The following lists the number-one singles on the New Zealand Singles Chart during the 1980s. The source for this decade is the Recorded Music NZ chart, the chart history of which can be found on the Recorded Music NZ website or Charts.nz. [1] [2]
A total of 150 singles topped the chart in the 1980s, including 20 by New Zealand artists. Three artists had three or more number-one singles; the most successful was U2, who spent 19 weeks at number one with five different singles. UB40 and Stevie Wonder reached number one three times, and two New Zealand acts topped the chart more than once this decade: Jon Stevens and Tex Pistol.
Two songs spent nine weeks at number one during the 1980s. The first was "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" by French pop duo Ottawan in 1981, and the second was "Sailing Away" by New Zealand supergroup All of Us in 1986. Not counting Jon Stevens' "Jezebel", which reached number one in 1979, four singles topped the chart for eight weeks this decade: "Shaddap You Face" by Joe Dolce Music Theatre, "How Great Thou Art" by Howard Morrison, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder, and "Slice of Heaven" by Dave Dobbyn and Herbs.
Key
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
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6 January | Jon Stevens | "Jezebel" | 8 weeks (5 in 1979) | [3] |
13 January | ||||
20 January | ||||
27 January | "Montego Bay" | 2 weeks | [4] | |
3 February | ||||
10 February | Pink Floyd | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" | 5 weeks | [5] |
17 February | ||||
24 February | ||||
2 March | ||||
9 March | ||||
16 March | Split Enz | "I Got You" | 3 weeks | [6] |
23 March | ||||
30 March | ||||
6 April | Ry Cooder | "Little Sister" | 2 weeks | [7] |
13 April | ||||
20 April | Smokey Robinson | "Cruisin'" | 4 weeks | [8] |
27 April | ||||
4 May | ||||
11 May | ||||
18 May | Dr. Hook | "Sexy Eyes" | 1 week | [9] |
25 May | Peaches & Herb | "I Pledge My Love" | 1 week | [10] |
1 June | The Brothers Johnson | "Stomp!" | 6 weeks | [11] |
8 June | ||||
15 June | ||||
22 June | ||||
29 June | ||||
6 July | ||||
13 July | Lipps Inc. | "Funkytown" | 1 week | [12] |
20 July | Ritz | "Locomotion" | 7 weeks | [13] |
27 July | ||||
3 August | ||||
10 August | ||||
17 August | Matchbox | "Rockabilly Rebel" | 1 week | [14] |
24 August | Ritz | "Locomotion" | 7 weeks | [13] |
31 August | ||||
7 September | ||||
14 September | UB40 | "Food for Thought" | 4 weeks | [15] |
21 September | ||||
28 September | ||||
5 October | ||||
12 October | Diana Ross | "Upside Down" | 3 weeks | [16] |
19 October | ||||
26 October | ||||
2 November | Stevie Wonder | "Master Blaster (Jammin')" | 4 weeks | [17] |
9 November | ||||
16 November | ||||
23 November | ||||
30 November | The Pointer Sisters | "He's So Shy" | 3 weeks | [18] |
7 December | ||||
14 December | ||||
21 December | Joe Dolce Music Theatre | "Shaddap You Face" | 8 weeks | [19] |
28 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 January | Joe Dolce Music Theatre | "Shaddap You Face" | 8 weeks | [19] |
11 January | ||||
18 January | ||||
25 January | ||||
1 February | ||||
8 February | ||||
15 February | Blondie | "The Tide Is High" | 2 weeks | [20] |
22 February | ||||
1 March | John Lennon | "Woman" | 5 weeks | [21] |
8 March | ||||
15 March | ||||
22 March | ||||
29 March | ||||
5 April | Deane Waretini | "The Bridge" | 3 weeks | [22] |
12 April | The Swingers | "Counting the Beat" | 3 weeks | [23] |
19 April | Deane Waretini | "The Bridge" | 3 weeks | [22] |
26 April | ||||
3 May | The Swingers | "Counting the Beat" | 3 weeks | [23] |
10 May | ||||
17 May | Smokey Robinson | "Being with You" | 4 weeks | [24] |
24 May | ||||
31 May | ||||
7 June | ||||
14 June | Sheena Easton | "Morning Train (9 to 5)" | 1 week | [25] |
21 June | Joy Division | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | 1 week | [26] |
28 June | Stars on 45 | "Stars on 45" | 7 weeks | [27] |
5 July | ||||
12 July | ||||
19 July | ||||
26 July | ||||
2 August | ||||
9 August | ||||
16 August | Joy Division | "Atmosphere" | 1 week | [28] |
23 August | Kool & the Gang | "Celebration" | 3 weeks | [29] |
30 August | Screaming Meemees | "See Me Go" | 1 week | [30] |
6 September | Kool & the Gang | "Celebration" | 3 weeks | [29] |
13 September | ||||
20 September | Billy Field | "Bad Habits" | 2 weeks | [31] |
27 September | ||||
4 October | Commodores | "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" | 1 week | [32] |
11 October | Joey Scarbury | "Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)" | 3 weeks | [33] |
18 October | ||||
25 October | ||||
1 November | Renée Geyer | "Say I Love You" | 5 weeks | [34] |
8 November | ||||
15 November | ||||
22 November | ||||
29 November | ||||
6 December | Olivia Newton-John | "Physical" | 3 weeks | [35] |
13 December | ||||
20 December | Howard Morrison | "How Great Thou Art" | 8 weeks | [36] |
27 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 January | Howard Morrison | "How Great Thou Art" | 8 weeks | [36] |
10 January | ||||
17 January | ||||
24 January | Olivia Newton-John | "Physical" | 3 weeks | [35] |
31 January | Howard Morrison | "How Great Thou Art" | 8 weeks | [36] |
7 February | Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin | "It's My Party" | 1 week | [37] |
14 February | Howard Morrison | "How Great Thou Art" | 8 weeks | [36] |
21 February | Men at Work | "Down Under" | 2 weeks | [38] |
28 February | Howard Morrison | "How Great Thou Art" | 8 weeks | [36] |
7 March | Men at Work | "Down Under" | 2 weeks | [38] |
14 March | Ottawan | "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" | 9 weeks | [39] |
21 March | ||||
28 March | ||||
4 April | ||||
11 April | ||||
18 April | ||||
25 April | ||||
2 May | ||||
9 May | ||||
16 May | The Human League | "Don't You Want Me" | 5 weeks | [40] |
23 May | ||||
30 May | ||||
6 June | ||||
13 June | ||||
20 June | Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | 4 weeks | [41] |
27 June | ||||
4 July | ||||
11 July | ||||
18 July | Prince Tui Teka | "E Ipo" | 2 weeks | [42] |
25 July | ||||
1 August | Toots and the Maytals | "Beautiful Woman" | 5 weeks | [43] |
8 August | ||||
15 August | ||||
22 August | ||||
29 August | ||||
5 September | David Bowie | "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" | 3 weeks | [44] |
12 September | ||||
19 September | ||||
26 September | Irene Cara | "Fame" | 3 weeks | [45] |
3 October | ||||
10 October | ||||
17 October | Trio | "Da Da Da" | 3 weeks | [46] |
24 October | ||||
31 October | ||||
7 November | Dexys Midnight Runners | "Come On Eileen" | 4 weeks | [47] |
14 November | ||||
21 November | ||||
28 November | ||||
5 December | Musical Youth | "Pass the Dutchie" | 7 weeks | [48] |
12 December | ||||
19 December | ||||
26 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 January | Musical Youth | "Pass the Dutchie" | 7 weeks | [48] |
9 January | ||||
16 January | ||||
23 January | Marvin Gaye | "Sexual Healing" | 6 weeks | [49] |
30 January | ||||
6 February | ||||
13 February | ||||
20 February | ||||
27 February | ||||
6 March | Eddy Grant | "I Don't Wanna Dance" | 2 weeks | [50] |
13 March | ||||
20 March | Dire Straits | "Twisting by the Pool" | 5 weeks | [51] |
27 March | ||||
3 April | ||||
10 April | ||||
17 April | ||||
24 April | David Bowie | "Let's Dance" | 5 weeks | [52] |
1 May | ||||
8 May | ||||
15 May | ||||
22 May | ||||
29 May | Michael Jackson | "Beat It" | 5 weeks | [53] |
5 June | ||||
12 June | ||||
19 June | ||||
26 June | ||||
3 July | Bonnie Tyler | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | 4 weeks | [54] |
10 July | ||||
17 July | ||||
24 July | ||||
31 July | Irene Cara | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 6 weeks | [55] |
7 August | ||||
14 August | ||||
21 August | ||||
28 August | ||||
4 September | ||||
11 September | Dave and the Dynamos | "Life Begins at Forty" | 3 weeks | [56] |
18 September | ||||
25 September | ||||
2 October | Real Life | "Send Me an Angel" | 1 week | [57] |
9 October | Taco | "Puttin' On the Ritz" | 2 weeks | [58] |
16 October | ||||
23 October | UB40 | "Red Red Wine" | 1 week | [59] |
30 October | Culture Club | "Karma Chameleon" | 6 weeks | [60] |
6 November | ||||
13 November | ||||
20 November | ||||
27 November | ||||
4 December | ||||
11 December | Billy Joel | "Uptown Girl" | 7 weeks | [61] |
18 December | ||||
25 December |
Note: The highest-selling single of New Zealand in 1983 was New Order's "Blue Monday", which peaked at number two for two weeks behind Michael Jackson's "Beat It". [62] [63]
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 January | Billy Joel | "Uptown Girl" | 7 weeks | [61] |
8 January | ||||
15 January | ||||
22 January | ||||
29 January | Paul Young | "Come Back and Stay" | 1 week | [64] |
5 February | Simple Minds | "Waterfront" | 2 weeks | [65] |
12 February | ||||
19 February | Foster and Allen | "Maggie" | 4 weeks | [66] |
26 February | ||||
4 March | ||||
11 March | ||||
18 March | Patea Maori Club | "Poi E" | 4 weeks | [67] |
25 March | ||||
1 April | ||||
8 April | ||||
15 April | Nena | "99 Luftballons" | 1 week | [68] |
22 April | Jimmy Cliff | "Reggae Night" | 2 weeks | [69] |
29 April | ||||
6 May | Cyndi Lauper | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 3 weeks | [70] |
13 May | ||||
20 May | ||||
27 May | Lionel Richie | "Hello" | 1 week | [71] |
3 June | Kenny Loggins | "Footloose" | 4 weeks | [72] |
10 June | ||||
17 June | ||||
24 June | ||||
1 July | Time Bandits | "I'm Only Shooting Love" | 1 week | [73] |
8 July | The Special A.K.A. | "Nelson Mandela" | 3 weeks | [74] |
15 July | ||||
22 July | ||||
29 July | Bob Marley and the Wailers | "One Love/People Get Ready" | 7 weeks | [75] |
5 August | ||||
12 August | ||||
19 August | ||||
26 August | ||||
2 September | ||||
9 September | ||||
16 September | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | "Two Tribes" | 3 weeks | [76] |
23 September | ||||
30 September | ||||
7 October | U2 | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" | 1 week | [77] |
14 October | Stevie Wonder | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | 8 weeks | [78] |
21 October | ||||
28 October | ||||
4 November | ||||
11 November | ||||
18 November | ||||
25 November | ||||
2 December | ||||
9 December | Billy Ocean | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | 6 weeks | [79] |
16 December | ||||
23 December | ||||
30 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 January | Billy Ocean | "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | 6 weeks | [79] |
13 January | ||||
20 January | Band Aid | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | 4 weeks | [80] |
27 January | ||||
3 February | ||||
10 February | ||||
17 February | Foreigner | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | 3 weeks | [81] |
24 February | Bruce Springsteen | "Born in the U.S.A." | 1 week | [82] |
3 March | Foreigner | "I Want to Know What Love Is" | 3 weeks | [81] |
10 March | ||||
17 March | Ashford & Simpson | "Solid" | 2 weeks | [83] |
24 March | ||||
31 March | Tears for Fears | "Shout" | 3 weeks | [84] |
7 April | ||||
14 April | ||||
21 April | USA for Africa | "We Are the World" | 7 weeks | [85] |
28 April | ||||
5 May | ||||
12 May | ||||
19 May | ||||
26 May | ||||
2 June | ||||
9 June | Tears for Fears | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | 1 week | [86] |
16 June | Alison Moyet | "That Ole Devil Called Love" | 3 weeks | [87] |
23 June | ||||
30 June | ||||
7 July | Paul Hardcastle | "19" | 5 weeks | [88] |
14 July | ||||
21 July | ||||
28 July | ||||
4 August | ||||
11 August | Madonna | "Into the Groove" | 6 weeks | [89] |
18 August | ||||
25 August | ||||
1 September | ||||
8 September | ||||
15 September | ||||
22 September | UB40 and Chrissie Hynde | "I Got You Babe" | 6 weeks | [90] |
29 September | ||||
6 October | ||||
13 October | ||||
20 October | ||||
27 October | ||||
3 November | Stevie Wonder | "Part-Time Lover" | 2 weeks | [91] |
10 November | ||||
17 November | Jennifer Rush | "The Power of Love" | 4 weeks | [92] |
24 November | ||||
1 December | ||||
8 December | ||||
15 December | Peking Man | "Room That Echoes" | 6 weeks | [93] |
22 December | ||||
29 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 January | Peking Man | "Room That Echoes" | 6 weeks | [93] |
12 January | ||||
19 January | ||||
26 January | Elton John | "Nikita" | 3 weeks | [94] |
2 February | ||||
9 February | ||||
16 February | Wham! | "I'm Your Man" | 1 week | [95] |
23 February | Pet Shop Boys | "West End Girls" | 4 weeks | [96] |
2 March | ||||
9 March | ||||
16 March | ||||
23 March | Falco | "Rock Me Amadeus" | 5 weeks | [97] |
30 March | ||||
6 April | ||||
13 April | ||||
20 April | ||||
27 April | The Rolling Stones | "Harlem Shuffle" | 1 week | [98] |
4 May | Cliff Richard and The Young Ones | "Living Doll" | 6 weeks | [99] |
11 May | ||||
18 May | ||||
25 May | ||||
1 June | ||||
8 June | ||||
15 June | All of Us | "Sailing Away" | 9 weeks | [100] |
22 June | ||||
29 June | ||||
6 July | ||||
13 July | ||||
20 July | ||||
27 July | ||||
3 August | ||||
10 August | ||||
17 August | Boys Don't Cry | "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" | 3 weeks | [101] |
24 August | ||||
31 August | ||||
7 September | Bananarama | "Venus" | 4 weeks | [102] |
14 September | ||||
21 September | ||||
28 September | ||||
5 October | Dave Dobbyn with Herbs | "Slice of Heaven" | 8 weeks | [103] |
12 October | ||||
19 October | ||||
26 October | ||||
2 November | ||||
9 November | ||||
16 November | ||||
23 November | ||||
30 November | Run–D.M.C. | "Walk This Way" | 7 weeks | [104] |
7 December | ||||
14 December | ||||
21 December | ||||
28 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 January | Run–D.M.C. | "Walk This Way" | 7 weeks | [104] |
11 January | ||||
18 January | Gwen Guthrie | "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" | 2 weeks | [105] |
25 January | ||||
1 February | Jimmy Barnes and INXS | "Good Times" | 4 weeks | [106] |
8 February | ||||
15 February | ||||
22 February | ||||
1 March | Cameo | "Word Up!" | 1 week | [107] |
8 March | Pseudo Echo | "Funkytown" | 6 weeks | [108] |
15 March | ||||
22 March | ||||
29 March | ||||
5 April | ||||
12 April | ||||
19 April | Crowded House | "Don't Dream It's Over" | 2 weeks | [109] |
26 April | ||||
3 May | Club Nouveau | "Lean on Me" | 6 weeks | [110] |
10 May | ||||
17 May | ||||
24 May | ||||
31 May | ||||
7 June | ||||
14 June | Bon Jovi | "Livin' on a Prayer" | 1 week | [111] |
21 June | Iggy Pop | "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" | 1 week | [112] |
28 June | Whitney Houston | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 4 weeks | [113] |
5 July | ||||
12 July | ||||
19 July | ||||
26 July | Mel and Kim | "Respectable" | 5 weeks | [114] |
2 August | ||||
9 August | ||||
16 August | ||||
23 August | ||||
30 August | Los Lobos | "La Bamba" | 7 weeks | [115] |
6 September | ||||
13 September | ||||
20 September | ||||
27 September | ||||
4 October | ||||
11 October | ||||
18 October | Tex Pistol | "The Game of Love" | 1 week | [116] |
25 October | Midnight Oil | "Beds Are Burning" | 4 weeks | [117] |
1 November | ||||
8 November | U2 | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | 2 weeks | [118] |
15 November | ||||
22 November | Midnight Oil | "Beds Are Burning" | 4 weeks | [117] |
29 November | ||||
6 December | George Michael | "Faith" | 7 weeks | [119] |
13 December | ||||
20 December | ||||
27 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 January | George Michael | "Faith" | 7 weeks | [119] |
10 January | ||||
17 January | ||||
24 January | Tiffany | "I Think We're Alone Now" | 2 weeks | [120] |
31 January | ||||
7 February | Rick Astley | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1 week | [121] |
14 February | M|A|R|R|S | "Pump Up the Volume" | 2 weeks | [122] |
21 February | ||||
28 February | Belinda Carlisle | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | 4 weeks | [123] |
6 March | ||||
13 March | ||||
20 March | ||||
27 March | U2 | "One Tree Hill" | 7 weeks | [124] |
3 April | ||||
10 April | ||||
17 April | ||||
24 April | ||||
1 May | ||||
8 May | ||||
15 May | Pet Shop Boys | "Heart" | 1 week | [125] |
22 May | Big Pig | "Breakaway" | 2 weeks | [126] |
29 May | ||||
5 June | Aswad | "Don't Turn Around" | 2 weeks | [127] |
12 June | ||||
19 June | Prince | "Alphabet St." | 1 week | [128] |
26 June | New Order | "Blue Monday '88" | 3 weeks | [129] |
3 July | ||||
10 July | ||||
17 July | Holidaymakers | "Sweet Lovers" | 6 weeks | [130] |
24 July | ||||
31 July | ||||
7 August | ||||
14 August | ||||
21 August | ||||
28 August | The Timelords | "Doctorin' the Tardis" | 3 weeks | [131] |
4 September | ||||
11 September | ||||
18 September | Times Two | "Cecilia" | 3 weeks | [132] |
25 September | ||||
2 October | ||||
9 October | Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris | "Nobody Else" | 1 week | [133] |
16 October | U2 | "Desire" | 5 weeks | [134] |
23 October | ||||
30 October | ||||
6 November | ||||
13 November | ||||
20 November | Yazz and the Plastic Population | "The Only Way Is Up" | 3 weeks | [135] |
27 November | ||||
4 December | ||||
11 December | When the Cat's Away | "Melting Pot" | 1 week | [136] |
18 December | Womack & Womack | "Teardrops" | 4 weeks | [137] |
25 December |
Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 January | Womack & Womack | "Teardrops" | 4 weeks | [137] |
8 January | ||||
15 January | The Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 2 weeks | [138] |
22 January | ||||
29 January | U2 | "Angel of Harlem" | 4 weeks | [139] |
5 February | ||||
12 February | ||||
19 February | ||||
26 February | Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones | "Kiss" | 1 week | [140] |
5 March | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 weeks | [141] |
12 March | ||||
19 March | ||||
26 March | ||||
2 April | ||||
9 April | Madonna | "Like a Prayer" | 2 weeks | [142] |
16 April | ||||
23 April | Tone Lōc | "Wild Thing" | 2 weeks | [143] |
30 April | ||||
7 May | Roxette | "The Look" | 3 weeks | [144] |
14 May | ||||
21 May | The Cult | "Fire Woman" | 1 week | [145] |
28 May | Roxette | "The Look" | 3 weeks | [144] |
4 June | Simply Red | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 5 weeks | [146] |
11 June | ||||
18 June | ||||
25 June | ||||
2 July | John Cougar Mellencamp | "Pop Singer" | 1 week | [147] |
9 July | Simply Red | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 5 weeks | [146] |
16 July | Prince | "Batdance" | 4 weeks | [148] |
23 July | Edelweiss | "Bring Me Edelweiss" | 1 week | [149] |
30 July | Prince | "Batdance" | 4 weeks | [148] |
6 August | ||||
13 August | ||||
20 August | Martika | "Toy Soldiers" | 4 weeks | [150] |
27 August | ||||
3 September | ||||
10 September | ||||
17 September | Bobby Brown | "On Our Own" | 3 weeks | [151] |
24 September | ||||
1 October | ||||
8 October | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | "Swing the Mood" | 5 weeks | [152] |
15 October | ||||
22 October | ||||
29 October | ||||
5 November | ||||
12 November | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 3 weeks | [153] |
19 November | ||||
26 November | ||||
3 December | Margaret Urlich | "Escaping" | 6 weeks (1 in 1990) | [154] |
10 December | ||||
17 December | ||||
24 December | ||||
31 December |
Artist | Number-one singles | Longest run | Total weeks at number one |
---|---|---|---|
U2 | 5 | "One Tree Hill (7 weeks) | 19 |
UB40 | 3 | "I Got You Babe" (with Chrissie Hynde) (6 weeks) | 11 |
Stevie Wonder | 3 | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (8 weeks) | 14 |
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"Ebony and Ivory" is a song that was released in 1982 as a single by Paul McCartney featuring Stevie Wonder. It was issued on 29 March that year as the lead single from McCartney's third solo album, Tug of War (1982). Written by McCartney, the song aligns the black and white keys of a piano keyboard with the theme of racial harmony. The single reached number one on both the UK and the US charts and was among the top-selling singles of 1982 in the US. During the apartheid era, the South African Broadcasting Corporation banned the song after Wonder dedicated his 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Song to Nelson Mandela.
American musician Stevie Wonder has released 23 studio albums, three soundtrack albums, four live albums, 11 compilations, one box set, and 91 singles. His first album, The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, was released in 1962 when he was 12 years old, and his most recent, A Time to Love, was released in 2005.
"Breakfast in Bed" is a soul–R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Dusty Springfield. It takes a knowing spin on the line "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", the title of a song that had previously been a number one hit for her in the UK. After being released on her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis, it was recorded and popularized the same year by Baby Washington. Harry J produced three reggae versions in 1972, by Lorna Bennett, Scotty, and Bongo Herman.
The Woman in Red: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the second soundtrack album released by American musician Stevie Wonder on the Motown label. Also featuring Dionne Warwick, the album was released in 1984 for the film of the same name. It features Wonder's biggest hit, "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which hit number one internationally and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and also features the follow-up hit, "Love Light in Flight" and "Don't Drive Drunk", the song and the accompanying music video for which were used in the Ad Council and the US Department of Transportation's Drunk Driving Prevention public service announcement the following year.
The Best of UB40 – Volume One is a compilation album by the British reggae band UB40. It was released in 1987 and includes a selection of the band's hits from 1980 to 1986.
American singer Demi Lovato has released eight studio albums, two video albums, two soundtrack albums, one remix album, five extended plays (EPs), 53 singles, and 13 promotional singles. According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Lovato has achieved 51 million certified units. As of August 2023, she has sold 9.7 million albums and 23.9 million song downloads and her songs have registered 7.7 billion on-demand streams in the United States. She has a total of 36 chart entries on the US Billboard Hot 100, including four top-ten songs.
The discography of UB40, a British reggae band, consists of 20 studio albums, 19 compilation albums, six live albums, four remix albums, 65 singles and a number of appearances with other artists.
The discography of Canadian singer Justin Bieber consists of six studio albums, three remix albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, 76 singles, and 10 promotional singles. Bieber has attained eight number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 and eight number-one albums on the US Billboard 200 charts. As of June 2019, Bieber has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he has sold 24 million albums and 121 million digital singles units as a lead artist, in the United States. Bieber was named the "Greatest Pop Star of 2016" by Billboard. He was also named the Billboard Year-End Top Male Artist for 2016 and placed number seven on the magazine's Decade-End Top Artists Chart for the 2010s.
The Official New Zealand Music Chart is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ. The Music Chart also includes the top-20 New Zealand artist singles and albums and top 10 compilation albums. All charts are compiled from data of both physical and digital sales from music retailers in New Zealand.
Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes has released four studio albums, two live albums, one reissue, three extended plays, twenty-five singles, and eleven promotional singles. He has sold over 20 million albums and 175 million singles worldwide. According to RIAA, Mendes has sold 49.5 million digital singles and 5 million certified albums in the US.
American rapper G-Eazy has released six studio albums, one compilation album, six mixtapes, nine extended plays and 73 singles.