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

Key

 *  – Number-one album of the year
 †  – Album of New Zealand origin
 ‡  – Number-one album of the year, of New Zealand origin
Scottish singer Susan Boyle had the first number one album of the 2010s, with I Dreamed a Dream, and had two others chart at number one over the decade.
Pene Pati, of New Zealand vocal group Sol3 Mio, had the number one album in 2013.
English singer Adele spent 38 weeks at number one with her album 21.
Canadian Michael Bublé's Christmas album has charted at number one in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016
New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore saw all her three albums reach number one.
American country pop singer Taylor Swift had five albums reach number one: Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation and Lover, and has spent 14 weeks at number one.
American rapper Eminem charted for six consecutive weeks with his album Recovery.
New Zealand singer Lorde had her debut album Pure Heroine chart in 2013 and 2014, with quintuple platinum sales.
English musician David Bowie 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 4 January 2010 Platinum ×11
Glee Cast Glee: The Music, Volume 2 1 1 February 2010 Gold
Susan Boyle I Dreamed a Dream 2 8 February 2010 Platinum ×11
Gin Wigmore Holy Smoke 3 22 February 2010 Platinum ×4
Lady Gaga The Fame Monster 1 15 March 2010 Platinum ×5
Hollie Smith Humour and the Misfortune of Others 1 22 March 2010
Lady Gaga The Fame Monster 1 29 March 2010 Platinum ×5
Dane Rumble The Experiment 1 5 April 2010 Gold
Slash Slash 2 12 April 2010 Platinum
AC/DC Iron Man 2 1 26 April 2010 Gold
Justin Bieber My Worlds 1 3 May 2010 Platinum ×2
Susan Boyle I Dreamed a Dream 1 10 May 2010 Platinum ×11
Justin Bieber My Worlds 2 17 May 2010 Platinum ×2
Lady Antebellum Need You Now 1 31 May 2010 Platinum
Jack Johnson To the Sea 1 7 June 2010 Platinum
Justin Bieber My Worlds 2 10 June 2010 Platinum ×2
Lady Antebellum Need You Now 1 21 June 2010 Platinum
Eminem Recovery 6 28 June 2010 Platinum
Opshop Until the End of Time 1 9 August 2010
Eminem Recovery 1 16 August 2010 Platinum
Iron Maiden The Final Frontier 1 23 August 2010
Stan Walker From the Inside Out 1 30 August 2010 Platinum
Disturbed Asylum 1 6 September 2010 Gold
The Naked and Famous Passive Me, Aggressive You 1 13 September 2010
Linkin Park A Thousand Suns 1 20 September 2010 Gold
Shihad Ignite 1 27 September 2010 Gold
Katy Perry Teenage Dream 1 4 October 2010 Platinum ×3
Gin Wigmore Holy Smoke 1 11 October 2010 Platinum ×4
Brooke Fraser Flags 1 18 October 2010 Platinum ×2
Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown 1 25 October 2010 Platinum
Taylor Swift Speak Now 2 1 November 2010 Platinum ×3
Susan Boyle The Gift 7 15 November 2010 Platinum ×4
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Ronan Keating Duet 1 3 January 2011 Platinum ×2
Mumford & Sons Sigh No More 3 10 January 2011 Platinum ×2
Adele 21 2 31 January 2011 Platinum ×13
Pink Greatest Hits... So Far!!! 1 14 February 2011 Platinum ×3
House of Shem Island Vibration 1 21 February 2011
Adele 21 1 28 February 2011 Platinum ×13
Mumford & Sons Sigh No More 1 7 March 2011 Platinum ×2
Tiki In the World of Light 1 14 March 2011
Adele 21 2 21 March 2011 Platinum ×13
Dennis Marsh Maori Songbook 1 4 April 2011
Adele 21 1 11 April 2011 Platinum ×13
Foo Fighters Wasting Light 3 18 April 2011 Platinum
Hayley Westenra Paradiso 1 9 May 2011 Gold
Adele 21 2 16 May 2011 Platinum ×13
Lady Gaga Born This Way 1 30 May 2011 Platinum
Adele 21 13 6 June 2011 Platinum ×13
Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm with You 1 5 September 2011 Gold
Adele 21 5 12 September 2011 Platinum ×13
Six60 Six60 2 17 October 2011 Platinum ×10
Coldplay Mylo Xyloto 1 31 October 2011 Platinum ×2
Florence and the Machine Ceremonials 1 7 November 2011 Platinum
Gin Wigmore Gravel & Wine 2 14 November 2011 Platinum ×2
Rihanna Talk That Talk 1 28 November 2011 Platinum
Michael Bublé Christmas 4 5 December 2011 Platinum ×12
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Adele 21 5 2 January 2012 Platinum ×13
Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 2 6 February 2012 Gold
Adele 21 1 20 February 2012 Platinum ×13
Reece Mastin Reece Mastin 1 27 February 2012 Gold
Adele 21 2 5 March 2012 Platinum ×13
Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball 1 19 March 2012
One Direction Up All Night 1 26 March 2012 Platinum ×3
Adele 21 2 2 April 2012 Platinum ×13
The Black Seeds Dust and Dirt 1 16 April 2012
One Direction Up All Night 2 23 April 2012 Platinum ×3
Home Brew Home Brew 1 7 May 2012
Adele 21 1 14 May 2012 Platinum ×13
Rod Stewart Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 1 21 May 2012 Gold
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Apocalyptic Love 1 28 May 2012 Gold
John Mayer Born and Raised 1 4 June 2012
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Jersey's Best: The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 2 11 June 2012 Platinum
Justin Bieber Believe 1 25 June 2012 Gold
Linkin Park Living Things 2 2 July 2012 Gold
Chris Brown Fortune 1 16 July 2012
Adele 21 1 23 July 2012 Platinum ×13
Justin Bieber Believe 1 30 July 2012 Gold
Peter Posa White Rabbit: The Very Best Of 6 6 August 2012 Platinum
The xx Coexist 1 17 September 2012
Pink The Truth About Love 1 24 September 2012 Platinum ×3
Mumford & Sons Babel 1 1 October 2012 Platinum ×2
Muse The 2nd Law 1 8 October 2012 Gold
Pink The Truth About Love 2 15 October 2012 Platinum ×3
Taylor Swift Red 3 29 October 2012 Platinum ×2
One Direction Take Me Home 1 19 November 2012 Platinum ×2
Led Zeppelin Celebration Day 1 26 November 2012 Platinum
Susan Boyle Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage 1 3 December 2012 Platinum
Rod Stewart Merry Christmas, Baby 3 10 December 2012 Platinum ×2
Michael Bublé Christmas 1 31 December 2012 Platinum ×12
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Mumford & Sons Babel 1 7 January 2013 Platinum ×2
Ed Sheeran + 2 14 January 2013 Platinum ×5
Various artists Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 3 28 January 2013 Gold
Various artists Mt. Zion 1 18 February 2013
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Push the Sky Away 1 25 February 2013
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis The Heist 1 4 March 2013 Platinum
Pink The Truth About Love 1 11 March 2013 Platinum ×3
David Bowie The Next Day 1 18 March 2013 Gold
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience 1 25 March 2013 Gold
Pink The Truth About Love 2 1 April 2013 Platinum ×3
Paramore Paramore 1 15 April 2013
Michael Bublé To Be Loved 5 22 April 2013 Platinum
Daft Punk Random Access Memories 2 27 May 2013 Platinum
Shapeshifter Delta 1 10 June 2013 Gold
Black Sabbath 13 1 17 June 2013
Kanye West Yeezus 1 24 June 2013
Fat Freddy's Drop Blackbird 4 1 July 2013 Platinum
Charley Pride 40 Years of Pride 1 29 July 2013 Gold
Dennis Marsh Country Songbook 1 5 August 2013
Charley Pride 40 Years of Pride 1 12 August 2013 Gold
Jackie Thomas Jackie Thomas 1 19 August 2013 Gold
Harrison Craig More Than A Dream 1 26 August 2013
Fleetwood Mac 25 Years – The Chain 2 2 September 2013 Platinum
Arctic Monkeys AM 1 16 September 2013 Platinum
Blacklistt Blacklistt 1 23 September 2013
Kings of Leon Mechanical Bull 1 30 September 2013
Lorde Pure Heroine 4 7 October 2013 Platinum ×5
Katy Perry Prism 1 4 November 2013 Platinum ×2
Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 2 11 November 2013 Platinum
Sol3 Mio Sol3 Mio 9 25 November 2013 Platinum ×8
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Bruce Springsteen High Hopes 1 27 January 2014 Gold
Lorde Pure Heroine 2 3 February 2014 Platinum ×5
Dolly Parton Blue Smoke 1 17 February 2014
Lorde Pure Heroine 2 24 February 2014 Platinum ×5
Bruce Springsteen High Hopes 1 10 March 2014 Gold
Sol3 Mio Sol3 Mio 5 17 March 2014 Platinum ×8
Various artists Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 3 21 April 2014 Platinum ×3
Sol3 Mio Sol3 Mio 2 12 May 2014 Platinum ×8
Coldplay Ghost Stories 3 26 May 2014 Gold
Ellie Goulding Halcyon Days 1 16 June 2014 Platinum
Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence 1 23 June 2014
Ed Sheeran X 1 30 June 2014 Platinum ×13
5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer 1 7 July 2014 Gold
Ed Sheeran X 1 14 July 2014 Platinum ×13
Devilskin We Rise 3 21 July 2014 Platinum
Ed Sheeran X 1 11 August 2014 Platinum ×13
Shihad FVEY 1 18 August 2014 Gold
INXS The Very Best 1 25 August 2014 Platinum
Broods Evergreen 1 1 September 2014 Gold
Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 4 8 September 2014 Platinum ×4
Leonard Cohen Popular Problems 1 6 October 2014
Ed Sheeran X 3 13 October 2014 Platinum ×13
Taylor Swift 1989 2 3 November 2014 Platinum ×8
Pink Floyd The Endless River 1 17 November 2014 Platinum
One Direction Four 1 24 November 2014 Gold
Taylor Swift 1989 1 1 December 2014 Platinum ×8
Michael Bublé Christmas 4 8 December 2014 Platinum ×12
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Taylor Swift 1989 1 5 January 2015 Platinum ×8
Ed Sheeran X 1 12 January 2015 Platinum ×13
Meghan Trainor Title 2 19 January 2015 Platinum
Taylor Swift 1989 2 2 February 2015 Platinum ×8
Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 3 16 February 2015 Platinum ×4
Six60 Six60 2 9 March 2015 Platinum ×8
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly 1 23 March 2015
Six60 Six60 1 30 March 2015 Platinum ×8
Dennis Marsh Lest We Forget 1 6 April 2015 Gold
Ed Sheeran X 3 13 April 2015 Platinum ×13
Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 1 4 May 2015 Platinum ×4
Ed Sheeran X 2 11 May 2015 Platinum ×13
The Script No Sound Without Silence 2 25 May 2015 Platinum
Florence and the Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful 1 8 June 2015 Gold
Muse Drones 1 15 June 2015
The Script No Sound Without Silence 1 22 June 2015 Platinum
Ed Sheeran X 1 29 June 2015 Platinum ×13
Gin Wigmore Blood to Bone 1 6 July 2015
The Quin Tikis The Quin Tikis: New Zealand's Premier Maori Show Band 2 13 July 2015
Josh Groban Stages 2 27 July 2015
Meghan Trainor Title 1 10 August 2015 Platinum
Dr. Dre Compton 1 17 August 2015
Cilla Black The Very Best of Cilla Black 5 24 August 2015 Platinum
David Gilmour Rattle That Lock 3 28 September 2015
Sol3 Mio On Another Note 2 19 October 2015 Platinum ×2
Fat Freddy's Drop Bays 1 2 November 2015 Gold
Sol3 Mio On Another Note 2 9 November 2015 Platinum ×2
Justin Bieber Purpose 1 23 November 2015 Platinum ×2
Adele 25 7 30 November 2015 Platinum ×12
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
David Bowie Blackstar 2 18 January 2016 Gold
Adele 25 2 1 February 2016 Platinum ×12
David Bowie Nothing Has Changed 3 15 February 2016 Platinum
The 1975 I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It 1 7 March 2016
David Bowie Nothing Has Changed 1 14 March 2016 Platinum
Sol3 Mio On Another Note 1 21 March 2016 Platinum ×2
Adele 25 1 28 March 2016 Platinum ×12
Zayn Mind of Mine 1 4 April 2016
Hollie Smith Water or Gold 1 11 April 2016
Deftones Gore 1 18 April 2016
Anika Moa Songs for Bubbas 2 1 25 April 2016
Prince The Very Best of Prince 1 2 May 2016 Platinum
Drake Views 1 9 May 2016
Beyoncé Lemonade 2 16 May 2016 Gold
Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman 1 30 May 2016
Flume Skin 1 6 June 2016
Prince The Hits/The B-Sides 2 13 June 2016 Platinum
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway 1 27 June 2016
Broods Conscious 4 4 July 2016
Aaradhna Brown Girl 1 1 August 2016
Drake Views 1 8 August 2016
Various artists Suicide Squad: The Album 2 15 August 2016 Gold
Frank Ocean Blonde 1 29 August 2016
Various artists Suicide Squad: The Album 2 5 September 2016 Gold
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Skeleton Tree 1 19 September 2016
Various artists Suicide Squad: The Album 1 26 September 2016 Gold
Passenger Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea 1 3 October 2016
Bon Iver 22, A Million 1 10 October 2016
Green Day Revolution Radio 1 17 October 2016
Kings of Leon WALLS 1 24 October 2016
Leonard Cohen You Want It Darker 1 31 October 2016 Gold
The Koi Boys Meant to Be 1 7 November 2016 Platinum
Prince Tui Teka E Ipo: The Very Best Of 1 14 November 2016 Gold
Devilskin Be Like the River 1 21 November 2016 Gold
Metallica Hardwired... to Self-Destruct 1 28 November 2016 Gold
Michael Bublé Christmas 4 5 December 2016 Platinum ×12
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Adele 25 4 2 January 2017 Platinum ×12
Various artists Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2 30 January 2017 Platinum ×3
Adele 25 1 13 February 2017 Platinum ×12
Various artists Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 3 20 February 2017 Platinum ×3
Ed Sheeran ÷ 15 13 March 2017 Platinum ×16
Lorde Melodrama 3 26 June 2017 Platinum ×2
Ed Sheeran ÷ 7 17 July 2017 Platinum ×16
Queens of the Stone Age Villains 1 4 September 2017
Ed Sheeran ÷ 2 11 September 2017 Platinum ×16
Foo Fighters Concrete and Gold 3 25 September 2017 Gold
Ed Sheeran ÷ 1 16 October 2017 Platinum ×16
Pink Beautiful Trauma 3 23 October 2017 Platinum ×2
Sam Smith The Thrill of It All 1 13 November 2017 Platinum
Taylor Swift Reputation 2 20 November 2017 Platinum ×4
Sol3 Mio A Very M3rry Christmas 4 4 December 2017 Platinum
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Ed Sheeran ÷ 5 1 January 2018 Platinum ×16
Tomorrow People BBQ Reggae 1 5 February 2018
Various artists The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2 12 February 2018 Platinum ×2
Marlon Williams Make Way for Love 1 26 February 2018 -
Various artists The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2 5 March 2018 Platinum ×2
Ed Sheeran ÷ 6 19 March 2018 Platinum ×16
J. Cole KOD 1 30 April 2018
Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 5 7 May 2018 Platinum ×6
Kanye West Ye 2 11 June 2018
Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 1 25 June 2018 Platinum ×6
XXXTentacion ? 1 2 July 2018 Platinum
Drake Scorpion 3 9 July 2018 Platinum ×2
Various artists Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack 2 30 July 2018 Gold
Travis Scott Astroworld 1 13 August 2018 Gold
Various artists Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack 1 20 August 2018 Gold
Ariana Grande Sweetener 2 27 August 2018 Platinum
Eminem Kamikaze 5 10 September 2018 Platinum
Twenty One Pilots Trench 1 15 October 2018
Eminem Kamikaze 1 22 October 2018 Platinum
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born 16 29 October 2018 Platinum ×3
Artist Album Weeks at
number one
Reached number one Certification Ref
Ariana Grande Thank U, Next 7 18 February 2019 Platinum
Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 2 8 April 2019 Platinum ×5
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona 1 22 April 2019
Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 1 29 April 2019 Platinum ×5
Pink Hurts 2B Human 2 6 May 2019 Gold
Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 5 20 May 2019 Platinum ×5
Bruce Springsteen Western Stars 1 24 June 2019
Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 1 1 July 2019 Platinum ×5
Beastwars IV 1 8 July 2019
Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 1 15 July 2019 Platinum ×5
Ed Sheeran No.6 Collaborations Project 6 22 July 2019 Platinum ×3
Taylor Swift Lover 1 2 September 2019 Platinum ×3
Tool Fear Inoculum 1 9 September 2019
Various artists Waiata / Anthems 1 16 September 2019
Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding 7 23 September 2019 Platinum ×4
Kanye West Jesus Is King 1 4 November 2019
Post Malone Hollywood's Bleeding 1 11 November 2019 Platinum ×4
Six60 Six60 5 18 November 2019 Platinum ×5
Harry Styles Fine Line 2 23 December 2019 Platinum ×3

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