The UK Indie Chart is a chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles which are released in the United Kingdom on independent labels. The Official Charts Company compiled the chart and is based on 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 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 +KeyBest-selling indie single of the year Issue dateSingleArtist(s)SalesRef.1 January"Someone Like You"Adele19,0151 January 20128 January"Higher Love"James Vincent McMorrow14,2097 January 201215 January"Video Games"Lana Del Rey17,95915 January 201222 January"Wherever You Will Go"Charlene Soraia22 January 201229 January29 January 20125 February5 February 201212 February12 February 201219 February "Hot Right Now" DJ Fresh(featuring Rita Ora)127,99819 January 201226 February61,72626 February 20124 March4 March 201211 March11 March 201218 March18 March 201225 March25 March 20121 April1 April 20128 April"Lady Godiva"Alex Day8 April 201215 April"Blackout"Breathe Carolina15 April 201222 April"Hot Right Now"DJ Fresh(featuring Rita Ora)22 April 201229 April29 April 20126 May6 May 201213 May"Higher Love"James Vincent McMorrow6 May 201220 May"Sweet Disposition"The Temper Trap13 May 201227 May"Hush Little Baby"Wretch 32(featuring Ed Sheeran)20 May 20123 June27 May 201210 June"The Power"DJ Fresh(featuring Dizzee Rascal)3 June 201217 June17 June 201224 June17 June 20121 July24 June 20128 July1 July 201215 July8 July 201222 July"Welcome Home"Radical Face15 July 201229 JulyHarder Than You ThinkPublic Enemy22 July 20125 August"Through the Night"Drumsound & Bassline Smith29 July 201212 August5 August 201219 August"Language"Porter Robinson12 August 201226 August"Harder Than You Think"Public Enemy19 August 20122 September26 August 20129 September2 September 201216 September9 September 201223 September"Say Nothing"Example16 September 201230 September23 September 20126 October30 September 201213 October"Skyfall" Adele06 October 201220 October13 October 201227 October20 October 20123 November27 October 201210 November03 November 201217 November10 November 201224 November17 November 20121 December24 November 20128 December1 December 201215 December8 December 201222 December15 December 201229 December "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"Justice Collective22 December 2012
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 PositionArtistWeeks atnumber one1 DJ Fresh 152 Adele 123 Public Enemy 54 Charlene Soraia 45 Example 36 Drumsound & Bassline Smith 26 James Vincent McMorrow 26 Wretch 32 27 Alex Day 17 Breathe Carolina 17 Justice Collective 17 Lana Del Rey 17 Porter Robinson 17 Radical Face 17 The Temper Trap 1
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