This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2015 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1] English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, English soul singer Sam Smith, Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd and New Zealand band Six60 each had three songs in the chart. The chart was topped by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars' song "Uptown Funk". As well as the three songs by Six60, the chart also had songs by New Zealand artists Avalanche City and Savage.[2]
| Rank | Artist | Song | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six60 | "White Lines" | |
| 2 | Timmy Trumpet and Savage | "Freaks" | |
| 3 | Six60 | "Special" | |
| 4 | Avalanche City | "Inside Out" | |
| 5 | Six60 | "So High" | |
| 6 | Disclosure featuring Lorde | "Magnets" | |
| 7 | Six60 | "Purple" | |
| 8 | Lorde | "Yellow Flicker Beat" | |
| 9 | Ginny Blackmore | "Love Me Anyway" | |
| 10 | Beau Monga | "King and Queen" | |
| 11 | Six60 | "Don't Forget Your Roots" | |
| 12 | Lorde | "Royals" | |
| 13 | Six60 | "Only To Be" | |
| 14 | Broods | "Bridges" | |
| 15 | Broods | "Four Walls" | |
| 16 | Broods | "Mother & Father" | |
| 17 | Gin Wigmore | "New Rush" | |
| 18 | Six60 | "Forever" | |
| 19 | Six60 | "Exhale" | |
| 20 | Lorde | "Team" |
The following shows the country of origin from where the artist (including any featured artist where applicable) originate from. Artists who appear more than once have only been tallied once.
| Country | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | |
| England | 12 | |
| Sweden | 5 | |
| Canada | 3 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | |
| Australia | 2 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Jamaica | 2 | |
| Albania | 1 | |
| Barbados | 1 | |
| Denmark | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | |
| Norway | 1 | |
| Scotland | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1 |
The following shows the country of origin from which the singles originate regardless of who the artist is.
| Country | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | |
| England | 16 | |
| Canada | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | |
| Sweden | 3 | |
| Australia | 2 | |
| Jamaica | 2 | |
| Barbados | 1 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | |
| Norway | 1 | |
| Scotland | 1 |
The following shows the artists who have the most singles that appear in this chart. This includes where an artist appeared as a featured artist; however where a singer (e.g. Adam Levine) appears as a featured artist on their own and who is usually part of a band/group, this does not count towards their groups (e.g. Maroon 5) tally.
| Artist | Total | |
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The following show what format each single appears on, whether it was an artists album, a non-album single, an extended play or as part of a soundtrack.
| Format | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Albums | 34 | |
| Singles | 7 | |
| 6 | ||
| Soundtracks | 2 |
The following shows singles that had multiple releases from the same album.
The following shows the denomination that each single was released as, whether as a solo artist or as part of a group, band or duo. Also shows how many singles had guest artists.
| Type | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Solo artists | 33 | |
| Groups | 9 | |
| Featured artists | 16 | |
| Collaboration | 7 |
The following shows the most common genres the Top 50 singles are regarded as (as per their genre descriptions in the singles entries. Where a genre was not noted, the genre of the album/extended play was used instead.
The following shows the most common record labels that a single was associated with. Any label that only had one single has not been noted.
The following shows the songwriters who had the most top-selling singles of 2015 in New Zealand.
The following shows the singles that were credited as having been written by only one person and the singles that had the most credited writers of 2015.
| Single | Total | Songwriter/s | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Five More Hours" Deorro & Chris Brown | 1 | Erick Orrosquieta | |
| "I'm An Albatraoz" AronChupa featuring Nora Ekberg | 1 | Aron Ekberg | |
| "Inside Out" Avalanche City | 1 | Dave Baxter | |
| "Take Me to Church" Hozier | 1 | Andrew Hozier-Byrne | |
| "Trap Queen" Fetty Wap | 1 | Willie Maxwell | |
| "Downtown" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel | 9 | Ben Haggerty Darian Asplund Eric Nally Evan Flory-Barnes Jacob Dutton Joshua Karp Joshua Rawlings Ryan Lewis Tim Haggerty | |
| "FourFiveSeconds" by Kanye West, Rihanna & Sir Paul McCartney | 9 | Dallas Austin David Longstreth Elon Rutberg Kanye West Kirby Lauryen Mike Dean Noah Goldstein Paul McCartney Tyrone Griffin | |
| "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 19 | Alvin Jones Bruno Mars Carl Scoggins Charlie Wilson Chris Clayton Devon Gallaspy James "Jimi" Macon Jeff Bhasker Lonnie Simmons Mark Ronson Nicholas Williams O'Dell Stokes Philip Lawrence Robert Wilson Ronnie Wilson Roscoe Smith Rudolph Taylor Tim Fenderson Tommy Lokey |
The following shows the producers who had the most singles to appear on this chart.