Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending May 4, 2026

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Number
1

The Great Divide
Noah Kahan
From the album: The Great Divide
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

All I Did Was Dream of You
beabadoobee featuring The Marías
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3

if you wanna party, come over to my house
Fcukers
From the album: Ö
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
4

Freakin' Out
Dexter And The Moonrocks
Peak
4
Weeks
4
Number
5

Fool's Gold
Buffalo Traffic Jam
From the album: Take Me Home - EP
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
6

Heavy Foot
Mon RovÎa
From the album: Bloodline
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7 Up by 1

In My Room
Julia Wolf
From the album: PRESSURE
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
8 Up by 1

Go Away
Weezer featuring Bethany Cosentino
From the album: Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
9 Up by 14

Carry On
Jungle
From the album: Sunshine
Peak
9
Weeks
5
Number
10 Up by 14

Going Shopping
The Strokes
From the album: Reality Awaits
Peak
10
Weeks
3
Number
11

Porch Light
Noah Kahan
From the album: The Great Divide
Peak
11
Weeks
6
Number
12

She Knows Too Much
Thundercat featuring Mac Miller
From the album: Distracted
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13 Up by 1

Orange County
Gorillaz featuring Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, & Anoushka Shankar
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
14 Up by 1

I'll Change for You
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
10
Weeks
12
Number
16 Up by 1

If I Leave
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
16 Up by 13

Truth of Pursuit
Sarah Kinsley
From the album: Fleeting - EP
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
17 Up by 15

Lucky Again
Lykke Li
From the album: The Afterparty
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
18

LOOK OUT FOR ME
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
19 Up by 19

Earrings
Malcolm Todd
From the album: Sweet Boy
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Down by 13

tower of memories
ivri
From the album: the theory of you
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
21 Down by 2

Lovebomb
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
22 Down by 1

You got time and I got money
Smerz
From the album: Big city life
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 18

Sweet Hallelujah
Royel Otis
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Down by 13

Will I See You Again?
Thee Sacred Souls
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
24 Up by 1

Back in Love
Suki Waterhouse
From the album: Loveland
Peak
24
Weeks
4
Number
26

Riptides
Death Cab for Cutie
From the album: I Built You A Tower
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Down by 14

The Moon Cave
Gorillaz featuring Asha Puthli, Black Thought, Bobby Womack, Jalen Ngonda, & Trugoy the Dove
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
28 Down by 1

Do You Really Love Her
Spacey Jane
Peak
27
Weeks
4
Number
29 Debut

Fabienk
Angine de Poitrine
From the album: Vol.II
Peak
29
Weeks
1
Number
30 Down by 2

Let's Do It Again!
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: HELP(2)
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
31 Down by 15

Where's My Phone?
Mitski
From the album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
32 Down by 1

You and Forever
Bleachers
From the album: everyone for ten minutes
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
33

You Got To Lose
The Black Keys
From the album: Peaches!
Peak
27
Weeks
11
Number
34

Talk to Me
Robyn
From the album: Sexistential
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
35 Up by 1

HEAVENLY FATHER - Mediolanum, Milan, IT. Nov 05 2022
Bon Iver
From the album: VOLUMES: ONE (SELECTIONS FROM MUSIC CONCERTS 2019-2023 BON IVER 6 PIECE BAND)
Peak
28
Weeks
6
Number
36 Up by 1

Dancing On The Wall
MUNA
From the album: Dancing on the Wall
Peak
31
Weeks
10
Number
37 Debut

Ache
Not for Radio
From the album: Bloom
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Down by 18

White Horses
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
16
Weeks
14
Number
39

Dancing with your eyes closed
Jane Remover
From the album: Revengeseekerz
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Debut

Planting Tomatoes
Lucy Dacus
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41

come on home
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
16
Weeks
20
Number
42

Buckle
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
13
Weeks
20
Number
43

White Keys
Dominic Fike
Peak
2
Weeks
22
Number
44

Au Pays du Cocaine
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
45

Sideways
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
20
Weeks
26
Number
46

My Old Ways
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
5
Weeks
27
Number
47

Private
The Neighbourhood
From the album: (((((ultraSOUND)))))
Peak
5
Weeks
27
Number
48

Love Takes Miles
Cameron Winter
From the album: Heavy Metal
Peak
9
Weeks
28
Number
49

Cobra
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
13
Weeks
29
Number
50

Slow Dance
Clairo
From the album: Charm
Peak
7
Weeks
30

Dropouts

Number
22 Dropout

Loving Machine
TV Girl
From the album: Who Really Cares
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
30 Dropout

I Did This To Myself
Thundercat featuring Lil Yachty & Flying Lotus
From the album: Distracted
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
35 Dropout

Dead End
Snail Mail
From the album: Ricochet
Peak
26
Weeks
9

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Date

April 28, 2026

Songs

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1 1 Noah Kahan – "The Great Divide" 1(×8) 13

2 2 beabadoobee ft. The Marías – "All I Did Was Dream of You" 2 7

3 3 Fcukers – "if you wanna party, come over to my house" 3 5

4 4 Dexter And The Moonrocks – "Freakin' Out" 4 4

5 5 Buffalo Traffic Jam – "Fool's Gold" 3 15

6 6 Mon RovÎa – "Heavy Foot" 6 11

8 7 Julia Wolf – "In My Room" 7 8

9 8 Weezer ft. Bethany Cosentino – "Go Away" 8 5

23 9 Jungle – "Carry On" 9 5

24 10 The Strokes – "Going Shopping" 10 3

11 11 Noah Kahan – "Porch Light" 11 6

12 12 Thundercat ft. Mac Miller – "She Knows Too Much" 12 9

14 13 Gorillaz ft. Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, & Anoushka Shankar – "Orange County" 2 15

15 14 Mitski – "I'll Change for You" 10 12

17 16 Mitski – "If I Leave" 15 9

29 16 Sarah Kinsley – "Truth of Pursuit" 16 7

32 17 Lykke Li – "Lucky Again" 17 7

18 18 Turnstile – "LOOK OUT FOR ME" 5 14

38 19 Malcolm Todd – "Earrings" 19 2

7 20 ivri – "tower of memories" 3 16

19 21 The Neighbourhood – "Lovebomb" 19 6

21 22 Smerz – "You got time and I got money" 21 6

40 22 Royel Otis – "Sweet Hallelujah" 22 3

10 23 Thee Sacred Souls – "Will I See You Again?" 10 4

25 24 Suki Waterhouse – "Back in Love" 24 4

26 26 Death Cab for Cutie – "Riptides" 26 6

13 27 Gorillaz ft. Asha Puthli, Black Thought, Bobby Womack, Jalen Ngonda, & Trugoy the Dove – "The Moon Cave" 11 8

27 28 Spacey Jane – "Do You Really Love Her" 27 4

NE 29 Angine de Poitrine – "Fabienk" 29 1

28 30 The Last Dinner Party – "Let's Do It Again!" 11 8

16 31 Mitski – "Where's My Phone?" 1(×2) 15

31 32 Bleachers – "You and Forever" 11 10

33 33 The Black Keys – "You Got To Lose" 27 11

34 34 Robyn – "Talk to Me" 27 10

36 35 Bon Iver – "HEAVENLY FATHER - Mediolanum, Milan, IT. Nov 05 2022" 28 6

37 36 MUNA – "Dancing On The Wall" 31 10

NE 37 Not for Radio – "Ache" 37 1

20 38 Wolf Alice – "White Horses" 16 14

39 39 Jane Remover – "Dancing with your eyes closed" 39 2

NE 40 Lucy Dacus – "Planting Tomatoes" 40 1

41 41 Royel Otis – "come on home" 16 20

42 42 Florence + the Machine – "Buckle" 13 20

43 43 Dominic Fike – "White Keys" 2 22

44 44 Geese – "Au Pays du Cocaine" 2 26

45 45 Balu Brigada – "Sideways" 20 26

46 46 Tame Impala – "My Old Ways" 5 27

47 47 The Neighbourhood – "Private" 5 27

48 48 Cameron Winter – "Love Takes Miles" 9 28

49 49 Geese – "Cobra" 13 29

50 50 Clairo – "Slow Dance" 7 30

DROPOUTS:

22 -- TV Girl – "Loving Machine" 8 12

30 -- Thundercat ft. Lil Yachty & Flying Lotus – "I Did This To Myself" 27 10

35 -- Snail Mail – "Dead End" 26 9

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