Hayley has top NZ album *ever* in NZ charts

[Dave]

RIANZ (Recording Industry Association of New Zealand) are celebrating 30 years of the Official New Zealand pop charts. All the chart records are quoted and Hayley is confirmed as having the top album by a NZ artist. There follows an extract from their official report . Anyone who wants even more of the gory details (like me, LOL) should go to Scoop .

"Hayley Westenra has New Zealand’s best placed album of the 30 years with the 11-times platinum Pure spending 19 out of 56 weeks at the top of The Chart in 2003.

Next best Kiwi is Bic Runga with Beautiful Collision on 101 weeks in The Chart, eight of them at #1.

Shania Twain’s Come on Over is the top album of the past 30 years in New Zealand. It spent 104 weeks in The Chart in 1999, 23 weeks at the top."

Although the above is chart positions based, it exactly matches what I believe to be the best *selling* albums of all time in NZ so well done, Hayley! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Keith/Simon,. you may want to publish the RIANZ article - or an extract - on the HWI website!

[Richard]

Hello Dave!

I must add my own personal congratulations to Hayley for such a wonderful and well-deserved achievement!

Now I can't wait to see her with Jose Carreras at Hampton Court next month.

Congratulations Hayley, I'll see you on 15th June! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Bye for now,

Richard

[HWI]

The item is up at HWI. I passed it through to Simon yesterday. A piece of news like that could not be missed and, like everyone else, my heartfelt congratulations go to Hayley on a wonderful result.

Something else we must congratulate her for when next we see her at Hampton Court. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Cheers,
Keith.

[Dave]

Yep, fast work there, Keith! I just wondered if you might want the "official" statement from the RIANZ website as well... they were very slow in putting it up.

Hampton Court here we come!!! But I wonder if Hayley will have a "non-performers" guest table at the Classical Brits? As some of us are going, we'll have to keep our eyes peeled! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Richard]

Hello Keith and Dave!

I've had a further thought, like I often do!

I wonder if Hayley can beat her own record with her next album this autumn? Could be worth an each-way bet! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

See you at Hampton Court.

43 days to go! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Richard