List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2005

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British band Feeder topped the UK Indie Chart with three different singles during 2005. Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas performing with the band at the Islington Academy in 2005.jpg
British band Feeder topped the UK Indie Chart with three different singles during 2005.

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 37 singles reached number one "Out of Touch" started it's peak during 2004.

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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.[ citation needed ] 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 eight acts managed to top the UK Indie Chart with two different singles. They were: The Killers, Uniting Nations, The Rakes, Bloc Party, Paul Weller, Babyshambles, Kaiser Chiefs and The White Stripes. Feeder were the only act to reach number one with three different singles.

Chart history

Arctic Monkeys topped the UK Indie Chart with their debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor". Arctic monkeyss.jpg
Arctic Monkeys topped the UK Indie Chart with their debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor".
British band The Rakes topped the UK Indie Chart twice during 2005. The-Rakes-wireless.jpg
British band The Rakes topped the UK Indie Chart twice during 2005.
Ricky Wilson reached the top of the UK Indie Chart three times during 2005 with his band Kaiser Chiefs. Ricky wilson lollapalooza.jpg
Ricky Wilson reached the top of the UK Indie Chart three times during 2005 with his band Kaiser Chiefs.
Kelly Osbourne had her first solo indie number one with the track "One Word". Kelly Osbourne 2009.jpg
Kelly Osbourne had her first solo indie number one with the track "One Word".
Key
Best-selling indie single of the year
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.(s)
2 January"Out of Touch" Uniting Nations [4]
9 January [4]
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 [7]
13 February"Angel Eyes" Raghav [8]
20 February [9]
27 February"Oh My God" Kaiser Chiefs [9]
6 March [a] "Dakota" Stereophonics [10]
13 March [11]
20 March"Oh My Gosh" Basement Jaxx [12]
27 March"It Ended on an Oily Stage" British Sea Power [12]
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 [17]
15 May"One Word" Kelly Osbourne [18]
22 May"Everyday I Love You Less and Less"Kaiser Chiefs [19]
29 May [a] "Axel F" Crazy Frog [19]
5 June [a] [20]
12 June [a] [21]
19 June [a] [22]
26 June [23]
3 July [24]
10 July [25]
17 July [26]
24 July"From the Floorboards Up" Paul Weller [27]
31 July"You and Me"Uniting Nations [28]
7 August"Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)"The Rakes [29]
14 August"You and Me"Uniting Nations [30]
21 August"Fuck Forever" Babyshambles [31]
28 August"My Doorbell" The White Stripes [32]
4 September"Forget Myself" Elbow [33]
11 September"The Party Ain't Over Yet" Status Quo [34]
18 September"Rebellion (Lies)" Arcade Fire [35]
25 September"Do You Want To" Franz Ferdinand [36]
2 October"Come On/Let's Go"Paul Weller [37]
9 October"Two More Years"Bloc Party [38]
16 October"Shatter/Tender"Feeder [39]
23 October [a] "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" Arctic Monkeys [40]
30 October [41]
6 November [42]
13 November [43]
20 November"The Denial Twist"The White Stripes [44]
27 November"Rewind"Stereophonics [45]
4 December"Albion"Babyshambles [46]
11 December"Juicebox" The Strokes [47]
18 December [a] "JCB" Nizlopi [47]
25 December [48]

Notes

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