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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.
The chart was first published on 18 October 1997, when American boy band Backstreet Boys was number one with the "As Long as You Love Me" single. [2] As of the chart ending on 2 January 2025, a total of 521 songs have topped the Independent Singles Chart. 6 artists have topped the chart with eight or more different songs.
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; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1990; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1997; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1998; List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ...
Song Artist Label Duration [2] 18 February "Can't Be Sure" The Sundays: Rough Trade: 3 weeks 11 March "Hey Music Lover" S'Express: Rhythm King: 1 week 18 March "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jason Donovan: PWL: 1 week 25 March "Round & Round" New Order: Factory: 1 week 1 April: The Power of Lard (EP) Lard: Alternative Tentacles: 1 week 8 April ...
This is a list of the number ones of the UK Independent Singles and Album Breakers Charts. List of UK Independent Album Breakers Chart number ones of the 2000s; List of UK Independent Album Breakers Chart number ones of the 2010s; List of UK Independent Album Breakers Chart number ones of the 2020s
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 ...
Song Artist Record Label 6 January "Getting Away with It" Electronic: Factory: 13 January "Madchester Rave On" E.P. Happy Mondays: 20 January 27 January 3 February "Ride" E.P. Ride: Creation: 10 February "Sleep With Me" Birdland: Lazy 17 February "Indian Rope" The Charlatans: Situation Two: 24 February "Enjoy the Silence" Depeche Mode: Mute: 3 ...
Pages in category "British indie rock groups" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Wings of Desire (band) Y. Young Legionnaire