Nature's Best 2

Nature's Best 2 is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand popular music songs, numbers 31-65 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See Nature's Best for more information on the selection process of this list.

Nature's Best 2 was released as part of a Nature's Best Box Set on 29 November 2005.

Disc one

 * 1) "Outlook For Thursday" – DD Smash (Dave Dobbyn/DD Smash, 1983)
 * 2) "Down In Splendour" – Straitjacket Fits (Andrew Brough, 1990)
 * 3) "Better Be Home Soon" – Crowded House (Neil Finn, 1988)
 * 4) "How Bizarre" – OMC (Alan Jansson/Pauly Fuemana, 1995)
 * 5) "Language" – Dave Dobbyn (Dave Dobbyn, 1994)
 * 6) "Message to My Girl" – Split Enz (Neil Finn, 1984)
 * 7) "Poi E" – Pātea Māori Club (Dalvanius Prime, 1984)
 * 8) "Stuff And Nonsense" – Split Enz (Tim Finn, 1979)
 * 9) "Venus" – The Feelers (James Reid, 1998)
 * 10) "System Virtue" – Emma Paki (Emma Paki, 1993)
 * 11) "Fraction Too Much Friction" – Tim Finn (Tim Finn, 1983)
 * 12) "French Letter" – Herbs (Tony Fonoti/Spencer Fusimalohi/Dilworth Karaka, 1995)
 * 13) "Maxine" – Sharon O'Neill (Sharon O'Neill, 1983)
 * 14) "Out on the Street" – Space Waltz (Alastair Riddell, 1974)
 * 15) "Slippin' Away" – Max Merritt & The Meteors (Max Merritt, 1975)
 * 16) "Violent" – Stellar* (Boh Runga, 1999)
 * 17) "Why Does Love Do This To Me?" – The Exponents (Jordan Luck, 1992)
 * 18) "1905" – Shona Laing (Shona Laing, 1972)

Disc two

 * 1) "Anchor Me" – The Mutton Birds (Don McGlashan, 1994)
 * 2) "Bliss" – Th' Dudes (Dave Dobbyn/Ian Morris, 1979)
 * 3) "For Today" – Netherworld Dancing Toys (Nick Sampson/Malcolm Black, 1984)
 * 4) "Screems From Tha Old Plantation" – King Kapisi (Bill Urale/Kas Futialo, 2000)
 * 5) "Cheryl Moana Marie" – John Rowles (John Rowles, 1969)
 * 6) "Blue Day" – Mi-Sex (Murray Burns/Colin Bayley, 1985)
 * 7) "Glorafilia" – Zed (Ben Campbell/Nathan King/Adrian Palmer, 1999)
 * 8) "Good Morning Mr Rock 'N' Roll" – Headband (Tommy Adderley/Billy Kristian, 1972)
 * 9) "History Never Repeats" – Split Enz (Neil Finn, 1981)
 * 10) "In The Neighbourhood" – Sisters Underground (Alan Jansson/Hassanah Orogbu/Brenda Makaoeafi, 1994)
 * 11) "Julia" – Citizen Band (Geoff Chunn, 1978)
 * 12) "Pacifier" – Shihad (Karl Kippenberger/Tom Larkin/Phil Knight/Jon Toogood, 1999)
 * 13) "Let's Think of Something" – Larry's Rebels (Roger Skinner, 1967)
 * 14) "Bursting Through" – Bic Runga (Bic Runga, 1997)
 * 15) "Liberty" – Greg Johnson (Greg Johnson, 1997)
 * 16) "Sweet Disorder" – Strawpeople (Paul Casserly/Mark Tierney/Anthony Ioasa, 1994)
 * 17) "Asian Paradise" – Sharon O'Neill (Sharon O'Neill, 1979)