Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending February 23, 2026

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Number
1 Up by 7

Where's My Phone?
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2 Up by 8

Orange County
Gorillaz featuring Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, & Anoushka Shankar
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
2
Weeks
5
Number
3 Down by 1

White Keys
Dominic Fike
Peak
2
Weeks
12
Number
4 Down by 1

Fool's Gold
Buffalo Traffic Jam
From the album: Take Me Home - EP
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
5 Up by 6

My Old Ways
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
6 Down by 2

Au Pays du Cocaine
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
7 Down by 1

tower of memories
ivri
From the album: the theory of you
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
8 Up by 16

Loving Machine
TV Girl
From the album: Who Really Cares
Peak
8
Weeks
3
Number
9 Down by 2

Opening Night
Arctic Monkeys
From the album: HELP(2)
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
10 Down by 1

The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
From the album: The Great Divide
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
11 Up by 28

2SIDED
Arlo Parks
From the album: Ambiguous Desire
Peak
11
Weeks
2
Number
12 Up by 18

Sympathy Magic
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
12
Weeks
14
Number
13

White gloves ii
Khruangbin
From the album: The universe smiles upon you ii
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
14 Up by 1

Buckle
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
15 Down by 1

Hula Girl
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
12
Weeks
13
Number
16

Dopamine
Robyn
From the album: Sexistential
Peak
13
Weeks
14
Number
17 Up by 9

Loser
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
5
Weeks
23
Number
18 Down by 1

Pussy Palace
Lily Allen
From the album: West End Girl
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
19 Down by 1

come on home
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
17
Weeks
10
Number
20 Up by 14

Camouflage
Milky Chance
From the album: Trip Tape III
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
21 Down by 2

Post Sex Clarity
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
18
Weeks
19
Number
22 Down by 2

Sideways
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
20
Weeks
16
Number
23 Down by 2

Love Takes Miles
Cameron Winter
From the album: Heavy Metal
Peak
9
Weeks
18
Number
24 Down by 1

Writing's on the Wall
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
25

A Little Death
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Thank You (EP)
Peak
22
Weeks
7
Number
26 Up by 2

Damascus
Gorillaz featuring Omar Souleyman & Yasiin Bey
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Up by 2

Heathcliff
Snocaps
From the album: Snocaps
Peak
27
Weeks
7
Number
28 Down by 16

HARD
FKA twigs
From the album: EUSEXUA Afterglow
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
29 Down by 2

Cobra
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
13
Weeks
19
Number
30 Up by 1

Count The Ways
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
30
Weeks
15
Number
31 Up by 4

LOOK OUT FOR ME
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
31
Weeks
4
Number
32

Townies
Wednesday
From the album: Bleeds
Peak
32
Weeks
12
Number
33

Madeline
Lily Allen
From the album: West End Girl
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Debut

Heavy Foot
Mon RovÎa
From the album: Bloodline
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Up by 2

CPR
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
34
Weeks
12
Number
36 Up by 2

White Horses
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
36
Weeks
4
Number
37 Up by 3

I'll Change for You
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Debut

You Got To Lose
The Black Keys
From the album: Peaches!
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

I Did This To Myself
Thundercat featuring Lil Yachty & Flying Lotus
From the album: Distracted
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

Eyes of the World featuring Sky Ferreira
Charli xcx & Sky Ferreira
From the album: Wuthering Heights
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Down by 36

Private
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
42 Down by 1

Slow Dance
Clairo
From the album: Charm
Peak
7
Weeks
20
Number
43 Down by 1

d£aler
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
8
Weeks
20
Number
44 Down by 43

Dracula
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
1 (for 14 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
45 Down by 1

As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Nine Inch Nails
From the album: TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
46 Down by 1

who's your boyfriend
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
47 Down by 1

The Happy Dictator
Gorillaz featuring Sparks
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
5
Weeks
23
Number
48 Down by 1

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
4
Weeks
25
Number
49 Down by 1

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
14
Weeks
25
Number
50 Down by 1

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
7
Weeks
26

Dropouts

Number
22 Dropout

Everything is romantic featuring caroline polachek
Charli xcx featuring Caroline Polachek
From the album: Brat and it's completely different but also still brat
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
36 Dropout

Yamaha
Dijon
From the album: Baby
Peak
35
Weeks
10
Number
43 Dropout

Parachute
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
50 Dropout

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
2
Weeks
25

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Date

February 17, 2026

Songs

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8 1 Mitski – "Where's My Phone?" 1(×1) 5

10 2 Gorillaz ft. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, & Anoushka Shankar – "Orange County" 2 5

2 3 Dominic Fike – "White Keys" 2 12

3 4 Buffalo Traffic Jam – "Fool's Gold" 3 5

11 5 Tame Impala – "My Old Ways" 5 17

4 6 Geese – "Au Pays du Cocaine" 2 16

6 7 ivri – "tower of memories" 3 6

24 8 TV Girl – "Loving Machine" 8 3

7 9 Arctic Monkeys – "Opening Night" 7 4

9 10 Noah Kahan – "The Great Divide" 9 3

39 11 Arlo Parks – "2SIDED" 11 2

30 12 Florence + the Machine – "Sympathy Magic" 12 14

13 13 Khruangbin – "White gloves ii" 3 11

15 14 Florence + the Machine – "Buckle" 13 10

14 15 The Neighbourhood – "Hula Girl" 12 13

16 16 Robyn – "Dopamine" 13 14

26 17 Tame Impala – "Loser" 5 23

17 18 Lily Allen – "Pussy Palace" 6 15

18 19 Royel Otis – "come on home" 17 10

34 20 Milky Chance – "Camouflage" 16 8

19 21 Lola Young – "Post Sex Clarity" 18 19

20 22 Balu Brigada – "Sideways" 20 16

21 23 Cameron Winter – "Love Takes Miles" 9 18

23 24 ROLE MODEL – "Writing's on the Wall" 21 5

25 25 The Neighbourhood – "A Little Death" 22 7

28 26 Gorillaz ft. Omar Souleyman & Yasiin Bey – "Damascus" 26 2

29 27 Snocaps – "Heathcliff" 27 7

12 28 FKA twigs – "HARD" 12 7

27 29 Geese – "Cobra" 13 19

31 30 The Last Dinner Party – "Count The Ways" 30 15

35 31 Turnstile – "LOOK OUT FOR ME" 31 4

32 32 Wednesday – "Townies" 32 12

33 33 Lily Allen – "Madeline" 33 3

NE 34 Mon RovÎa – "Heavy Foot" 34 1

37 35 Wet Leg – "CPR" 34 12

38 36 Wolf Alice – "White Horses" 36 4

40 37 Mitski – "I'll Change for You" 37 2

NE 38 The Black Keys – "You Got To Lose" 38 1

NE 39 Thundercat ft. Lil Yachty & Flying Lotus – "I Did This To Myself" 39 1

NE 40 Charli xcx & Sky Ferreira – "Eyes of the World Sky Ferreira" 40 1

5 41 The Neighbourhood – "Private" 5 17

41 42 Clairo – "Slow Dance" 7 20

42 43 Lola Young – "d£aler" 8 20

1 44 Tame Impala – "Dracula" 1(×14) 21

44 45 Nine Inch Nails – "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" 1(×4) 22

45 46 Royel Otis – "who's your boyfriend" 1(×2) 23

46 47 Gorillaz ft. Sparks – "The Happy Dictator" 5 23

47 48 Lorde – "David" 4 25

48 49 Turnstile – "I CARE" 14 25

49 50 sombr – "12 to 12" 7 26

DROPOUTS:

22 -- Charli xcx ft. Caroline Polachek – "Everything is romantic caroline polachek" 15 6

36 -- Dijon – "Yamaha" 35 10

43 -- Hayley Williams – "Parachute" 3 19

50 -- The Marías – "Sienna" 2 25

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