List of number-one albums from the 2010s (New Zealand)
This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one albums in New Zealand during the 2010s decade. Adele's 2011 album 21 charted at number one for a total of 38 weeks, and was the top-selling album in both 2011 and 2012. New Zealand vocal trio SOL3 MIO had the top selling album in 2013, despite their self-titled album being released only in November 2013.
In New Zealand, Recorded Music NZ compiles the top 40 albums chart each 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 2010s.
Number ones
Keyhad the first number one album of the 2010s, with I Dreamed a Dream, and had two others chart at number one over the decade.
, had the number one album in 2013.
spent 38 weeks at number one with her album 21.
's Christmas album has charted at number one in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016
saw all her three albums reach number one.
had five albums reach number one: Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation and Lover, and has spent 14 weeks at number one.
charted for six consecutive weeks with his album Recovery.
had her debut album Pure Heroine chart in 2013 and 2014, with quintuple platinum sales.
topped the charts in January 2016 just days after he died of cancer, with his album Blackstar.
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Susan Boyle | I Dreamed a Dream | 4 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Glee Cast | ' | 1 | Gold | ||
| Susan Boyle | I Dreamed a Dream | 2 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Gin Wigmore | Holy Smoke | 3 | Platinum ×4 | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Fame Monster | 1 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Hollie Smith | Humour and the Misfortune of Others | 1 | — | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Fame Monster | 1 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Dane Rumble | The Experiment | 1 | Gold | ||
| Slash | Slash | 2 | Platinum | ||
| AC/DC | Iron Man 2 | 1 | Gold | ||
| Justin Bieber | My Worlds | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Susan Boyle | I Dreamed a Dream | 1 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Justin Bieber | My Worlds | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Lady Antebellum | Need You Now | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Jack Johnson | To the Sea | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Justin Bieber | My Worlds | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Lady Antebellum | Need You Now | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Eminem | Recovery | 6 | Platinum | ||
| Opshop | Until the End of Time | 1 | — | ||
| Eminem | Recovery | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Iron Maiden | The Final Frontier | 1 | — | ||
| Stan Walker | From the Inside Out | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Disturbed | Asylum | 1 | Gold | ||
| The Naked and Famous | Passive Me, Aggressive You | 1 | — | ||
| Linkin Park | A Thousand Suns | 1 | Gold | ||
| Shihad | Ignite | 1 | Gold | ||
| Katy Perry | Teenage Dream | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Gin Wigmore | Holy Smoke | 1 | Platinum ×4 | ||
| Brooke Fraser | Flags | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Kings of Leon | Come Around Sundown | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Taylor Swift | Speak Now | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Susan Boyle | The Gift | 7 | Platinum ×4 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Ronan Keating | Duet | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More | 3 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Adele | 21 | 2 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| P!nk | Greatest Hits... So Far!!! | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| House of Shem | Island Vibration | 1 | — | ||
| Adele | 21 | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Tiki | In the World of Light | 1 | — | ||
| Adele | 21 | 2 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Dennis Marsh | Maori Songbook | 1 | — | ||
| Adele | 21 | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Foo Fighters | Wasting Light | 3 | Platinum | ||
| Hayley Westenra | Paradiso | 1 | Gold | ||
| Adele | 21 | 2 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Lady Gaga | Born This Way | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Adele | 21 | 13 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'm with You | 1 | Gold | ||
| Adele | 21 | 5 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Six60 | Six60 | 2 | Platinum ×7 | ||
| Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Florence and the Machine | Ceremonials | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Gin Wigmore | Gravel & Wine | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Rihanna | Talk That Talk | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Michael Bublé | Christmas | 4 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Adele | 21 | 5 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | 2 | Gold | ||
| Adele | 21 | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Reece Mastin | Reece Mastin | 1 | Gold | ||
| Adele | 21 | 2 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Bruce Springsteen | Wrecking Ball | 1 | — | ||
| One Direction | Up All Night | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Adele | 21 | 2 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| The Black Seeds | Dust and Dirt | 1 | — | ||
| One Direction | Up All Night | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Home Brew | Home Brew | 1 | — | ||
| Adele | 21 | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Rod Stewart | ' | 1 | Gold | ||
| Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators | Apocalyptic Love | 1 | Gold | ||
| John Mayer | Born and Raised | 1 | — | ||
| Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | Jersey's Best: The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Justin Bieber | Believe | 1 | Gold | ||
| Linkin Park | Living Things | 2 | Gold | ||
| Chris Brown | Fortune | 1 | — | ||
| Adele | 21 | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Justin Bieber | Believe | 1 | Gold | ||
| Peter Posa | White Rabbit: The Very Best Of | 6 | Platinum | ||
| The xx | Coexist | 1 | — | ||
| P!nk | The Truth About Love | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Mumford & Sons | Babel | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Muse | The 2nd Law | 1 | Gold | ||
| P!nk | The Truth About Love | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Taylor Swift | Red | 3 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| One Direction | Take Me Home | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Led Zeppelin | Celebration Day | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Susan Boyle | ' | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Rod Stewart | Merry Christmas, Baby | 3 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Michael Bublé | Christmas | 1 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Mumford & Sons | Babel | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | + | 2 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Various artists | ' | 3 | Gold | ||
| Various artists | Mt. Zion | 1 | — | ||
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Push the Sky Away | 1 | — | ||
| Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | The Heist | 1 | Platinum | ||
| P!nk | The Truth About Love | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| David Bowie | The Next Day | 1 | Gold | ||
| Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience | 1 | Gold | ||
| P!nk | The Truth About Love | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Paramore | Paramore | 1 | — | ||
| Michael Bublé | To Be Loved | 5 | Platinum | ||
| Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Shapeshifter | Delta | 1 | Gold | ||
| Black Sabbath | 13 | 1 | — | ||
| Kanye West | Yeezus | 1 | — | ||
| Fat Freddy's Drop | Blackbird | 4 | Platinum | ||
| Charley Pride | 40 Years of Pride | 1 | Gold | ||
| Dennis Marsh | Country Songbook | 1 | — | ||
| Charley Pride | 40 Years of Pride | 1 | Gold | ||
| Jackie Thomas | Jackie Thomas | 1 | Gold | ||
| Harrison Craig | More Than A Dream | 1 | — | ||
| Fleetwood Mac | 25 Years – The Chain | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Arctic Monkeys | AM | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Blacklistt | Blacklistt | 1 | — | ||
| Kings of Leon | Mechanical Bull | 1 | — | ||
| Lorde | Pure Heroine | 4 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Katy Perry | Prism | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | 2 | Platinum | ||
| SOL3 MIO | SOL3 MIO | 9 | Platinum ×8 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Bruce Springsteen | High Hopes | 1 | Gold | ||
| Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Dolly Parton | Blue Smoke | 1 | — | ||
| Lorde | Pure Heroine | 2 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Bruce Springsteen | High Hopes | 1 | Gold | ||
| SOL3 MIO | SOL3 MIO | 5 | Platinum ×8 | ||
| Various artists | ' | 3 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| SOL3 MIO | SOL3 MIO | 2 | Platinum ×8 | ||
| Coldplay | Ghost Stories | 3 | Gold | ||
| Ellie Goulding | Halcyon Days | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Lana Del Rey | Ultraviolence | 1 | — | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| 5 Seconds of Summer | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 | Gold | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Devilskin | We Rise | 3 | Platinum | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Shihad | FVEY | 1 | Gold | ||
| INXS | The Very Best | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Broods | Evergreen | 1 | Gold | ||
| Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 4 | Platinum ×4 | ||
| Leonard Cohen | Popular Problems | 1 | — | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 3 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Taylor Swift | 1989 | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Pink Floyd | The Endless River | 1 | Platinum | ||
| One Direction | Four | 1 | Gold | ||
| Taylor Swift | 1989 | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Michael Bublé | Christmas | 4 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Taylor Swift | 1989 | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Meghan Trainor | Title | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Taylor Swift | 1989 | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 3 | Platinum ×4 | ||
| Six60 | Six60 | 2 | Platinum ×6 | ||
| Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | 1 | — | ||
| Six60 | Six60 | 1 | Platinum ×6 | ||
| Dennis Marsh | Lest We Forget | 1 | Gold | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 3 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Sam Smith | In the Lonely Hour | 1 | Platinum ×4 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 2 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| The Script | No Sound Without Silence | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | 1 | Gold | ||
| Muse | Drones | 1 | — | ||
| The Script | No Sound Without Silence | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Ed Sheeran | X | 1 | Platinum ×13 | ||
| Gin Wigmore | Blood to Bone | 1 | — | ||
| The Quin Tikis | The Quin Tikis: New Zealand's Premier Maori Show Band | 2 | — | ||
| Josh Groban | Stages | 2 | — | ||
| Meghan Trainor | Title | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Dr. Dre | Compton | 1 | — | ||
| Cilla Black | The Very Best of Cilla Black | 5 | Platinum | ||
| David Gilmour | Rattle That Lock | 3 | — | ||
| SOL3 MIO | On Another Note | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Fat Freddy's Drop | Bays | 1 | Gold | ||
| SOL3 MIO | On Another Note | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Justin Bieber | Purpose | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Adele | 25 | 7 | Platinum ×12 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| David Bowie | Blackstar | 2 | Gold | ||
| Adele | 25 | 2 | Platinum ×12 | ||
| David Bowie | Nothing Has Changed | 3 | Platinum | ||
| The 1975 | I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It | 1 | — | ||
| David Bowie | Nothing Has Changed | 1 | Platinum | ||
| SOL3 MIO | On Another Note | 1 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Adele | 25 | 1 | Platinum ×12 | ||
| Zayn | Mind of Mine | 1 | — | ||
| Hollie Smith | Water or Gold | 1 | — | ||
| Deftones | Gore | 1 | — | ||
| Anika Moa | Songs for Bubbas 2 | 1 | — | ||
| Prince | The Very Best of Prince | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Drake | Views | 1 | — | ||
| Beyoncé | Lemonade | 2 | Gold | ||
| Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | 1 | — | ||
| Flume | Skin | 1 | — | ||
| Prince | The Hits/The B-Sides | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway | 1 | — | ||
| Broods | Conscious | 4 | — | ||
| Aaradhna | Brown Girl | 1 | — | ||
| Drake | Views | 1 | — | ||
| Various artists | Suicide Squad: The Album | 2 | Gold | ||
| Frank Ocean | Blonde | 1 | — | ||
| Various artists | Suicide Squad: The Album | 2 | Gold | ||
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Skeleton Tree | 1 | — | ||
| Various artists | Suicide Squad: The Album | 1 | Gold | ||
| Passenger | Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea | 1 | — | ||
| Bon Iver | 22, A Million | 1 | — | ||
| Green Day | Revolution Radio | 1 | — | ||
| Kings of Leon | WALLS | 1 | — | ||
| Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker | 1 | Gold | ||
| The Koi Boys | Meant to Be | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Prince Tui Teka | E Ipo: The Very Best Of | 1 | Gold | ||
| Devilskin | Be Like the River | 1 | Gold | ||
| Metallica | Hardwired... to Self-Destruct | 1 | Gold | ||
| Michael Bublé | Christmas | 4 | Platinum ×11 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Adele | 25 | 4 | Platinum ×12 | ||
| Various artists | Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Adele | 25 | 1 | Platinum ×12 | ||
| Various artists | Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 3 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 15 | Platinum ×14 | ||
| Lorde | Melodrama | 3 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 7 | Platinum ×14 | ||
| Queens of the Stone Age | Villains | 1 | — | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 2 | Platinum ×14 | ||
| Foo Fighters | Concrete and Gold | 3 | Gold | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 1 | Platinum ×14 | ||
| Pink | Beautiful Trauma | 3 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Taylor Swift | Reputation | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| SOL3 MIO | A Very M3rry Christmas | 4 | Platinum | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 5 | Platinum ×14 | ||
| Tomorrow People | BBQ Reggae | 1 | — | ||
| Various artists | ' | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Marlon Williams | Make Way for Love | 1 | - | ||
| Various artists | ' | 2 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 6 | Platinum ×14 | ||
| J. Cole | KOD | 1 | — | ||
| Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | 5 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| Kanye West | Ye | 2 | — | ||
| Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | 1 | Platinum ×5 | ||
| XXXTentacion | ? | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Drake | Scorpion | 3 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Various artists | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | 2 | Gold | ||
| Travis Scott | Astroworld | 1 | Gold | ||
| Various artists | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | 1 | Gold | ||
| Ariana Grande | Sweetener | 2 | Platinum | ||
| Eminem | Kamikaze | 5 | Platinum | ||
| Twenty One Pilots | Trench | 1 | — | ||
| Eminem | Kamikaze | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | 16 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one | Reached number one | Certification | Ref |
| Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | 7 | Platinum | ||
| Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | 2 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| BTS | ' | 1 | — | ||
| Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Pink | Hurts 2B Human | 2 | Gold | ||
| Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | 5 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Bruce Springsteen | Western Stars | 1 | — | ||
| Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Beastwars | IV | 1 | — | ||
| Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | 1 | Platinum ×3 | ||
| Ed Sheeran | No.6 Collaborations Project | 6 | Platinum ×2 | ||
| Taylor Swift | Lover | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Tool | Fear Inoculum | 1 | — | ||
| Various artists | Waiata / Anthems | 1 | — | ||
| Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 7 | Gold | ||
| Kanye West | Jesus Is King | 1 | — | ||
| Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 1 | Platinum | ||
| Six60 | Six60 | 5 | 2x Platinum | ||
| Harry Styles | Fine Line | 2 | Platinum |