Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending January 12, 2026

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Number
1

Dracula
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
1 (for 9 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
2 Up by 1

who's your boyfriend
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
3 Up by 1

Au Pays du Cocaine
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
4 Up by 9

Parachute
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
5

White Keys
Dominic Fike
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
6 Up by 1

Private
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7 Up by 1

Pussy Palace
Lily Allen
From the album: West End Girl
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 2

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
4
Weeks
19
Number
9

d£aler
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
8
Weeks
14
Number
10 Up by 14

Slow Dance
Clairo
From the album: Charm
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
11

My Old Ways
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
11
Weeks
11
Number
12 Up by 2

White gloves ii
Khruangbin
From the album: The universe smiles upon you ii
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13 Up by 2

Buckle
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
13
Weeks
4
Number
14 Up by 4

Good Ol' Days
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
14
Weeks
7
Number
15 Debut

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
1
Number
16 Up by 19

Dopamine
Robyn
From the album: Sexistential
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
17 Up by 3

Camouflage
Milky Chance
From the album: Trip Tape III
Peak
17
Weeks
2
Number
18 Up by 3

The Happy Dictator
Gorillaz featuring Sparks
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
19 Down by 2

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
14
Weeks
19
Number
20 Up by 11

come on home
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 4

Post Sex Clarity
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
18
Weeks
13
Number
22 Down by 3

Love Takes Miles
Cameron Winter
From the album: Heavy Metal
Peak
19
Weeks
12
Number
23 Up by 16

Sideways
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
24 Debut

A Little Death
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Thank You (EP)
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Down by 2

19-2000
Gorillaz featuring Miho Hatori & Tina Weymouth
From the album: Gorillaz
Peak
20
Weeks
6
Number
26

Loser
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
27 Up by 1

Cobra
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
13
Weeks
13
Number
28 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
16
Number
29

Sympathy Magic
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
13
Weeks
8
Number
30 Debut

HARD
FKA twigs
From the album: EUSEXUA Afterglow
Peak
30
Weeks
1
Number
31 Debut

Heathcliff
Snocaps
From the album: Snocaps
Peak
31
Weeks
1
Number
32 Down by 10

Hula Girl
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
22
Weeks
7
Number
33 Down by 1

Count The Ways
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
31
Weeks
9
Number
34 Up by 3

The God of Lying
Gorillaz featuring IDLES
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
35 Down by 19

say something
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
14
Weeks
13
Number
36 Down by 3

Townies
Wednesday
From the album: Bleeds
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
37 Down by 7

The Field
Blood Orange featuring The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek, & Daniel Caesar
Peak
30
Weeks
5
Number
38

Yamaha
Dijon
From the album: Baby
Peak
38
Weeks
5
Number
39 Down by 3

Talk to You
Sam Fender & Elton John
From the album: People Watching
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
40 Down by 6

CPR
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
41 Down by 31

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
7
Weeks
20
Number
42 Down by 40

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
43 Down by 31

Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
44 Down by 3

Nobody New
The Marías
Peak
2
Weeks
21
Number
45 Down by 3

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
12
Weeks
24
Number
46 Down by 3

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
6
Weeks
25
Number
47 Down by 3

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
48 Down by 3

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
14
Weeks
26
Number
49 Down by 3

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
50 Down by 3

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
14
Weeks
30

Dropouts

Number
40 Dropout

Don't Delete the Kisses
Wolf Alice
From the album: Visions of a Life, Heartstopper S1 O.S.T.
Peak
21
Weeks
17
Number
48 Dropout

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
6
Weeks
29
Number
49 Dropout

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
3
Weeks
32
Number
50 Dropout

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
32

A chart by

Date

January 6, 2026

Songs

50

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1 1 Tame Impala – "Dracula" 1(×9) 15

3 2 Royel Otis – "who's your boyfriend" 1(×2) 17

4 3 Geese – "Au Pays du Cocaine" 3 10

13 4 Hayley Williams – "Parachute" 3 14

5 5 Dominic Fike – "White Keys" 5 6

7 6 The Neighbourhood – "Private" 6 11

8 7 Lily Allen – "Pussy Palace" 6 9

6 8 Lorde – "David" 4 19

9 9 Lola Young – "d£aler" 8 14

24 10 Clairo – "Slow Dance" 7 14

11 11 Tame Impala – "My Old Ways" 11 11

14 12 Khruangbin – "White gloves ii" 12 5

15 13 Florence + the Machine – "Buckle" 13 4

18 14 Hayley Williams – "Good Ol' Days" 14 7

NE 15 Charli xcx ft. Caroline Polachek – "Everything is romantic caroline polachek" 15 1

35 16 Robyn – "Dopamine" 16 8

20 17 Milky Chance – "Camouflage" 17 2

21 18 Gorillaz ft. Sparks – "The Happy Dictator" 5 17

17 19 Turnstile – "I CARE" 14 19

31 20 Royel Otis – "come on home" 20 4

25 21 Lola Young – "Post Sex Clarity" 18 13

19 22 Cameron Winter – "Love Takes Miles" 19 12

39 23 Balu Brigada – "Sideways" 23 10

NE 24 The Neighbourhood – "A Little Death" 24 1

23 25 Gorillaz ft. Miho Hatori & Tina Weymouth – "19-2000" 20 6

26 26 Tame Impala – "Loser" 5 17

28 27 Geese – "Cobra" 13 13

27 28 Nine Inch Nails – "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" 1(×4) 16

29 29 Florence + the Machine – "Sympathy Magic" 13 8

NE 30 FKA twigs – "HARD" 30 1

NE 31 Snocaps – "Heathcliff" 31 1

22 32 The Neighbourhood – "Hula Girl" 22 7

32 33 The Last Dinner Party – "Count The Ways" 31 9

37 34 Gorillaz ft. IDLES – "The God of Lying" 34 5

16 35 Royel Otis – "say something " 14 13

33 36 Wednesday – "Townies" 33 6

30 37 Blood Orange ft. The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek, & Daniel Caesar – "The Field" 30 5

38 38 Dijon – "Yamaha" 38 5

36 39 Sam Fender & Elton John – "Talk to You" 36 3

34 40 Wet Leg – "CPR" 34 6

10 41 sombr – "12 to 12" 7 20

2 42 The Marías – "Sienna" 2 20

12 43 Florence + the Machine – "Everybody Scream" 2 20

41 44 The Marías – "Nobody New" 2 21

42 45 Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – "Mind Loaded" 12 24

43 46 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – "Rein Me In" 6 25

44 47 Wet Leg – "mangetout" 2 26

45 48 Geese – "Taxes" 14 26

46 49 Royel Otis – "Car" 1(×1) 28

47 50 Turnstile – "Seein' Stars" 14 30

DROPOUTS:

40 -- Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" 21 17

48 -- Balu Brigada – "Backseat" 6 29

49 -- Lola Young – "One Thing" 3 32

50 -- Fontaines D.C. – "I Love You" 16 32

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