List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2012

The UK Indie Chart is a chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles which are released in the United Kingdom on independent labels. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company[1] and is based on both 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 then 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

Key
† Best-selling indie single of the year
Issue date Single Artist(s) Sales Ref.
1 January "Someone Like You" Adele 19,015 [2]
8 January "Higher Love" James Vincent McMorrow 14,209 [3]
15 January "Video Games" Lana Del Rey 17,959 [4]
22 January "Wherever You Will Go" Charlene Soraia — [5]
29 January — [6]
5 February — [7]
12 February — [8]
19 February [a] "Hot Right Now" DJ Fresh
(featuring Rita Ora) 		127,998 [9]
26 February 61,726 [10]
4 March — [11]
11 March — [12]
18 March — [13]
25 March — [14]
1 April — [15]
8 April "Lady Godiva" Alex Day — [16]
15 April "Blackout" Breathe Carolina — [17]
22 April "Hot Right Now" DJ Fresh
(featuring Rita Ora) 		— [18]
29 April — [19]
6 May — [20]
13 May "Higher Love" James Vincent McMorrow — [21]
20 May "Sweet Disposition" The Temper Trap — [22]
27 May "Hush Little Baby" Wretch 32
(featuring Ed Sheeran) 		— [23]
3 June — [24]
10 June — [25]
17 June "The Power" DJ Fresh
(featuring Dizzee Rascal) 		— [26]
24 June — [27]
1 July — [28]
8 July — [29]
15 July — [30]
22 July "Welcome Home" Radical Face — [31]
29 July Harder Than You Think Public Enemy — [32]
5 August "Through the Night" Drumsound & Bassline Smith — [33]
12 August — [34]
19 August "Language" Porter Robinson — [35]
26 August "Harder Than You Think" Public Enemy — [36]
2 September — [37]
9 September — [38]
16 September — [39]
23 September "Say Nothing" Example — [40]
30 September — [41]
6 October — [42]
13 October "Skyfall" † Adele [43]
20 October [44]
27 October [45]
3 November [46]
10 November [47]
17 November [48]
24 November [49]
1 December [50]
8 December [51]
15 December [52]
22 December [53]
29 December [a] "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" Justice Collective — [54]

See also

Notes

  • a – The single was simultaneously number-one on the singles chart.

Number-one artists

Position Artist Weeks at
number one
1 DJ Fresh 14
2 Adele 12
3 Public Enemy 5
4 Charlene Soraia 4
5 Example 3
5 Wretch 32 3
6 Drumsound & Bassline Smith 2
6 James Vincent McMorrow 2
7 Alex Day 1
7 Breathe Carolina 1
7 Justice Collective 1
7 Lana Del Rey 1
7 Porter Robinson 1
7 Radical Face 1
7 The Temper Trap 1

References

  1. ^ "About Us – Who We Are – The Charts We Compile". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2011. Indie (Singles & Albums)
  2. ^ 1 January 2012
  3. ^ 7 January 2012
  4. ^ 15 January 2012
  5. ^ 22 January 2012
  6. ^ 29 January 2012
  7. ^ 5 February 2012
  8. ^ 12 February 2012
  9. ^ 19 January 2012
  10. ^ 26 February 2012
  11. ^ 4 March 2012
  12. ^ 11 March 2012
  13. ^ 18 March 2012
  14. ^ 25 March 2012
  15. ^ 1 April 2012
  16. ^ 8 April 2012
  17. ^ 15 April 2012
  18. ^ 22 April 2012
  19. ^ 29 April 2012
  20. ^ 6 May 2012
  21. ^ 6 May 2012
  22. ^ 13 May 2012
  23. ^ 20 May 2012
  24. ^ 27 May 2012
  25. ^ 3 June 2012
  26. ^ 10 June 2012
  27. ^ 17 June 2012
  28. ^ 24 June 2012
  29. ^ 1 July 2012
  30. ^ 8 July 2012
  31. ^ 15 July 2012
  32. ^ 22 July 2012
  33. ^ 29 July 2012
  34. ^ 5 August 2012
  35. ^ 12 August 2012
  36. ^ 19 August 2012
  37. ^ 26 August 2012
  38. ^ 2 September 2012
  39. ^ 9 September 2012
  40. ^ 16 September 2012
  41. ^ 23 September 2012
  42. ^ 30 September 2012
  43. ^ 06 October 2012
  44. ^ 13 October 2012
  45. ^ 20 October 2012
  46. ^ 27 October 2012
  47. ^ 03 November 2012
  48. ^ 10 November 2012
  49. ^ 17 November 2012
  50. ^ 24 November 2012
  51. ^ 1 December 2012
  52. ^ 8 December 2012
  53. ^ 15 December 2012
  54. ^ 22 December 2012