| 2010 in music |
| By location |
| Canada – Europe – Great Britain – Ireland – Sweden – Japan – New Zealand – United States |
| By genre |
| Alternative, country, electropop, heavy metal, hip-hop, opera |
| By topic |
| List of albums released in 2010 List of albums by Japanese artists released in 2010 |
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened or are expected to happen in 2010 in New Zealand music.
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The winners of the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards, or 'Tuis', will be announced on 7 October.
Record charts in New Zealand are published by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand every week.
The longest running number-one single in 2010 so far is Stan Walker's "Black Box", topping the chart for six consecutive weeks of 2010.
Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream was the number-one album for six non-consecutive weeks of 2010.
Now That's What I Call Music 32 (N.Z. series) remained as the number-one compilation album for twelve non-consecutive weeks of 2010.
André Rieu's Live In Sydney 2009 has reached the top spot in 2010 for five non-consecutive weeks.
"Black Box" by Stan Walker was the most-played on New Zealand radio stations for nine consecutive weeks of 2010.