Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending May 18, 2026

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Number
1

The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
From the album: The Great Divide
Peak
1 (for 10 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
2 Up by 8

Going Shopping
The Strokes
From the album: Reality Awaits
Peak
2
Weeks
5
Number
3 Down by 1

All I Did Was Dream of You
beabadoobee featuring The Marías
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
4

if you wanna party, come over to my house
Fcukers
From the album: Ö
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
5 Down by 2

Carry On
Jungle
From the album: Sunshine
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
6 Up by 10

iloveitiloveitiloveit
Bella Kay
From the album: a couple minutes out
Peak
6
Weeks
2
Number
7 Down by 2

Freakin' Out
Dexter And The Moonrocks
Peak
4
Weeks
6
Number
8 Up by 13

Earrings
Malcolm Todd
From the album: Sweet Boy
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
9

Go Away
Weezer featuring Bethany Cosentino
From the album: Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
10 Down by 2

In My Room
Julia Wolf
From the album: PRESSURE
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
11 Up by 3

Orange County
Gorillaz featuring Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, & Anoushka Shankar
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
2
Weeks
17
Number
12

She Knows Too Much
Thundercat featuring Mac Miller
From the album: Distracted
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
13 Up by 2

Fabienk
Angine de Poitrine
From the album: Vol.II
Peak
13
Weeks
3
Number
14 Up by 4

I'll Change for You
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
10
Weeks
14
Number
15 Up by 4

If I Leave
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
15
Weeks
11
Number
16 Down by 10

Fool's Gold
Buffalo Traffic Jam
From the album: Take Me Home - EP
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
17 Debut

Go
The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip
From the album: Born In the Echoes
Peak
17
Weeks
1
Number
18 Up by 4

tower of memories
ivri
From the album: the theory of you
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
19 Down by 12

Heavy Foot
Mon RovÎa
From the album: Bloodline
Peak
6
Weeks
13
Number
19 Up by 6

Sweet Hallelujah
Royel Otis
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Down by 7

Back in Love
Suki Waterhouse
From the album: Loveland
Peak
13
Weeks
6
Number
21 Down by 1

Lucky Again
Lykke Li
From the album: The Afterparty
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
22 Down by 5

drop dead
Olivia Rodrigo
From the album: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Peak
17
Weeks
2
Number
24 Down by 1

Lovebomb
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
19
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 13

Doors
Noah Kahan
From the album: The Great Divide
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
27 Down by 16

Porch Light
Noah Kahan
From the album: The Great Divide
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
27 Down by 1

Riptides
Death Cab for Cutie
From the album: I Built You A Tower
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
28 Down by 1

The Moon Cave
Gorillaz featuring Asha Puthli, Black Thought, Bobby Womack, Jalen Ngonda, & Trugoy the Dove
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
29 Up by 1

Different Kind Of Love
Young The Giant
From the album: Victory Garden
Peak
29
Weeks
2
Number
30 Up by 1

You and Forever
Bleachers
From the album: everyone for ten minutes
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
31 Up by 2

You Got To Lose
The Black Keys
From the album: Peaches!
Peak
27
Weeks
13
Number
32 Down by 4

Do You Really Love Her
Spacey Jane
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
33 Up by 4

Will I See You Again?
Thee Sacred Souls
Peak
10
Weeks
6
Number
34 Down by 5

Truth of Pursuit
Sarah Kinsley
From the album: Fleeting - EP
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
35 Down by 1

Dancing On The Wall
MUNA
From the album: Dancing on the Wall
Peak
31
Weeks
12
Number
36

Dancing with your eyes closed
Jane Remover
From the album: Revengeseekerz
Peak
36
Weeks
4
Number
37 Down by 13

You got time and I got money
Smerz
From the album: Big city life
Peak
21
Weeks
8
Number
38 Up by 1

Ache
Not for Radio
From the album: Bloom
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
39 Up by 1

Planting Tomatoes
Lucy Dacus
Peak
39
Weeks
3
Number
40 Debut

Big Dog
The Last Dinner Party
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41

come on home
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
16
Weeks
22
Number
42

Buckle
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
13
Weeks
22
Number
43

White Keys
Dominic Fike
Peak
2
Weeks
24
Number
44

Au Pays du Cocaine
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
2
Weeks
28
Number
45

Sideways
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
20
Weeks
28
Number
46

My Old Ways
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
5
Weeks
29
Number
47

Private
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
5
Weeks
29
Number
48

Love Takes Miles
Cameron Winter
From the album: Heavy Metal
Peak
9
Weeks
30
Number
49

Cobra
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
13
Weeks
31
Number
50

Slow Dance
Clairo
From the album: Charm
Peak
7
Weeks
32

Dropouts

Number
32 Dropout

Talk to Me
Robyn
From the album: Sexistential
Peak
27
Weeks
11
Number
35 Dropout

LOOK OUT FOR ME
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
5
Weeks
15

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Date

May 12, 2026

Songs

50

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1 1 Noah Kahan – "The Great Divide" 1(×10) 15

10 2 The Strokes – "Going Shopping" 2 5

2 3 beabadoobee ft. The Marías – "All I Did Was Dream of You" 2 9

4 4 Fcukers – "if you wanna party, come over to my house" 3 7

3 5 Jungle – "Carry On" 3 7

16 6 Bella Kay – "iloveitiloveitiloveit" 6 2

5 7 Dexter And The Moonrocks – "Freakin' Out" 4 6

21 8 Malcolm Todd – "Earrings" 8 4

9 9 Weezer ft. Bethany Cosentino – "Go Away" 8 7

8 10 Julia Wolf – "In My Room" 7 10

14 11 Gorillaz ft. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, & Anoushka Shankar – "Orange County" 2 17

12 12 Thundercat ft. Mac Miller – "She Knows Too Much" 12 11

15 13 Angine de Poitrine – "Fabienk" 13 3

18 14 Mitski – "I'll Change for You" 10 14

19 15 Mitski – "If I Leave" 15 11

6 16 Buffalo Traffic Jam – "Fool's Gold" 3 17

NE 17 The Chemical Brothers ft. Q-Tip – "Go" 17 1

22 18 ivri – "tower of memories" 3 18

7 19 Mon RovÎa – "Heavy Foot" 6 13

25 19 Royel Otis – "Sweet Hallelujah" 19 5

13 20 Suki Waterhouse – "Back in Love" 13 6

20 21 Lykke Li – "Lucky Again" 17 9

17 22 Olivia Rodrigo – "drop dead" 17 2

23 24 The Neighbourhood – "Lovebomb" 19 8

38 25 Noah Kahan – "Doors" 25 2

11 27 Noah Kahan – "Porch Light" 11 8

26 27 Death Cab for Cutie – "Riptides" 26 8

27 28 Gorillaz ft. Asha Puthli, Black Thought, Bobby Womack, Jalen Ngonda, & Trugoy the Dove – "The Moon Cave" 11 10

30 29 Young The Giant – "Different Kind Of Love" 29 2

31 30 Bleachers – "You and Forever" 11 12

33 31 The Black Keys – "You Got To Lose" 27 13

28 32 Spacey Jane – "Do You Really Love Her" 27 6

37 33 Thee Sacred Souls – "Will I See You Again?" 10 6

29 34 Sarah Kinsley – "Truth of Pursuit" 16 9

34 35 MUNA – "Dancing On The Wall" 31 12

36 36 Jane Remover – "Dancing with your eyes closed" 36 4

24 37 Smerz – "You got time and I got money" 21 8

39 38 Not for Radio – "Ache" 37 3

40 39 Lucy Dacus – "Planting Tomatoes" 39 3

NE 40 The Last Dinner Party – "Big Dog" 40 1

41 41 Royel Otis – "come on home" 16 22

42 42 Florence + the Machine – "Buckle" 13 22

43 43 Dominic Fike – "White Keys" 2 24

44 44 Geese – "Au Pays du Cocaine" 2 28

45 45 Balu Brigada – "Sideways" 20 28

46 46 Tame Impala – "My Old Ways" 5 29

47 47 The Neighbourhood – "Private" 5 29

48 48 Cameron Winter – "Love Takes Miles" 9 30

49 49 Geese – "Cobra" 13 31

50 50 Clairo – "Slow Dance" 7 32

DROPOUTS:

32 -- Robyn – "Talk to Me" 27 11

35 -- Turnstile – "LOOK OUT FOR ME" 5 15

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