List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2005 explained

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 2005, at least 28 singles reached number one.

The biggest-selling indie hit of 2005 was "Axel F" by Crazy Frog, which sold more than 525,000 copies by the end of the year and topped the UK Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks. Other high-selling indie hits included "JCB" by Nizlopi, which sold over 295,000 singles despite being available for only 20 days,[2] and "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", the debut single from Arctic Monkeys, which sold over 174,000 copies and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release.[3]

At least six acts managed to top the UK Indie Chart with two different singles. They were: The Killers, Uniting Nations, The Rakes, Bloc Party, Paul Weller and Babyshambles. Kaiser Chiefs and Feeder were the only acts to reach number one with three different singles each.

Chart history

bgcolor=#FFFF99 align=center
Best-selling indie single of the year
scope=colIssue datescope=colSongscope=colArtist(s)scope=colRef.(s)
2 Januaryalign=center rowspan="2""Out of Touch"align=center rowspan="2"Uniting Nations[4]
9 January
16 January"Somebody Told Me"The Killers[5]
23 January"Tumble and Fall"Feeder[6]
30 January"Grief Never Grows Old"One World Project[7]
6 February"So Here We Are/Positive Tension"Bloc Party
13 Februaryalign=center rowspan="2""Angel Eyes"align=center rowspan="2"Raghav[8]
20 February[9]
27 February"Oh My God"Kaiser Chiefs
6 March align=center rowspan="2""Dakota"align=center rowspan="2"Stereophonics[10]
13 March[11]
20 March"Oh My Gosh"Basement Jaxx[12]
27 March"It Ended on an Oily Stage"British Sea Power
3 April"Redondo Beach/There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"Morrissey[13]
10 April"Feeling a Moment"Feeder[14]
17 April"C'mere"Interpol[15]
24 April"Retreat"The Rakes[16]
1 May"Refugees"The Tears[17]
8 May"Smile Like You Mean It"The Killers
15 May"One Word"Kelly Osbourne[18]
22 May"Everyday I Love You Less and Less"Kaiser Chiefs[19]
29 May align=center rowspan="8" bgcolor=#FFFF99"Axel F" align=center rowspan="8"Crazy Frog
5 June [20]
12 June [21]
19 June [22]
26 June[23]
3 July[24]
10 July[25]
17 July[26]
24 July"From the Floor Boards Up"Paul Weller[27]
31 July"You and Me"Uniting Nations[28]
7 August"Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)"The Rakes
14 August"You and Me"Uniting Nations[29]
21 August"Fuck Forever"Babyshambles
28 Augustalign=center "I Predict a Riot"/"Sink That Ship"align=center Kaiser Chiefs[30]
4 September"Forget Myself"Elbow[31]
11 September"The Party Ain't Over Yet"Status Quo[32]
18 September"Rebellion (Lies)"Arcade Fire[33]
25 Septemberalign=center "Do You Want To"align=center Franz Ferdinand[34]
2 Octoberalign=center "Come On/Let's Go"align=center Paul Weller[35]
9 October"Two More Years"Bloc Party[36]
16 October"Shatter/Tender"Feeder[37]
23 October align=center rowspan="4""I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"align=center rowspan="4"Arctic Monkeys[38]
30 October[39]
6 November[40]
13 November[41]
20 November"The Denial Twist"The White Stripes[42]
27 November"Rewind"Stereophonics[43]
4 December"Albion"Babyshambles[44]
11 December"Juicebox"The Strokes[45]
18 December align=center rowspan="2""JCB"align=center rowspan="2"Nizlopi
25 December[46]

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile. The Official Charts Company. 15 May 2010. ... Indie (Singles & Albums) ....
  2. News: Song about a JCB tipped for Christmas No 1. Mark. Honigsbaum. The Guardian. London. 19 November 2005. 22 November 2010. ... The JCB Song, which is released as a single in the UK on 12 December ....
  3. News: Arctic Monkeys hit their stride. Craig. McLean. ECE. The Times. Wapping. 21 November 2009. 22 November 2010.
  4. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 9 January 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050112113612/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/indie.shtml. 12 January 2005. 22 November 2010.
  5. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 16 January 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050118025937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/indie.shtml. 18 January 2005. 22 November 2010.
  6. Web site: 23 January 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 6 February 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050211091958/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/indie.shtml. 11 February 2005. 22 November 2010.
  8. Web site: 13 February 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 27 February 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050301050340/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40/indie.shtml. 1 March 2005. 22 November 2010.
  10. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 6 March 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050306220531/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 6 March 2005. 22 November 2010.
  11. Web site: 13 March 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  12. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 27 March 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050330052717/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 30 March 2005. 22 November 2010.
  13. Web site: 3 April 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  14. Web site: 10 April 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  15. Web site: 17 April 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  16. Web site: 24 April 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 8 May 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050511013242/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 11 May 2005. 22 November 2010.
  18. Web site: 15 May 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  19. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 29 May 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050601232659/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 1 June 2005. 22 November 2010.
  20. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 5 June 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050607000128/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 7 June 2005. 22 November 2010.
  21. Web site: 12 June 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  22. Web site: 19 June 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  23. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 26 June 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050701235514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 1 July 2005. 22 November 2010.
  24. Web site: 3 July 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  25. Web site: 10 July 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  26. Web site: 17 July 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  27. Web site: 24 July 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  28. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 7 August 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050809232822/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 9 August 2005. 22 November 2010.
  29. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 21 August 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20050822042808/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 22 August 2005. 22 November 2010.
  30. Web site: 28 August 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  31. Web site: 4 September 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  32. Web site: 11 September 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  33. Web site: 18 September 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  34. Web site: 25 September 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  35. Web site: 2 October 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  36. Web site: 9 October 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  37. Web site: 16 October 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  38. Web site: 23 October 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  39. Web site: 30 October 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  40. Web site: 6 November 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  41. Web site: 13 November 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  42. Web site: 20 November 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  43. Web site: 27 December 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  44. Web site: 4 December 2005. 19 February 2021. Official Charts Company. London. 19 February 2021.
  45. Web site: Top 40 Indie Singles. 18 December 2005. BBC Radio 1. London. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224070902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/indiesingles.shtml. 24 December 2005. 22 November 2010.
  46. ChartsPlus. 31 December 2005. The Official UK Indie Charts. 227. 14. Musiqware. Milton Keynes.

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