The Independent Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling Independent songs in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each song's weekly physical sales, digital downloads (since 2007) and streams (since 2015), and is currently published every Friday.[1] The chart was first published on 18 October 1997, when American boy band Backstreet Boys was number one with the "As Long as You Love Me" single.[2] As of the chart ending on 24 October 2024, a total of 521 songs have topped the Independent Singles Chart. 6 artists have topped the chart with eight or more different songs. The most successful is British rapper Dizzee Rascal who has reached number one with 11 different songs followed by British Indie singer Adele, British band Arctic Monkeys and American singer Britney Spears who have all reached number one with 9 different songs, Morrissey and Steps have 8.The Current Number-One is "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey.[3]
The following artists have been credited on at least eight different number one songs, as recognised by the OCC.
| Indicates that the song reached the top ten of the UK Singles Chart |