album Back to Bedlam was the top selling album of 2005.
New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga had two No. 1 albums, including Beautiful Collison, the top selling album of 2003. Runga2 small.jpg
New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga had two No. 1 albums, including Beautiful Collison, the top selling album of 2003.
New Zealand band Fat Freddy's Drop spent 10 weeks at No. 1 with their album Based on a True Story, also the top-selling album of 2006. Fat Freddys Drop Group Photo.jpg
New Zealand band Fat Freddy's Drop spent 10 weeks at No. 1 with their album Based on a True Story, also the top-selling album of 2006.
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Summer break - no chart2 January 2000—
Shania Twain Come On Over 19 January 2000Platinum x21
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication 116 January 2000Platinum x8
Macy Gray On How Life Is 423 January 2000Platinum x4
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication 520 February 2000Platinum x8
Santana Supernatural 126 March 2000Platinum x4
Moby Play 32 April 2000Platinum x7
Macy Gray On How Life Is 123 April 2000Platinum x4
Vengaboys The Platinum Album 330 April 2000Platinum x5
Bardot Bardot 121 May 2000Platinum
Pearl Jam Binaural 128 May 2000Gold
Moby Play 14 June 2000Platinum x7
Vengaboys The Platinum Album 111 June 2000Platinum x5
Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 418 June 2000Platinum x5
Moby Play 216 June 2000Platinum x7
Anastacia Not That Kind 330 July 2000Platinum x3
Robbie Williams The Ego Has Landed 120 August 2000Platinum x9
Zed Silencer (Bonus Disc) ‡ 227 August 2000Platinum x3
Robbie Williams Sing When You're Winning 510 September 2000Platinum x7
Radiohead Kid A 215 October 2000Gold
Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water 229 October 2000Platinum x5
U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind 212 November 2000Platinum x3
The Beatles 1 526 November 2000Platinum x15
Summer break - no chart31 December 2000—
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
The Beatles 1 37 January 2001Platinum x15
Shaggy Hot Shot 228 January 2001Platinum x4
The Hollies Greatest Hits211 February 2001—
Shaggy Hot Shot 125 February 2001Platinum x4
Dido No Angel 44 March 2001Platinum x5
Neil Finn One Nil ‡ 11 April 2001Gold
Dido No Angel 18 April 2001Platinum x5
Shaggy Hot Shot 115 April 2001Platinum x4
Dido No Angel 422 April 2001Platinum x5
Hayley Westenra Hayley Westenra ‡ 413 May 2001Platinum x3
Soundtrack Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film 117 July 2001Platinum
Radiohead Amnesiac 124 June 2001—
Staind Break the Cycle 41 July 2001Platinum x2
Hear'Say Hear'Say 122 July 2001Platinum
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 129 July 2001Platinum x5
Soundtrack Bridget Jones's Diary 35 August 2001Platinum x2
Salmonella Dub Inside the Dub Plates ‡ 126 August 2001Platinum x2
Soundtrack Bridget Jones's Diary 12 September 2001Platinum x2
Elvis Presley The 50 Greatest Hits19 September 2001Platinum
Che Fu Navigator ‡ 316 September 2001Platinum x2
Live V 19 October 2001Gold
Anika Moa Thinking Room ‡ 214 October 2001Platinum
The Feelers Communicate ‡ 128 October 2001Platinum
Stellar Magic Line ‡ 14 November 2001Platinum
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show Greatest Hits 111 November 2001Platinum x2
Pink Floyd Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd 118 November 2001Platinum x3
Robbie Williams Swing When You're Winning 325 November 2001Platinum x5
Bee Gees Their Greatest Hits: The Record 116 December 2001Platinum
Robbie Williams Swing When You're Winning 123 December 2001Platinum x5
Summer break - no chart30 December 2001—
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Summer break - no chart5 January 2001—
Robbie Williams Swing When You're Winning 113 January 2002Platinum x5
Bee Gees Their Greatest Hits: The Record 120 January 2002Platinum
Herbs Listen: The Very Best Of ‡ 127 January 2002Platinum
Nickelback Silver Side Up 13 February 2002Gold
The Chemical Brothers Come with Us 110 February 2002Gold
Russell Watson Encore - NZ Edition 217 February 2002Platinum
Groove Armada Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) 13 March 2002Platinum
Ja Rule Pain Is Love 410 March 2002Platinum
Celine Dion A New Day Has Come 17 April 2002Platinum x2
Russell Watson Encore - NZ Edition 114 April 2002Platinum
Celine Dion A New Day Has Come 521 April 2002Platinum x2
Moby 18 226 May 2002Platinum
Eminem The Eminem Show 59 June 2002Platinum x9
Bic Runga Beautiful Collision ‡ 114 July 2002Platinum x10
Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way 121 July 2002Platinum x2
Ronan Keating Destination 128 July 2002Platinum
Eminem The Eminem Show 14 August 2002Platinum x9
Norah Jones Come Away with Me 211 August 2002Platinum x11
Little River Band Greatest Hits 125 August 2002Platinum x3
Pacifier Pacifier ‡ 11 September 2002Platinum
Little River Band Greatest Hits 38 September 2002Platinum x3
Avril Lavigne Let Go 129 September 2002Platinum x5
Elvis Presley ELV1S: 30#1 Hits 26 September 2002Platinum x3
Disturbed Believe 120 October 2002Gold
The Rolling Stones Forty Licks 127 October 2002Platinum x2
The Datsuns The Datsuns ‡ 13 November 2002Gold
Blindspott Blindspott ‡ 110 November 2002Platinum x2
U2 The Best of 1990–2000 317 November 2002Platinum x4
Nesian Mystik Polysaturated ‡ 18 December 2002Platinum x3
Shania Twain Up! 115 December 2002Platinum x3
U2 The Best of 1990–2000 122 December 2002Platinum x4
Summer break - no chart29 December 2002—
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Summer break - no chart5 January 2003—
U2 The Best of 1990–2000 112 January 2003Platinum x4
Jack Johnson Brushfire Fairytales 219 January 2003Platinum x3
Soundtrack 8 Mile 32 February 2003—
Norah Jones Come Away with Me 723 February 2003Platinum x11
Linkin Park Meteora 313 April 2003Platinum x3
Norah Jones Come Away with Me 44 May 2003Platinum x11
Jack Johnson On and On 125 May 2003Platinum x2
Bic Runga Beautiful Collision ‡ 31 June 2003Platinum x10
Metallica St. Anger 122 June 2003Platinum x2
Bic Runga Beautiful Collision ‡ 329 June 2003Platinum x10
Elemeno P Love & Disrespect ‡ 120 July 2003Platinum x2
Bic Runga Beautiful Collision ‡ 127 July 2003Platinum x10
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 43 August 2003Platinum x11
Salmonella Dub One Drop East ‡ 131 August 2003Platinum
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 17 September 2003Platinum x11
Michael Bublé Michael Bublé 114 September 2003Platinum x2
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 121 September 2003Platinum x11
A Perfect Circle Thirteenth Step 128 September 2003Gold
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 25 October 2003Platinum x11
Dido Life for Rent 119 October 2003Platinum x4
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 126 October 2003Platinum x11
Scribe The Crusader ‡ 12 November 2003Platinum x4
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 19 November 2003Platinum x11
Brooke Fraser What to Do with Daylight ‡ 116 November 2003Platinum x7
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 523 November 2003Platinum x11
Summer break - no chart28 December 2003—
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Summer break - no chart4 January 2004—
Hayley Westenra Pure ‡ 511 January 2004Platinum x11
Incubus A Crow Left of the Murder... 115 January 2004Platinum
Norah Jones Feels like Home 622 February 2004Platinum x3
Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits 54 April 2004Platinum x6
D12 D12 World 13 May 2004Platinum
Amici Forever The Opera Band 110 May 2004Platinum x2
Adeaze Always and for Real ‡ 117 May 2004Platinum x2
Amici Forever The Opera Band 224 May 2004Platinum x2
Usher Confessions 27 June 2004Platinum x2
Ben Lummis One Road ‡ 221 June 2004Platinum x2
Usher Confessions 45 July 2004Platinum x2
Goldenhorse Riverhead ‡ 32 August 2004Platinum x3
Brooke Fraser What to Do with Daylight ‡ 123 August 2004Platinum x7
Finn Brothers Everyone Is Here ‡ 330 August 2004Platinum x3
Yulia Into the West ‡ 420 September 2004Platinum x4
Brooke Fraser What to Do with Daylight ‡ 118 October 2004Platinum x7
Robbie Williams Greatest Hits 425 October 2004Platinum x2
Eminem Encore 122 November 2004Platinum x4
U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb 329 November 2004Platinum x3
EminemEncore320 December 2004Platinum x4
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Live Awake: The Best of Live 210 January 2005Platinum
Maroon 5 Songs About Jane 624 January 2005Platinum x5
Jack Johnson In Between Dreams 17 March 2005Platinum x4
50 Cent The Massacre 114 March 2005Platinum
Jack Johnson In Between Dreams 721 March 2005Platinum x4
Fat Freddy's Drop Based on a True Story ‡ 29 May 2005Platinum x8
System of a Down Mezmerize 123 May 2005Platinum
Audioslave Out of Exile 130 May 2005Platinum
The Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business 16 June 2005Platinum x4
Coldplay X&Y 113 June 2005Platinum x4
Foo Fighters In Your Honor 320 June 2005Platinum x4
The Offspring Greatest Hits 411 July 2005Platinum
Amici Forever Defined 18 August 2005Platinum
Hayley Westenra Odyssey ‡ 216 August 2005Platinum x3
James Blunt Back to Bedlam 529 August 2005Platinum x7
Crazy Frog Crazy Hits 23 October 2005Platinum x3
Disturbed Ten Thousand Fists 117 October 2005Gold
Crazy Frog Crazy Hits 124 October 2005Platinum x3
Robbie Williams Intensive Care 131 October 2005Platinum
James Blunt Back to Bedlam 17 November 2005Platinum x7
Il Divo Ancora 114 November 2005Platinum x2
Fat Freddy's Drop Based on a True Story ‡ 121 November 2005Platinum x8
System of a Down Hypnotize 125 November 2005Platinum
Bic Runga Birds ‡ 15 December 2005Platinum x3
Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits 412 December 2005Platinum x5
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Fat Freddy's Drop Based on a True Story ‡ 79 January 2006Platinum x8
Jack Johnson Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George 127 February 2006Platinum
James Blunt Back to Bedlam 36 March 2006Platinum x7
Ben Harper Both Sides Of The Gun 127 March 2006Platinum
James Blunt Back to Bedlam 13 April 2006Platinum x7
Yulia Montage ‡ 110 April 2006Platinum
James Blunt Back to Bedlam 117 April 2006Platinum x7
Nickelback All The Right Reasons 226 April 2006Platinum x3
Tool 10,000 Days 16 May 2006Platinum
James Blunt Back to Bedlam 115 May 2006Platinum x7
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 222 June 2006Platinum x3
Blindspott End The Silence ‡ 15 June 2006Platinum
Pussycat Dolls PCD 112 June 2006Platinum x2
Gnarls Barkley St Elsewhere 219 June 2006Gold
Pussycat Dolls PCD 13 July 2006Platinum x2
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 110 July 2006Platinum x3
Nelly Furtado Loose 117 July 2006Platinum x2
The Black Seeds Into the Dojo ‡ 524 July 2006Platinum x2
Various artists High School Musical OST 128 August 2006Platinum
Bob Dylan Modern Times 14 September 2006Platinum
Audioslave Revelations 111 September 2006Gold
Snow Patrol Eyes Open 318 September 2006Platinum x3
The Killers Sam's Town 19 October 2006Platinum
Rod Stewart Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time 216 October 2006Platinum x2
My Chemical Romance The Black Parade 230 October 2006Platinum
Foo Fighters Skin And Bones 113 November 2006Platinum
The Feelers One World ‡ 120 November 2006Platinum
U2 18 Singles 227 November 2006Platinum x4
Brooke Fraser Albertine ‡ 111 December 2006Platinum x4
U2 18 Singles 218 December 2006Platinum x4
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Eminem Eminem Presents the Re-Up 11 January 2007Platinum x2
ABBA Number Ones 38 January 2007Gold
J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton The Road to Escondido 129 January 2007Platinum
Norah Jones Not Too Late 15 February 2007Gold
Fall Out Boy Infinity on High 612 February 2007Platinum
Hayley Westenra Treasure ‡ 226 March 2007Platinum x2
Kings of Leon Because of the Times 19 April 2007Platinum
Akon Konvicted 216 April 2007Platinum x2
Hayley Westenra Treasure ‡ 330 April 2007Platinum x2
Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight 221 May 2007Platinum x2
Hollie Smith Long Player ‡ 24 June 2007Platinum
The Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys Collection 418 June 2007Platinum
The Smashing Pumpkins Zeitgeist 216 July 2007Gold
Pink I'm Not Dead (Tour Edition) 130 July 2007Platinum
Paul Potts One Chance 66 August 2007Platinum x3
50 Cent Curtis 117 September 2007Gold
James Blunt All the Lost Souls 124 September 2007Platinum
Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace 31 October 2007Platinum x2
Kora Kora ‡ 122 October 2007Platinum
Various artists Outrageous Fortune: Westside Rules ‡ 129 October 2007Platinum x2
Eagles Long Road Out of Eden 25 November 2007Platinum x3
Led Zeppelin Mothership 719 November 2007Platinum x3
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
OpShop Second Hand Planet ‡ 36 January 2008Platinum x3
Rod Stewart The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart 128 January 2008Platinum x4
Leona Lewis Spirit 14 February 2008Platinum
Jack Johnson Sleep Through the Static 311 February 2008Platinum
Amy Winehouse Back To Black: Deluxe Edition 73 March 2008Platinum x3
Duffy Rockferry 121 April 2008Platinum x3
Shihad Beautiful Machine ‡ 128 April 2008Gold
Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords ‡ 15 May 2008Platinum
Westlife Unbreakable: 2008 NZ Tour Edition 112 May 2008Platinum x2
Duffy Rockferry 119 May 2008Platinum x3
Neil Diamond Home Before Dark 226 May 2008Gold
Disturbed Indestructible 29 June 2008Platinum
Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 423 June 2008Platinum x2
Mamma Mia cast Mamma Mia: The Movie 221 July 2008Platinum x2
Phil Collins ... Hits 14 August 2008Platinum x3
Mamma Mia cast Mamma Mia: The Movie 311 August 2008Platinum x2
Slipknot All Hope Is Gone 11 September 2008Gold
Mamma Mia Cast Mamma Mia: The Movie 18 September 2008Platinum x2
Metallica Death Magnetic 215 September 2008Platinum
Kings of Leon Only by the Night 429 September 2008Platinum x5
AC/DC Black Ice 127 October 2008Platinum x2
Funhouse Pink 23 November 2008Platinum x3
The Feelers The Best: 1998-2008 ‡ 217 November 2008Platinum x2
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy 11 December 2008Platinum
High School Musical cast High School Musical 3: Senior Year 18 December 2008Platinum
Billy T. James The Comic Genius of Billy T. James ‡ 615 December 2008Platinum x4
ArtistAlbumWeeks at
number one		Reached number oneCertification
Basshunter Now You're Gone – The Album 126 January 2009Platinum
Bruce Springsteen Working on a Dream 12 February 2009—
Various Twilight OST 19 February 2009Platinum
Basshunter Now You're Gone – The Album 116 February 2009Platinum
Kings of Leon Only by the Night: Tour Edition 223 February 2009Platinum x5
U2 No Line on the Horizon 29 March 2009Platinum
Taylor Swift Fearless 123 March 2009Platinum x3
Kings of Leon Only by the Night: Tour Edition 330 March 2009Platinum x5
Paul Potts Passione 120 April 2009Gold
Ronan Keating Songs For My Mother 327 April 2009Platinum
Green Day 21st Century Breakdown 118 May 2009Platinum
Eminem Relapse 125 May 2009Platinum
Fat Freddy's Drop Dr Boondigga and the Big BW ‡ 51 June 2009Platinum x2
Michael Jackson Thriller 25 16 July 2009Platinum x12
Michael Jackson Number Ones 113 July 2009Platinum x4
Various Hannah Montana: The Movie OST 120 July 2009Platinum
Michael Jackson The Essential Michael Jackson 229 July 2009Platinum x2
The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 210 August 2009Platinum x2
Fly My Pretties A Story ‡ 124 August 2009—
The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 131 August 2009Platinum x2
Roger Whittaker Greatest Hits: The Golden Age of Roger Whittaker17 September 2009—
The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 114 September 2009Platinum x2
Muse The Resistance 121 September 2009Platinum
Pearl Jam Backspacer 128 September 2009Gold
Paramore Brand New Eyes 25 October 2009Gold
Ladyhawke Ladyhawke: Collector's Edition ‡ 119 October 2009Platinum
Gin Holy Smoke ‡ 126 October 2009Platinum x4
Michael Jackson This Is It 12 November 2009Platinum x2
Foo Fighters Greatest Hits 19 November 2009Platinum
Shapeshifter The System Is a Vampire ‡ 216 November 2009Platinum
Susan Boyle I Dreamed a Dream 530 November 2009Platinum x11

Notes

  1. ↑ Annual charts are sourced from the RMNZ website.
  2. ↑ Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by RMNZ

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References

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