Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending May 26, 2025

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Number
1

Headlock
Imogen Heap
From the album: Speak for Yourself
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
2

Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
From the album: Bird's Eye
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
3

Real Man
beabadoobee
From the album: This Is How Tomorrow Moves
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
4

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
5

Sally, When The Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
6

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

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
7
Weeks
5
Number
8

back to friends
sombr
Peak
8
Weeks
3
Number
9

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10

Bug
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
10
Weeks
20
Number
11

Your face
Wisp
From the album: Pandora
Peak
11
Weeks
19
Number
12

Killshot
Magdalena Bay
From the album: A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
Peak
12
Weeks
17
Number
13

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: BALU
Peak
13
Weeks
16
Number
14

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
15

Delete Ya
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
16

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
17

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
18

Who are you?
Saga Faye
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
20

Back To Me
The Marías
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
21

Henry, come on
Lana Del Rey
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
21

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22

Silver Lining
Laufey
From the album: A Matter of Time
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
23

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
23
Weeks
2
Number
24

undressed
sombr
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Up by 1

Alesis
Mk.gee
From the album: Two Star & the Dream Police
Peak
25
Weeks
20
Number
26 Up by 2

Cariño
The Marías
From the album: Superclean, Vol. II
Peak
16
Weeks
17
Number
27 Up by 2

can't slow down
almost monday
From the album: DIVE
Peak
27
Weeks
17
Number
28 Up by 2

Besties
Black Country, New Road
From the album: Forever Howlong
Peak
24
Weeks
16
Number
29 Up by 2

It's Amazing To Be Young
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Romance
Peak
16
Weeks
13
Number
30 Up by 2

Picture Window
Japanese Breakfast
From the album: For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Peak
30
Weeks
8
Number
31 Up by 2

Bullseye
Lucy Dacus & Hozier
From the album: Forever Is A Feeling
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
32 Up by 2

catch these fists
Wet Leg
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
33 Up by 2

If Only I Could Wait
Bon Iver featuring Danielle Haim
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
34 Up by 2

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
35 Up by 2

Everything Is Peaceful Love
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE, fABLE
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 2

I Want You (Fever)
Momma
From the album: Welcome to My Blue Sky
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Debut

Love Takes Miles
Cameron Winter
From the album: Heavy Metal
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

moody
Royel Otis
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Down by 14

S P E Y S I D E
Bon Iver
From the album: SABLE,, SABLE, fABLE
Peak
10
Weeks
23
Number
40 Down by 1

No Other Heart
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Another One
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
41 Down by 1

Messy
Lola Young
From the album: This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
42 Down by 1

Pretty Boy
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
43 Down by 1

Chandelier
Will Paquin
Peak
5
Weeks
26
Number
44 Down by 1

People Watching
Sam Fender
From the album: People Watching
Peak
3
Weeks
26
Number
45 Down by 1

My Kind of Woman
Mac DeMarco
From the album: 2
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
46 Down by 1

Look At That Woman
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
10
Weeks
27
Number
47 Down by 1

WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
From the album: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
48 Down by 1

Let's Go Back
Jungle
Peak
11
Weeks
32
Number
49 Down by 1

Disco
Surf Curse
From the album: Heaven Surrounds You
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
67
Number
50

Better In The Dark
Jordana & TV Girl
From the album: Summer's Over
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
37

Dropouts

Number
27 Dropout

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

Image
Magdalena Bay
From the album: Imaginal Disk
Peak
11
Weeks
35

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May 20, 2025

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1 1 Imogen Heap – “Headlock” 1(×5) 20

2 2 Ravyn Lenae – “Love Me Not” 2 20

3 3 beabadoobee – “Real Man” 3 18

4 4 Gigi Perez – “Sailor Song” 4 10

5 5 ROLE MODEL – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” 5 9

6 6 The Marías – “Heavy” 6 7

7 7 Lorde – “What Was That” 7 5

8 8 sombr – “back to friends” 8 3

9 9 Lizzy McAlpine – “Spring Into Summer” 9 3

10 10 Fontaines D.C. – “Bug” 10 20

11 11 Wisp – “Your face” 11 19

12 12 Magdalena Bay – “Killshot” 12 17

13 13 Balu Brigada – “So Cold” 13 16

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

15 15 Djo – “Delete Ya” 15 12

16 16 HAIM – “Relationships” 8 10

17 17 Djo – “Basic Being Basic” 17 9

18 18 Saga Faye – “Who are you?” 18 9

20 20 The Marías – “Back To Me” 8 7

21 21 Lana Del Rey – “Henry, come on” 8 6

21 21 Gigi Perez – “Fable” 21 6

22 22 Laufey – “Silver Lining” 22 5

23 23 Current Joys – “Kids” 23 2

24 24 sombr – “undressed” 24 2

26 25 Mk.gee – “Alesis” 25 20

28 26 The Marías – “Cariño” 16 17

29 27 almost monday – “can't slow down” 27 17

30 28 Black Country, New Road – “Besties” 24 16

31 29 Fontaines D.C. – “It's Amazing To Be Young” 16 13

32 30 Japanese Breakfast – “Picture Window” 30 8

33 31 Lucy Dacus & Hozier – “Bullseye” 21 7

34 32 Wet Leg – “catch these fists” 32 7

35 33 Bon Iver ft. Danielle Haim – “If Only I Could Wait” 23 6

36 34 Turnstile – “NEVER ENOUGH” 34 6

37 35 Bon Iver – “Everything Is Peaceful Love” 35 4

38 36 Momma – “I Want You (Fever)” 36 2

NE 37 Cameron Winter – “Love Takes Miles” 37 1

NE 38 Royel Otis – “moody” 38 1

25 39 Bon Iver – “S P E Y S I D E” 10 23

39 40 Mac DeMarco – “No Other Heart” 3 19

40 41 Lola Young – “Messy” 1(×1) 25

41 42 The Neighbourhood – “Pretty Boy” 1(×1) 26

42 43 Will Paquin – “Chandelier” 5 26

43 44 Sam Fender – “People Watching” 3 26

44 45 Mac DeMarco – “My Kind of Woman” 1(×2) 27

45 46 ROLE MODEL – “Look At That Woman” 10 27

46 47 Billie Eilish – “WILDFLOWER” 1(×1) 29

47 48 Jungle – “Let's Go Back” 11 32

48 49 Surf Curse – “Disco” 1(×4) 67

50 50 Jordana & TV Girl – “Better In The Dark” 1(×1) 37

DROPOUTS:

27 -- Lucy Dacus – “Ankles” 16 17

49 -- Magdalena Bay – “Image” 11 35

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