Today's Top Indie for the Week Ending September 9, 2025

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Number
1 Up by 2

What Was That
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
2 Up by 2

back to friends
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
3 Up by 2

One Thing
Lola Young
From the album: I'm Only F**king Myself
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
4 Up by 2

Car
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
5 Up by 2

mangetout
Wet Leg
From the album: moisturizer
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
6 Up by 2

Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
From the album: People Watching
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7 Up by 2

End Of Summer
Tame Impala
From the album: Deadbeat
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Up by 15

Sienna
The Marías
From the album: Submarine
Peak
8
Weeks
2
Number
9 Up by 15

Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine
From the album: Everybody Scream
Peak
9
Weeks
2
Number
10

Spring Into Summer
Lizzy McAlpine
From the album: Older (and Wiser)
Peak
5
Weeks
18
Number
11

undressed
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
6
Weeks
17
Number
12

Kids
Current Joys
Peak
7
Weeks
17
Number
13

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

Backseat
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
14
Weeks
12
Number
15 Up by 4

Crush
Ethel Cain
From the album: Inbred
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
16

Cross Your Mind
Shelly
From the album: Shelly 2
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
17

Fuck Me Eyes
Ethel Cain
From the album: Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
18 Up by 2

Mind Loaded
Blood Orange featuring Caroline Polachek, Lorde, & Mustafa
From the album: Essex Honey
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Up by 15

Glum
Hayley Williams
From the album: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Up by 1

say something
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 1

Nobody New
The Marías
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Debut

David
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
22
Weeks
1
Number
23 Debut

Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
CMAT
From the album: EURO-COUNTRY
Peak
23
Weeks
1
Number
24 Debut

I CARE
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25

moody
Royel Otis
From the album: hickey
Peak
14
Weeks
16
Number
26

Bloom Baby Bloom
Wolf Alice
From the album: The Clearing
Peak
18
Weeks
15
Number
27 Up by 2

In The Middle
Mt. Joy featuring Gigi Perez
From the album: Hope We Have Fun
Peak
27
Weeks
9
Number
28 Up by 2

Whateverrrr
Spacey Jane
From the album: If That Makes Sense
Peak
28
Weeks
9
Number
29 Up by 2

Taxes
Geese
From the album: Getting Killed
Peak
29
Weeks
8
Number
30 Down by 15

Shapeshifter
Lorde
From the album: Virgin
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
31 Up by 2

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

Bag of Bones
Lord Huron
From the album: The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1
Peak
20
Weeks
7
Number
33 Down by 15

This is the Killer Speaking
The Last Dinner Party
From the album: From the Pyre
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
34 Up by 1

How To Live
Del Water Gap
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
35 Up by 1

Los Angeles
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 1

Smile
Dominic Fike
From the album: Rocket
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 1

12 to 12
sombr
From the album: I Barely Know Her
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Debut

Home
Mac DeMarco
From the album: Guitar
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39

I Love You
Fontaines D.C.
From the album: Skinty Fia
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
40 Down by 39

Fable
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
41 Down by 39

NEVER ENOUGH
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
2
Weeks
21
Number
42 Down by 2

Heavy
The Marías
From the album: CINEMA
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
43 Down by 2

Back to Me
The Marías
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
44 Down by 2

Sally, When the Wine Runs Out
ROLE MODEL
From the album: Kansas Anymore
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
45 Down by 2

Basic Being Basic
Djo
From the album: The Crux
Peak
11
Weeks
24
Number
46 Down by 2

Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
From the album: At The Beach, In Every Life
Peak
3
Weeks
25
Number
47 Down by 2

Relationships
HAIM
From the album: I quit
Peak
8
Weeks
25
Number
48 Down by 2

forwards beckon rebound
Adrianne Lenker
From the album: songs
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
49 Down by 2

So Cold
Balu Brigada
From the album: Portal
Peak
10
Weeks
31
Number
50 Down by 1

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

Dropouts

Number
27 Dropout

Seein' Stars
Turnstile
From the album: NEVER ENOUGH
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
28 Dropout

Incomprehensible
Big Thief
From the album: Double Infinity
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
48 Dropout

Cariño
The Marías
From the album: Superclean, Vol. II
Peak
16
Weeks
31
Number
50 Dropout

can't slow down
almost monday
From the album: DIVE
Peak
11
Weeks
31

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3 1 Lorde – "What Was That" 1(×1) 20

4 2 sombr – "back to friends" 2 18

5 3 Lola Young – "One Thing" 3 15

6 4 Royel Otis – "Car" 4 10

7 5 Wet Leg – "mangetout" 5 8

8 6 Sam Fender Olivia Dean – "Rein Me In" 6 7

9 7 Tame Impala – "End Of Summer" 7 4

23 8 The Marías – "Sienna" 8 2

24 9 Florence + the Machine – "Everybody Scream" 9 2

10 10 Lizzy McAlpine – "Spring Into Summer" 5 18

11 11 sombr – "undressed" 6 17

12 12 Current Joys – "Kids" 7 17

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

14 14 Balu Brigada – "Backseat" 14 12

19 15 Ethel Cain – "Crush" 15 7

16 16 Shelly – "Cross Your Mind" 16 7

17 17 Ethel Cain – "Fuck Me Eyes" 17 7

20 18 Blood Orange Caroline Polachek Lorde Mustafa – "Mind Loaded" 18 6

34 19 Hayley Williams – "Glum" 19 5

21 20 Royel Otis – "say something " 20 4

22 21 The Marías – "Nobody New" 21 3

NE 22 Lorde – "David" 22 1

NE 23 CMAT – "Take A Sexy Picture Of Me" 23 1

NE 24 Turnstile – "I CARE" 24 1

25 25 Royel Otis – "moody" 14 16

26 26 Wolf Alice – "Bloom Baby Bloom" 18 15

29 27 Mt. Joy Gigi Perez – "In The Middle" 27 9

30 28 Spacey Jane – "Whateverrrr" 28 9

31 29 Geese – "Taxes" 29 8

15 30 Lorde – "Shapeshifter" 15 7

33 31 Wet Leg – "davina mccall" 31 7

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

18 33 The Last Dinner Party – "This is the Killer Speaking" 18 7

35 34 Del Water Gap – "How To Live" 34 5

36 35 Big Thief – "Los Angeles" 35 4

37 36 Dominic Fike – "Smile" 36 3

38 37 sombr – "12 to 12" 37 2

NE 38 Mac DeMarco – "Home" 38 1

39 39 Fontaines D.C. – "I Love You" 16 15

1 40 Gigi Perez – "Fable" 1(×2) 21

2 41 Turnstile – "NEVER ENOUGH" 2 21

40 42 The Marías – "Heavy" 1(×1) 22

41 43 The Marías – "Back to Me" 1(×2) 22

42 44 ROLE MODEL – "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" 1(×5) 24

43 45 Djo – "Basic Being Basic" 11 24

44 46 Gigi Perez – "Sailor Song" 3 25

45 47 HAIM – "Relationships" 8 25

46 48 Adrianne Lenker – "forwards beckon rebound" 1(×2) 29

47 49 Balu Brigada – "So Cold" 10 31

49 50 Magdalena Bay – "Killshot" 10 32

DROPOUTS:

27 -- Turnstile – "Seein' Stars" 20 12

28 -- Big Thief – "Incomprehensible" 20 12

48 -- The Marías – "Cariño" 16 31

50 -- almost monday – "can't slow down" 11 31

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