List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s
Issue date Song Artist Duration
15 January Fat Man Southern Death Cult 2 weeks
29 January Heartache Avenue The Maisonettes 3 weeks
19 February Oblivious Aztec Camera 2 weeks
12 March Get the Balance Right ! Depeche Mode 2 weeks
26 March Blue Monday New Order 13* weeks
11 June Nobody 's Diary Yazoo 1 week
18 June Pills and Soap The Imposter ( Elvis Costello ) 2 weeks
2 July Sheep Farming In The Falklands Crass 2 weeks
16 July War Baby Tom Robinson 3 weeks
6 August Everything Counts Depeche Mode 5 weeks
10 September Confusion New Order 4 weeks
5 November Temple of Love The Sisters of Mercy 1 week
26 November This Charming Man The Smiths 7* weeks
3 December Never Never The Assembly 2 weeks
1983
These are The Official UK Charts Company UK Official Indie Chart number-one hits of the 1980s.