List of number-one albums from the 2020s (New Zealand)

This is the Recorded Music NZ list of number-one albums in New Zealand during the 2020s decade. In New Zealand, Recorded Music NZ compiles the top 40 albums chart each Friday, and dates the chart for the following 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.^[1] Gold certifications are awarded after 7,500 sales, and platinum certifications after 15,000.^[2]

The following albums were all number one in New Zealand in the 2020s.

Number ones

Key

 *  – Number-one album of the year^{[nb 1]}

 †  – Album of New Zealand origin^{[nb 2]}

 ‡  – Number-one album of the year, of New Zealand origin

Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one	Certification	Ref.
Six60	Six60‡	3	6 January 2020	6× Platinum	^[3]
Eminem	Music to Be Murdered By	1	27 January 2020	Gold	^[4]
Six60	Six60‡	4	3 February 2020	6× Platinum	^[5]
BTS	Map of the Soul: 7	1	2 March 2020	Gold	^[6]
Six60	Six60‡	3	9 March 2020	6× Platinum	^[7]
The Weeknd	After Hours	1	30 March 2020	Gold	^[8]
Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	1	6 April 2020	4× Platinum	^[9]
Six60	Six60‡	4	13 April 2020	6× Platinum	^[10]
Drake	Dark Lane Demo Tapes	1	11 May 2020	-	^[11]
Six60	Six60‡	1	18 May 2020	6× Platinum	^[12]
Blindspott	Blindspott†	1	25 May 2020	3× Platinum	^[13]
Six60	Six60‡	1	1 June 2020	6× Platinum	^[14]
Lady Gaga	Chromatica	1	8 June 2020	-	^[15]
Six60	Six60‡	2	15 June 2020	6× Platinum	^[16]
Bob Dylan	Rough and Rowdy Ways	1	29 June 2020	-	^[17]
Six60	Six60‡	1	6 July 2020	6× Platinum	^[18]
Pop Smoke	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	1	13 July 2020	4× Platinum	^[19]
Juice Wrld	Legends Never Die	2	20 July 2020	Gold	^[20]
Taylor Swift	Folklore	1	3 August 2020	3× Platinum	^[21]
Split Enz	True Colours: 40th Anniversary Mix†	1	10 August 2020	Platinum	^[22]
Taylor Swift	Folklore	1	17 August 2020	3× Platinum	^[23]
Pop Smoke	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	7	24 August 2020	4× Platinum	^[24]
Blackpink	The Album	1	12 October 2020	-	^[25]
Pop Smoke	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	2	19 October 2020	4× Platinum	^[26]
Bruce Springsteen	Letter to You	1	2 November 2020	-	^[27]
Ariana Grande	Positions	2	9 November 2020	Platinum	^[28]
AC/DC	Power Up	1	23 November 2020	-	^[29]
BTS	Be	1	30 November 2020	-	^[30]
Six60	Six60‡	1	7 December 2020	6× Platinum	^[31]
Michael Bublé	Christmas	1	14 December 2020	12× Platinum	^[32]
Taylor Swift	Evermore	1	21 December 2020	Platinum	^[33]
L.A.B.	L.A.B. IV†	5	28 December 2020	Platinum	^[34]
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one	Certification	Ref
Six60	Six60†	2	1 February 2021	6× Platinum	^[35]
Foo Fighters	Medicine at Midnight	1	15 February 2021	-	^[36]
Six60	Six60†	5	22 February 2021	6× Platinum	^[37]
Justin Bieber	Justice	1	29 March 2021	2× Platinum	^[38]
Teeks	Something to Feel†	1	5 April 2021	-	^[39]
Justin Bieber	Justice	1	12 April 2021	2× Platinum	^[40]
Taylor Swift	Fearless (Taylor's Version)	1	19 April 2021	Platinum	^[41]
Justin Bieber	Justice	1	26 April 2021	2× Platinum	^[42]
Six60	Six60†	3	3 May 2021	6× Platinum	^[43]
J. Cole	The Off-Season	1	24 May 2021	Gold	^[44]
Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	10	6 June 2021	3× Platinum	^[45]
Billie Eilish	Happier Than Ever	1	9 August 2021	2× Platinum	^[46]
Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	1	16 August 2021	3× Platinum	^[47]
Doja Cat	Planet Her	1	23 August 2021	3× Platinum	^[48]
Lorde	Solar Power†	1	30 August 2021	Gold	^[49]
Kanye West	Donda	1	6 September 2021	Gold	^[50]
Drake	Certified Lover Boy	2	13 September 2021	Gold	^[51]
Lil Nas X	Montero	1	27 September 2021	Gold	^[52]
Drake	Certified Lover Boy	1	4 October 2021	Gold	^[53]
Doja Cat	Planet Her	1	11 October 2021	3× Platinum	^[54]
Shihad	Old Gods†	1	18 October 2021	-	^[55]
Doja Cat	Planet Her	1	25 October 2021	3× Platinum	^[56]
Hollie Smith	Coming in from the Dark†	1	1 November 2021	-	^[57]
Ed Sheeran	=	1	8 November 2021	2× Platinum	^[58]
ABBA	Voyage	1	15 November 2021	-	^[59]
Taylor Swift	Red (Taylor's Version)	1	22 November 2021	Platinum	^[60]
Adele	30	7	29 November 2021	2× Platinum	^[61]
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one	Certification	Ref
The Weeknd	Dawn FM	1	17 January 2022	-	^[62]
L.A.B.	L.A.B. V†	2	24 January 2022	-	^[63]
Various artists	Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	4	7 February 2022	-	^[64]
Don McGlashan	Bright November Morning†	1	7 March 2022	-	^[65]
Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	1	14 March 2022	3× Platinum	^[66]
Rex Orange County	Who Cares?	1	21 March 2022	-	^[67]
Doja Cat	Planet Her	1	28 March 2022	3× Platinum	^[68]
Aldous Harding	Warm Chris†	1	4 April 2022	-	^[69]
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Unlimited Love	1	11 April 2022	-	^[70]
Olivia Rodrigo	Sour	3	18 April 2022	3× Platinum	^[71]
Future	I Never Liked You	1	9 May 2022	-	^[72]
Jack Harlow	Come Home the Kids Miss You	1	16 May 2022	-	^[73]
Kendrick Lamar	Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers	1	23 May 2022	-	^[74]
Harry Styles	Harry's House	3	30 May 2022	2× Platinum	^[75]
BTS	Proof	1	20 June 2022	-	^[76]
Drake	Honestly, Nevermind	1	27 June 2022	-	^[77]
Harry Styles	Harry's House	3	4 July 2022	2× Platinum	^[78]
Tami Neilson	Kingmaker†	1	25 July 2022	-	^[79]
Harry Styles	Harry's House	1	1 August 2022	2× Platinum	^[80]
Beyoncé	Renaissance	2	8 August 2022	Platinum	^[81]
The Weeknd	The Highlights	2	22 August 2022	3× Platinum	^[82]
Muse	Will of the People	1	5 September 2022	-	^[83]
Yungblud	Yungblud	1	12 September 2022	-	^[84]
Marlon Williams	My Boy†	1	19 September 2022	-	^[85]
The Beths	Expert in a Dying Field†	1	26 September 2022	-	^[86]
The Weeknd	The Highlights	1	3 October 2022	3× Platinum	^[87]
Avantdale Bowling Club	Trees†	1	10 October 2022	-	^[88]
Six60	Castle St†	1	17 October 2022	Gold	^[89]
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Return of the Dream Canteen	1	24 October 2022	-	^[90]
Taylor Swift	Midnights	6	31 October 2022	3× Platinum	^[91]
Metro Boomin	Heroes & Villains	1	12 December 2022	-	^[92]
SZA	SOS	2	19 December 2022	Platinum	^[93]
Artist	Album	Weeks at number one	Reached number one	Certification	Ref
Michael Bublé	Christmas	1	2 January 2023	13× Platinum	^[94]
SZA	SOS	7	9 January 2023	Platinum	^[95]
Pink	Trustfall	1	27 February 2023	-	^[96]
Gorillaz	Cracker Island	1	6 March 2023	-	^[97]
Harry Styles	Harry's House	1	13 March 2023	2× Platinum	^[98]
Miley Cyrus	Endless Summer Vacation	1	20 March 2023	Gold	^[99]
Morgan Wallen	One Thing at a Time	1	27 March 2023	Gold	^[100]
Lana Del Rey	Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd	1	3 April 2023	-	^[101]
Melanie Martinez	Portals	1	10 April 2023	-	^[102]
NF	Hope	1	17 April 2023	-	^[103]
Metallica	72 Seasons	1	24 April 2023	-	^[104]
SZA	SOS	1	1 May 2023	Platinum	^[105]
Moses Mackay	Grace†	1	8 May 2023	-	^[106]
Ed Sheeran	-	2	15 May 2023	-	^[107]
Lewis Capaldi	Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent	1	29 May 2023	-	^[108]
Taylor Swift	Midnights	1	5 June 2023	3× Platinum	^[109]
Foo Fighters	But Here We Are	1	12 June 2023	-	^[110]
Niall Horan	The Show	1	19 June 2023	-	^[111]
Queens of the Stone Age	In Times New Roman...	1	26 June 2023	-	^[112]
Taylor Swift	Midnights	1	3 July 2023	3× Platinum	^[113]
Lil Uzi Vert	Pink Tape	1	10 July 2023	-	^[114]
Taylor Swift	Speak Now (Taylor's Version)	2	17 July 2023	-	^[115]
Various artists	Barbie: The Album	1	31 July 2023	-	^[116]
Travis Scott	Utopia	2	7 August 2023	-	^[117]
Various artists	Barbie: The Album	1	21 August 2023	-	^[118]

Notes

1. Annual charts are sourced from the RMNZ website.
2. Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by RMNZ

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