Move over Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, this year’s NZ Music Charts belong to Generation Z. The three big chart-toppers for 2019 – Benee, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X – have an average age of just 18.
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Seventeen-year-old Billie Eilish managed to do what nobody else could in the last two years and kept Ed Sheeran from the top spot on the End of Year Albums Chart.
Her album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? entered the Top40 at #1 in March this year and has not left the Top10 since.
Sheeran held second place with his No. 6 Collaborations Project album while Ariana Grande took the third spot with thank u, next.
On the Singles Chart, 20-year old Lil Nas X tops the list with what was probably the biggest viral hit of 2019, the genre-defying ‘Old Town Road’.
The fusion of hip hop and country enjoyed an unbroken 11-week run at #1, helped along the way by the release of several remixes – including features with Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo and Korean boy band BTS member RM.
After winning four Tui at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November, the breakthrough local star of 2019 was 19-year-old Benee.
Her single ‘Soaked’ entered the Top20 NZ Singles Chart at #20 in November 2018, before slowly climbing to the top of the charts and – ultimately – spending 22 weeks in the main Top40 Singles.
As a result, she managed to top the annual NZ Singles list ahead of a Top20 featuring Six60, DRAX Project, Kings, Songs Of Zion, Mitch James and Church & AP.
They may have missed the top spot in the Singles Chart, but there was no stopping Six60 when it came to the Top20 NZ Albums for 2019.
With four of the Top Five NZ Album spots, Six60 dominated the New Zealand album charts this year.
Annual Top 50 Albums of 2019
1. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - Billie Eilish
2. No. 6 Collaborations Project - Ed Sheeran
3. thank u, next - Ariana Grande
4. Bohemian Rhapsody OST - Queen
5. A Star Is Born OST - Lady Gaga And Bradley Cooper
6. Divide - Ed Sheeran
7. Six60 EP - Six60
8. Free Spirit - Khalid
9. Diamonds - Elton John
10. beerbongs & Bentleys - Post Malone
11. don't smile at me - Billie Eilish
12. Six60 (2) - Six60
13. Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone
14. Lover - Taylor Swift
15. Hurts 2B Human - Pink
16. Offering - Various
17. Six60 (3) - Six60
18. Six60 (1) - Six60
19. Scorpion - Drake
20. Kamikaze - Eminem
21. Stoney - Post Malone
22. Astroworld - Travis Scott
23. The Greatest Showman OST - The Greatest Showman Ensemble
24. ? - Xxxtentacion
25. X - Ed Sheeran
26. Waiata / Anthems - Various
27. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
28. Invasion Of Privacy - Cardi B
29. Ella Mai - Ella Mai
30. 17 - Xxxtentacion
31. Sweetener - Ariana Grande
32. Complete Greatest Hits - The Eagles
33. Indigo - Chris Brown
34. Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent - Lewis Capaldi
35. Map Of The Soul: Persona - BTS
36. Staying At Tamara's - George Ezra
37. Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes
38. Mitch James - Mitch James
39. The Platinum Collection - Queen
40. Legend: The Best Of - Bob Marley And The Wailers
41. A Place We Knew - Dean Lewis
42. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
43. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
44. Phoenix - Rita Ora
45. reputation - Taylor Swift
46. Death Race For Love - Juice WRLD
47. Swimming - Mac Miller
48. Goodbye And Good Riddance - Juice WRLD
49. Cosmic - Bazzi
50. Love Yourself / 'Answer' - BTS
Annual Top 20 NZ Albums of 2019
1. Six60 EP- Six60
2. Six60 (2) - Six60
3. Offering - Various
4. Six60 (3) - Six60
5. Six60 (1) - Six60
6. Waiata / Anthems - Various
7. Mitch James - Mitch James
8. Based On A True Story - Fat Freddy's Drop
9. Moana OST - Various
10. DRAX Project - DRAX Project
11. Noon EP - DRAX Project
12. Vantage Point - Sons Of Zion
13. Melodrama - Lorde
14. L.A.B. - L.A.B.
15. Fire On Marzz - BENEE
16. L.A.B. II - L.A.B.
17. Designer - Aldous Harding
18. Backyard Party - Dennis Marsh
19. Don't Feed The Pop Monster - Broods
20. Make Way For Love - Marlon Williams
Annual Top 50 Singles of 2019
1. Old Town Road - Lil Nas X
2. Sunflower - Post Malone And Swae Lee
3. bad guy - Billie Eilish And Justin Bieber
4. Wow. - Post Malone
5. Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
6. Talk - Khalid And Disclosure
7. I Don't Care - Ed Sheeran And Justin Bieber
8. Shallow - Lady Gaga And Bradley Cooper
9. Senorita - Shawn Mendes And Camila Cabello
10. 7 Rings - Ariana Grande
11. Dance Monkey - Tones And I
12. Without Me - Halsey
13. Better - Khalid
14. Eastside - benny blanco feat. Halsey And Khalid
15. Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith And Normani
16. Shotgun - George Ezra
17. Saturday Nights - Khalid
18. Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max
19. Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid
20. 3 Nights - Dominic Fike
21. Truth Hurts - Lizzo
22. Sucker - Jonas Brothers
23. when the party's over - Billie Eilish
24. bury a friend - Billie Eilish
25. Happier - Marshmello And Bastille
26. Soaked - BENEE
27. Sicko Mode - Travis Scott feat. Drake
28. thank u, next - Ariana Grande
29. Body - Loud Luxury feat. brando
30. Middle Child - J. Cole
31. break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored - Ariana Grande
32. Vibes - Six60
33. The Greatest - Six60
34. No Guidance - Chris Brown feat. Drake
35. i'm so tired... - Lauv And Troye Sivan
36. Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga
37. Circles - Post Malone
38. Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer
39. Lovely - Billie Eilish feat. Khalid
40. Ransom - Lil Tecca
41. Goodbyes - Post Malone feat. Young Thug
42. wish you were gay - Billie Eilish
43. It's You - Ali Gatie
44. Woke Up Late - DRAX Project feat. Hailee Steinfeld
45. Be Alright - Dean Lewis
46. If I Can't Have You - Shawn Mendes
47. The Git Up - Blanco Brown
48. Let Me Down Slowly - Alec Benjamin
49. How Do You Sleep? - Sam Smith
50. Giant - Calvin Harris feat. Rag'n'Bone Man
Annual Top 20 NZ Singles of 2019
1. Soaked - BENEE
2. Vibes - Six60
3. The Greatest - Six60
4. Woke Up Late - DRAX Project feat. Hailee Steinfeld
5. Catching Feelings - DRAX Project feat. Six60
6. Don't Give It Up - Six60
7. 6 Figures - Kings
8. Don't Forget Your Roots - Six60
9. All This Time - DRAX Project
10. Closer - Six60
11. Drift Away - Sons Of Zion
12. Bright Blue Skies - Mitch James
13. Rivers - Six60
14. Only To Be - Six60
15. Toto - DRAX Project
16. Please Don't Go - Six60
17. Ready Or Not - Church & AP
18. Rolling Stone - Six60
19. Old News - Mitch James
20. Come Home - Sons Of Zion
About The Chart:
The Chart is produced by Recorded Music New Zealand from statistics gathered from data collection agency RadioScope. For more information on the Official NZ Top40 Chart, please see: www.nztop40.co.nz
