This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one singles in New Zealand during the 2010s decade, starting from Monday 4 January 2010. From 7 November 2014, the chart also included data from audio on demand streaming services.
Chart Key – Number-one single of the yearAnnual charts are sourced from the RIANZ website: "Annual Top 50 Singles Chart 2010" – Song of New Zealand originWhether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RMNZ – Number-one single of the year, of New Zealand origin
Artist Title Weeks atnumber-oneThe date given is the day when the chart was published. The reporting period is from the preceding week, which is Monday to Sunday. Therefore, the date given is the day after the reporting period ended. Reachednumber-one Reference "Black Box"†10 Timbaland featuring Katy Perry "If We Ever Meet Again"4 featuring Scribe "You Got Me"‡4 Usher featuring will.i.am "OMG"4 B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"5 "Young Blood"†2 featuring Snoop Dogg "California Gurls"3 Eminem featuring Rihanna"Love the Way You Lie"4"Dynamite"2"Teenage Dream"4Rihanna"Only Girl (In the World)"1"Just the Way You Are"2"Something in the Water"†1Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev"Like a G6"3"Firework"3"The Time (Dirty Bit)"2"Grenade"3Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference"Yeah 3x"1"Hold It Against Me"1 Six60 "Rise Up 2.0"†1 featuring "E.T."1 featuring Eve"Who's That Girl"1Lady Gaga"Born This Way"2 featuring B.o.B"Price Tag"2Avalanche City"Love Love Love"†3LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock"Party Rock Anthem"11Adele"Someone Like You"2 featuring Sabi"You Make Me Feel..."1Adele"Someone Like You"3Maroon 5 featuring "Moves Like Jagger"6Gotye featuring Kimbra"Somebody That I Used to Know"†6Rihanna featuring "We Found Love"9LMFAO"Sexy and I Know It"2Charts.nzArtist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference featuring Sia"Wild Ones"6Charts.nz"Part of Me"1Charts.nz"Good Night"2Charts.nzK'naan featuring "Is Anybody Out There"1Charts.nz"Young Homie"1Charts.nz"Call Me Maybe"5"Shut Up & Kiss Me"1"Whistle"8"Wide Awake"1Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen"Good Time"1"Wide Awake"1Fun"Some Nights"2Maroon 5"One More Night"3"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"1Flight of the Conchords"Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"†2Titanium"Come On Home"†1Psy"Gangnam Style"2One Direction"Live While We're Young"1Psy"Gangnam Style"4Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz"Thrift Shop"6will.i.am featuring "Scream & Shout"1Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz"Thrift Shop"3Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Referencewill.i.am featuring "Scream & Shout"1Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert"Same Love"3Pink featuring "Just Give Me a Reason"1Baauer"Harlem Shake"1Pink featuring "Just Give Me a Reason"2Lorde"Royals"†3Passenger"Let Her Go"2 featuring T.I. and "Blurred Lines"*8Lorde"Tennis Court"†1 featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams"Blurred Lines"3"We Can't Stop"1"Bones"†1"It's Worth It"†2 Avicii"Wake Me Up!"1"Roar"11One Direction"Story of My Life"1Eminem featuring Rihanna"The Monster"3One Direction"Strong"1Eminem featuring Rihanna"The Monster"1"I See Fire"3Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference "Happy"12 5 Seconds of Summer "She Looks So Perfect"1 "Happy"1 and Stan Walker "Holding You"†1 "Happy"2 featuring Iggy Azalea "Problem"1 featuring Charli XCX "Fancy"1"Stay with Me"2 Sigma"Nobody to Love"1 Nico & Vinz"Am I Wrong"1"Stay with Me"1 5 Seconds of Summer"Don't Stop"1 Nico & Vinz"Am I Wrong"1 "Stay with Me"1 "Sing"1"We Are Done"3"Budapest"1 "All About That Bass"2 "Shake It Off" 1 "All About That Bass"2 "Shake It Off"1 "All About That Bass"2 "Thinking Out Loud"4 Six60 "Special"†1 Timmy Trumpet & Savage "Freaks"†5 featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk" "Uptown Funk" was the No.1 single for 20159 Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference"Love Me Like You Do"2 Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney"FourFiveSeconds"5 featuring Charlie Puth"See You Again"7 featuring Kendrick Lamar"Bad Blood"1 featuring Charlie Puth"See You Again"1 featuring Meghan Trainor"Marvin Gaye"1 Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake"Lean On"1 featuring Meghan Trainor"Marvin Gaye"1 Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake"Lean On"1Avalanche City"Inside Out"†1 featuring John Legend"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"3 One Direction"Drag Me Down"1 The Weeknd"Can't Feel My Face"3 "What Do You Mean?"8 Adele"Hello"3 "Sorry"2"Love Yourself"10Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference Zayn"Pillowtalk"1 Lukas Graham"7 Years"8 Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign"Work from Home"2 Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla"One Dance"13 featuring and MØ"Cold Water"4 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey"Closer"8 The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk"Starboy"2 "Say You Won't Let Go"3 featuring "Black Beatles"1 The Weeknd featuring "Starboy"3 Bruno Mars"24K Magic"2Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference Clean Bandit featuring and Anne-Marie"Rockabye"1 "Shape of You"8 Lorde"Green Light"†1 "Shape of You"5 "Humble"3 featuring , Quavo, Chance the Rapper and "I'm the One"2 and featuring "Despacito (Remix)"13Macklemore featuring "Glorious"1"Look What You Made Me Do"2"Too Good at Goodbyes"1Khalid"Young Dumb & Broke"1 featuring "Rockstar"8"I Fall Apart"2 and Beyoncé"Perfect Duet"2 and "Perfect Symphony"1Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference"Perfect"5Drake"God's Plan"9 featuring "Freaky Friday"2Drake"Nice for What"4Childish Gambino"This Is America"2"Better Now"15 Seconds of Summer"Youngblood"4Maroon 5 featuring "Girls Like You"2Drake"In My Feelings"5, Halsey and Khalid"Eastside"4 and "I Love It"1 and XXXTentacion"Falling Down"1"Shotgun"4 and "Shallow"2"Thank U, Next"6"All I Want for Christmas Is You"1Artist Title Weeks atnumber-one Reachednumber-one Reference"Sweet but Psycho"1 and "Sunflower"2"7 Rings"4"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"3"Sucker"1Khalid and Disclosure"Talk"1"Wow"1"Bad Guy"1Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus"Old Town Road" (Remix)12 and "Señorita"9Tones and I"Dance Monkey"1"Circles"1Tones and I"Dance Monkey"8"Roxanne"6"All I Want for Christmas Is You"1
By artist
Key – Song of New Zealand origin
ArtistNumber-onesinglesLongest runTotal weeks atnumber one8 "Roar" (11 weeks) 246 "Despacito (Remix)" (13 weeks) 396 "Rockstar" (8 weeks) 155 "Shape of You" (13 weeks) 29Rihanna5 "We Found Love" (9 weeks) 23Drake4 "One Dance" (13 weeks) 314 "Uptown Funk" (9 weeks) 164 "Thank U, Next" (6 weeks) 144 "Shake It Off" and "Look What You Made Me Do" (2 weeks) 6One Direction4 "Live While We're Young"/"Story of My Life"/"Strong"/"Drag Me Down" (1 week each)4Maroon 53"Moves like Jagger" (6 weeks) 113 "All About That Bass" (6 weeks) 113 "FourFiveSeconds" (5 weeks) 75 Seconds of Summer3"Youngblood" (4 weeks) 6Khalid3"Eastside" (4 weeks) 6Lorde3"Royals" (3 weeks) 5
By song Key – Song of New Zealand origin
TitleArtistReached number oneWeeks atnumber one "Happy" 15 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla 13 "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran 13"Despacito (Remix)" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 13 "Old Town Road" (Remix) Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 12 "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 11 "Roar" 11 "Blurred Lines" featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams 11 "Love Yourself" Justin Bieber 10 "Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz 10 "We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 9 "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars 9 "God's Plan" Drake 9 "Señorita" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello 9 "Dance Monkey" Tones and I 9 "Whistle" Flo Rida 8 "See You Again" featuring Charlie Puth 8 "What Do You Mean?" 8 "7 Years" Lukas Graham 8 "Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 8 "Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage 8 "Black Box" 6 "Moves like Jagger" Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera 6 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra 6 "Wild Ones" Flo Rida featuring Sia 6 "Gangnam Style" Psy 6 "All About That Bass" 6 "Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande 6 "Roxanne" Arizona Zervas 6 "Airplanes" B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams 5 "Call Me Maybe" 5 "Someone Like You" Adele 5 "Freaks" Timmy Trumpet featuring Savage 5 "FourFiveSeconds" Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney 5 "Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk 5 "Perfect" Ed Sheeran 5 "In My Feelings" Drake 5
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