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. Gold certifications are awarded after 7,500 sales, and platinum certifications after 15,000.
The following albums were all number one in New Zealand in the 2020s.
Number ones Key – Number-one album of the yearAnnual charts are sourced from the RMNZ website. – Album of New Zealand originWhether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by RMNZ – Number-one album of the year, of New Zealand origin +List of number-one albums of the 2020s in New Zealand Artist Album Weeks atnumber one Reached number one Certification Six60 Six60‡ 3 6× Platinum Eminem Music to Be Murdered By 1 Gold Six60 Six60‡ 4 6× Platinum BTS Map of the Soul: 7 1 Gold Six60 Six60‡ 3 6× Platinum The Weeknd After Hours 1 Gold Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia 1 4× Platinum Six60 Six60‡ 4 6× Platinum Drake Dark Lane Demo Tapes 1 - Six60 Six60‡ 1 6× Platinum Blindspott Blindspott† 1 3× Platinum Six60 Six60‡ 1 6× Platinum Lady Gaga Chromatica 1 - Six60 Six60‡ 2 6× Platinum Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways 1 - Six60 Six60‡ 1 6× Platinum Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon 1 4× Platinum Juice Wrld Legends Never Die 2 Gold Taylor Swift Folklore 1 5× Platinum Split Enz True Colours: 40th Anniversary Mix† 1 Platinum Taylor Swift Folklore 1 5× Platinum Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon 7 4× Platinum Blackpink The Album 1 - Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon 2 4× Platinum Bruce Springsteen Letter to You 1 - Ariana Grande Positions 2 Platinum AC/DC Power Up 1 - BTS Be 1 - Six60 Six60‡ 1 6× Platinum Michael Bublé Christmas 1 12× Platinum Taylor Swift Evermore 1 2× Platinum L.A.B. L.A.B. IV† 5 Platinum Six60 Six60† 2 6× Platinum Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight 1 - Six60 Six60† 5 6× Platinum Justin Bieber Justice 1 2× Platinum Teeks Something to Feel† 1 - Justin Bieber Justice 1 2× Platinum Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor's Version) 1 Platinum Justin Bieber Justice 1 2× Platinum Six60 Six60† 3 6× Platinum J. Cole The Off-Season 1 Gold Olivia Rodrigo Sour 10 5× Platinum Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever 1 3× Platinum Olivia Rodrigo Sour 1 5× Platinum Doja Cat Planet Her 1 3× Platinum Lorde Solar Power† 1 Gold Kanye West Donda 1 Gold Drake Certified Lover Boy 2 Gold Lil Nas X Montero 1 Gold Drake Certified Lover Boy 1 Gold Doja Cat Planet Her 1 3× Platinum Shihad Old Gods† 1 - Doja Cat Planet Her 1 3× Platinum Hollie Smith Coming in from the Dark† 1 - Ed Sheeran = 1 2× Platinum ABBA Voyage 1 - Taylor Swift Red (Taylor's Version) 1 2× Platinum Adele 30 7 3× Platinum
The Weeknd Dawn FM 1 - L.A.B. L.A.B. V† 2 Platinum Various artists Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 4 Platinum
Don McGlashan Bright November Morning† 1 - Olivia Rodrigo Sour 1 5× Platinum Rex Orange County Who Cares? 1 - Doja Cat Planet Her 1 3× Platinum Aldous Harding Warm Chris† 1 - Red Hot Chili Peppers Unlimited Love 1 - Olivia Rodrigo Sour 3 5× Platinum Future I Never Liked You 1 - Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You 1 - Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 1 - Harry Styles Harry's House 3 3× Platinum BTS Proof 1 - Drake Honestly, Nevermind 1 - Harry Styles Harry's House 3 3× Platinum Tami Neilson Kingmaker† 1 - Harry Styles Harry's House 1 3× Platinum Beyoncé Renaissance 2 Platinum The Weeknd The Highlights 2 3× Platinum Muse Will of the People 1 - Yungblud Yungblud 1 - Marlon Williams My Boy† 1 - The Beths Expert in a Dying Field† 1 - The Weeknd The Highlights 1 3× Platinum Avantdale Bowling Club Trees† 1 - Six60 Castle St† 1 Gold Red Hot Chili Peppers Return of the Dream Canteen 1 - Taylor Swift Midnights 6 4× Platinum
Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains 1 - SZA SOS 2 4× Platinum Michael Bublé Christmas 1 13× Platinum SZA SOS 7 4× Platinum
Pink Trustfall 1 Gold Gorillaz Cracker Island 1 - Harry Styles Harry's House 1 3× Platinum Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation 1 Gold Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time 1 Gold Lana Del Rey Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 1 Gold Melanie Martinez Portals 1 - NF Hope 1 - Metallica 72 Seasons 1 - SZA SOS 1 3× Platinum Moses Mackay Grace† 1 - Ed Sheeran - 2 - Lewis Capaldi Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent 1 - Taylor Swift Midnights 1 4× Platinum Foo Fighters But Here We Are 1 - Niall Horan The Show 1 - Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 1 - Taylor Swift Midnights 1 4× Platinum Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape 1 - Taylor Swift Speak Now (Taylor's Version) 2 Platinum Various artists Barbie the Album 1 Gold Travis Scott Utopia 2 - Various artists Barbie the Album 2 Gold Zach Bryan Zach Bryan 1 - Various artists Barbie the Album 1 Gold Olivia Rodrigo Guts 3 Gold Home Brew Home Brew: 11th Anniversary Edition† 1 - Drake For All the Dogs 2 - The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds 1 - Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version) 6 2× Platinum
Home Brew Run It Back† 1 - Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version) 1 2× Platinum Michael Bublé Christmas 1 13× Platinum L.A.B. Introducing L.A.B.† 2 - 21 Savage American Dream 1 - Foo Fighters The Essential Foo Fighters 1 Gold L.A.B. Introducing L.A.B.† 2 - Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign Vultures 1 2 - L.A.B. L.A.B. VI† 1 - Dartz Dangerous Day to Be a Cold One† 1 - Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine 2 Gold Future and Metro Boomin We Don't Trust You 1 - Beyoncé Cowboy Carter 1 - J. Cole Might Delete Later 1 - SZA SOS 1 4× Platinum Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department 4 2× Platinum
Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft 8 Platinum
Eminem The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) 2 - Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft 2 Platinum Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 1 Gold Post Malone F-1 Trillion 1 - Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 7 Platinum
Charli XCX Brat 1 Gold Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 Platinum Tyler, the Creator Chromakopia 2 The NZ chart changed the archive date of their issues in late October 2024 along with the rebrand of their website, which also made all previous issues conform to the new Friday-based dates (making the previous issue dated 25 October 2024 and so on). - Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 Platinum Linkin Park From Zero 1 - Kendrick Lamar GNX 3 Gold Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 Platinum Michael Bublé Christmas 1 13× Platinum Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 Platinum SZA SOS 3 5× Platinum Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness 1 - The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow 1 - Kendrick Lamar GNX 1 Gold Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 Platinum Tate McRae So Close to What 2 Platinum Lady Gaga Mayhem 1 - Playboi Carti Music 1 - Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 2× Platinum Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine 1 Platinum Marlon Williams Te Whare Tīwekaweka† 1 - Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 2 2× Platinum Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us 1 2×Platinum Ed Sheeran +–=÷× (Tour Collection) 1 Platinum Sleep Token Even in Arcadia 1 - Morgan Wallen I'm the Problem 2 - Ed Sheeran +–=÷× (Tour Collection) 1 Platinum Addison Rae Addison 1 - Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 1 2× Platinum Benson Boone American Heart 1 - Lorde Virgin† 1 - Various artists KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 1 2× Platinum Devilskin Re-Evolution† 1 - Various artists KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 6 2× Platinum
Sabrina Carpenter Man's Best Friend 1 Gold Various artists KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 1 2× Platinum Ed Sheeran Play 1 Gold Various artists KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 1 2× Platinum Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 1 3× Platinum Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl 4 2× Platinum
Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 15 3× Platinum
Six60 Right Here Right Now† 1 – Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 2 3× Platinum Harry Styles Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. 1 Gold Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 1 3× Platinum BTS Arirang 1 Gold Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 4 3× Platinum
Noah Kahan The Great Divide 2 Gold Michael Jackson Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture 1 Gold Drake Iceman 2 Gold Michael Jackson Michael: Songs from the Motion Picture 2 Gold Olivia Rodrigo You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love 5 Gold
Gracie Abrams Daughter from Hell 1 – Charli XCX Music, Fashion, Film 1 – Ariana Grande Petal 1 – Mel Parsons Castle Hill† 1 – Phoebe Bridgers Lost Weekend 1 – Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 1 4× Platinum Alex Warren Wildchild 1 – Olivia Dean The Art of Loving 3 4× Platinum Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl 1 3× Platinum
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