Links to 100 great New Zealand songs from 1960 to 1990

Macnaughtan's Discography of NZ Music 1960-1990
Bruce Sergent's NZ Music of the 60s, 70s and 80s
APRA Top 10 NZ songs


1. Nature (1969) Wayne Mason - Fourmyula
2. Don't dream it's over (1986) Neil Finn - Crowded House
3. Loyal (1987) Dave Dobbyn
4. Counting the beat (1981) Phil Judd, Mark Hough, Wayne Stevens - The Swingers
5. Six months in a leaky boat (1982)Tim Finn - Split Enz
6. Sway (1997) Bic Runga
7. Slice of heaven (1986) Dave Dobbyn
8. Victoria (1982) Jordan Luck - Dance Exponents
9. She speeds (1987) Shayne Carter - Straitjacket Fits
10. April sun in Cuba (1978) Paul Hewson, Mark Hunter - Dragon
PsychList's New Zealand singles list 1966-1972
Kiwi Music Links
Top New Zealand folk songs
Vision 100FM's NZ cds

1958-1980s Peter Cape "Taumarunui on the main trunk line"

1958-1990s Peter Cape "Down the hall on a Saturday night"

1963-1990s Peter Cape "She'll be right"

1964 Ray Columbus and the Invaders "She's a mod"

1964 Dinah Lee "Do the bluebeat"

1965 Librettos "Let's go!"

1965 Pleazers "Gloria"

1966 Avengers "Days of Pearly Spencer"

1966 John Grenell "I've been everywhere man"

1966 La De Das "How is the air up there?"

1966 Larry's Rebels "I feel good"

1967 La De Das "Hey baby"

1967 Underdogs "Sittin' in the rain"

1967 Larry's Rebels "Painter man"

1968 Fourmyula "Alice is there"

1968 Fourmyula "Come with me"

1968 The Shevelles "Beat the clock"

1968 Hi Revving Tongues "Tropic of Capricorn"

1968 Simple Image "Spinning, spinning, spinning"

1968 "The Chesdale Cheese song"

1968 Avengers "Love hate revenge"

1969 Fourmyula "Nature"

1969 Hi Revving Tongues "Rain and tears"

1969 Larry's Rebels "Mo Reen"

1970 Fourmyula "Otaki"

1970 Quincy Conserve "Ride the rain"

1971 Quincy Conserve "Aire of good feeling"

1971 Quincy Conserve "All right in the city"

1971 Quincy Conserve "Somebody stole my thunder"

1972 Blerta "Dance all around the world"

1972 Shona Laing "1905"

1972 Headband "Good morning Mr. Rock and Roll"

1973 John Hanlon "Damn the dam"

1974 JD Blackfoot "Song of Crazy Horse"

1974 Space Waltz "Out on the street"

1976 John Clarke "Gumboot song"

1976 John Clarke "We don't know how lucky we are (mate)"

1977 Hello Sailor "Gutter black"

1977 Hello Sailor "Blue lady"

1977 Schtung "They sleep early in Cologne"

1977 Split Enz "Another great divide"

1978 Citizen Band "The ladder song"

1978 Dragon "April sun in Cuba"

1978 Dragon "Are you old enough?"

1978 Th' Dudes "Be mine tonight"

1978 Suburban Reptiles "Saturday night: stay at home"

1979 Bill Lake "Texas revenge"

1979 Split Enz "I see red"

1979 Toy Love "Rebel"

1979 Toy Love "Squeeze"

1979 Wide Mouthed Frogs "Some day"

1979 Th' Dudes "Walking in light"

1980 Coup d'Etat "Doctor I like your medicine"

1980 Crocodiles "New girl on the beat"

1980 Crocodiles "Tears"

1980 Dave Dobbyn "Lipstick power"

1980 Split Enz "I got you"

1980 Split Enz "I hope I never"

1980 Split Enz "Poor boy"

1980 Swingers "One good reason"

1981 Blam Blam Blam "Don't fight it Marsha"

1981 Blam Blam Blam "There is no depression in New Zealand"

1981 The Clean "Anything could happen"

1981 The Clean "Tally ho!"

1981 Graham Brazier "Billy Bold"

1981 Screaming Meemees "See me go"

1981 Split Enz "History never repeats"

1981 Split Enz "One step ahead"

1981 Swingers "Counting the beat"

1982 Body Electric "Pulsing"

1982 Dance Exponents "Victoria"

1982 DD Smash "Outlook for Thursday"

1982 Graham Wilson "The day the pub burned down"

1982 Herbs "French letter"

1982 Hulamen "Barking up the wrong tree"

1982 Hulamen "Working for a living"

1982 Miltown Stowaways "Strong and true"

1982 Screaming Meemees "Stars in my eyes"

1982 Split Enz "Six months in a leaky boat"

1983 Martin Curtis "By the dry Cardrona"

1983 Marginal Era "This heaven"

1983 Coconut Rough "Sierra Leone"

1983 Diatribe "Dangerous game"

1982 Martin Curtis "Gin and raspberry"

1983 Naked Spots Dance "The dance"

1983 Neighbours "Love is never cruel"

1983 Neighbours "Watching westerns"

1983 Netherworld Dancing Toys "The trusted ones"

1983 Pelicans "Banana dominion"

1983 Pelicans "Curiosity"

1983 Sonya Waters "No pain"

1983 Split Enz "Message to my girl"

1984 DD Smash "Whaling"

1984 Economic Wizards "Pakuranga girl"

1984 Mockers "Swear it's true"

1984 Chills "Pink frost"

1985 Free Radicals "Summer rain"

1985 Peking Man "Room that echoes"

1986 Chills "Love my leather jacket"

1986 Dave Dobbyn "Slice of heaven"

1986 Herbs "Sensitive to a smile"

1986 Phil Garland "Hunger in the air"

1986 Crowded House "Don't dream it's over"

1987 Shona Laing "Glad I'm not a Kennedy"

1987 Shona Laing "Soviet snow"

1987 Crowded House "Something so strong"

1988 Dave Dobbyn "Loyal"

1991 Crowded House "Weather with you"

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