This is a list of the top-selling albums in New Zealand for 2016 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. This list also shows top 20 albums in New Zealand.
Chart Key – Album of New Zealand origin Rank Artist Title 1 Adele 25 2 Michael Bublé Christmas 3 Justin Bieber Purpose 4 Ed Sheeran x 5 David Bowie Nothing Has Changed 6 David Bowie Blackstar 7 The Koi Boys Meant To Be 8 Drake Views 9 Twenty One Pilots Blurryface 10 Charlie Puth Nine Track Mind 11 Prince Tui Teka E IPO: The Very Best of''' |- | 12 | Beyoncé | Lemonade|- | 13 | Six60 | Six60|- | 14 | Sol3 Mio | On Another Note|- | 15 | Various | Suicide Squad|- | 16 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams|- | 17 | Rolling Stones | Blue & Lonesome|- | 18 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic|- | 19 | Rihanna | Anti|- | 20 | Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker|- | 21 | Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour|- | 22 | Taylor Swift | 1989|- | 23 | Broods | Conscious|- | 24 | Metallica | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct|- | 25 | Norah Jones | Day Breaks|- | 26 | Michael Bublé | Nobody but Me|- | 27 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway|- | 28 | Disturbed | Immortalized|- | 29 | Elvis Presley | The Wonder of You|- | 30 | Prince | The Hits/The B-Sides|- | 31 | Sia | This Is Acting|- | 32 | Adele | 21|- | 33 | Frank Ocean | Blonde|- | 34 | Prince | The Very Best of Prince|- | 35 | Devilskin | Be Like the River|- | 36 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness|- | 37 | Sol3 Mio | Sol3 Mio|- | 38 | Guns N' Roses | Greatest Hits|- | 39 | Radiohead | A Moon Shaped Pool|- | 40 | One Direction | Made in the A.M.|- | 41 | Meghan Trainor | Title|- | 42 | Ellie Goulding | Delirium|- | 43 | Fleetwood Mac | 25 Years – The Chain|- | 44 | Leonard Cohen | The Essential Leonard Cohen|- | 45 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Legend|- | 46 | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman|- | 47 | Troye Sivan | Blue Neighbourhood|- | 48 | Tracy Chapman | Greatest Hits|- | 49 | Flume | Skin|- | 50 | Fat Freddy's Drop | Bays''
Top 20 Albums by New Zealand artists Rank Artist Title 1 The Koi Boys Meant To Be 2 Prince Tui Teka EIPO: The Very Best Of 3 Six60 Six60 4 Sol3 Mio On Another Note 5 Broods Conscious 6 Devilskin Be Like the River 7 Sol3 Mio Sol3 Mio 8 Fat Freddy's Drop Bays 9 Anika Moa Songs for Bubbas 2 10 Various Poi E: The Story of Our Song 11 Various Stir It Up: Aotearoa Tribute to Bob Marley 12 Broods Evergreen 13 Anika Moa Songs for Bubbas 1 14 Lorde Pure Heroine 15 Six60 Six60 16 Hollie Smith Water or Gold 17 Dave Dobbyn Harmony House 18 Aaradhna Brown Girl 19 Marlon Williams Marlon Williams 20 Shapeshifter Stars
References
External links The Official NZ Music Chart - albums