Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending September 23, 2025

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Number
1

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
2

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
2
Weeks
19
Number
3

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
4

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
5

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
6

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
7

End Of Summer
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
8

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
9 Up by 12

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
5
Weeks
20
Number
11

undressed
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
6
Weeks
19
Number
12 Up by 13

moody
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
12
Weeks
18
Number
13 Down by 1

catch these fists
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
12
Weeks
17
Number
14 Down by 1

Please Be Rude
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
15 Down by 1

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
16 Down by 1

Crush
Ethel Cain
From the album: Inbred
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
17 Down by 1

Cross Your Mind
Shelly
From the album: Shelly 2
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
18 Down by 1

Fuck Me Eyes
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
19 Down by 1

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
20 Down by 11

Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
9
Weeks
4
Number
21 Down by 1

Nobody New
The Marías
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
22 Up by 1

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Up by 15

Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat
Del Water Gap
From the album: Del Water Gap
Peak
23
Weeks
2
Number
24

Don't Delete the Kisses
Wolf Alice
From the album: Visions of a Life, Heartstopper S1 O.S.T.
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Up by 1

Bloom Baby Bloom
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
18
Weeks
17
Number
26 Up by 1

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
27 Up by 3

Afterlife
Alex G
From the album: Headlights
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
28 Up by 3

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
29 Up by 3

Shapeshifter
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
15
Weeks
9
Number
30 Up by 3

This is the Killer Speaking
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
31 Up by 3

Glum
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
32 Up by 3

Los Angeles
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Up by 3

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
34 Down by 12

Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
From the album: EURO-COUNTRY
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
35 Up by 2

Home
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Guitar
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
36 Debut

who's your boyfriend
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Debut

Loser
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

The Happy Dictator
Gorillaz featuring Sparks
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
17
Number
40

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
41

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
42

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
2
Weeks
23
Number
43

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
44

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
45

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
46

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
11
Weeks
26
Number
47

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
3
Weeks
27
Number
48

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
27
Number
49

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
50

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
10
Weeks
33

Dropouts

Number
19 Dropout

say something
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
28 Dropout

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

Whateverrrr
Spacey Jane
From the album: If That Makes Sense
Peak
28
Weeks
10

A chart by

Date

September 16, 2025

Songs

50

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/wbru/todays-top-indie-for-the-week-ending-september-23-2025-0

1 1 sombr – "back to friends" 1(×2) 20

2 2 Current Joys – "Kids" 2 19

3 3 Lola Young – "One Thing" 3 17

4 4 Royel Otis – "Car" 4 12

5 5 Wet Leg – "mangetout" 5 10

6 6 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – "Rein Me In" 6 9

7 7 Tame Impala – "End Of Summer" 7 6

8 8 The Marías – "Sienna" 8 4

21 9 Lorde – "David" 9 3

10 10 Lizzy McAlpine – "Spring Into Summer" 5 20

11 11 sombr – "undressed" 6 19

25 12 Royel Otis – "moody" 12 18

12 13 Wet Leg – "catch these fists" 12 17

13 14 Gigi Perez – "Please Be Rude" 13 15

14 15 Balu Brigada – "Backseat" 14 14

15 16 Ethel Cain – "Crush" 15 9

16 17 Shelly – "Cross Your Mind" 16 9

17 18 Ethel Cain – "Fuck Me Eyes" 17 9

18 19 Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – "Mind Loaded" 18 8

9 20 Florence + the Machine – "Everybody Scream" 9 4

20 21 The Marías – "Nobody New" 20 5

23 22 Turnstile – "I CARE" 22 3

38 23 Del Water Gap – "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" 23 2

24 24 Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" 24 2

26 25 Wolf Alice – "Bloom Baby Bloom" 18 17

27 26 Turnstile – "Seein' Stars" 20 14

30 27 Alex G – "Afterlife" 27 10

31 28 Geese – "Taxes" 28 10

32 29 Lorde – "Shapeshifter" 15 9

33 30 The Last Dinner Party – "This is the Killer Speaking" 18 9

34 31 Hayley Williams – "Glum" 19 7

35 32 Big Thief – "Los Angeles" 32 6

36 33 sombr – "12 to 12" 33 4

22 34 CMAT – "Take A Sexy Picture Of Me" 22 3

37 35 Mac DeMarco – "Home" 35 3

NE 36 Royel Otis – "who's your boyfriend" 36 1

NE 37 Tame Impala – "Loser" 37 1

NE 38 Gorillaz ft. Sparks – "The Happy Dictator" 38 1

39 39 Fontaines D.C. – "I Love You" 16 17

40 40 Lorde – "What Was That" 1(×1) 22

41 41 Gigi Perez – "Fable" 1(×2) 23

42 42 Turnstile – "NEVER ENOUGH" 2 23

43 43 The Marías – "Heavy" 1(×1) 24

44 44 The Marías – "Back to Me" 1(×2) 24

45 45 ROLE MODEL – "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" 1(×5) 26

46 46 Djo – "Basic Being Basic" 11 26

47 47 Gigi Perez – "Sailor Song" 3 27

48 48 HAIM – "Relationships" 8 27

49 49 Adrianne Lenker – "forwards beckon rebound" 1(×2) 31

50 50 Balu Brigada – "So Cold" 10 33

DROPOUTS:

19 -- Royel Otis – "say something " 19 5

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

29 -- Spacey Jane – "Whateverrrr" 28 10

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