This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one albums in New Zealand during the 2020s . In New Zealand, Recorded Music NZ compiles the top 40 albums chart each Friday, and dates the chart for the following 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 2020s.
Key
Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref. |
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Six60 | Six60 ‡ | 3 | 6 January 2020 | 6× Platinum | [3] |
Eminem | Music to Be Murdered By | 1 | 27 January 2020 | Gold | [4] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 4 | 3 February 2020 | 6× Platinum | [5] |
BTS | Map of the Soul: 7 | 1 | 2 March 2020 | Gold | [6] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 3 | 9 March 2020 | 6× Platinum | [7] |
The Weeknd | After Hours | 1 | 30 March 2020 | Gold | [8] |
Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | 1 | 6 April 2020 | 4× Platinum | [9] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 4 | 13 April 2020 | 6× Platinum | [10] |
Drake | Dark Lane Demo Tapes | 1 | 11 May 2020 | - | [11] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 1 | 18 May 2020 | 6× Platinum | [12] |
Blindspott | Blindspott † | 1 | 25 May 2020 | 3× Platinum | [13] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 1 | 1 June 2020 | 6× Platinum | [14] |
Lady Gaga | Chromatica | 1 | 8 June 2020 | - | [15] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 2 | 15 June 2020 | 6× Platinum | [16] |
Bob Dylan | Rough and Rowdy Ways | 1 | 29 June 2020 | - | [17] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 1 | 6 July 2020 | 6× Platinum | [18] |
Pop Smoke | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | 1 | 13 July 2020 | 4× Platinum | [19] |
Juice Wrld | Legends Never Die | 2 | 20 July 2020 | Gold | [20] |
Taylor Swift | Folklore | 1 | 3 August 2020 | 4× Platinum | [21] |
Split Enz | True Colours: 40th Anniversary Mix † | 1 | 10 August 2020 | Platinum | [22] |
Taylor Swift | Folklore | 1 | 17 August 2020 | 4× Platinum | [23] |
Pop Smoke | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | 7 | 24 August 2020 | 4× Platinum | [24] |
Blackpink | The Album | 1 | 12 October 2020 | - | [25] |
Pop Smoke | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | 2 | 19 October 2020 | 4× Platinum | [26] |
Bruce Springsteen | Letter to You | 1 | 2 November 2020 | - | [27] |
Ariana Grande | Positions | 2 | 9 November 2020 | Platinum | [28] |
AC/DC | Power Up | 1 | 23 November 2020 | - | [29] |
BTS | Be | 1 | 30 November 2020 | - | [30] |
Six60 | Six60‡ | 1 | 7 December 2020 | 6× Platinum | [31] |
Michael Bublé | Christmas | 1 | 14 December 2020 | 12× Platinum | [32] |
Taylor Swift | Evermore | 1 | 21 December 2020 | 2× Platinum | [33] |
L.A.B. | L.A.B. IV † | 5 | 28 December 2020 | Platinum | [34] |
Six60 | Six60† | 2 | 1 February 2021 | 6× Platinum | [35] |
Foo Fighters | Medicine at Midnight | 1 | 15 February 2021 | - | [36] |
Six60 | Six60† | 5 | 22 February 2021 | 6× Platinum | [37] |
Justin Bieber | Justice | 1 | 29 March 2021 | 2× Platinum | [38] |
Teeks | Something to Feel † | 1 | 5 April 2021 | - | [39] |
Justin Bieber | Justice | 1 | 12 April 2021 | 2× Platinum | [40] |
Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | 1 | 19 April 2021 | Platinum | [41] |
Justin Bieber | Justice | 1 | 26 April 2021 | 2× Platinum | [42] |
Six60 | Six60† | 3 | 3 May 2021 | 6× Platinum | [43] |
J. Cole | The Off-Season | 1 | 24 May 2021 | Gold | [44] |
Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | 10 | 6 June 2021 | 4× Platinum | [45] |
Billie Eilish | Happier Than Ever | 1 | 9 August 2021 | 2× Platinum | [46] |
Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | 1 | 16 August 2021 | 4× Platinum | [47] |
Doja Cat | Planet Her | 1 | 23 August 2021 | 3× Platinum | [48] |
Lorde | Solar Power † | 1 | 30 August 2021 | Gold | [49] |
Kanye West | Donda | 1 | 6 September 2021 | Gold | [50] |
Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 2 | 13 September 2021 | Gold | [51] |
Lil Nas X | Montero | 1 | 27 September 2021 | Gold | [52] |
Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 1 | 4 October 2021 | Gold | [53] |
Doja Cat | Planet Her | 1 | 11 October 2021 | 3× Platinum | [54] |
Shihad | Old Gods † | 1 | 18 October 2021 | - | [55] |
Doja Cat | Planet Her | 1 | 25 October 2021 | 3× Platinum | [56] |
Hollie Smith | Coming in from the Dark † | 1 | 1 November 2021 | - | [57] |
Ed Sheeran | = | 1 | 8 November 2021 | 2× Platinum | [58] |
ABBA | Voyage | 1 | 15 November 2021 | - | [59] |
Taylor Swift | Red (Taylor's Version) | 1 | 22 November 2021 | 2× Platinum | [60] |
Adele | 30 | 7 | 29 November 2021 | 2× Platinum | [61] |
The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 1 | 17 January 2022 | - | [62] |
L.A.B. | L.A.B. V † | 2 | 24 January 2022 | - | [63] |
Various artists | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 4 | 7 February 2022 | - | [64] |
Don McGlashan | Bright November Morning † | 1 | 7 March 2022 | - | [65] |
Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | 1 | 14 March 2022 | 4× Platinum | [66] |
Rex Orange County | Who Cares? | 1 | 21 March 2022 | - | [67] |
Doja Cat | Planet Her | 1 | 28 March 2022 | 3× Platinum | [68] |
Aldous Harding | Warm Chris † | 1 | 4 April 2022 | - | [69] |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Unlimited Love | 1 | 11 April 2022 | - | [70] |
Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | 3 | 18 April 2022 | 4× Platinum | [71] |
Future | I Never Liked You | 1 | 9 May 2022 | - | [72] |
Jack Harlow | Come Home the Kids Miss You | 1 | 16 May 2022 | - | [73] |
Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | 1 | 23 May 2022 | - | [74] |
Harry Styles | Harry's House | 3 | 30 May 2022 | 2× Platinum | [75] |
BTS | Proof | 1 | 20 June 2022 | - | [76] |
Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 1 | 27 June 2022 | - | [77] |
Harry Styles | Harry's House | 3 | 4 July 2022 | 2× Platinum | [78] |
Tami Neilson | Kingmaker † | 1 | 25 July 2022 | - | [79] |
Harry Styles | Harry's House | 1 | 1 August 2022 | 2× Platinum | [80] |
Beyoncé | Renaissance | 2 | 8 August 2022 | Platinum | [81] |
The Weeknd | The Highlights | 2 | 22 August 2022 | 3× Platinum | [82] |
Muse | Will of the People | 1 | 5 September 2022 | - | [83] |
Yungblud | Yungblud | 1 | 12 September 2022 | - | [84] |
Marlon Williams | My Boy † | 1 | 19 September 2022 | - | [85] |
The Beths | Expert in a Dying Field † | 1 | 26 September 2022 | - | [86] |
The Weeknd | The Highlights | 1 | 3 October 2022 | 3× Platinum | [87] |
Avantdale Bowling Club | Trees † | 1 | 10 October 2022 | - | [88] |
Six60 | Castle St † | 1 | 17 October 2022 | Gold | [89] |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Return of the Dream Canteen | 1 | 24 October 2022 | - | [90] |
Taylor Swift | Midnights | 6 | 31 October 2022 | 4× Platinum | [91] |
Metro Boomin | Heroes & Villains | 1 | 12 December 2022 | - | [92] |
SZA | SOS | 2 | 19 December 2022 | 4× Platinum | [93] |
Michael Bublé | Christmas | 1 | 2 January 2023 | 13× Platinum | [94] |
SZA | SOS | 7 | 9 January 2023 | 4× Platinum | [95] |
Pink | Trustfall | 1 | 27 February 2023 | Gold | [96] |
Gorillaz | Cracker Island | 1 | 6 March 2023 | - | [97] |
Harry Styles | Harry's House | 1 | 13 March 2023 | 2× Platinum | [98] |
Miley Cyrus | Endless Summer Vacation | 1 | 20 March 2023 | Gold | [99] |
Morgan Wallen | One Thing at a Time | 1 | 27 March 2023 | Gold | [100] |
Lana Del Rey | Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd | 1 | 3 April 2023 | - | [101] |
Melanie Martinez | Portals | 1 | 10 April 2023 | - | [102] |
NF | Hope | 1 | 17 April 2023 | - | [103] |
Metallica | 72 Seasons | 1 | 24 April 2023 | - | [104] |
SZA | SOS | 1 | 1 May 2023 | 3× Platinum | [105] |
Moses Mackay | Grace† | 1 | 8 May 2023 | - | [106] |
Ed Sheeran | - | 2 | 15 May 2023 | - | [107] |
Lewis Capaldi | Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent | 1 | 29 May 2023 | - | [108] |
Taylor Swift | Midnights | 1 | 5 June 2023 | 4× Platinum | [109] |
Foo Fighters | But Here We Are | 1 | 12 June 2023 | - | [110] |
Niall Horan | The Show | 1 | 19 June 2023 | - | [111] |
Queens of the Stone Age | In Times New Roman... | 1 | 26 June 2023 | - | [112] |
Taylor Swift | Midnights | 1 | 3 July 2023 | 4× Platinum | [113] |
Lil Uzi Vert | Pink Tape | 1 | 10 July 2023 | - | [114] |
Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor's Version) | 2 | 17 July 2023 | Platinum | [115] |
Various artists | Barbie the Album | 1 | 31 July 2023 | Gold | [116] |
Travis Scott | Utopia | 2 | 7 August 2023 | - | [117] |
Various artists | Barbie the Album | 2 | 21 August 2023 | Gold | [118] |
Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan | 1 | 4 September 2023 | - | [119] |
Various artists | Barbie the Album | 1 | 11 September 2023 | Gold | [120] |
Olivia Rodrigo | Guts | 3 | 18 September 2023 | Gold | [121] |
Home Brew | Home Brew: 11th Anniversary Edition † | 1 | 9 October 2023 | - | [122] |
Drake | For All the Dogs | 2 | 16 October 2023 | - | [123] |
The Rolling Stones | Hackney Diamonds | 1 | 30 October 2023 | - | [124] |
Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor's Version) | 6 | 6 November 2023 | 2× Platinum | [125] |
Home Brew | Run It Back† | 1 | 18 December 2023 | - | [126] |
Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor's Version) | 1 | 25 December 2023 | 2× Platinum | [127] |
Michael Bublé | Christmas | 1 | 1 January 2024 | 13× Platinum | [128] |
L.A.B. | Introducing L.A.B. † | 2 | 8 January 2024 | - | [129] |
21 Savage | American Dream | 1 | 22 January 2024 | - | [130] |
Foo Fighters | The Essential Foo Fighters | 1 | 29 January 2024 | Gold | [131] |
L.A.B. | Introducing L.A.B.† | 2 | 5 February 2024 | - | [132] |
Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign | Vultures 1 | 2 | 19 February 2024 | - | [133] |
L.A.B. | L.A.B. VI† | 1 | 4 March 2024 | - | [134] |
Dartz | Dangerous Day to Be a Cold One† | 1 | 11 March 2024 | - | [135] |
Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 2 | 18 March 2024 | Gold | [136] |
Future and Metro Boomin | We Don't Trust You | 1 | 1 April 2024 | - | [137] |
Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | 1 | 8 April 2024 | - | [138] |
J. Cole | Might Delete Later | 1 | 15 April 2024 | - | [139] |
SZA | SOS | 1 | 22 April 2024 | 4× Platinum | [140] |
Taylor Swift | The Tortured Poets Department | 4 | 29 April 2024 | 2× Platinum | [141] |
Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard and Soft | 8 | 27 May 2024 | Platinum | [142] |
Eminem | The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) | 2 | 22 July 2024 | - | [143] |
Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard and Soft | 2 | 5 August 2024 | Platinum | [144] |
Chappell Roan | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | 1 | 19 August 2024 | Gold | [145] |
Post Malone | F-1 Trillion | 1 | 26 August 2024 | - | [146] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 7 | 2 September 2024 | Platinum | [147] |
Charli XCX | Brat | 1 | 21 October 2024 | Gold | [148] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 1 | 28 October 2024 | Platinum | [149] |
Tyler, the Creator | Chromakopia | 2 | 1 November 2024 [nb 3] | - | [150] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 1 | 15 November 2024 | Platinum | [151] |
Linkin Park | From Zero | 1 | 22 November 2024 | - | [152] |
Kendrick Lamar | GNX | 3 | 29 November 2024 | Gold | [153] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 1 | 20 December 2024 | Platinum | [154] |
Michael Bublé | Christmas | 1 | 27 December 2024 | 13× Platinum | [155] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 1 | 3 January 2025 | Platinum | [156] |
SZA | SOS | 3 | 10 January 2025 | 5× Platinum | [157] |
Central Cee | Can't Rush Greatness | 1 | 31 January 2025 | - | [158] |
The Weeknd | Hurry Up Tomorrow | 1 | 7 February 2025 | - | [159] |
Kendrick Lamar | GNX | 1 | 14 February 2025 | Gold | [160] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 1 | 21 February 2025 | Platinum | [161] |
Tate McRae | So Close to What | 2 | 28 February 2025 | - | [162] |
Lady Gaga | Mayhem | 1 | 14 March 2025 | - | [163] |
Playboi Carti | Music | 1 | 21 March 2025 | - | [164] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 1 | 28 March 2025 | 2× Platinum | [165] |
Ariana Grande | Eternal Sunshine | 1 | 4 April 2025 | Platinum | [166] |
Marlon Williams | Te Whare Tīwekaweka† | 1 | 11 April 2025 | - | [167] |
Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 2 | 18 April 2025 | 2× Platinum | [168] |
Gracie Abrams | The Secret of Us | 1 | 2 May 2025 | Platinum | [169] |
Ed Sheeran | +–=÷× (Tour Collection) | 1 | 9 May 2025 | Platinum | [170] |
Sleep Token | Even in Arcadia | 1 | 16 May 2025 | - | [171] |
Morgan Wallen | I'm the Problem | 2 | 23 May 2025 | - | [172] |