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OLIVIA LEADS THE WAY, KIWI REGGAE ON THE RISE
Chalk up another week for Olivia Dean as she maintains her grip on both the #1 Album and #1 Single positions with The Art Of Loving and Man I Need respectively. It's ten weeks now that the young English singer has managed the impressive double.
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.
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’.
THE 2025 END OF YEAR CHARTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED!
From the Top 40 success of Alex Warren and KPop Demon Hunters, to the astounding breakthrough journey of Bay of Plenty roots artist Te Wehi on the local Charts, read on to find out which artists and tunes cut through in the year that was.
DEAN CONTINUES RECORD-THREATENING STREAK, TROY KINGI CRACKS #1 ON AOTEAROA ALBUMS TOP 20
Olivia Dean catches up to Tones and I, Katy Perry and Whitney Houston this week, matching their shared record for the most weeks at #1 on the Top 40 Singles Chart by a female solo artist (11).
OLIVIA DEAN FIRST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST TO SPEND 9 WEEKS AT #1 SINCE DOJA
The last female solo artist to spend nine weeks at #1 on the Singles Chart was Doja Cat back in October 2023. This week Olivia Dean matches her with ‘Man I Need’.
OLIVIA'S RUN CONTINUES, TRIGGAR HAPPY PUTS COUNTRY HIP HOP BACK ON TOP
Olivia Dean has been on a roll in the charts worldwide over the last few months, but nowhere has the reception to her new album been quite like in Aotearoa.