Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending August 5, 2025

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Number
1 Up by 1

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
2 Up by 1

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
3 Up by 1

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
4 Up by 1

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
5 Up by 1

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
6 Up by 1

undressed
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
7 Up by 1

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
8 Up by 1

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
9 Up by 13

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
9
Weeks
2
Number
10

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
20
Number
11

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
11
Weeks
19
Number
12 Up by 1

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
8
Weeks
17
Number
13 Up by 13

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
13
Weeks
16
Number
14

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
15

moody
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
15
Weeks
11
Number
16

Please Be Rude
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
17 Up by 1

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
18 Up by 2

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
18
Weeks
3
Number
19 Up by 2

Shapeshifter
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Up by 3

Cross Your Mind
Shelly
From the album: Shelly 2
Peak
20
Weeks
2
Number
21 Up by 3

Fuck Me Eyes
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
21
Weeks
2
Number
22 Up by 3

Bag of Bones
Lord Huron
From the album: The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
Peak
22
Weeks
2
Number
23 Up by 16

This is the Killer Speaking
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
23
Weeks
2
Number
24 Debut

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Down by 13

Who are you?
Saga Faye
Peak
12
Weeks
19
Number
26 Up by 1

Bloom Baby Bloom
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
27 Down by 10

Nettles
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
28

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
20
Weeks
8
Number
29

Incomprehensible
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
20
Weeks
8
Number
30

Afterlife
Alex G
From the album: Headlights
Peak
30
Weeks
7
Number
31 Up by 2

My Baby (Got Nothing At All)
Japanese Breakfast
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
32 Up by 2

Asshole
The Lumineers
From the album: Automatic
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
33 Up by 2

In The Middle
Mt. Joy featuring Gigi Perez
From the album: Hope We Have Fun
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
34 Up by 2

Whateverrrr
Spacey Jane
From the album: If That Makes Sense
Peak
34
Weeks
4
Number
35 Down by 16

Geezer
Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike
From the album: Blush
Peak
19
Weeks
3
Number
36 Up by 1

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 1

davina mccall
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Debut

Man On A Mission
The Black Keys
From the album: No Rain, No Flowers
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Up by 1

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
10
Number
40 Down by 39

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
41

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
3
Weeks
20
Number
42

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
43

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
10
Weeks
26
Number
44

Cariño
The Marías
From the album: Superclean, Vol. II
Peak
16
Weeks
27
Number
45

Killshot
Magdalena Bay
From the album: A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
Peak
10
Weeks
27
Number
46

can't slow down
almost monday
From the album: DIVE
Peak
11
Weeks
27
Number
47

Real Man
beabadoobee
From the album: This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
48

No Other Heart
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Another One
Peak
3
Weeks
29
Number
49

Your face
Wisp
From the album: Pandora
Peak
10
Weeks
29
Number
50 Re-Entry

Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
From the album: Bird's Eye
Peak
2
Weeks
29

Dropouts

Number
31 Dropout

Elderberry Wine
Wednesday
From the album: Bleeds
Peak
31
Weeks
6
Number
32 Dropout

Take me back
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
50 Dropout

Headlock
Imogen Heap
From the album: Speak for Yourself
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
29

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2 1 The Marías – “Heavy” 1(×1) 17

3 2 Gigi Perez – “Fable” 2 16

4 3 Lorde – “What Was That” 3 15

5 4 sombr – “back to friends” 4 13

6 5 Lizzy McAlpine – “Spring Into Summer” 5 13

7 6 sombr – “undressed” 6 12

8 7 Lola Young – “One Thing” 7 10

9 8 Royel Otis – “Car” 8 5

22 9 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – “Rein Me In” 9 2

10 10 HAIM – “Relationships” 8 20

11 11 Djo – “Basic Being Basic” 11 19

13 12 The Marías – “Back to Me” 8 17

26 13 Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH” 13 16

14 14 Current Joys – “Kids” 7 12

15 15 Royel Otis – “moody” 15 11

16 16 Gigi Perez – “Please Be Rude” 16 8

18 17 Balu Brigada – “Backseat” 17 7

20 18 Wet Leg – “mangetout” 18 3

21 19 Lorde – “Shapeshifter” 19 2

23 20 Shelly – “Cross Your Mind” 20 2

24 21 Ethel Cain – “Fuck Me Eyes” 21 2

25 22 Lord Huron – “Bag of Bones” 22 2

39 23 The Last Dinner Party – “This is the Killer Speaking” 23 2

NE 24 Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – “Mind Loaded” 24 1

12 25 Saga Faye – “Who are you?” 12 19

27 26 Wolf Alice – “Bloom Baby Bloom” 18 10

17 27 Ethel Cain – “Nettles” 9 8

28 28 Turnstile – “Seein' Stars” 20 8

29 29 Big Thief – “Incomprehensible” 20 8

30 30 Alex G – “Afterlife” 30 7

33 31 Japanese Breakfast – “My Baby (Got Nothing At All)” 31 5

34 32 The Lumineers – “Asshole” 32 4

35 33 Mt. Joy ft. Gigi Perez – “In The Middle” 33 4

36 34 Spacey Jane – “Whateverrrr” 34 4

19 35 Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike – “Geezer” 19 3

37 36 Geese – “Taxes” 36 3

38 37 Wet Leg – “davina mccall” 37 2

NE 38 The Black Keys – “Man On A Mission” 38 1

40 39 Fontaines D.C. – “I Love You” 16 10

1 40 ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” 1(×5) 19

41 41 Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song” 3 20

42 42 Adrianne Lenker – “forwards beckon rebound” 1(×2) 24

43 43 Balu Brigada – “So Cold” 10 26

44 44 The Marías – “Cariño” 16 27

45 45 Magdalena Bay – “Killshot” 10 27

46 46 almost monday – “can't slow down” 11 27

47 47 beabadoobee – “Real Man” 1(×2) 28

48 48 Mac DeMarco – “No Other Heart” 3 29

49 49 Wisp – “Your face” 10 29

RE 50 Ravyn Lenae – “Love Me Not” 2 29

DROPOUTS:

31 -- Wednesday – “Elderberry Wine” 31 6

32 -- HAIM – “Take me back” 24 5

50 -- Imogen Heap – “Headlock” 1(×5) 29

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