New Zealand top 50 singles of 2009 explained

This is a list of the top 50 singles in 2009 in New Zealand, as listed by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).

Chart

Smashproof's "Brother" was the longest-running song in 2009, peaked at number one in eleven weeks in a row. The Black Eyed Peas's "I Gotta Feeling" and Keri Hilson's "Knock You Down" behind "Brother" for longest-running at number one, with 9 weeks and 6 weeks. Beyoncé's "Halo" was the longest-running in the chart this year, spent 33 weeks inside the chart. Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" and Smashproof's "Brother" tied in the second place, with 29 weeks and Taylor Swift's "Love Story" in the third place with 27 weeks.

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  • – Song of New Zealand origin[1]
    RankArtistTitle
    1 "I Gotta Feeling"
    from the album, The E.N.D.
    2 Smashproof
    featuring Gin Wigmore
    		"Brother"†
    from the album, The Weekend
    3
    featuring Akon
    		"Sexy Bitch"
    from the album, One Love
    4 Ke$ha"Tik Tok"
    from the album, Kesha
    5 "Boom Boom Pow"
    from the album, The E.N.D.
    6 "I'm Yours"
    from the album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
    7 Flo Rida
    featuring Ke$ha
    		"Right Round"
    from the album, R.O.O.T.S.
    8 "Halo"
    from the album, I Am... Sasha Fierce
    9 "Sweet Dreams"
    from the album, I Am... Sasha Fierce
    10
    featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo    		"Knock You Down"
    from the album, In a Perfect World...
    11 "Whatcha Say"
    from the album, Jason Derulo
    12
    featuring Lil Wayne
    		"Down"
    from the album, All or Nothing
    13 "Love Story"
    14 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
    featuring Sammie
    		"Kiss Me Thru the Phone"
    from the album, ISouljaBoyTellem
    15 Lady Gaga"Poker Face"
    from the album, The Fame
    16
    featuring The Pussycat Dolls
    		"Jai Ho"
    from the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack
    17 "Party in the U.S.A."
    from the extended play, the Time Of Our Lives
    18 Cobra Starship
    featuring Leighton Meester
    		"Good Girls Go Bad"
    from the album, Hot Mess
    19 "Black Box"†
    from the album, Introducing... Stan Walker
    20 Pitbull"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
    from the album, Rebelution
    21 T.I.
    featuring Justin Timberlake
    		"Dead and Gone"
    from the album, Paper Trail
    22 Cascada
    featuring Carlprit
    		"Evacuate the Dancefloor"
    from the album, Evacuate the Dancefloor
    23 Linkin Park"New Divide"
    from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack
    24 J Williams"Ghetto Flower"†
    from the album, Young Love
    25 "You Belong with Me"
    from the album, Fearless
    26 Owl City"Fireflies"
    from the album, Ocean Eyes
    27 Eminem"We Made You"
    from the album, Relapse
    28 "Meet Me Halfway"
    from the album, The E.N.D.
    29 Lady Gaga"Bad Romance"
    from the album, The Fame Monster
    30 "Oh My"†
    from the album, Holy Smoke
    31 "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
    from the album, I Am... Sasha Fierce
    32 Kids of 88"My House"†
    from the album, Sugarpills
    33 "Battlefield"
    from the album, Battlefield
    34 Savage
    featuring Baby Bash
    		"Wild Out (Chooo Hooo)"†
    from the album, Savage Island
    35 Basshunter
    featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz
    		"Now You're Gone"
    from the album, Now You're Gone – The Album
    36
    featuring Kelly Rowland
    		"When Love Takes Over"
    from the albums, One Love & Here I Am
    37 "Always on My Mind"†
    from the album, Past, Present, Future
    38 Green Day"21 Guns"
    from the album, 21st Century Breakdown
    39 J Williams
    featuring Lavina Williams
    		"Stand with You"†
    from the album, Young Love
    40 Eminem"Beautiful"
    from the album, Relapse
    41 Lady Gaga"Paparazzi"
    from the album, The Fame
    42 Ladyhawke"My Delirium"†
    from the album, Ladyhawke
    43 "The Climb"
    from the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack
    44 "Rock & Roll"
    from the album, Sounds Like This
    45 Nesian Mystik"Mr Mista"†
    from the album, Elevator Musiq
    46 Akon
    featuring Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall
    		"Beautiful"
    from the album, Freedom
    47 Kings of Leon"Use Somebody"
    from the album, Only By The Night
    48 Evermore"Hey Boys & Girls (Truth of the World Part 2)"†
    from the album,
    49 Midnight Youth"All On Our Own"†
    from the album, The Brave Don't Run
    50 Smashproof"Ordinary Life"†
    from the album, The Weekend

    Top 20 singles of 2009 by New Zealand artists

    RankArtistTitle
    1Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore"Brother"
    2Stan Walker"Black Box"
    3J. Williams"Ghetto Flower"
    4Gin Wigmore"Oh My"
    5Kids of 88"My House"
    6"Wild Out (Chooo Hooo)"
    7Tiki Taane"Always on My Mind"
    8J. Williams featuring Lavina Williams"Stand with You"
    9Ladyhawke"My Delirium"
    10Nesian Mystik"Mr Mista"
    11Evermore"Hey Boys & Girls (Truth of the World Part 2)"
    12Midnight Youth"All On Our Own"
    13Smashproof"Ordinary Life"

    References

    Notes and References

    1. Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ

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