List of number-one singles in New Zealand by New Zealand artists

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This is a list of number-one hits by New Zealand artists in New Zealand from the Official New Zealand Music Chart singles chart.

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Key
   – Number-one single of the year.
   – Number-one single of the year, of New Zealand origin.
Reached
number one
ArtistTitleWeeks at
number one
23 June 1967 Mr. Lee Grant "Opportunity"1
1 September 1967 Mr. Lee Grant "Thanks To You"3
29 March 1968 Mr. Lee Grant "Why Or Where Or When"2
19 July 1968 Simple Image "Spinning, Spinning, Spinning"2
27 September 1968 Allison Durbin "I Have Loved Me a Man"2
10 April 1969 Rebels "My Son John"2
24 April 1969 John Rowles "M'Lady"2
26 September 1969 Shane "Saint Paul"6
14 November 1969 Hi Revving Tongues "Rain and Tears"1
6 February 1970 The Fourmyula "Nature"4
8 May 1970 John Rowles "Cheryl Moana Marie"1
12 June 1970 Craig Scott "Star Crossed Lovers"4
7 August 1970 Hogsnort Rupert "Pretty Girl"3
28 August 1970 Maria Dallas "Pinocchio"6
22 October 1971 Rumour "L'Amour est l'Enfante de la Liberte"4
8 November 1974 Space Waltz "Out on the Street"2
17 January 1975 John Hanlon "Lovely Lady"3
Official New Zealand Music Chart (Recorded Music New Zealand)
27 June 1975 Mark Williams "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life"3
5 June 1977 Mark Williams "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"4
9 April 1978 John Rowles "Tania"4
2 December 1979 Jon Stevens "Jezebel"6
3 February 1980 Jon Stevens "Montego Bay"1
16 March 1980 Split Enz "I Got You"3
5 April 1981 Deane Waretini "The Bridge"2
12 April 1981 The Swingers "Counting the Beat"3
30 August 1981 Screaming Meemees "See Me Go"1
20 December 1981 Howard Morrison "Whakaaria Mai (How Great Thou Art)"5
18 July 1982 Prince Tui Teka "E Ipo"1
11 September 1983 Dave and the Dynamos "Life Begins at Forty"3
18 March 1984 Pātea Māori Club "Poi E"4
15 December 1985 Peking Man "Room That Echoes"2
15 June 1986 All Of Us "Sailing Away"9
5 October 1986 Dave Dobbyn featuring Herbs "Slice of Heaven"8
18 October 1987 Tex Pistol "Game of Love"1
17 July 1988 Holidaymakers "Sweet Lovers"6
9 October 1988 Tex Pistol and Rikki Morris "Nobody Else"1
11 December 1988 When the Cat's Away "Melting Pot"1
3 December 1989 Margaret Urlich "Escaping"3
11 February 1990 John Grenell "Welcome to Our World"3
28 October 1990 Ngaire "To Sir With Love"6
14 April 1991 Push Push "Trippin'"6
2 June 1991 The Parker Project "Tears on My Pillow"1
23 August 1992 Hammond Gamble "You Make the Whole World Smile"3 (2 runs)
27 February 1994 The Mutton Birds "The Heater"1
6 March 1994 3 The Hard Way "Hip Hop Holiday"3
22 May 1994 Supergroove "Can't Get Enough"1
11 December 1994 Headless Chickens "George"2
28 January 1996 OMC "How Bizarre"3
4 August 1996 DLT "Chains"5
5 July 1998 Fred Dagg "We Don't Know How Lucky We Are"1
9 August 1998 Deep Obsession "Lost in Love"2
4 October 1998 Che Fu "Without a Doubt"/"Machine Talk"1
14 February 1999 Ardijah "Silly Love Songs"1
16 May 1999 True Bliss "Tonight"2
11 July 1999 Deep Obsession "Cold"1
3 October 1999 Neil Finn "Can You Hear Us"1
21 November 1999 Deep Obsession "One & Only"2
24 December 2000 Fur Patrol "Lydia"1
12 May 2002 Goodshirt "Sophie"1
27 August 2003 Scribe "Stand Up"/"Not Many"‡12
19 October 2003 3 The Hard Way "It's On (Move to This)"1
22 February 2004 Scribe "Dreaming"/"So Nice"1
17 May 2004 Ben Lummis "They Can't Take That Away"‡7
26 July 2004 Misfits of Science "Fools Love"4
30 August 2004 Adeaze featuring Aaradhna "Getting Stronger"1
13 September 2004 Michael Murphy "So Damn Beautiful"1
20 September 2004 Dei Hamo "We Gon' Ride"5
25 October 2004 P-Money featuring Scribe "Stop the Music"3
24 January 2005 Savage "Swing"5
4 April 2005 Savage featuring Akon "Moonshine"†7
24 October 2005 Rosita Vai "All I Ask"2
9 October 2006 Boyband "You Really Got Me"1
6 November 2006 Matthew Saunoa "Hold Out"1
12 March 2007 Atlas "Crawl"†7
24 December 2007 The Underdogs "A Very Silent Night"1
7 July 2008 Tiki Taane "Always On My Mind"†2
4 August 2008 Nesian Mystik "Nesian 101"1
13 October 2008 P-Money featuring Vince Harder "Everything"3
23 February 2009 Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore "Brother"†11
7 December 2009 Stan Walker "Black Box"10
15 March 2010 J. Williams featuring Scribe "You Got Me"‡4
14 June 2010 The Naked and Famous "Young Blood"2
18 October 2010 Brooke Fraser "Something in the Water"1
24 January 2011 Six60 "Rise Up 2.0"1
14 March 2011 Avalanche City "Love Love Love"3
12 September 2011 Gotye featuring Kimbra ^ "Somebody That I Used to Know"†6
3 September 2012 Flight of the Conchords "Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"†2
17 September 2012 Titanium "Come On Home"1
18 March 2013 Lorde "Royals"†3
17 June 2013 Lorde "Tennis Court"1
22 July 2013 Ginny Blackmore "Bones"1
29 July 2013 Jackie Thomas "It's Worth It"2
7 April 2014 Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker "Holding You"1
10 November 2014 Six60 "Special"1
17 November 2014 Timmy Trumpet & Savage ^ "Freaks"5
13 July 2015 Avalanche City "Inside Out"1
13 March 2017 Lorde "Green Light"1
9 March 2020 L.A.B. "In the Air"3
29 June 2020 Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)"6
14 December 2020 L.A.B. "Why Oh Why"5
8 March 2021 Six60 "All She Wrote"1

Notes

New Zealand artists with the most number-one hits

These totals includes singles when the artist is 'featured'—that is, not the main artist.

   – includes duet or collaboration by two New Zealand artists.
   – includes songs whose chart placings predate the Official New Zealand Music Chart which began in May 1975.
ArtistNumber-one
singles
Longest runTotal weeks at
number one
Scribe 4"Stand Up"/"Not Many" (12 weeks) †20
John Rowles 3 ‡"Tania" (4 weeks)6
Mr. Lee Grant 3 ‡"Thanks To You" (3 weeks)6
Deep Obsession 3"Lost in Love", "One & Only" (2 weeks each)5
Savage 3"Moonshine" (7 weeks)17
Lorde 3"Royals" (3 weeks)5
Jon Stevens 2"Jezebel" (5 weeks)7
Mark Williams 2"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (4 weeks)7
Tex Pistol 2"Game of Love", "Nobody Else" (1 week each)2
3 The Hard Way 2"Hip Hop Holiday" (3 weeks)4
P-Money 2"Stop the Music", "Everything" (3 weeks each) †6
Ginny Blackmore 2"Bones", "Holding You" (1 week each) †2
Stan Walker 2"Black Box" (6 weeks) †7
Avalanche City 2"Love Love Love" (3 weeks)4
L.A.B. 2"Why oh Why" (5 weeks)8

Singles with most weeks at number one

   – includes songs whose chart placings predate the Official New Zealand Music Chart which began in May 1975.
YearArtistSong(s)Total weeks at
number one
2003 Scribe "Stand Up"/"Not Many"12
2009 Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore "Brother"11
2009 Stan Walker "Black Box"10
1986All Of Us"Sailing Away"9
1986 Dave Dobbyn featuring Herbs "Slice of Heaven"8
2020 Jawsh 685 "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)"8
2004 Ben Lummis "They Can't Take That Away"7
2005 Savage featuring Akon "Moonshine"7
2007 Atlas "Crawl"7
1969 Shane "Saint Paul"‡6
1970 Maria Dallas "Pinocchio"‡6
1979 Jon Stevens "Jezebel"6
1988 Holidaymakers "Sweet Lovers"6
1991 Push Push "Trippin'"6
2011 Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know"6

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