Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending September 30, 2025

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Number
1 Up by 3

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2 Up by 3

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
3 Up by 5

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
4 Down by 1

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
5 Up by 4

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Up by 31

Loser
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
6
Weeks
2
Number
7 Down by 1

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
8 Down by 6

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
9 Up by 24

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
9
Weeks
5
Number
10 Up by 28

The Happy Dictator
Gorillaz featuring Sparks
From the album: The Mountain
Peak
10
Weeks
2
Number
11 Up by 25

who's your boyfriend
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
11
Weeks
2
Number
12 Up by 7

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13

catch these fists
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
12
Weeks
18
Number
14 Up by 8

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
14
Weeks
4
Number
15 Up by 3

Fuck Me Eyes
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
16 Down by 9

End Of Summer
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
17 Up by 3

Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
9
Weeks
5
Number
18 Up by 3

Nobody New
The Marías
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Debut

As Alive As You Need Me To Be
Nine Inch Nails
From the album: TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
19
Weeks
1
Number
20 Down by 5

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
15
Number
21 Down by 4

Cross Your Mind
Shelly
From the album: Shelly 2
Peak
16
Weeks
10
Number
22 Down by 11

undressed
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
6
Weeks
20
Number
23 Up by 1

Don't Delete the Kisses
Wolf Alice
From the album: Visions of a Life, Heartstopper S1 O.S.T.
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24 Down by 10

Please Be Rude
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
13
Weeks
16
Number
25 Down by 2

Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat
Del Water Gap
From the album: Del Water Gap
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
26 Down by 14

moody
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
12
Weeks
19
Number
27 Down by 1

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
28 Up by 7

Home
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Guitar
Peak
28
Weeks
4
Number
29 Up by 2

Glum
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
19
Weeks
8
Number
30 Up by 2

Los Angeles
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
30
Weeks
7
Number
31 Down by 4

Afterlife
Alex G
From the album: Headlights
Peak
27
Weeks
11
Number
32 Re-Entry

Elderberry Wine
Wednesday
From the album: Bleeds
Peak
31
Weeks
7
Number
33 Debut

Just Two Girls
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Debut

Great Pretender
Dominic Fike
From the album: Rocket
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Down by 6

Shapeshifter
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
36 Down by 6

This is the Killer Speaking
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
37 Down by 3

Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
From the album: EURO-COUNTRY
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
38 Down by 10

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
28
Weeks
11
Number
39 Down by 23

Crush
Ethel Cain
From the album: Inbred
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
40 Debut

The Scythe
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Down by 2

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
18
Number
42 Down by 41

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
43 Down by 33

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
5
Weeks
21
Number
44 Down by 4

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
45 Down by 4

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
46 Down by 4

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
2
Weeks
24
Number
47 Down by 4

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
48 Down by 4

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
49 Down by 4

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
50 Down by 4

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
11
Weeks
27

Dropouts

Number
25 Dropout

Bloom Baby Bloom
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
18
Weeks
17
Number
47 Dropout

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

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

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

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

A chart by

Date

September 23, 2025

Songs

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4 1 Royel Otis – "Car" 1(×1) 13

5 2 Wet Leg – "mangetout" 2 11

8 3 The Marías – "Sienna" 3 5

3 4 Lola Young – "One Thing" 3 18

9 5 Lorde – "David" 5 4

37 6 Tame Impala – "Loser" 6 2

6 7 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – "Rein Me In" 6 10

2 8 Current Joys – "Kids" 2 20

33 9 sombr – "12 to 12" 9 5

38 10 Gorillaz ft. Sparks – "The Happy Dictator" 10 2

36 11 Royel Otis – "who's your boyfriend" 11 2

19 12 Blood Orange ft. Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa – "Mind Loaded" 12 9

13 13 Wet Leg – "catch these fists" 12 18

22 14 Turnstile – "I CARE" 14 4

18 15 Ethel Cain – "Fuck Me Eyes" 15 10

7 16 Tame Impala – "End Of Summer" 7 7

20 17 Florence + the Machine – "Everybody Scream" 9 5

21 18 The Marías – "Nobody New" 18 6

NE 19 Nine Inch Nails – "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" 19 1

15 20 Balu Brigada – "Backseat" 14 15

17 21 Shelly – "Cross Your Mind" 16 10

11 22 sombr – "undressed" 6 20

24 23 Wolf Alice – "Don't Delete the Kisses" 23 3

14 24 Gigi Perez – "Please Be Rude" 13 16

23 25 Del Water Gap – "Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat" 23 3

12 26 Royel Otis – "moody" 12 19

26 27 Turnstile – "Seein' Stars" 20 15

35 28 Mac DeMarco – "Home" 28 4

31 29 Hayley Williams – "Glum" 19 8

32 30 Big Thief – "Los Angeles" 30 7

27 31 Alex G – "Afterlife" 27 11

RE 32 Wednesday – "Elderberry Wine" 31 7

NE 33 Wolf Alice – "Just Two Girls" 33 1

NE 34 Dominic Fike – "Great Pretender" 34 1

29 35 Lorde – "Shapeshifter" 15 10

30 36 The Last Dinner Party – "This is the Killer Speaking" 18 10

34 37 CMAT – "Take A Sexy Picture Of Me" 22 4

28 38 Geese – "Taxes" 28 11

16 39 Ethel Cain – "Crush" 15 10

NE 40 The Last Dinner Party – "The Scythe" 40 1

39 41 Fontaines D.C. – "I Love You" 16 18

1 42 sombr – "back to friends" 1(×2) 21

10 43 Lizzy McAlpine – "Spring Into Summer" 5 21

40 44 Lorde – "What Was That" 1(×1) 23

41 45 Gigi Perez – "Fable" 1(×2) 24

42 46 Turnstile – "NEVER ENOUGH" 2 24

43 47 The Marías – "Heavy" 1(×1) 25

44 48 The Marías – "Back to Me" 1(×2) 25

45 49 ROLE MODEL – "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" 1(×5) 27

46 50 Djo – "Basic Being Basic" 11 27

DROPOUTS:

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

47 -- Gigi Perez – "Sailor Song" 3 27

48 -- HAIM – "Relationships" 8 27

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

50 -- Balu Brigada – "So Cold" 10 33

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