Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending May 19, 2025

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Number
1

Headlock
Imogen Heap
From the album: Speak for Yourself
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
2

Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
From the album: Bird's Eye
Peak
2
Weeks
19
Number
3

Real Man
beabadoobee
From the album: This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
4 Up by 1

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
5 Up by 1

Sally, When The Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
6 Up by 1

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7 Up by 2

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Up by 15

back to friends
sombr
Peak
8
Weeks
2
Number
9 Up by 15

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
9
Weeks
2
Number
10 Up by 1

Bug
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
10
Weeks
19
Number
11 Up by 1

Your face
Wisp
From the album: Pandora
Peak
11
Weeks
18
Number
12 Up by 2

Killshot
Magdalena Bay
From the album: A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
Peak
12
Weeks
16
Number
13 Up by 2

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: BALU
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
14 Down by 10

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
15 Up by 2

Delete Ya
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
15
Weeks
11
Number
16 Up by 2

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
9
Number
17 Up by 2

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
17
Weeks
8
Number
18 Up by 14

Who are you?
Saga Faye
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
20

Back To Me
The Marías
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
21 Down by 13

Henry, come on
Lana Del Rey
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
21

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
22

Silver Lining
Laufey
From the album: A Matter of Time
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
23 Debut

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
23
Weeks
1
Number
24 Debut

undressed
sombr
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Down by 15

S P E Y S I D E
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE,, SABLE, fABLE
Peak
10
Weeks
22
Number
26 Down by 1

Alesis
Mk.gee
From the album: Two Star & the Dream Police
Peak
25
Weeks
19
Number
27

Ankles
Lucy Dacus
From the album: Forever Is A Feeling
Peak
16
Weeks
17
Number
28

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

can't slow down
almost monday
From the album: DIVE
Peak
28
Weeks
16
Number
30

Besties
Black Country, New Road
From the album: Forever Howlong
Peak
24
Weeks
15
Number
31

It's Amazing To Be Young
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
32 Up by 1

Picture Window
Japanese Breakfast
From the album: For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
33 Up by 1

Bullseye
Lucy Dacus & Hozier
From the album: Forever Is A Feeling
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
34 Up by 1

catch these fists
Wet Leg
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
35 Up by 1

If Only I Could Wait
Bon Iver featuring Danielle Haim
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
36 Up by 1

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
37 Up by 1

Everything Is Peaceful Love
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
38 Debut

I Want You (Fever)
Momma
From the album: Welcome to My Blue Sky
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Down by 26

No Other Heart
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Another One
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
40 Down by 1

Messy
Lola Young
From the album: This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
41 Down by 1

Pretty Boy
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
42 Down by 1

Chandelier
Will Paquin
Peak
5
Weeks
25
Number
43 Down by 1

People Watching
Sam Fender
From the album: People Watching
Peak
3
Weeks
25
Number
44 Down by 1

My Kind of Woman
Mac DeMarco
From the album: 2
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
45 Down by 1

Look At That Woman
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
10
Weeks
26
Number
46 Down by 1

WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
From the album: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
47 Down by 1

Let's Go Back
Jungle
Peak
11
Weeks
31
Number
48 Down by 1

Disco
Surf Curse
From the album: Heaven Surrounds You
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
66
Number
49 Down by 1

Image
Magdalena Bay
From the album: Imaginal Disk
Peak
11
Weeks
35
Number
50 Down by 1

Better In The Dark
Jordana & TV Girl
From the album: Summer's Over
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
36

Dropouts

Number
16 Dropout

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

Same Old Song
The Lumineers
Peak
13
Weeks
16
Number
50 Dropout

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

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May 13, 2025

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1 1 Imogen Heap – “Headlock” 1(×4) 19

2 2 Ravyn Lenae – “Love Me Not” 2 19

3 3 beabadoobee – “Real Man” 3 17

5 4 Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song” 4 9

6 5 ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” 5 8

7 6 The Marías – “Heavy” 6 6

9 7 Lorde – “What Was That” 7 4

23 8 sombr – “back to friends” 8 2

24 9 Lizzy McAlpine – “Spring Into Summer” 9 2

11 10 Fontaines D.C. – “Bug” 10 19

12 11 Wisp – “Your face” 11 18

14 12 Magdalena Bay – “Killshot” 12 16

15 13 Balu Brigada – “So Cold” 13 15

4 14 Adrianne Lenker – “forwards beckon rebound” 4 13

17 15 Djo – “Delete Ya” 15 11

18 16 HAIM – “Relationships” 8 9

19 17 Djo – “Basic Being Basic” 17 8

32 18 Saga Faye – “Who are you?” 18 8

20 20 The Marías – “Back To Me” 8 6

8 21 Lana Del Rey – “Henry, come on” 8 5

21 21 Gigi Perez – “Fable” 21 5

22 22 Laufey – “Silver Lining” 22 4

NE 23 Current Joys – “Kids” 23 1

NE 24 sombr – “undressed” 24 1

10 25 Bon Iver – “S P E Y S I D E” 10 22

25 26 Mk.gee – “Alesis” 25 19

27 27 Lucy Dacus – “Ankles” 16 17

28 28 The Marías – “Cariño” 16 16

29 29 almost monday – “can't slow down” 28 16

30 30 Black Country, New Road – “Besties” 24 15

31 31 Fontaines D.C. – “It's Amazing To Be Young” 16 12

33 32 Japanese Breakfast – “Picture Window” 32 7

34 33 Lucy Dacus & Hozier – “Bullseye” 21 6

35 34 Wet Leg – “catch these fists” 34 6

36 35 Bon Iver ft. Danielle Haim – “If Only I Could Wait” 23 5

37 36 Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH” 36 5

38 37 Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love” 37 3

NE 38 Momma – “I Want You (Fever)” 38 1

13 39 Mac DeMarco – “No Other Heart” 3 18

39 40 Lola Young – “Messy” 1(×1) 24

40 41 The Neighbourhood – “Pretty Boy” 1(×1) 25

41 42 Will Paquin – “Chandelier” 5 25

42 43 Sam Fender – “People Watching” 3 25

43 44 Mac DeMarco – “My Kind of Woman” 1(×2) 26

44 45 ROLE MODEL – “Look At That Woman” 10 26

45 46 Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER” 1(×1) 28

46 47 Jungle – “Let's Go Back” 11 31

47 48 Surf Curse – “Disco” 1(×4) 66

48 49 Magdalena Bay – “Image” 11 35

49 50 Jordana & TV Girl – “Better In The Dark” 1(×1) 36

DROPOUTS:

16 -- d4vd & Kali Uchis – “Crashing” 15 10

26 -- The Lumineers – “Same Old Song” 13 16

50 -- Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – “Guess billie eilish” 1(×2) 36

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