New Zealand top 50 singles of 2013



This is a list of the top-selling singles in New Zealand for 2013 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.

Chart

 * Key
 * – Song of New Zealand origin

Top 20 singles of 2013 by New Zealand artists

 * Key
 * – Songs that appeared on the Top 50 Chart.

By artist
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.

Notes
 * Although born in England, Emeli Sandé was raised in Scotland and as such both countries have been included in her tally.
 * Although from New Zealand, Stan Walker was discovered in Australia, as such both countries have been included in his tally.
 * While regarded as a duo, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have been classed as separate entities.

By single
The following shows the country of origin from which the singles originate regardless of who the artist is.

Notes
 * Although from New Zealand, Stan Walker was discovered in Australia, as such both countries have been included in his tally.

Most singles
Shows the artists with the most singles to appear in this chart. Includes where they appear as a featured artist, however where a singer (e.g. Adam Levine) appears as a guest singer, this does not count towards their groups (e.g. Maroon 5) tally.

Format
The following shows where each single appears on, whether it was the artists album, a non-album single, an extended play or as part of a soundtrack.

Notes
 * The song "Royals" appears on the extended play, The Love Club and the album, Pure Heroine, both by Lorde
 * The songs "Radioactive" and "Demons" appear on the extended play, Continued Silence and the album, Night Visions, both by Imagine Dragons.
 * The song "Take It Easy" appears on the soundtrack for Mt Zion and Stan Walker’s album, Inventing Myself.
 * The song "Talk Dirty", appears on the albums, Talk Dirty and Tattoos, both by Jason Derulo.
 * The song "Little Talks", appears on the extended play Into The Woods and the album, My Head Is An Animal, both by Of Monsters & Men.
 * The song "I See Fire" appears on the soundtrack for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Ed Sheeran’s album, x.

Multiple releases
The following shows singles that had multiple releases from the same album.

Type
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.

Notes
 * Although uncredited in the song, Wake Me Up, Aloe Blacc has been included in the tally for featured artists.
 * Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been regarded as a group in this instance.
 * While uncredited but having lines from their songs sampled into the Harlem Shake, Jayson Musson & Héctor Delgado have been included in the tally as a featured artist.

Top Genre
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.

Top Labels
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.

Top songwriters
The following shows the songwriters who had the most top-selling singles of 2014 in New Zealand.

Most/Least songwriters
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 2014.

Top producers
The following shows the producers who had the most singles to appear on this chart.