English singer Harry Styles released the top performing album of 2022
The top performing album of 2022 by a New Zealand artist was Six60's Six60 (1) (2011). Six60 also released five of the top 50 albums of 2022
British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours (1977) charted in the top 50 for the fifth year

This is a list of the top-selling albums in New Zealand for 2022 from the Official New Zealand Music Chart's end-of-year chart, compiled by Recorded Music NZ.[1] Recorded Music NZ also published a list for the top 20 albums released by New Zealand artists.[2]

Chart

Key
 †  – Album of New Zealand origin[nb 1]
Rank Artist Title
1 Harry Styles Harry's House
2 Taylor Swift Midnights
3 The Weeknd The Highlights
4 Olivia Rodrigo Sour
5 Doja Cat Planet Her
6 Ed Sheeran =
7 Six60 Six60 (1)
8 Six60 Six60 (3)
9 Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
10 Fleetwood Mac Rumours
11 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
12 Harry Styles Fine Line
13 Adele 30
14 Ed Sheeran ÷
15 Justin Bieber Justice
16 Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever
17 Six60 Six60 EP
18 L.A.B. L.A.B. V
19 Various Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
20 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour
21 Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
22 Drake Certified Lover Boy
23 Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
24 Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
25 The Weeknd Dawn FM
26 Taylor Swift Red (Taylor's Version)
27 Six60 Six60 (2)
28 Eminem The Eminem Show: Expanded Edition
29 L.A.B. L.A.B. IV
30 Taylor Swift Folklore
31 Lewis Capaldi Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
32 SZA Ctrl
33 Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
34 Little Mix Between Us
35 Jack Harlow Thats What They All Say
36 XXXTentacion Look at Me: The Album
37 The Kid Laroi F*ck Love 3: Over You
38 Billie Eilish Don't Smile at Me
39 L.A.B. L.A.B. III
40 BTS Proof
41 Kanye West Donda
42 Various Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4
43 Beyoncé Renaissance
44 Lil Nas X Montero
45 Drake and 21 Savage Her Loss
46 Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You
47 L.A.B. L.A.B.
48 Post Malone Twelve Carat Toothache
49 Drake Honestly, Nevermind
50 Six60 Castle St

Top 20 Albums by New Zealand artists

Rank Artist Title
1 Six60 Six60 (1)
2 Six60 Six60 (3)
3 Six60 Six60 EP
4 L.A.B. L.A.B. V
5 Six60 Six60 (2)
6 L.A.B. L.A.B. IV
7 L.A.B. L.A.B. III
8 L.A.B. L.A.B.
9 Six60 Castle St
10 Drax Project Drax Project
11 Avantdale Bowling Club Trees
12 Teeks Something to Feel
13 L.A.B. L.A.B. II
14 Marlon Williams My Boy
15 Stan Walker All In
16 Lorde Solar Power
17 Stan Walker Te Arohanui
18 The Beths Expert in a Dying Field
19 Aldous Harding Warm Chris
20 Tami Neilson Kingmaker

Notes

  1. ^ Whether or not a song is of New Zealand origin is determined by the RIANZ.

References

  1. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums: END OF YEAR CHARTS 2022". NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Official Top 20 NZ Albums: End of Year Charts 2022". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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