The UK Indie Chart is a chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles which are released in the United Kingdom on independent labels. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company and is based on both physical and digital sales of tracks, released independently of any major record labels.
Summary
The year opened to British singer Adele resuming her reign atop the independent releases chart with the number-one single, "Someone Like You" (2011). The song previously topped the chart for eleven non-consecutive weeks in 2011, including a nine-week run from February to April. Marking her twelfth week atop the chart with "Someone Like You", Adele was then dethroned by singer James Vincent McMorrow and his cover of the Steve Winwood song "Higher Love" - which rose to success following its inclusion on the 2011/2 LoveFilm advertisement. 15 January then saw American singer Lana Del Rey climb to the chart summit with "Video Games", although it was limited to a week at the summit following its exclusion from the independent releases chart. On 22 January, Charlene Soraia returned to the chart summit with her rendition of The Calling's "Wherever You Will Go", having previously spent nine consecutive weeks at the top with the track. The track spent four weeks at the summit, bringing its total to thirteen, before DJ Fresh and the Rita Ora-assisted "Hot Right Now" debuted at number-one on the chart, UK Singles Chart and UK Dance Chart - having sold an incredible 127,998 copies in the seven-day period.
Chart history
| † | Best-selling indie single of the year |
| Issue date | Single | Artist(s) | Sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 19,015 | |
| 8 January | "Higher Love" | James Vincent McMorrow | 14,209 | |
| 15 January | "Video Games" | Lana Del Rey | 17,959 | |
| 22 January | "Wherever You Will Go" | Charlene Soraia | — | |
| 29 January | — | |||
| 5 February | — | |||
| 12 February | — | |||
| 19 February | "Hot Right Now" | DJ Fresh (featuring Rita Ora) |
127,998 | |
| 26 February | 61,726 | |||
| 4 March | — | |||
| 11 March | — | |||
| 18 March | — | |||
| 25 March | — | |||
| 1 April | — | |||
| 8 April | "Lady Godiva" | Alex Day | — | |
| 15 April | "Blackout" | Breathe Carolina | — | |
| 22 April | "Hot Right Now" | DJ Fresh (featuring Rita Ora) |
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| 29 April | — | |||
| 6 May | — | |||
| 13 May | "Higher Love" | James Vincent McMorrow | — | |
| 20 May | "Sweet Disposition" | The Temper Trap | — | |
| 27 May | "Hush Little Baby" | Wretch 32 (featuring Ed Sheeran) |
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| 3 June | — | |||
| 10 June | — | |||
| 17 June | "The Power" | DJ Fresh (featuring Dizzee Rascal) |
— | |
| 24 June | — | |||
| 1 July | — | |||
| 8 July | — | |||
| 15 July | — | |||
| 22 July | "Welcome Home" | Radical Face | — | |
| 29 July | Harder Than You Think | Public Enemy | — | |
| 5 August | "Through the Night" | Drumsound & Bassline Smith | — | |
| 12 August | — | |||
| 19 August | "Language" | Porter Robinson | — | |
| 26 August | "Harder Than You Think" | Public Enemy | — | |
| 2 September | — | |||
| 9 September | — | |||
| 16 September | — | |||
| 23 September | "Say Nothing" | Example | — | |
| 30 September | — | |||
| 6 October | — | |||
| 13 October | "Skyfall" † | Adele | ||
| 20 October | ||||
| 27 October | ||||
| 3 November | ||||
| 10 November | ||||
| 17 November | ||||
| 24 November | ||||
| 1 December | ||||
| 8 December | ||||
| 15 December | ||||
| 22 December | ||||
| 29 December | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | Justice Collective | — |
See also
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2012
- List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2012
- List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2000s
- List of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones of 2012
- List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2012
Notes
- – The single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJ Fresh | 14 |
| 2 | Adele | 12 |
| 3 | Public Enemy | 5 |
| 4 | Charlene Soraia | 4 |
| 5 | Example | 3 |
| 5 | Wretch 32 | 3 |
| 6 | Drumsound & Bassline Smith | 2 |
| 6 | James Vincent McMorrow | 2 |
| 7 | Alex Day | 1 |
| 7 | Breathe Carolina | 1 |
| 7 | Justice Collective | 1 |
| 7 | Lana Del Rey | 1 |
| 7 | Porter Robinson | 1 |
| 7 | Radical Face | 1 |
| 7 | The Temper Trap | 1 |
References
- "About Us – Who We Are – The Charts We Compile". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
Indie (Singles & Albums)
- 1 January 2012
- 7 January 2012
- 15 January 2012
- 22 January 2012
- 29 January 2012
- 5 February 2012
- 12 February 2012
- 19 January 2012
- 26 February 2012
- 4 March 2012
- 11 March 2012
- 18 March 2012
- 25 March 2012
- 1 April 2012
- 8 April 2012
- 15 April 2012
- 22 April 2012
- 29 April 2012
- 6 May 2012
- 6 May 2012
- 13 May 2012
- 20 May 2012
- 27 May 2012
- 3 June 2012
- 10 June 2012
- 17 June 2012
- 24 June 2012
- 1 July 2012
- 8 July 2012
- 15 July 2012
- 22 July 2012
- 29 July 2012
- 5 August 2012
- 12 August 2012
- 19 August 2012
- 26 August 2012
- 2 September 2012
- 9 September 2012
- 16 September 2012
- 23 September 2012
- 30 September 2012
- 06 October 2012
- 13 October 2012
- 20 October 2012
- 27 October 2012
- 03 November 2012
- 10 November 2012
- 17 November 2012
- 24 November 2012
- 1 December 2012
- 8 December 2012
- 15 December 2012
- 22 December 2012
| Number-one singles of the Official Charts Company's UK Indie Chart | |
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