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Indie Number Ones!

Emily Pilbeam celebrates the indie that got to number one in either the UK singles and album charts. With chart-topping hits from The Last Shadow Puppets, Blur, Wet Leg, The Libertines, PJ Harvey, Mogwai, Franz Ferdinand and so many more.

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Music Played

  • Blur

    Song 2

    • Food.

  • The Libertines

    Can't Stand Me Now

    • Rough Trade.

  • alt‐J

    Left Hand Free

    • Infectious.

  • Wet Leg

    mangetout

    • Domino.

  • The View

    Superstar Tradesman

    • 1965 Records.

  • Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha

    • Polygram TV.

  • The Wombats

    If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming with You

    • AWAL.

  • The Killers

    All These Things That I've Done

  • The Last Shadow Puppets

    Standing Next To Me

    • DOMINO.

  • Mogwai

    Ritchie Sacramento

    • Rock Action Records.

  • The Vaccines

    I Always Knew

    • COLUMBIA.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • B-Unique.

  • Wolf Alice

    Bloom Baby Bloom

    • Columbia.

  • The Smiths

    The Headmaster Ritual

    • Rhino.

  • PJ Harvey

    The Community Of Hope

    • Island Records.

  • The 1975

    Settle Down

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Do You Want To

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Domino.

  • Pulp

    Spike Island

    • Rough Trade.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 May 202622:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Wednesday00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Next Saturday22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever