New Zealand Music Award for Single of the Year

Single of the Year is a New Zealand Music Award that honours New Zealand music artists for outstanding singles. For the purpose of the award, a single is defined as a song released separately from an album, either for sale or as a music video serviced to New Zealand television.^[1] The award was first awarded in 1973, following the Loxene Golden Disc award from 1965-1972. Che Fu and Lorde are the biggest winners in this category with three victories each.

Recipients

Loxene Golden Disc (1965-1972)

Single of the Year (1973-current)

Year	Winner	Song	Other finalists	Ref.
1973	John Hanlon	"Damn the Dam"	N/A	[2]
1974	John Hanlon	"Is It Natural"		[3]
1975	Rockinghorse	"Through the Moonlight"		[4]
1976	No Single of the Year award given			[5]
1977	No awards held
1978	Golden Harvest	"I Need Your Love"	N/A	[6]
1979	Th' Dudes	"Be Mine Tonight"		[7]
1980	Jon Stevens	Montego Bay		[8]
1981	Coup D'État	"Doctor, I Like Your Medicine"	Blam Blam Blam - "No Depression in New Zealand" Screaming Meemees - "See Me Go"	[9]
1982	Prince Tui Teka	"E Ipo"	N/A	[10]
1983	DD Smash	"Outlook For Thursday"	Monte Video and the Cassettes - "Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang" Coconut Rough - "Sierra Leone"	[11]
1984	The Narcs	"You Took Me Heart and Soul"	Patea Maori Club and Dalvanius Prime - "Aku Raukura" Dance Exponents - "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue)"	[12]
1985	Netherworld Dancing Toys	"For Today"	The Mockers - "Forever Tuesday Morning" Peking Man - "Lift Your Head Up High"	[13]
1986	Peking Man	"Room That Echoes"	Ardijah - "Give Me Your Number" Patea Maori Club featuring Dalvanius - "E Papa"	[14]
1987	Dave Dobbyn	"You Oughta Be In Love"	Shona Laing - "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" The Chills - "Leather Jacket"	[15]
1988	Holidaymakers	"Sweet Lovers"	Dave Dobbyn - "Love You Like I Should" Tex Pistol/Rikki Morris - "Nobody Else"	[16]
1989	Margaret Urlich	"Escaping"	Fan Club - "I Feel Love" Double J and Twice the T/Ray Columbus - "She's a Mod/Mod Rap"	[17]
1990	The Chills	"Heavenly Pop Hit"	Margaret Urlich - "Number One" Ngaire - "To Sir With Love"	[18]
1991	No awards held
1992	The Exponents	"Why Does Love Do This To Me"	Headless Chickens - "Cruise Control" Push Push - "Trippin'"	[19]
1993	The Mutton Birds	"Nature"	Annie Crummer - "See What Love Can Do" Greg Johnson Set - "Isabelle"	[20]
1994	Headless Chickens	"Juice"/"Choppers"	Strawpeople - "Love Explodes" Straitjacket Fits - "Cat Inna Can"	[21]
1995	Purest Form	"Message to My Girl"	3 The Hard Way - "Hip Hop Holiday" Headless Chickens - "George" Sisters Underground - "In the Neighbourhood" Supergroove - "Can't Get Enough"	[22]
1996	OMC	"How Bizarre"	D-Faction - "Down in the Boondocks" Herbs - "French Letter '95" Jan Hellriegel - "Manic (Is a State of Mind)" The Exponents - "La La Lulu" Strawpeople - "Sweet Disorder"	[23]
1997	DLT featuring Che Fu	"Chains"	Bic Runga - "Drive" Garageland - "Beelines to Heaven" Strawpeople - "Taller Than God" The Mutton Birds - "She's Been Talking"	[24]
1998	Bic Runga	"Sway"	Shihad - "Home Again" The Feelers - "Pressure Man" Darcy Clay - "Jesus I Was Evil" Moizna - "Just Another Day"	[25]
1999	Che Fu	"Scene III"	The Feelers - "Venus" Ardijah - "Love So Right"	[26]
2000	Stellar	"Violent"	AKA Brown - "Something I Need" Shihad - "My Mind's Sedate" The Mutton Birds - "Pulled Along By Love" Breathe - "Landslide"	[27]
2001	Fur Patrol	"Lydia"	Eye TV - "One Day Ahead" Shihad - "Pacifier" Tadpole - "Alright" Zed - "Renegade Fighter"	[28]
2002	Che Fu	"Fade Away"	Aaria - "Kei A Wai Ra Te Kupu" Anika Moa - "Youthful" Nesian Mystik - "Nesian Style" Salmonella Dub - "Love Your Ways"	[29]
2003	Goodshirt	"Sophie"	Che Fu - "Misty Frequencies" Bic Runga - "Get Some Sleep" Anika Moa - "Falling In Love Again" Nesian Mystik - "It's On"	[30]
2004	Scribe	"Stand Up"	Brooke Fraser - "Lifeline Dimmer - "Getting What You Give" Goldenhorse - "Maybe Tomorrow" Goodshirt - "Buck It Up"	[31]
2005	Breaks Co-Op	"The Otherside"	Brooke Fraser - "Arithmetic" Dave Dobbyn - "Welcome Home" Finn Brothers - "Won't Give In" P-Money – "Stop the Music"	[32]
2006	Pluto	"Long White Cross"	Bic Runga - "Winning Arrow" Goldenhorse - "Out of the Moon" Mt Raskil Preservation Society featuring Hollie Smith - "Bathe In the River" The Feelers - "Stand Up"	[33]
2007	Evermore	"Light Surrounding You"	Brooke Fraser - "Deciphering Me" Liam Finn - "Second Chance" Opshop - "Maybe" The Tutts - "K"	[34]
2008	Opshop	"One Day"	Liam Finn - "Gather to the Chapel" Shihad - "One Will Hear the Other" The Phoenix Foundation - "Bright Grey" Tiki Taane - "Always on My Mind"	[35]
2009	Ladyhawke	"My Delirium"	Midnight Youth - "All On Our Own" P-Money featuring Vince Harder - "Everything" Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore - "Brother" Kids of 88 - "My House"	[36]
2010	Kids of 88	"Just a Little Bit"	Dane Rumble – "Cruel" Gin Wigmore – "Oh My" J. Williams featuring Scribe – "You Got Me" The Phoenix Foundation – "Buffalo"	[37]
2011	Naked and Famous, TheThe Naked and Famous	"Young Blood"	Avalanche City – "Love Love Love" Ladi6 – "Like Water" Brooke Fraser – "Something in the Water" Six60 – "Rise Up 2.0"	[38]
2012	Six60	"Don't Forget Your Roots"	Annah Mac – "Girl in Stilettos" Gin Wigmore – "Black Sheep" Kimbra featuring Mark Foster and A-Trak – "Warrior" The Adults – "Nothing To Lose"	[39]
2013	Lorde	"Royals"	Aaradhna – "Wake Up" Shapeshifter – "In Colour" Stan Walker – "Take It Easy" Unknown Mortal Orchestra – "So Good At Being In Trouble"	[40]
2014	Lorde	"Team"	Broods - "Bridges" David Dallas - "Runnin'" The Naked and Famous - "Hearts Like Ours" Ladi6 - "Diamonds"	[41]
2015	Lorde	"Yellow Flicker Beat"	Avalanche City – "Inside Out" Marlon Williams – "Dark Child" Six60 – "White Lines" Unknown Mortal Orchestra – "Multi-Love"	[42]

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