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 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,[2] 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.[3]
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January | "Conquest" | The White Stripes | XL | ||||||
| 13 January | "Waving Flags" | British Sea Power | Rough Trade | ||||||
| 20 January | "NW5" | Madness | Lucky 7 | ||||||
| 27 January | align=center rowspan=5 | "Chasing Pavements" | align=center rowspan=5 | Adele | align=center rowspan=5 | XL | |||
| 3 February | |||||||||
| 10 February | |||||||||
| 17 February | |||||||||
| 24 February | |||||||||
| 2 March | "Sunshine in the Rain" | BWO | Shell | ||||||
| 9 March | "Get What You Want" | Operator Please | Brille | ||||||
| 16 March | align=center rowspan=2 | "The Beginning of the Twist" | align=center rowspan=2 | The Futureheads | align=center rowspan=2 | Nul | |||
| 23 March | |||||||||
| 30 March | "Rock 'n' Roll Alamo – part 7" | This Is Seb Clarke | Sons | ||||||
| 6 April | align=center rowspan=2 | "Nude" | align=center rowspan=2 | Radiohead | align=center rowspan=2 | XL | |||
| 13 April | |||||||||
| 20 April | align=center rowspan=2 | "The Age of the Understatement" | align=center rowspan=2 | The Last Shadow Puppets | align=center rowspan=2 | Domino | |||
| 27 April | |||||||||
| 4 May | "Look for the Woman" | Dan le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip | Sunday Best | ||||||
| 11 May | "Bluebirds Flying High" | James Fox & Cardiff City F.C. | Plastic Tomato | ||||||
| 18 May | "This is an Emergency" | The Pigeon Detectives | Dance to the Radio | ||||||
| 25 May | "Radio Heart" | The Futureheads | Nul | ||||||
| 1 June | align=center rowspan=2 | "This Is an Emergency" | align=center rowspan=2 | The Pigeon Detectives | align=center rowspan=2 | Dance to the Radio | |||
| 8 June | |||||||||
| 15 June | "We Are the People" | Feeder | Echo | ||||||
| 22 June | "Free Things for Poor People" | Infadels | Wall of Sound | ||||||
| 29 June | "Pink-A-Pade" / "Fairies" | Sukie | New Slang | ||||||
| 6 July | "J. Smith" | Travis | Red Telephone Box | ||||||
| 13 July | align=center rowspan=9 bgcolor=#FFFF99 | "Dance Wiv Me" | align=center rowspan=9 | Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris | align=center rowspan=9 | Dirtee Stank | |||
| 20 July | |||||||||
| 27 July | |||||||||
| 3 August | |||||||||
| 10 August | |||||||||
| 17 August | |||||||||
| 24 August | |||||||||
| 31 August | |||||||||
| 7 September | |||||||||
| 14 September | Batcat | Mogwai | Play It Again Sam/Wall of Sound | ||||||
| 21 September | "Something Anything" | Travis | Red Telephone Box | ||||||
| 28 September | "Runaway" | Ladytron | Nettwerk | ||||||
| 5 October | align=center rowspan=2 | "The Shock of the Lightning" | align=center rowspan=2 | Oasis | align=center rowspan=2 | Big Brother | |||
| 12 October | |||||||||
| 19 October | "Paper Planes" | M.I.A. | XL | ||||||
| 26 October | align=center rowspan=2 | "My Mistakes Were Made for You" | align=center rowspan=2 | The Last Shadow Puppets | align=center rowspan=2 | Domino | |||
| 2 November | |||||||||
| 9 November | align=center rowspan=4 | "Infinity 2008" | align=center rowspan=4 | Guru Josh Project | align=center rowspan=4 | Ministry of Sound | |||
| 16 November | |||||||||
| 23 November | |||||||||
| 30 November | |||||||||
| 7 December | align=center rowspan=4 | "I'm Outta Time" | align=center rowspan=4 | Oasis | align=center rowspan=4 | Big Brother | [4] | ||
| 14 December | |||||||||
| 21 December | [5] | ||||||||
| 28 December | [6] |
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