This is a list of year-end number-one singles for New Zealand. Recorded Music NZ publishes the country's official weekly record charts. L.A.B's "In the Air" has spent the most time on the music charts out of any of the other Year end No.1 singles. It has spent 150 weeks on the charts, still counting.
Number-one singles
Key – Song of New Zealand originWhether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ
Year Artist Title Certification Weeks on chartThe number of weeks given is the number of weeks that the song spent on the chart that year. Weeks at number oneThe number of weeks given is the number of weeks that the song spent at number one that year. References 1975 Freddy Fender"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" 35 0"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" peaked at No.2 for two weeks. 1976 ABBA"Fernando" 32 9 1977 Heatwave"Boogie Nights" 21 7 1978 Boney M."Rivers of Babylon" 26 14 1979 Blondie"Heart of Glass" 23 4 1980 Ritz"Locomotion" 19 7 1981 Stars on 45"Stars on 45" 18 7 1982 Toots and the Maytals"Beautiful Woman" 24 5 1983 New Order"Blue Monday" 32 0"Blue Monday" peaked at No.2 for two weeks. 1984 Pātea Māori Club"Poi E" 22 4 1985 USA For Africa"We Are the World" Platinum 14 7 1986 All of Us"Sailing Away" Platinum 31 9 1987 Pseudo Echo"Funky Town" Gold 19 6 1988 Holidaymakers"Sweet Lovers" Gold 22 6 1989 Simply Red"If You Don't Know Me by Now" Gold 16 5 1990 MC Hammer"U Can't Touch This" Gold 29 6 1991 Bryan Adams"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Platinum 14 8 1992 Billy Ray Cyrus"Achy Breaky Heart" Platinum 15 6 1993 UB40"(I Can't Help") Falling in Love with You" Platinum 23 11 1994 Wet Wet Wet"Love Is All Around" Platinum 23 4 1995 Coolio"Gangsta's Paradise" Platinum 9 9 1996 Bone Thugs-n-Harmony"Tha Crossroads" Platinum 19 6 1997 Elton John"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" Platinum 12 6 1998 Boyzone"No Matter What" Platinum 11 6 1999 Lou Bega"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" Platinum x3 16 6 2000Anastacia"I'm Outta Love" Platinum327 2001"Walking Away" Platinum3022002"Complicated" Platinum239 2003Scribe"Stand Up"/"Not Many" Platinum2112 2004"They Can't Take That Away" Platinum x4147 2005Crazy Frog"Axel F" Platinum x23312 2006Gnarls Barkley"Crazy" Gold297 2007Rihanna featuring Jay-Z"Umbrella" Platinum x2246 2008 featuring Chris Brown"No Air" Platinum247 2009"I Gotta Feeling" Platinum x3399 2010 featuring Scribe"You Got Me" Platinum x2224 2011 LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock"Party Rock Anthem" Platinum x4 4311 2012"Call Me Maybe" Platinum x3345 2013 featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I."Blurred Lines" Platinum x53211 2014 "Happy" Platinum x6 52 15 2015 featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk" Platinum x5 41 9 2016 Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "One Dance" Platinum x2 36 13 2017 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" Platinum x6 50 13 2018 Drake "God's Plan" Platinum x2 29 8 2019 Lil Nas X "Old Town Road" Platinum x4 40 12 2020L.A.B"In the Air"Platinum x1015032021Glass Animals"Heat Waves"Platinum x6970 2022Elton John and Dua Lipa"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"Platinum x5769
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