List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 2007

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British band Arctic Monkeys reached number one on the UK Indie Chart with three different singles, and spent a total of eight weeks at the top. Arctic Monkeys.jpg
British band Arctic Monkeys reached number one on the UK Indie Chart with three different singles, and spent a total of eight weeks at the top.

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 2007, 37 singles reached number one.

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The biggest-selling indie hit of the year was "Brianstorm" by Arctic Monkeys, [2] which sold over 104,000 copies during 2007, topped the indie chart for four weeks and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. [3] Other high-selling indie hits 2007 included "Heavyweight Champion of the World" by Reverend and The Makers, which sold approximately 97,000 singles, and "Fluorescent Adolescent" by Arctic Monkeys, [2] which sold more than 96,000 copies.

Eight acts managed to top the UK Indie Chart more than once. They were: Good Shoes, Arctic Monkeys, Elliot Minor, The Pigeon Detectives, Reverend and The Makers, The White Stripes, Jack Peñate and Dizzee Rascal.

Chart-topping singles from the 2007 UK Indie Chart also included "My Baby Left Me", which was re-released by HMV to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, and topped the chart 51 years after it was first released. [4] Another highlight was "Life's a Treat", the theme tune to the BBC children's TV programme Shaun the Sheep , sung by comedian Vic Reeves, which topped the indie chart in December. [5]

Chart history

Jack Penate topped the UK Indie Chart twice, with his singles "Torn on the Platform" and "Second, Minute or Hour". Penate.jpg
Jack Peñate topped the UK Indie Chart twice, with his singles "Torn on the Platform" and "Second, Minute or Hour".
Elvis Presley achieved a posthumous indie number one in 2007 with "My Baby Left Me". Elvis Presley promoting Jailhouse Rock.jpg
Elvis Presley achieved a posthumous indie number one in 2007 with "My Baby Left Me".
The White Stripes topped the UK Indie Chart twice during 2007. Jack & Meg, The White Stripes.jpg
The White Stripes topped the UK Indie Chart twice during 2007.
"Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks reached number one on the UK Indie Chart forty years after it was originally released. Helmfrid-sofa4 Touched.JPG
"Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks reached number one on the UK Indie Chart forty years after it was originally released.
M.I.A. topped the chart with her single "Jimmy". MIA Bonnaroo 2008.jpg
M.I.A. topped the chart with her single "Jimmy".
Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngBest-selling indie single of the year
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Record labelRef.
7 January"The Photos on My Wall" Good Shoes Brille [6]
14 January"Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" Jarvis Cocker Rough Trade [7]
21 January"Rain Down Love" Freemasons
featuring Siedah Garrett 		Loaded [8]
28 January [8]
4 February [9]
11 February"Giddy Stratospheres" The Long Blondes Rough Trade [10]
18 February"I'm a Rat" Towers of London TVT [10]
25 February"Dare Me (Stupidisco)" Junior Jack
featuring Shena 		Defected [11]
4 March"Standing in the Way of Control" Gossip Back Yard [12]
11 March"Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour" Enter Shikari Ambush Reality [13]
18 March"Never Meant to Hurt You"Good ShoesBrille [14]
25 March"Our Velocity" Maxïmo Park Warp [14]
1 April"Dancefloor" The Holloways TVT [15]
8 April"Our Velocity"Maxïmo ParkWarp [15]
15 April"Parallel Worlds" Elliot Minor Repossession [16]
22 April"Brianstorm" Dagger-14-plain.png Arctic Monkeys Domino [17]
29 April [17]
6 May [18]
13 May [19]
20 May"Waterloo Sunset" The Kinks Castle [20]
27 May"I'm Not Sorry" The Pigeon Detectives Dance to the Radio [21]
3 June"Heavyweight Champion of the World" Reverend and The Makers Wall of Sound [22]
10 June"Sound of Freedom" Bob Sinclar
featuring Gary Pine and Dollarman 		Defected [23]
17 June"Icky Thump" The White Stripes XL [24]
24 June [25]
1 July"Torn on the Platform" Jack Peñate [26]
8 July [27]
15 July"Fluorescent Adolescent"Arctic MonkeysDomino [28]
22 July [29]
29 July [30]
5 August"Pussy'ole (Old Skool)" Dizzee Rascal XL [31]
12 August"Jessica"Elliot MinorRepossession [31]
19 August"Take Her Back"The Pigeon DetectivesDance to the Radio [32]
26 August"My Baby Left Me" Elvis Presley Memphis [33]
2 September [34]
9 September"He Said He Loved Me"Reverend and The MakersWall of Sound [35]
16 September"You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You're Told)"The White StripesXL [36]
23 September"We Apologise for Nothing" Fightstar Institute [37]
30 September"Second, Minute or Hour"Jack PeñateXL [38]
7 October"Jimmy" M.I.A. [38]
14 October"Crocodile" Underworld Underworldlive.com [39]
21 October"Take Off" Jack Rokka vs. Betty Boo Gusto [40]
28 October"Hold My Hand" Unkle Surrender-All [41]
4 November"Run-Away" Super Furry Animals Rough Trade [42]
11 November [43]
18 November"I Found Out"The Pigeon DetectivesDance to the Radio [44]
25 November"Flex"Dizzee RascalXL [45]
2 December [46]
9 December"Teddy Picker"Arctic MonkeysDomino [47]
16 December"Life's a Treat" Shaun the Sheep Tug [48]
23 December [49]
30 December [50]

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  33. ↑ ChartsPlus 2007, (314). 29 August.
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  35. ↑ ChartsPlus 2007, (316). 12 September.
  36. ↑ ChartsPlus 2007, (317). 19 September.
  37. ↑ ChartsPlus 2007, (318). 26 September.
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