2021 Top 50 New Zealand songs streamed in New Zealand
New Zealand song criteria: written or co-written by a New Zealand APRA member. Based on New Zealand streams reported by Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music for the 2020-21 financial year.
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| # | Title | Writer | Publisher | Performer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN THE AIR | ADAMS-TAMATEA A / GREGORY M / KORA B / KORA H / SHADBOLT J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | L.A.B. |
| 2 | CONTROLLER | ADAMS-TAMATEA A / KORA B / KORA H / SHADBOLT J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | L.A.B. |
| 3 | SAVAGE LOVE (LAXED - SIREN BEAT) | DESROULEAUX J / HINDLIN J / GREISS P / NANAI J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING / PEERMUSIC / SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | JAWSH 685, JASON DERULO |
| 4 | DON'T FORGET YOUR ROOTS | WALTERS M / FRASER J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 5 | WHY OH WHY | ADAMS-TAMATEA A / KORA B / KORA H / SHADBOLT J/ GREGORY M | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | L.A.B. |
| 6 | SUNDOWN | GERBES M / WALTERS M / HO J / SHELTON P | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT / KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 7 | CATCHING FEELINGS | BEACHEN M / O'LEARY B / SINGH S / THOMSON S / GERBES S / WALTERS M / ABRAMS D | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | DRAX PROJECT |
| 8 | LONG GONE | GERBES M / WALTERS M / BOGART E / CLAMPITT L / HO J | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT / KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 9 | NOT MY NEIGHBOUR | WALTERS N / NOBLE R / LUKE J / HOBBS R | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | NIKO WALTERS |
| 10 | THE GREATEST | WALTERS M / GERBES M / BOGART E / HO J / BOARD P | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT / KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 11 | GLITTER | FOUNTAIN J / BENNETT S / SCHOUSHKOFF J | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | BENEE |
| 12 | FADE AWAY | GERBES M / WALTERS M / DUTTON J / HO J / SHELTON P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 13 | SUPALONELY | BENNETT S / FOUNTAIN J / ANDREWS J / RICE B | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | BENEE |
| 14 | PLEASE DON'T GO | GRAY J / BOGART E / WALTERS M / GERBES M / HO J / LOMAX A / LOMAX J | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT / ESSEX MUSIC OF AUSTRALIA / KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 15 | ALL SHE WROTE | GERBES M / WALTERS M / HO J / SHELTON P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 16 | RAINING | GERBES M / WALTERS M / HO J / CHIN-QUEE D / DERY V / SEREBA N | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT /KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 17 | HELP ME OUT | CHAPPLE-WILSON K / ERIWATA S / SADGROVE L / LATIMER J | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT obo BIG POP MUSIC PUBLISHING | KINGS |
| 18 | VIBES | MAC C / PAEWAI E / FRASER J / GERBES M / WALTERS M / BOARD P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 19 | WOKE UP LATE | BEACHEN M / O'LEARY B / SINGH S / THOMSON S / ABRAMS D | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | DRAX PROJECT |
| 20 | SWEET N SOUR | NANAI J / STEVENSON M / LEFF A / HINDLIN J / SUECOF J / SALOMON N / TEPA G | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING | JAWSH 685, LAUV, TYGA |
| 21 | WANDERING EYE | MAXWELL W / TAMAIRA D / FAIUMU C / LAING T / KERR T / GORDON I / LINDSAY J / FOUNTAIN J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING / NATIVE TONGUE MUSIC | FAT FREDDY'S DROP |
| 22 | SOAKED | FOUNTAIN J / BENNETT S / SCHOUSHKOFF J | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | BENEE |
| 23 | FOR THE LOVE OF JANE | ADAMS-TAMATEA A / GREGORY M / KORA B / KORA H / SHADBOLT J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | L.A.B. |
| 24 | DRIFT AWAY | SADGROVE M | SONS OF ZION | |
| 25 | FIREFLY | BEACHEN M / O'LEARY B / SINGH S / THOMSON S / EL-AMINE I / CHAHAYED R / FETTY WAP | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | DRAX PROJECT FEAT FETTY WAP & AACACIA DRAX |
| 26 | DON'T GIVE IT UP | MAC C / PAEWAI E / FRASER J / GERBES M / WALTERS M / BOARD P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 27 | DONT WORRY BOUT IT | CHAPPLE-WILSON K | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT obo BIG POP MUSIC PUBLISHING | KINGS |
| 28 | NEVER ENOUGH | SHELTON P / HO J / GERBES M / WALTERS M | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT / KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 29 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND | TAANE TINORAU N | TIKI TAANE | |
| 30 | ROCKETSHIP | ADAMS-TAMATEA A / KORA B / KORA H / SHADBOLT J | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | L.A.B. |
| 31 | ONLY TO BE | FRASER J / WALTERS M / MAC CHRIS | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 32 | APRIL SUN IN CUBA | HUNTER M / HEWSON P | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / NATIVE TONGUE MUSIC PUBLISHING | DRAGON |
| 33 | SPECIAL | GERBES M / WALTERS M / BOARD P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 34 | CLOSER | MAC C / PAEWAI E / FRASER J / GERBES M / WALTERS M / BOARD P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 35 | SLICE OF HEAVEN | DOBBYN D | NATIVE TONGUE MUSIC PUBLISHING | DAVE DOBBYN |
| 36 | SUNDAY MORNING | BYWATERS M / JAMES M / EGIZII A / MUSUMECI D | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING / MUSHROOM MUSIC / MUSHROOM MUSIC obo WE ARE UNIFIED | MITCH JAMES |
| 37 | YES I DO | ADAMS-TAMATEA A / KORA B / KORA H / SHADBOLT J / GREGORY M | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | L.A.B. |
| 38 | WHITE LINES | WALTERS M / GERBES M / BOARD P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 39 | JAH RASTAFARI | COLBERT P / KATENE D / COLBERT S / COLBERT J / BROWN D | 1814 | |
| 40 | WHY DOES LOVE DO THIS TO ME | LUCK J | UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING | THE EXPONENTS |
| 41 | GET AWAY | BELL L / FERGUSON J / ADAMS-TAMATEA A / BELL J / HOHEPA T / | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo LOOP PUBLISHING | KATCHAFIRE |
| 42 | RIVERS | MAC C / PAEWAI E / FRASER J / GERBES M / WALTERS M / BOARD P | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT / MUSHROOM MUSIC | SIX60 |
| 43 | FINEST WINE | FRASER J / MAC C | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING obo MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | SIX60 |
| 44 | MISTY FREQUENCIES | NESS C / DE GRUT P | CHE-FU | |
| 45 | SO TRUE | WEIR B / AUGUST M / LAING T | NATIVE TONGUE MUSIC PUBLISHING | THE BLACK SEEDS |
| 46 | FOREVER LOVE | PATEL A / SILVERMAN J / D'ANNUNZIO V | KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING | AARADHNA |
| 47 | TAKEOVER (FT. NU) | LEE T / MATTHEWS G / TEARE N | WOODCUT PRODUCTIONS | LEE MVTTHEWS |
| 48 | CHOOSE | WALKER S / SADGROVE M | SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING | STAN WALKER |
| 49 | DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER | FINN N | BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT | CROWDED HOUSE |
| 50 | ROAD TRIP | SADGROVE M / PANAPA R / ERIWATA S / LATIMER J / HAAPU C | SONS OF ZION |
