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New Zealand's top-selling music: The full list

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SOL3 MIO. Photo / Grant Armishaw

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The biggest selling music in New Zealand has been produced by Recorded Music New Zealand from statistics gathered from data collection agency RadioScope.

Top Selling Albums of 2013:

1. Sol3 Mio - Sol3 Mio (Universal)
2. Pure Heroine - Lorde (Universal)
3. Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars (WEA / Warner)
4.
The Truth About Love - Pink (Sony Music)
5. The Love Club EP - Lorde (Universal)
6. Plus - Ed Sheeran (WEA / Warner)
7. Blackbird - Fat Freddy's Drop (The Drop / Rhythm / DRM)
8. Midnight Memories - One Direction (Sony Music)
9. 25 Years: The Chain Box Set - Fleetwood Mac (WEA / Warner)
10. The Heist - Macklemore And Ryan Lewis (Macklemore)
11. To Be Loved - Michael Bublé (WEA / Warner)
12. PRISM - Katy Perry (Capitol / Universal)
13. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem (Universal)
14. Babel: Gentlemen Of The Road Edition - Mumford And Sons (Dew Process / Universal)
15. Red - Taylor Swift (Universal)
16. Delta - Shapeshifter (Truetone / Universal)
17. 21 - Adele (XL / Rhythm)
18. Random Access Memories - Daft Punk (Sony Music)
19. My Head Is An Animal - Of Monsters And Men (Universal)
20. Night Visions - Imagine Dragons (Universal)
21. Home For Christmas - Susan Boyle (Sony Music)
22. Some Nights - Fun. (WEA / Warner)
23. Halcyon Days: International Edition - Ellie Goulding (Universal)
24. Christmas - Michael Bublé (WEA / Warner)
25. Celebration Day - Led Zeppelin (WEA / Warner)
26. Beautiful Lady: The Very Best Of - Patsy Riggir (Sony Music)
27. Les Miserables OST: Highlights - Les Miserables Cast (Universal)
28. Take Me Home - One Direction (Sony Music)
29. 40 Years Of Pride - Charley Pride ( Sony Music)
30. Home - Rudimental (WEA / Warner)
31. Jackie Thomas - Jackie Thomas (Sony Music)
32. Unapologetic - Rihanna (Universal)
33. All The Little Lights - Passenger (Black Crow / Rhythm)
34. Born To Die: Paradise Edition - Lana Del Rey (Universal)
35. Rumours: 35th Anniversary Edition - Fleetwood Mac (WEA / Warner)
36. The Great Gatsby OST - Various (Universal)
37. The Very Best Of: 1973 - 2013 - Suzanne Prentice (Sony Music)
38. #Willpower - Will.I.Am (Universal)
39. The 20/20 Experience Vol.1 - Justin Timberlake (Sony Music)
40. Six60 - Six60 (Massive / Universal)
41. Moon Landing - James Blunt (WEA / Warner)
42. The Next Day: Special Edition - David Bowie (Sony Music)
43. Our Version Of Events: Special Edition - Emeli Sande (Virgin / Universal)
44. Flume: Deluxe Edition - Flume (Future Classic / Warner)
45. Doo-Woops And Hooligans - Bruno Mars (WEA / Warner)
46. Birdy - Birdy (WEA / Warner)
47. The Complete Collection - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
48. Blacklistt - Blacklistt (Blacklistt / Rhythm / DRM)
49. Romantique - Richard Clayderman (Decca / Universal)
50. Inventing Myself - Stan Walker (Sony Music)

Top Selling Singles of 2013:

1. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Feat. TI and Pharrell (Universal)
2. Royals - Lorde (Universal)
3. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink Feat. Nate Ruess (Sony Music)
4. Roar - Katy Perry (Capitol / Universal)
5. Impossible - James Arthur (Sony Music)
6. Let Her Go - Passenger (Black Crow / Rhythm)
7. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons (Universal)
8. Wake Me Up - Avicii (Universal)
9. Get Lucky - Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell (Sony Music)
10. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (WEA / Warner)
11. Can't Hold Us - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton (Macklemore)
12. Counting Stars - OneRepublic (Universal)
13. Stay - Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko (Universal)
14. Beneath Your Beautiful - Labrinth Feat. Emeli Sande (Sony Music)
15. Same Love - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Feat. Mary Lambert (Macklemore)
16. Ho Hey - The Lumineers (Rogue / Rhythm)
17. Take It Easy - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
18. Thrift Shop - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Feat. Wanz (Macklemore)
19. Tennis Court - Lorde (Universal)
20. Mirrors - Justine Timberlake (Sony Music)
21. Bones - Ginny Blackmore (Sony Music)
22. Scream And Shout - Will.I.Am Feat. Britney Spears (Universal)
23. Skinny Love - Birdy (WEA / Warner)
24. Talk Dirty - Jason DeRulo Feat. 2 Chainz (WEA / Warner)
25. Pompeii - Bastille (Virgin / Universal)
26. We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus (Sony Music)
27. Thank You - MKTO (Sony Music)
28. Lost - Frank Ocean (Universal)
29. Dark Horse - Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J (Capitol / Universal)
30. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift (Universal)
31. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q Tip and GoonRock (Universal)
32. La La La- Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith (Virgin / Universal)
33. Feel This Moment - Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera (Sony Music)
34. The Monster - Eminem Feat. Rihanna (Universal)
35. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus (Sony Music)
36. It's Worth It - Jackie Thomas (Sony Music)
37. Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men (Universal)
38. Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin (EMI Universal)
39. Troublemaker - Olly Murs (Sony Music)
40. Demons - Imagine Dragons (Universal)
41. Classic - MKTO (Sony Music)
42. Bulletproof - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
43. Treasure - Bruno Mars (WEA / Warner)
44. Titanium - David Guetta Feat. Sia (Virgin / Universal)
45. Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars (WEA / Warner)
46. I See Fire - Ed Sheeran (Decca / Universal)
47. Waiting All Night - Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre (WEA / Warner)
48. Figure 8 - Ellie Goulding (Universal)
49. Timber - Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha
50. Harlem Shake - Baauer (Mad Decent / Warner)

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Ella Yelich-O’Connor, aka Lorde, says she’s not resting on the laurels of one hit album. Photo / Phil Knott
Ella Yelich-O’Connor, aka Lorde, says she’s not resting on the laurels of one hit album. Photo / Phil Knott

Top Selling New Zealand Singles of 2013:

1. Royals - Lorde (Universal)
2. Take It Easy - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
3. Tennis Court - Lorde (Universal)
4. Bones - Ginny Blackmore (Sony Music)
5. It's Worth It - Jackie Thomas (Sony Music)
6. Bulletproof - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
7. Team - Lorde (Universal)
8. Walking On Water - Benny Tipene (Sony Music)
9. In Colour - Shapeshifter (Truetone / Universal)
10. Runnin' - David Dallas (Dirty / FMG / Universal)
11. The Love Club - Lorde (Universal)
12. Never Leave Me Again - OPSHOP (OpShop / DRM)
13. Not Alone - Dane Rumble Feat. Jupiter Project (Rumble / Warner)
14. Sensitive To A Smile - Aotearoa Reggae All Stars (Illegal Musik / Warner)
15. Something Special - Whenua Patuwai (Sony Music)
16. Wake Up - Aaradhna (Dawn Raid / FMG / Universal)
17. Come On Home - Titanium (WHK / Warner)
18. SFM - Ginny Blackmore (Sony Music)
19. Like It's Over - Stan Walker Feat. Ria Hall (Sony Music)
20. Yeah Yeah - Willy Moon (Universal)

Top Selling New Zealand Albums of 2013:

1. Sol3 Mio - Sol3 Mio (Universal)
2. Pure Heroine - Lorde (Universal)
3. The Love Club EP - Lorde (Universal)
4. Blackbird: Deluxe Edition - Fat Freddy's Drop (The Drop / Rhythm / DRM)
5. Delta - Shapeshifter (Truetone / Universal)
6. Beautiful Lady: The Very Best Of - Patsy Riggir (Sony Music)
7. Jackie Thomas - Jackie Thomas (Sony Music)
8. The Very Best Of: 1973 - 2013 - Suzanne Prentice (Sony Music)
9. Six60 - Six60 (Massive / Universal)
10. The Complete Collection - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
11. Blacklistt - Blacklistt (Blacklistt / Rhythm / DRM)
12. Inventing Myself - Stan Walker (Sony Music)
13. With Love - Jessie Hillel (Sony Music)
14. Waiata - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the NZSO (Sony Music)
15. Country Songbook - Dennis Marsh (Sony Music)
16. Treble And Reverb: Deluxe Edition - Aaradhna (Dawn Raid / FMG / Universal)
17. Peace Of Mind - Anika, Boh and Hollie (CRS / Sony Music)
18. Six Strings And A Sailboat - Jamie McDell (EMI / Universal)
19. The Best Of - The Hi-Marks (Universal)
20. Falling Into Place - David Dallas (Dawn Raid / Dirty / FMG / Universal)

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