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everybody's number one to someone

All the singles to top the NME Indie Charts since its launch in 1981.

  • By Dave Bryant
  • Based in United Kingdom
  • Roughly one post per week
  • First post on

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Most recent posts

17. Depeche Mode - See You (Mute)
Four weeks at number one from 20th February 1982Following Vince Clarke’s departure from Depeche Mode, a hard, callous cynicism set in among most quarters of the music press. Announcements that Martin Gore would pick up …
On , by 23 Daves, 2,141 words
15b. Anti-Nowhere League - "Streets Of London" (WXYZ)
Two weeks at number one from 6th February 1982This is where things get awkward. As Theatre of Hate dipped down to number two – possibly, I suspect, due to pressing plant or distribution issues – …
On , by 23 Daves, 561 words
16. Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The West World? (Burning Rome)
Number one for one week on 30 January 1982The idea that the cold war exercised a clammy grip on the imagination of eighties pop is a dominant cliche. There’s plenty of evidence to back it …
On , by 23 Daves, 1,198 words