2010 in New Zealand music

Events

January

• 15 January: Big Day Out (see lineup)
• 29 January – 1 February: Parachute music festival (see lineup)

May

• 1 May: Music television channel C42 launches, aiming to play 30% New Zealand music

Albums released

March

• 15 March: Humour and the Misfortune of Others by Hollie Smith
• 17 March: My Own Way by Darren Ross
• 29 March: The Experiment by Dane Rumble

April

• 5 April: Love in Motion by Anika Moa

June

• 11 June: Intriguer by Crowded House
• 14 June: Live at Roundhouse by Fat Freddy's Drop

July

• 4 July: Modern Fables by Julia Deans
• 5 July: Evolution - Past, Present, Beyond by Deceptikonz

August

• 2 August: Until the End of Time by Opshop
• 20 August: From the Inside Out by Stan Walker
• 23 August: Beheaded Ouroboros by Witchrist
• Passive Me, Aggressive You by The Naked and Famous

September

• 20 September: Ignite by Shihad

October

• 4 October: Perfect Flaws by Black River Drive
• 11 October: 5th Degree by Autozamm

November

• 30 November: DARREN! by Darren Ross

Awards

;New Zealand Music Awards Main article: 2010 New Zealand Music Awards

The winners of the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards, or 'Tuis', will be announced on 7 October.

Number-ones in 2010

Record charts in New Zealand are published by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand every week.

Singles

Main article: List of number-one singles in 2010 (New Zealand)

The longest running number-one single in 2010 so far is Stan Walker's "Black Box", topping the chart for six consecutive weeks of 2010.

Albums

Main article: List of number-one albums in 2010 (New Zealand)

Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream was the number-one album for six non-consecutive weeks of 2010.

Compilations

Main article: List of number-one music compilations in 2010 (New Zealand)

Now That's What I Call Music 32 (N.Z. series) remained as the number-one compilation album for twelve non-consecutive weeks of 2010.

Music DVDs

Main article: List of number-one music DVDs in 2010 (New Zealand)

André Rieu's Live in Sydney 2009 has reached the top spot in 2010 for five non-consecutive weeks.

Radio airplays

Main article: List of number-one radio airplays in 2010 (New Zealand)

"Black Box" by Stan Walker was the most-played on New Zealand radio stations for nine consecutive weeks of 2010.

References

References

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2. "Parachute 2010". [[C4 (TV channel).
3. (15 April 2010). "New music channel launched". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
4. (15 April 2010). "MediaWorks to Launch Digital Music Channel C42". [[Freeview (New Zealand).
5. "Humour and The Misfortune of Others". [[iTunes Store]].
6. "My Own Way – Darren Ross".
7. "The Experiment – Dane Rumble". [[iTunes Store]].
8. "Love in Motion". Amplifier.
9. "Intriguer". [[iTunes Store]].
10. (14 June 2010). "Live at Roundhouse London". [[iTunes Store]].
11. "Modern Fables". [[iTunes Store]].
12. (5 July 2010). "Evolution – Past, Present, Beyond". [[iTunes Store]].
13. "Until the End of Time – Opshop". Marbecks.
14. (2 July 2010). "Stan Walkers' New Album out August 20". Throng.
15. (23 August 2010). "Witchrist Beheaded Ouroboros". Invictus.
16. Lambourne, Tim. (16 June 2010). "Naked and Famous album set for August release". [[3 News]].
17. "Shihad • View topic - IGNITE - release date/tracklisting etc.".
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19. "NEWS: Autozamm & Black River Drive Album Release Tour {{!}} Autozamm {{!}} ripitup.co.nz".
20. "DarrenTV - YouTube".