Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending September 16, 2025

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Number
1 Up by 1

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
2 Up by 10

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
3

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
4

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
5

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
6

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
6
Weeks
8
Number
7

End Of Summer
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
7
Weeks
5
Number
8

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
8
Weeks
3
Number
9

Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
5
Weeks
19
Number
11

undressed
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
12 Re-Entry

catch these fists
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
12
Weeks
16
Number
13

Please Be Rude
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
13
Weeks
14
Number
14

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
13
Number
15

Crush
Ethel Cain
From the album: Inbred
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
16

Cross Your Mind
Shelly
From the album: Shelly 2
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
17

Fuck Me Eyes
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
17
Weeks
8
Number
18

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
19 Up by 1

say something
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Up by 1

Nobody New
The Marías
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 1

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
21
Weeks
2
Number
22 Up by 1

Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
From the album: EURO-COUNTRY
Peak
22
Weeks
2
Number
23 Up by 1

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
23
Weeks
2
Number
24 Debut

Don't Delete the Kisses
Wolf Alice
From the album: Visions of a Life, Heartstopper S1 O.S.T.
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25

moody
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
14
Weeks
17
Number
26

Bloom Baby Bloom
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
18
Weeks
16
Number
27 Re-Entry

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
28 Down by 1

In The Middle
Mt. Joy featuring Gigi Perez
From the album: Hope We Have Fun
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
29 Down by 1

Whateverrrr
Spacey Jane
From the album: If That Makes Sense
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
30 Re-Entry

Afterlife
Alex G
From the album: Headlights
Peak
29
Weeks
9
Number
31 Down by 2

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
29
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 2

Shapeshifter
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
33

This is the Killer Speaking
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
34 Down by 15

Glum
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
35

Los Angeles
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
35
Weeks
5
Number
36 Up by 1

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 1

Home
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Guitar
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Debut

Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat
Del Water Gap
From the album: Del Water Gap
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
16
Number
40 Down by 39

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
41 Down by 1

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
42 Down by 1

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
2
Weeks
22
Number
43 Down by 1

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
44 Down by 1

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
45 Down by 1

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
46 Down by 1

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
11
Weeks
25
Number
47 Down by 1

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
3
Weeks
26
Number
48 Down by 1

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
26
Number
49 Down by 1

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
30
Number
50 Down by 1

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
10
Weeks
32

Dropouts

Number
31 Dropout

davina mccall
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
31
Weeks
7
Number
32 Dropout

Bag of Bones
Lord Huron
From the album: The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
Peak
20
Weeks
7
Number
34 Dropout

How To Live
Del Water Gap
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
36 Dropout

Smile
Dominic Fike
From the album: Rocket
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
50 Dropout

Killshot
Magdalena Bay
From the album: A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling
Peak
10
Weeks
32

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Date

September 9, 2025

Songs

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2 1 sombr – "back to friends" 1(×1) 19

12 2 Current Joys – "Kids" 2 18

3 3 Lola Young – "One Thing" 3 16

4 4 Royel Otis – "Car" 4 11

5 5 Wet Leg – "mangetout" 5 9

6 6 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – "Rein Me In" 6 8

7 7 Tame Impala – "End Of Summer" 7 5

8 8 The Marías – "Sienna" 8 3

9 9 Florence + the Machine – "Everybody Scream" 9 3

10 10 Lizzy McAlpine – "Spring Into Summer" 5 19

11 11 sombr – "undressed" 6 18

RE 12 Wet Leg – "catch these fists" 12 16

13 13 Gigi Perez – "Please Be Rude" 13 14

14 14 Balu Brigada – "Backseat" 14 13

15 15 Ethel Cain – "Crush" 15 8

16 16 Shelly – "Cross Your Mind" 16 8

17 17 Ethel Cain – "Fuck Me Eyes" 17 8

18 18 Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – "Mind Loaded" 18 7

20 19 Royel Otis – "say something " 19 5

21 20 The Marías – "Nobody New" 20 4

22 21 Lorde – "David" 21 2

23 22 CMAT – "Take A Sexy Picture Of Me" 22 2

24 23 Turnstile – "I CARE" 23 2

NE 24 Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" 24 1

25 25 Royel Otis – "moody" 14 17

26 26 Wolf Alice – "Bloom Baby Bloom" 18 16

RE 27 Turnstile – "Seein' Stars" 20 13

27 28 Mt. Joy ft. Gigi Perez – "In The Middle" 27 10

28 29 Spacey Jane – "Whateverrrr" 28 10

RE 30 Alex G – "Afterlife" 29 9

29 31 Geese – "Taxes" 29 9

30 32 Lorde – "Shapeshifter" 15 8

33 33 The Last Dinner Party – "This is the Killer Speaking" 18 8

19 34 Hayley Williams – "Glum" 19 6

35 35 Big Thief – "Los Angeles" 35 5

37 36 sombr – "12 to 12" 36 3

38 37 Mac DeMarco – "Home" 37 2

NE 38 Del Water Gap – "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" 38 1

39 39 Fontaines D.C. – "I Love You" 16 16

1 40 Lorde – "What Was That" 1(×1) 21

40 41 Gigi Perez – "Fable" 1(×2) 22

41 42 Turnstile – "NEVER ENOUGH" 2 22

42 43 The Marías – "Heavy" 1(×1) 23

43 44 The Marías – "Back to Me" 1(×2) 23

44 45 ROLE MODEL – "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" 1(×5) 25

45 46 Djo – "Basic Being Basic" 11 25

46 47 Gigi Perez – "Sailor Song" 3 26

47 48 HAIM – "Relationships" 8 26

48 49 Adrianne Lenker – "forwards beckon rebound" 1(×2) 30

49 50 Balu Brigada – "So Cold" 10 32

DROPOUTS:

31 -- Wet Leg – "davina mccall" 31 7

32 -- Lord Huron – "Bag of Bones" 20 7

34 -- Del Water Gap – "How To Live" 34 5

36 -- Dominic Fike – "Smile" 36 3

50 -- Magdalena Bay – "Killshot" 10 32

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