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OLIVIA STARTS 2026 RIGHT, LORDE RETURNS TO TOP OF AOTEAROA ALBUMS CHART
Olivia Dean's reign on the Top 40 shows no sign of waning. 'Man I Need' has now spent more weeks at #1 than any single by a solo female artist, while only 6 UK artists have an album that has spent longer at #1 on the Official Albums Chart.
WHAM! GRAB ANOTHER CHRISTMAS #1, OLIVIA HOLDS OFF MR CHRISTMAS
In the week leading up to Christmas Day, it's no surprise that the Top 40 Singles Chart experiences an almost total festive takeover! Just as it did in 2024, 'Last Christmas' by Wham! takes out the #1 position.
OLIVIA DEAN HOLDS AT #1 ON TOP 40, SIX60 & MARLON WILLIAMS CLAIM AOTEAROA #1s
Olivia Dean continues to hold all Christmas classics at bay on the Top 40, while Six60 claim their 17th Aotearoa Top 20 #1 this wiki with their latest single ‘We Made It’.
OLIVIA DEAN HOLDS STEADY ON TOP 40, 'READY TO RIDE' HITS 20 WEEKS AT #1 ON NZ TOP 20
Olivia Dean heads both the Singles and Albums Top 40 for a ninth week, surpassing a 50-year-old record held by none other than ABBA. The Swedes led the NZ Charts simultaneously with ‘Fernando’ and The Best Of ABBA for eight weeks back in 1976.
Hori Shaw and Te Wehi’s 2025 collab ‘Ready To Ride’ becomes the 10th-ever single to reach 20 weeks at #1 on the Aotearoa Singles Chart, while Lorde’s Virgin remains at #1 on the Albums Top 20 – having first hit the top spot on release in July 2025.
