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,[1] and is based on both physical and digital single sales. During 2006, 36 singles reached number one.
The biggest-selling indie hit of the year was "JCB" by Nizlopi, which sold over 146,000 copies during 2006, despite having been released the previous year.[2] Other high-selling indie hits included "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" by David Guetta vs. The Egg, which sold 132,000 singles and reached the top three of the UK Singles Chart,[3] and "When the Sun Goes Down" by Arctic Monkeys, which sold over 123,000 copies and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
Eight acts managed to top the UK Indie Chart with two different singles. They were: Embrace, Franz Ferdinand, The Raconteurs, Arctic Monkeys, Bob Sinclar, ¡Forward, Russia! and The Long Blondes. Morrissey was the only act to reach number one with three different singles, namely "You Have Killed Me", "In The Future When All's Well" and "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy".
| Best-selling indie single of the year |
| scope=col | Issue date | scope=col | Song | scope=col | Artist(s) | scope=col | Record label | scope=col | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | align=center rowspan="3" bgcolor=#FFFF99 | "JCB" | align=center rowspan="3" | Nizlopi | align=center rowspan="3" | FDM | [5] | ||
| 8 January | |||||||||
| 15 January | |||||||||
| 22 January | align=center rowspan="3" | "When the Sun Goes Down" | align=center rowspan="3" | Arctic Monkeys | align=center rowspan="3" | Domino | |||
| 29 January | [6] | ||||||||
| 5 February | |||||||||
| 12 February | "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" | Hi-Tack | Gusto | [7] | |||||
| 19 February | align=center bgcolor=#FFFF99 | "JCB" | Nizlopi | FDM | |||||
| 26 February | align=center rowspan="2" | "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" | align=center rowspan="2" | Hi-Tack | align=center rowspan="2" | Gusto | |||
| 5 March | |||||||||
| 12 March | "Repeated Offender" | The Rifles | Red Ink | [8] | |||||
| 19 March | "One Wish" | Ray J | Sanctuary | ||||||
| 26 March | "Nature's Law" | Embrace | Independiente | [9] | |||||
| 2 April | "You Have Killed Me" | Morrissey | Attack | [10] | |||||
| 9 April | "The Fallen" / "L. Wells" | Franz Ferdinand | Domino | [11] | |||||
| 16 April | "C'mon Get It On" | Studio B | Loaded | [12] | |||||
| 23 April | "Most Precious Love" | Blaze featuring Barbara Tucker | Defected | ||||||
| 30 April | align=center rowspan="5" | "Steady, As She Goes" | align=center rowspan="5" | The Raconteurs | align=center rowspan="5" | XL | [13] | ||
| 7 May | |||||||||
| 14 May | |||||||||
| 21 May | |||||||||
| 28 May | |||||||||
| 4 June | "Stan's World Cup Song" | Stan Boardman | Harkit | [14] | |||||
| 11 June | "World at Your Feet" | Embrace | Independiente | ||||||
| 18 June | "My My My" | Armand Van Helden featuring Tara McDonald | Southern Fried | ||||||
| 25 June | "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" | Lostprophets | Visible Noise | [15] | |||||
| 2 July | "Weekend Without Makeup" | The Long Blondes | Rough Trade | ||||||
| 9 July | align=center rowspan="2" | "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" | align=center rowspan="2" | Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards | align=center rowspan="2" | Defected | [16] | ||
| 16 July | |||||||||
| 23 July | "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" | Franz Ferdinand | Domino | ||||||
| 30 July | "Eighteen" | ¡Forward, Russia! | Dance to the Radio | [17] | |||||
| 6 August | align=center rowspan="2" | "Hands" | align=center rowspan="2" | The Raconteurs | align=center rowspan="2" | XL | |||
| 13 August | [18] | ||||||||
| 20 August | "Leave Before the Lights Come On" | Arctic Monkeys | Domino | ||||||
| 27 August | "In the Future When All's Well" | Morrissey | Attack | ||||||
| 3 September | align=center rowspan="2" | "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" | align=center rowspan="2" | David Guetta vs. The Egg | align=center rowspan="2" | Gusto | |||
| 10 September | |||||||||
| 17 September | "Target" | Embrace | Independiente | ||||||
| 24 September | "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" | David Guetta vs. The Egg | Gusto | ||||||
| 1 October | "Judy" | The Pipettes | Memphis Industries | ||||||
| 8 October | align=center rowspan="2" | "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" | align=center rowspan="2" | Bob Sinclar and Cutee B | align=center rowspan="2" | Defected | |||
| 15 October | |||||||||
| 22 October | "Generator" | The Holloways | TVT | ||||||
| 29 October | "Once and Never Again" | The Long Blondes | Rough Trade | ||||||
| 5 November | "Janie Jones (Strummerville)" | Babyshambles | B-Unique | ||||||
| 12 November | "I Found Out" | The Pigeon Detectives | align=center rowspan="2" | Dance to the Radio | |||||
| 19 November | "Nineteen" | ¡Forward, Russia | |||||||
| 26 November | "Sticky Honey" | Juliette and the Licks | Hassle | ||||||
| 3 December | "The Cure and the Cause" | Fish Go Deep featuring Tracey K | Defected | [19] | |||||
| 10 December | "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" | Morrissey | Attack | ||||||
| 17 December | align=center rowspan="2" | "Bing Bang (Time to Dance)" | align=center rowspan="2" | LazyTown | align=center rowspan="2" | Gut | [20] | ||
| 24 December | [21] | ||||||||
| 31 December | "The Photos on My Wall" | Good Shoes | Brille | [22] |
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