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 Chart 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
dagger 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 N/A [5]
29 January N/A [6]
5 February N/A [7]
12 February N/A [8]
19 February [a] "Hot Right Now" DJ Fresh
(featuring Rita Ora)		 127,998 [9]
26 February 61,726 [10]
4 March N/A [11]
11 March N/A [12]
18 March N/A [13]
25 March N/A [14]
1 April N/A [15]
8 April "Lady Godiva" Alex Day N/A [16]
15 April "Blackout" Breathe Carolina N/A [17]
22 April "Hot Right Now" DJ Fresh
(featuring Rita Ora)		 N/A [18]
29 April N/A [19]
6 May N/A [20]
13 May "Higher Love" James Vincent McMorrow N/A [21]
20 May "Sweet Disposition" The Temper Trap N/A [22]
27 May "Hush Little Baby" Wretch 32
(featuring Ed Sheeran)		 N/A [23]
3 June N/A [24]
10 June N/A [25]
17 June "The Power" DJ Fresh
(featuring Dizzee Rascal)		 N/A [26]
24 June N/A [27]
1 July N/A [28]
8 July N/A [29]
15 July N/A [30]
22 July "Welcome Home" Radical Face N/A [31]
29 July Harder Than You Think Public Enemy N/A [32]
5 August "Through the Night" Drumsound & Bassline Smith N/A [33]
12 August N/A [34]
19 August "Language" Porter Robinson N/A [35]
26 August "Harder Than You Think" Public Enemy N/A [36]
2 September N/A [37]
9 September N/A [38]
16 September N/A [39]
23 September "Say Nothing" Example N/A [40]
30 September N/A [41]
6 October N/A [42]
13 October "Skyfall" dagger 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 N/A [54]

Notes

Number-one artists

Position Nationality Artist Weeks at
number one
1  GBR DJ Fresh 14
2  GBR Adele 11
3  USA Public Enemy 5
4  GBR Charlene Soraia 4
5  GBR Example 3
5  GBR Wretch 32 3
6  GBR Drumsound & Bassline Smith 2
6  IRE James Vincent McMorrow 2
7  GBR Alex Day 1
7  USA Breathe Carolina 1
7  GBR Justice Collective 1
7  USA Lana Del Rey 1
7  USA Porter Robinson 1
7  USA Radical Face 1
7  AUS The Temper Trap 1

See also

References

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