New Zealand top 50 singles of 2015
This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2015 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ. English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, English soul singer Sam Smith, Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd and New Zealand band Six60 each had three songs in the chart. The chart was topped by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars' song "Uptown Funk". As well as the three songs by Six60, the chart also had songs by New Zealand artists Avalanche City and Savage.
Chart
;Key| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1 | featuring Bruno Mars | "Uptown Funk" |
| 2 | Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake | "Lean On" |
| 3 | featuring Charlie Puth | "See You Again" |
| 4 | Hozier | "Take Me to Church" |
| 5 | OMI | "Cheerleader" |
| 6 | Maroon 5 | "Sugar" |
| 7 | "Thinking Out Loud" | |
| 8 | Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney | "FourFiveSeconds" |
| 9 | Jack Ü with Justin Bieber | "Where Are Ü Now" |
| 10 | The Weeknd | "Can't Feel My Face" |
| 11 | "What Do You Mean?" | |
| 12 | "Love Me like You Do" | |
| 13 | Adele | "Hello" |
| 14 | "Sorry" | |
| 15 | "Want to Want Me" | |
| 16 | featuring John Legend | "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" |
| 17 | featuring Meghan Trainor | "Marvin Gaye" |
| 18 | The Weeknd | "The Hills" |
| 19 | Walk the Moon | "Shut Up & Dance" |
| 20 | Timmy Trumpet and Savage | "Freaks"† |
| 21 | "Lay Me Down" | |
| 22 | Six60 | "White Lines"† |
| 23 | The Weeknd | "Earned It" |
| 24 | "Hold Back the River" | |
| 25 | Kygo featuring Parson James | "Stole the Show" |
| 26 | "Photograph" | |
| 27 | and Disciples | "How Deep Is Your Love?" |
| 28 | Six60 | "Special"† |
| 29 | Galantis | "Runaway " |
| 30 | Pitbull and Ne-Yo | "Time of Our Lives" |
| 31 | "Stay with Me" | |
| 32 | "Let It Go" | |
| 33 | and Rudimental | "Bloodstream" |
| 34 | featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack | "Hey Mama" |
| 35 | Deorro and Chris Brown | "Five More Hours" |
| 36 | "Jealous" | |
| 37 | Fetty Wap | "Trap Queen" |
| 38 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz | "Downtown" |
| 39 | Avalanche City | "Inside Out"† |
| 40 | "I'm Not the Only One" | |
| 41 | Avicii | "The Nights" |
| 42 | "Fight Song" | |
| 43 | Grace featuring G-Eazy | "You Don't Own Me" |
| 44 | R. City featuring Adam Levine | "Locked Away" |
| 45 | Six60 | "So High"† |
| 46 | featuring Francesco Yates | "Sugar" |
| 47 | Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White | "I Don't Like It, I Love It" |
| 48 | Silentó | "Watch Me " |
| 49 | featuring Demi Lovato | "Up" |
| 50 | AronChupa | "I'm an Albatraoz" |
Top 20 singles of 2015 by New Zealand artists
;Key| Rank | Artist | Song |
| 1 | Six60 | "White Lines" |
| 2 | Timmy Trumpet and Savage | "Freaks" |
| 3 | Six60 | "Special" |
| 4 | Avalanche City | "Inside Out" |
| 5 | Six60 | "So High" |
| 6 | Disclosure featuring Lorde | "Magnets" |
| 7 | Six60 | "Purple" |
| 8 | Lorde | "Yellow Flicker Beat" |
| 9 | Ginny Blackmore | "Love Me Anyway" |
| 10 | Beau Monga | "King and Queen" |
| 11 | Six60 | "Don't Forget Your Roots" |
| 12 | Lorde | "Royals" |
| 13 | Six60 | "Only To Be" |
| 14 | Broods | "Bridges" |
| 15 | Broods | "Four Walls" |
| 16 | Broods | "Mother & Father" |
| 17 | Gin Wigmore | "New Rush" |
| 18 | Six60 | "Forever" |
| 19 | Six60 | "Exhale" |
| 20 | Lorde | "Team" |
Chart by numbers
Origin
By artist
The following shows the country of origin from where the artist originate from. Artists who appear more than once have only been tallied once.| Country | Total |
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By single
The following shows the country of origin from which the singles originate regardless of who the artist is.| Country | Total |
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Most singles
The following shows the artists who have the most singles that appear in this chart. This includes where an artist appeared as a featured artist; however where a singer appears as a featured artist on their own and who is usually part of a band/group, this does not count towards their groups tally.| Artist | Total |
| 3 | |
| Six60 | 3 |
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Format
The following show what format each single appears on, whether it was an artists album, a non-album single, an extended play or as part of a soundtrack.| Format | Total |
| Albums | 34 |
| Singles | 7 |
| EP | 6 |
| Soundtracks | 2 |
Multiple releases
The following shows singles that had multiple releases from the same album.| Title | Total | Singles |
| Beauty Behind The Madness The Weeknd | 3 | "Can't Feel My Face" "Earned It" "The Hills" |
| In The Lonely Hour Sam Smith | 3 | "I'm Not The Only One" "Lay Me Down" "Stay With Me" |
| Purpose Justin Bieber | 3 | "Sorry" "What Do You Mean" "Where Are Ü Now" |
| Six60 Six60 | 3 | "So High" "Special" "White Lines" |
| Chaos & The Calm James Bay | 2 | "Hold Back The River" "Let It Go" |
| Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack | 2 | "Earned It" by The Weeknd "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding |
| Nine Track Mind Charlie Puth | 2 | "Marvin Gaye" "See You Again" |
| x Ed Sheeran | 2 | "Photograph" "Thinking Out Loud" |
Type
The following shows the denomination that each single was released as, whether as a solo artist or as part of a group, band or duo. Also shows how many singles had guest artists.| Type | Total |
| Solo artists | 33 |
| Groups | 9 |
| Featured artists | 16 |
| Collaboration | 7 |
Top Genre
The following shows the most common genres the Top 50 singles are regarded as " by Silentó"The Nights" by Avicii featuring Nicholas Furlong
"Locked Away" by R. City featuring Adam Levine
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
Top Label
The following shows the most common record labels that a single was associated with. Any label that only had one single has not been noted.| Label | Total | Singles |
| Atlantic Records | 8 | "Bloodsctream" by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental "Hey Mama" by David Guetta featuring Afrojack, Bebe Rexha & Nicki Minaj "I Don't Like It, I Love It" by Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber |
| Republic Records | 7 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Earned It" by The Weeknd "Hold Back the River" by James Bay "Jealous" by Nick Jonas "Let It Go" by James Bay "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding "The Hills" by The Weeknd |
| Capitol Records | 4 | "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith "Watch Me " by Silentó |
| Columbia Records | 4 | "Cheerleader" by Omi "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten "How Deep Is Your Love" by Calvin Harris featuring Disciples "Take Me to Church" by Hozier |
| RCA Records | 4 | "Locked Away" by R. City featuring Adam Levine "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "You Don't Own Me" by Grace featuring G-Eazy |
| Warner Music Group | 4 | "Inside Out" by Avalanche City "Lean On" by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ "Runaway " by Galantis featuring Cathy Dennis & Julia Karlsson "Sugar" by Robin Schulz featuring Francesco Yates |
| Asylum Records | 3 | "Bloodstream" by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran |
| Massive Entertainment | 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 |
| Def Jam Recordings | 2 | "Sorry" by Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean" by Justin Bieber |
| Epic Records | 2 | "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend "Up" by Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato |
| Interscope Records | 2 | "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding "Sugar" by Maroon 5 |
| Island Records | 2 | "Jealous" by Nick Jonas "Take Me to Church" by Hozier |
| Mad Decent | 2 | "Lean On" by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber |
| PRMD | 2 | "Five More Hours" by Deorro featuring Chris Brown "The Nights" by Avicii featuring Nicholas Furlong |
| Sony Music Entertainment | 2 | "I'm an Albatraoz" by AronChupa featuring Nora Ekberg "Stole the Show" by Kygo featuring Parson James |
| Ultra Records | 2 | "Cheerleader" by Omi "Five More Hours" by Deorro featuring Chris Brown |
| Universal Music Group | 2 | "Freaks" by Timmy Trumpet & Savage "The Nights" by Avicii featuring Nicholas Furlong |
| XO Records | 2 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "The Hills" by The Weeknd |
Top songwriters
The following shows the songwriters who had the most top-selling singles of 2015 in New Zealand.| Songwriter | Total | Single/s |
| 3 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Earned It" by The Weeknd "The Hills" by The Weeknd | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "Bloodstream" by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "Locked Away" by R. City featuring Adam Levine "Sugar" by Maroon 5 "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull) featuring Ne-Yo | |
| 3 | "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "Sorry" by Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean" by Justin Bieber "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber | |
| 3 | "Locked Away" by R. City featuring Adam Levine "Sugar" by Maroon 5 "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith | |
| 2 | "Earned It" by The Weeknd "The Hills" by The Weeknd | |
| 2 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | |
| 2 | "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | |
| 2 | "Hold Back the River" by James Bay "Let It Go" by James Bay | |
| 2 | "What Do You Mean" by Justin Bieber "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber | |
| 2 | "Bloodstreanm" by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran | |
| 2 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | |
| 2 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | |
| 2 | "Sorry" by Justin Bieber "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü & Justin Bieber |
Most/Least songwriters
The following shows the singles that were credited as having been written by only one person and the singles that had the most credited writers of 2015.| Single | Total | Songwriter/s |
| "Five More Hours" Deorro & Chris Brown | 1 | Erick Orrosquieta |
| "I'm An Albatraoz" AronChupa featuring Nora Ekberg | 1 | Aron Ekberg |
| "Inside Out" Avalanche City | 1 | Dave Baxter |
| "Take Me To Church" Hozier | 1 | Andrew Hozier-Byrne |
| "Trap Queen" Fetty Wap | 1 | Willie Maxwell |
| "Downtown" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel | 9 | Ben Haggerty Darian Asplund Eric Nally Evan Flory-Barnes Jacob Dutton Joshua Karp Joshua Rawlings Ryan Lewis Tim Haggerty |
| "FourFiveSeconds" by Kanye West, Rihanna & Sir Paul McCartney | 9 | Dallas Austin David Longstreth Elon Rutberg Kanye West Kirby Lauryen Mike Dean Noah Goldstein Paul McCartney Tyrone Griffin |
| "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 19 | Alvin Jones Bruno Mars Carl Scoggins Charlie Wilson Chris Clayton Devon Gallaspy James "Jimi" Macon Jeff Bhasker Lonnie Simmons Mark Ronson Nicholas Williams O'Dell Stokes Philip Lawrence Robert Wilson Ronnie Wilson Roscoe Smith Rudolph Taylor Tim Fenderson Tommy Lokey |
Top producers
The following shows the producers who had the most singles to appear on this chart.| Producer | Total | Single |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "Locked Away" by R. City featuring Adam Levine "Sugar" by Maroon 5 "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo | |
| 3 | "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 3 | "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith | |
| 3 | "So High" by Six60 "Special" by Six60 "White Lines" by Six60 | |
| 2 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | |
| 2 | "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | |
| 2 | "Hold Back the River" by James Bay "Let It Go" by James Bay | |
| 2 | "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | |
| 2 | "Locked Away" by R. City featuring Adam Levine "Time of Our Lives" by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo | |
| 2 | "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | |
| 2 | "Sorry" by Justin Bieber "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber | |
| 2 | "Lean On" by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake & MØ "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber |