Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending September 5, 2021

The new and new-ish songs we are sharing with the world from WBRU Providence. WBRU's current chart is always available as an updated-weekly Spotify playlist and YouTube playlist, too. For a fun-to-listen-to mix of all the new and not-as-new indie (and alternative) songs you check out WBRU 24/7 at wbru.com or on the WBRU app for iOS and coming soon for Android.

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Number
1

Runaway
Aurora
From the album: All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
2

A-O-K
Tai Verdes
From the album: TV
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
3

t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l
WILLOW featuring Travis Barker
From the album: lately I feel EVERYTHING
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
4

seaside_demo
SEB
From the album: IT'S OK, WE'RE DREAMING
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
5

She's My Collar
Gorillaz featuring Kali Uchis
From the album: Humanz
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
6

Solar Power
Lorde
From the album: Solar Power
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7

Amoeba
Clairo
From the album: Sling
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
8

NDA
Billie Eilish
From the album: Happier Than Ever
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
9

First Love / Late Spring
Mitski
From the album: Bury Me at Makeout Creek
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10 Debut

Dark Red
Steve Lacy
From the album: Steve Lacy's Demo
Peak
10
Weeks
1
Number
11 Down by 1

You Stupid Bitch
girl in red
From the album: if i could make it go quiet
Peak
10
Weeks
19
Number
12 Down by 1

Your Power
Billie Eilish
From the album: Happier Than Ever
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
13 Down by 1

I Know the End
Phoebe Bridgers
From the album: Punisher
Peak
12
Weeks
16
Number
14 Down by 1

Kenny
Still Woozy
Peak
13
Weeks
16
Number
15

One Day
Lovejoy
From the album: Are You Alright?
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
16

Animal
Sir Chloe
Peak
16
Weeks
11
Number
17

Disco
Surf Curse
From the album: Heaven Surrounds You
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
18

I Bet On Losing Dogs
Mitski
From the album: Puberty 2
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19

Stoned at the Nail Salon
Lorde
From the album: Solar Power
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
20

Distorted Light Beam
Bastille
From the album: Give Me The Future
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
21

Colorado
Milky Chance
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22

Beggin'
Måneskin
From the album: Chosen
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
23 Up by 12

Phoenix
Big Red Machine featuring Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell
From the album: How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24

Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish
From the album: Happier Than Ever
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25

We Are Between
Modest Mouse
From the album: The Golden Casket
Peak
25
Weeks
14
Number
26 Up by 11

Mood Ring
Lorde
From the album: Solar Power
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Down by 13

Motorbike
Leon Bridges
From the album: Gold-Diggers Sound
Peak
14
Weeks
15
Number
28 Down by 2

Stop Making This Hurt
Bleachers
From the album: Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
29 Down by 2

Hush
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
15
Weeks
13
Number
30 Down by 1

The Walls Are Way Too Thin
Holly Humberstone
From the album: The Walls Are Way Too Thin - EP
Peak
29
Weeks
10
Number
31 Down by 1

Be Sweet
Japanese Breakfast
From the album: Jubilee
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
32

Go Away
Omar Apollo
From the album: Ivory
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
33

Getting Older
Billie Eilish
From the album: Happier Than Ever
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
34

Secret Life
Bleachers featuring Lana Del Rey
From the album: Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35 Up by 1

INFERNO
Sub Urban & Bella Poarch
From the album: HIVE, Dolls
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
36 Up by 2

Bunny is a Rider
Caroline Polachek
From the album: Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Debut

Where'd All the Time Go?
Dr. Dog
From the album: Shame, Shame
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

Life Goes On
Oliver Tree
From the album: Ugly is Beautiful
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

That's Life
Still Woozy
From the album: If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Down by 1

Jealous
EYEDRESS
From the album: Let's Skip to the Wedding
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
41 Down by 1

Keep Moving
Jungle
From the album: Loving in Stereo
Peak
10
Weeks
22
Number
42

Serotonin
girl in red
From the album: if i could make it go quiet
Peak
2
Weeks
25
Number
43

Cloud 9
Beach Bunny
From the album: Honeymoon
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
44

Washing Machine Heart
Mitski
From the album: Be the Cowboy
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
45

Devil Town
Cavetown
From the album: Cavetown
Peak
10
Weeks
27
Number
46

Hayloft
Mother Mother
From the album: O My Heart
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
47

affection
BETWEEN FRIENDS
From the album: we just need some time together (EP)
Peak
10
Weeks
29
Number
48

Show Me How
Men I Trust
From the album: Oncle Jazz
Peak
10
Weeks
29
Number
49

Freaks
Surf Curse
From the album: Buds
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
30
Number
50

Remember That Night?
Sara Kays
From the album: Struck By Lightning
Peak
2
Weeks
31
Number
51 Up by 1

Chemtrails Over The Country Club
Lana Del Rey
From the album: Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Peak
2
Weeks
33
Number
52 Up by 1

Drugs
UPSAHL
Peak
10
Weeks
34
Number
53 Up by 1

Violent
carolesdaughter
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
35
Number
54 Up by 1

Kilby Girl
The Backseat Lovers
From the album: When We Were Friends
Peak
13
Weeks
35
Number
55 Up by 1

Stargazing
The Neighbourhood
From the album: Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
36
Number
56 Up by 1

Space Girl
Frances Forever
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
57 Up by 1

Rät
Penelope Scott
From the album: Public Void
Peak
10
Weeks
41
Number
58 Up by 1

Michelle
Sir Chloe
From the album: Party Favors
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
41
Number
59 Up by 1

Stuck in the Middle
Tai Verdes
From the album: TV
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
44
Number
60 Up by 1

Freakin' out on the Interstate
Briston Maroney
From the album: Carnival
Peak
8
Weeks
44
Number
61 Up by 1

Funny Thing
Thundercat
From the album: It Is What It Is
Peak
3
Weeks
47

Dropouts

Number
23 Dropout

Welcome To The Internet
Bo Burnham
From the album: Inside (The Songs)
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
28 Dropout

Blouse
Clairo
From the album: Sling
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
31 Dropout

Hot & Heavy
Lucy Dacus
From the album: Home Video
Peak
31
Weeks
7
Number
41 Dropout

SUPERBLOOM
MisterWives
From the album: SUPERBLOOM
Peak
11
Weeks
22
Number
51 Dropout

Close To You
Dayglow
From the album: Harmony House
Peak
7
Weeks
31

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Date

August 31, 2021

Songs

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1 1 Aurora – “Runaway” 1(×2) 19

2 2 Tai Verdes – “A-O-K” 2 16

3 3 WILLOW ft. Travis Barker – “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” 3 15

4 4 SEB – “seaside_demo” 4 13

5 5 Gorillaz ft. Kali Uchis – “She's My Collar” 5 11

6 6 Lorde – “Solar Power” 6 11

7 7 Clairo – “Amoeba” 7 7

8 8 Billie Eilish – “NDA” 8 6

9 9 Mitski – “First Love / Late Spring” 9 3

NE 10 Steve Lacy – “Dark Red” 10 1

10 11 girl in red – “You Stupid Bitch” 10 19

11 12 Billie Eilish – “Your Power” 3 17

12 13 Phoebe Bridgers – “I Know the End” 12 16

13 14 Still Woozy – “Kenny” 13 16

15 15 Lovejoy – “One Day” 15 12

16 16 Sir Chloe – “Animal” 16 11

17 17 Surf Curse – “Disco” 17 16

18 18 Mitski – “I Bet On Losing Dogs” 18 6

19 19 Lorde – “Stoned at the Nail Salon” 19 6

20 20 Bastille – “Distorted Light Beam” 20 5

21 21 Milky Chance – “Colorado” 21 4

22 22 Måneskin – “Beggin'” 22 4

35 23 Big Red Machine ft. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell – “Phoenix” 23 3

24 24 Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever” 24 2

25 25 Modest Mouse – “We Are Between” 25 14

37 26 Lorde – “Mood Ring” 26 2

14 27 Leon Bridges – “Motorbike” 14 15

26 28 Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt” 20 13

27 29 The Marías – “Hush” 15 13

29 30 Holly Humberstone – “The Walls Are Way Too Thin” 29 10

30 31 Japanese Breakfast – “Be Sweet” 30 9

32 32 Omar Apollo – “Go Away” 24 6

33 33 Billie Eilish – “Getting Older” 22 5

34 34 Bleachers ft. Lana Del Rey – “Secret Life” 34 3

36 35 Sub Urban & Bella Poarch – “INFERNO” 35 2

38 36 Caroline Polachek – “Bunny is a Rider” 36 2

NE 37 Dr. Dog – “Where'd All the Time Go?” 37 1

NE 38 Oliver Tree – “Life Goes On” 38 1

NE 39 Still Woozy – “That's Life” 39 1

39 40 EYEDRESS – “Jealous” 1(×4) 21

40 41 Jungle – “Keep Moving” 10 22

42 42 girl in red – “Serotonin” 2 25

43 43 Beach Bunny – “Cloud 9” 1(×1) 17

44 44 Mitski – “Washing Machine Heart” 1(×1) 26

45 45 Cavetown – “Devil Town” 10 27

46 46 Mother Mother – “Hayloft” 1(×2) 28

47 47 BETWEEN FRIENDS – “affection” 10 29

48 48 Men I Trust – “Show Me How” 10 29

49 49 Surf Curse – “Freaks” 1(×1) 30

50 50 Sara Kays – “Remember That Night?” 2 31

52 51 Lana Del Rey – “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” 2 33

53 52 UPSAHL – “Drugs” 10 34

54 53 carolesdaughter – “Violent” 1(×1) 35

55 54 The Backseat Lovers – “Kilby Girl” 13 35

56 55 The Neighbourhood – “Stargazing” 1(×1) 36

57 56 Frances Forever – “Space Girl” 1(×3) 23

58 57 Penelope Scott – “Rät” 10 41

59 58 Sir Chloe – “Michelle” 1(×3) 41

60 59 Tai Verdes – “Stuck in the Middle” 1(×5) 44

61 60 Briston Maroney – “Freakin' out on the Interstate” 8 44

62 61 Thundercat – “Funny Thing” 3 47

DROPOUTS:

23 -- Bo Burnham – “Welcome To The Internet” 23 3

28 -- Clairo – “Blouse” 17 9

31 -- Lucy Dacus – “Hot & Heavy” 31 7

41 -- MisterWives – “SUPERBLOOM” 11 22

51 -- Dayglow – “Close To You” 7 31

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