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The UK Indie Chart was created in 1978 by Cherry Red Records founder Iain McNay, [7] and, like the breakers chart, lists only albums and singles released by independent record labels in the UK. Until June 2009, a single was classed as "indie" if it was shipped by a distribution service that was independent of the four major record companies ...
The most successful is British rapper Dizzee Rascal who has reached number one with 11 different songs followed by British Indie singer Adele, British band Arctic Monkeys and American singer Britney Spears who have all reached number one with 9 different songs, Morrissey and Steps have 8.
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom.Originally published in January 1980, [1] and widely known as the indie chart, the relevance of the chart dwindled in the 1990s as major-label ownership blurred the boundary between independent and major labels.
This is a list of the number-one singles of the UK Indie Chart. Lists of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s;
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref. 3 January Romance: Fontaines D.C. XL [1]10 January [2]17 January The Human Fear: Franz Ferdinand: Domino [3]24 January
The second tour, the ShockWaves NME Indie Rave Tour, displays the small number of bands currently associated with the new rave music genre. NME editor Conor McNicholas stated that the reason for the tour split was to allow more fans to gain tickets to the Awards tour, and allow them to display more bands at the one time. [2]
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref. 6 January Coexist: The xx: Young Turks [1]13 January An Awesome Wave: Alt-J: Infectious [2]20 January [3]27 January
British band Oasis were one of four acts to reach number one on the UK Indie Chart with two different singles. The UK Indie Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles that are released on independent record labels in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, and is based on both physical and digital single sales. During 2008, 27 singles ...