Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending May 12, 2025

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Number
1

Headlock
Imogen Heap
From the album: Speak for Yourself
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
2

Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
From the album: Bird's Eye
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
3

Real Man
beabadoobee
From the album: This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
4

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
5

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
6

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
7
Weeks
5
Number
8

Henry, come on
Lana Del Rey
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
9

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10

S P E Y S I D E
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE,, SABLE, fABLE
Peak
10
Weeks
21
Number
11

Bug
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
11
Weeks
18
Number
12

Your face
Wisp
From the album: Pandora
Peak
12
Weeks
17
Number
13

No Other Heart
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Another One
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
14

Killshot
Magdalena Bay
From the album: A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
15

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
16

Crashing
d4vd & Kali Uchis
From the album: WITHERED
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
17

Delete Ya
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
16
Weeks
10
Number
18

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
8
Number
19

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
20 Up by 1

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
21 Up by 2

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22 Up by 2

Silver Lining
Laufey
From the album: A Matter of Time
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Debut

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
23
Weeks
1
Number
24 Debut

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25

Alesis
Mk.gee
From the album: Two Star & the Dream Police
Peak
25
Weeks
18
Number
26

Same Old Song
The Lumineers
From the album: Automatic
Peak
13
Weeks
16
Number
27

Ankles
Lucy Dacus
From the album: Forever Is a Feeling
Peak
16
Weeks
16
Number
28

Cariño
The Marías
From the album: Superclean, Vol. II
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
29

can't slow down
almost monday
From the album: DIVE
Peak
28
Weeks
15
Number
30

Besties
Black Country, New Road
From the album: Forever Howlong
Peak
24
Weeks
14
Number
31 Up by 2

It's Amazing To Be Young
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
16
Weeks
11
Number
32 Down by 12

Who are you?
Saga Faye
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
33 Up by 1

Picture Window
Japanese Breakfast
From the album: For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
34 Down by 12

Bullseye
Lucy Dacus & Hozier
From the album: Forever Is a Feeling
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
35

catch these fists
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
35
Weeks
5
Number
36

If Only I Could Wait
Bon Iver featuring Danielle Haim
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
23
Weeks
4
Number
37 Down by 1

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
36
Weeks
4
Number
38

Everything Is Peaceful Love
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
38
Weeks
2
Number
39

Messy
Lola Young
From the album: This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
40

Pretty Boy
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
41

Chandelier
Will Paquin
Peak
5
Weeks
24
Number
42

People Watching
Sam Fender
From the album: People Watching
Peak
3
Weeks
24
Number
43

My Kind of Woman
Mac DeMarco
From the album: 2
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
44

Look At That Woman
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
10
Weeks
25
Number
45

WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
From the album: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
46

Let's Go Back
Jungle
Peak
11
Weeks
30
Number
47

Disco
Surf Curse
From the album: Heaven Surrounds You
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
65
Number
48

Image
Magdalena Bay
From the album: Imaginal Disk
Peak
11
Weeks
34
Number
49

Better In The Dark
Jordana & TV Girl
From the album: Summer's Over
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
35
Number
50

Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx featuring Billie Eilish
From the album: Brat and it's completely different but also still brat
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
36

Dropouts

Number
31 Dropout

ROCKMAN
Mk.gee
From the album: ROCKMAN
Peak
30
Weeks
11
Number
32 Dropout

Keep Me Satisfied
Jungle
Peak
31
Weeks
11

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May 6, 2025

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1 1 Imogen Heap – "Headlock" 1(×3) 18

2 2 Ravyn Lenae – "Love Me Not" 2 18

3 3 beabadoobee – "Real Man" 3 16

4 4 Adrianne Lenker – "forwards beckon rebound" 4 12

5 5 Gigi Perez – "Sailor Song" 5 8

6 6 ROLE MODEL – "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" 6 7

7 7 The Marías – "Heavy" 7 5

8 8 Lana Del Rey – "Henry, come on" 8 4

9 9 Lorde – "What Was That" 9 3

10 10 Bon Iver – "S P E Y S I D E" 10 21

11 11 Fontaines D.C. – "Bug" 11 18

12 12 Wisp – "Your face" 12 17

13 13 Mac DeMarco – "No Other Heart" 3 17

14 14 Magdalena Bay – "Killshot" 13 15

15 15 Balu Brigada – "So Cold" 14 14

16 16 d4vd Kali Uchis – "Crashing" 15 10

17 17 Djo – "Delete Ya" 16 10

18 18 HAIM – "Relationships" 8 8

19 19 Djo – "Basic Being Basic" 18 7

21 20 The Marías – "Back to Me" 8 5

23 21 Gigi Perez – "Fable" 21 4

24 22 Laufey – "Silver Lining" 22 3

NE 23 sombr – "back to friends" 23 1

NE 24 Lizzy McAlpine – "Spring Into Summer" 24 1

25 25 Mk.gee – "Alesis" 25 18

26 26 The Lumineers – "Same Old Song" 13 16

27 27 Lucy Dacus – "Ankles" 16 16

28 28 The Marías – "Cariño" 16 15

29 29 almost monday – "can't slow down" 28 15

30 30 Black Country, New Road – "Besties" 24 14

33 31 Fontaines D.C. – "It's Amazing To Be Young" 16 11

20 32 Saga Faye – "Who are you?" 19 7

34 33 Japanese Breakfast – "Picture Window" 33 6

22 34 Lucy Dacus Hozier – "Bullseye" 21 5

35 35 Wet Leg – "catch these fists" 35 5

36 36 Bon Iver Danielle Haim – "If Only I Could Wait" 23 4

36 37 Turnstile – "NEVER ENOUGH" 36 4

38 38 Bon Iver – "Everything Is Peaceful Love" 38 2

39 39 Lola Young – "Messy" 1(×1) 23

40 40 The Neighbourhood – "Pretty Boy" 1(×1) 24

41 41 Will Paquin – "Chandelier" 5 24

42 42 Sam Fender – "People Watching" 3 24

43 43 Mac DeMarco – "My Kind of Woman" 1(×2) 25

44 44 ROLE MODEL – "Look At That Woman" 10 25

45 45 Billie Eilish – "WILDFLOWER" 1(×1) 27

46 46 Jungle – "Let's Go Back" 11 30

47 47 Surf Curse – "Disco" 1(×4) 65

48 48 Magdalena Bay – "Image" 11 34

49 49 Jordana TV Girl – "Better In The Dark" 1(×1) 35

50 50 Charli xcx Billie Eilish – "Guess billie eilish" 1(×2) 36

DROPOUTS:

31 -- Mk.gee – "ROCKMAN" 30 11

32 -- Jungle – "Keep Me Satisfied" 31 11

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