The UK Indie Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles that are released on independent record labels in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, and is based on both physical and digital single sales. During 2008, 27 singles reached number one.
The biggest-selling indie hit of the year was "Dance Wiv Me" by Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris, which was at the top of the UK Indie Chart for nine weeks and sold nearly 390,000 copies. The second biggest-selling indie song was "Chasing Pavements" by Adele, which was at number one for five weeks and sold over 280,000 during the year.
Four acts were able to top the indie chart with two different singles. They were: The Futureheads with "The Beginning of the Twist" and "Radio Heart", Travis with "J. Smith" and "Something Anything", The Last Shadow Puppets with "The Age of the Understatement" and "My Mistakes Were Made for You", and Oasis with "The Shock of the Lightning" and "I'm Outta Time".
Chart-topping singles from the 2008 UK Indie Chart also included "Bluebirds Flying High", written by British singer James Fox as Cardiff City F.C.'s official song for the 2008 FA Cup Final, and a new remix of the Guru Josh song "Infinity", which topped the UK Indie Chart and made number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Chart history
+KeyBest-selling indie single of the year Issue dateSongArtist(s)Record labelRef.6 January"Conquest"The White StripesXL13 January"Waving Flags"British Sea PowerRough Trade20 January"NW5"MadnessLucky 727 January"Chasing Pavements"AdeleXL3 February10 February17 February24 February2 March"Sunshine in the Rain"BWOShell9 March"Get What You Want"Operator PleaseBrille16 March"The Beginning of the Twist"The FutureheadsNul23 March30 March"Rock 'n' Roll Alamo – part 7"This Is Seb ClarkeSons6 April"Nude"RadioheadXL13 April20 April"The Age of the Understatement"The Last Shadow PuppetsDomino27 April4 May"Look for the Woman"Dan le Sac Vs. Scroobius PipSunday Best11 May"Bluebirds Flying High"James Fox & Cardiff City F.C.Plastic Tomato18 May"This is an Emergency"The Pigeon DetectivesDance to the Radio25 May"Radio Heart"The FutureheadsNul1 June"This Is an Emergency"The Pigeon DetectivesDance to the Radio8 June15 June"We Are the People"FeederEcho22 June"Free Things for Poor People"InfadelsWall of Sound29 June"Pink-A-Pade" / "Fairies"SukieNew Slang6 July"J. Smith"TravisRed Telephone Box13 July"Dance Wiv Me" Dizzee Rascal and Calvin HarrisDirtee Stank20 July27 July3 August10 August17 August24 August31 August7 September14 SeptemberBatcatMogwaiPlay It Again Sam/Wall of Sound21 September"Something Anything"TravisRed Telephone Box28 September"Runaway"LadytronNettwerk5 October"The Shock of the Lightning"OasisBig Brother12 October19 October"Paper Planes"M.I.A.XL26 October"My Mistakes Were Made for You"The Last Shadow PuppetsDomino2 November9 November"Infinity 2008"Guru Josh ProjectMinistry of Sound16 November23 November30 November7 December"I'm Outta Time"OasisBig Brother14 December21 December28 December
See also List of UK Dance Chart number-one singles of 2008 List of UK Official Download Chart number-one singles of 2008 List of UK Rock Chart number-one singles of 2008 List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2008
References General
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External links Independent Singles Chart at the Official Charts Company