Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending October 14, 2025

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Number
1

who's your boyfriend
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
4
Number
2

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
3 Up by 1

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
3
Weeks
20
Number
5

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
5 Up by 1

Loser
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Up by 1

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
7 Up by 1

The Happy Dictator
Gorillaz featuring Sparks
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Up by 1

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
9 Up by 1

Please Be Rude
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
9
Weeks
18
Number
10 Down by 7

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
11

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
12

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
13

catch these fists
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
12
Weeks
20
Number
14 Up by 1

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
14
Weeks
6
Number
15 Down by 1

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
14
Weeks
17
Number
16

Fuck Me Eyes
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
17 Up by 20

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
17
Weeks
13
Number
18

Nobody New
The Marías
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
19

Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
20

As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Nine Inch Nails
From the album: TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
19
Weeks
3
Number
21

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
17
Number
22 Up by 17

Dracula
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
22
Weeks
2
Number
23 Down by 1

Shapeshifter
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
24 Debut

Slow Dance
Clairo
From the album: Charm
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Down by 1

Don't Delete the Kisses
Wolf Alice
From the album: Visions of a Life, Heartstopper S1 O.S.T.
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
26

moody
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
12
Weeks
21
Number
26 Debut

Parachute
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
26
Weeks
1
Number
27

Vivid Light
Blood Orange
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
27
Weeks
2
Number
29 Re-Entry

Incomprehensible
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
30

Glum
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
19
Weeks
10
Number
31 Up by 1

Elderberry Wine
Wednesday
From the album: Bleeds
Peak
31
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 15

End Of Summer
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
33 Debut

d£aler
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Down by 11

Cross Your Mind
Shelly
From the album: Shelly 2
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
35 Down by 2

Just Two Girls
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
36 Down by 2

Great Pretender
Dominic Fike
From the album: Rocket
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
37 Down by 1

Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
From the album: EURO-COUNTRY
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
38 Down by 13

Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat
Del Water Gap
From the album: Del Water Gap
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
39 Down by 1

Crush
Ethel Cain
From the album: Inbred
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
40

The Scythe
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
41

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
20
Number
42

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
2
Weeks
22
Number
43

undressed
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
6
Weeks
22
Number
44

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
45

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
5
Weeks
23
Number
46

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
47

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
48

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
49

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
50

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
27

Dropouts

Number
28 Dropout

Home
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Guitar
Peak
28
Weeks
5
Number
29 Dropout

Los Angeles
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
29
Weeks
8
Number
31 Dropout

Afterlife
Alex G
From the album: Headlights
Peak
27
Weeks
12
Number
35 Dropout

This is the Killer Speaking
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
18
Weeks
11

A chart by

Date

October 7, 2025

Songs

50

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1 1 Royel Otis – "who's your boyfriend" 1(×2) 4

2 2 Wet Leg – "mangetout" 2 13

4 3 Lola Young – "One Thing" 3 20

5 5 Lorde – "David" 5 6

6 5 Tame Impala – "Loser" 5 4

7 6 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – "Rein Me In" 6 12

8 7 Gorillaz ft. Sparks – "The Happy Dictator" 7 4

9 8 sombr – "12 to 12" 8 7

10 9 Gigi Perez – "Please Be Rude" 9 18

3 10 The Marías – "Sienna" 3 7

11 11 Royel Otis – "Car" 1(×1) 15

12 12 Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – "Mind Loaded" 12 11

13 13 Wet Leg – "catch these fists" 12 20

15 14 Turnstile – "I CARE" 14 6

14 15 Turnstile – "Seein' Stars" 14 17

16 16 Ethel Cain – "Fuck Me Eyes" 15 12

37 17 Geese – "Taxes" 17 13

18 18 The Marías – "Nobody New" 18 8

19 19 Florence + the Machine – "Everybody Scream" 9 7

20 20 Nine Inch Nails – "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" 19 3

21 21 Balu Brigada – "Backseat" 14 17

39 22 Tame Impala – "Dracula" 22 2

22 23 Lorde – "Shapeshifter" 15 12

NE 24 Clairo – "Slow Dance" 24 1

24 25 Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" 23 5

26 26 Royel Otis – "moody" 12 21

NE 26 Hayley Williams – "Parachute" 26 1

27 27 Blood Orange – "Vivid Light" 27 2

RE 29 Big Thief – "Incomprehensible" 20 13

30 30 Hayley Williams – "Glum" 19 10

32 31 Wednesday – "Elderberry Wine" 31 9

17 32 Tame Impala – "End Of Summer" 7 9

NE 33 Lola Young – "d£aler" 33 1

23 34 Shelly – "Cross Your Mind" 16 12

33 35 Wolf Alice – "Just Two Girls" 33 3

34 36 Dominic Fike – "Great Pretender" 34 3

36 37 CMAT – "Take A Sexy Picture Of Me" 22 6

25 38 Del Water Gap – "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" 23 5

38 39 Ethel Cain – "Crush" 15 12

40 40 The Last Dinner Party – "The Scythe" 40 3

41 41 Fontaines D.C. – "I Love You" 16 20

42 42 Current Joys – "Kids" 2 22

43 43 sombr – "undressed" 6 22

44 44 sombr – "back to friends" 1(×2) 23

45 45 Lizzy McAlpine – "Spring Into Summer" 5 23

46 46 Lorde – "What Was That" 1(×1) 25

47 47 Gigi Perez – "Fable" 1(×2) 26

48 48 Turnstile – "NEVER ENOUGH" 2 26

49 49 The Marías – "Heavy" 1(×1) 27

50 50 The Marías – "Back to Me" 1(×2) 27

DROPOUTS:

28 -- Mac DeMarco – "Home" 28 5

29 -- Big Thief – "Los Angeles" 29 8

31 -- Alex G – "Afterlife" 27 12

35 -- The Last Dinner Party – "This is the Killer Speaking" 18 11

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