This is a list of the top-selling albums in New Zealand for 2021 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. Recorded Music NZ also published a list for the top 20 albums released by New Zealand artists.
Chart Key – Album of New Zealand originWhether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ.
Rank Artist Title 1 Sour 2 Adele 30 3 Six60 Six60 (3) 4 Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon 5 Doja Cat Planet Her 6 L.A.B. L.A.B. IV 7 Future Nostalgia 8 Justice 9 Six60 Six60 (1) 10 The Highlights 11 Fine Line 12 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 13 Six60 Six60 EP 14 F*ck Love 3: Over You 15 Six60 Six60 (2) 16 ÷ 17 L.A.B. L.A.B. III 18 = 19 Drake Certified Lover Boy 20 Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent 21 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 22 Positions 23 Impossible (Music by the Book) 24 Evermore 25 L.A.B. L.A.B. 26 Happier Than Ever 27 Folklore 28 Donda 29 The Off-Season 30 Drax Project Drax Project 31 Doo-Wops & Hooligans 32 Juice Wrld Legends Never Die 33 Teeks Something to Feel 34 Lorde Solar Power 35 Thats What They All Say 36 No.6 Collaborations Project 37 Love Goes 38 Plastic Hearts 39 Red (Taylor's Version) 40 Fearless (Taylor's Version) 41 L.A.B. L.A.B. II 42 Sol3 Mio Coming Home 43 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack 44 Lil Nas X Montero 45 Dimension Organ 46 Polo G The Goat 47 Nirvana Nevermind: 30th Anniversary Edition 48 Netsky Second Nature 49 Swimming 50 Reputation
Top 20 Albums by New Zealand artists
Rank Artist Title 1 Six60 Six60 (3) 2 L.A.B. L.A.B. IV 3 Six60 Six60 (1) 4 Six60 Six60 EP 5 Six60 Six60 (2) 6 L.A.B. L.A.B. III 7 Impossible (Music by the Book) 8 L.A.B. L.A.B. 9 Drax Project Drax Project 10 Teeks Something to Feel 11 Lorde Solar Power 12 L.A.B. L.A.B. II 13 Sol3 Mio Coming Home 14 Various Artists Waiata / Anthems 15 Benee Hey U X 16 L.A.B. L.A.B. V 17 Crowded House Dreamers Are Waiting 18 Te Arohanui 19 Shihad Old Gods 20 Coming in from the Dark
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