Independent Music Chart
Independent Chart - Allergic to the mainstream? Check out our top 20 indie tracks. Created by combining how many times the song has been played with your ratings, DJBooth's charts help turn today's brand new music into tomorrow's hit tracks.
August 6, 2012 Chart Recap* After a powerful two week reign at #1, Wax’ “Rosana” is replaced by Madchild‘s newest Dope Sick song release, “Judgment Day.” * Voli‘s “Sound of Love” with J. …...Read More
#1 - Chris Webby ft. Kid Ink & Bun B - Wait A Minute
Update: Click "Watch Video" above to view the Wait A Minute video. Mobile users can scroll down. Although Freestyle Series Alum Chris Webby has been absent from the Booth since May release I'm In Here, the emcee marks his...Read More
#2 - Wax - Rosana
Normally I wouldn’t bring up a ‘90s band like Better Than Ezra on a hip-hop site like The DJBooth, but when I first saw the title of Wax’s Rosana some strange synapse in my brain fired and I immediately thought of...Read More
#3 - Hoodie Allen - Hey Now
After finding some #1-level success from his album, All American, New York City emcee Hoodie Allen is back with the release of his new record, Hey Now. Produced by Something Silent, Hey Now is built on an electronically...Read More
#4 - Montage One ft. Ras Kass & Guilty Simpson - Beat2Def
Last featured at DJBooth back in February, thanks to the release of Nomah's Heat Seekers, Montage One makes a hearty return to our pages with the premiere of his brand new single Beat2Def. The emcee swiftly kicks off Beat2Def...Read More
#5 - Hopsin - Ill Mind Of Hopsin 5
In an age of copy and paste rappers it's rare that I get to say this, but there really isn't anyone else out there like Hopsin. Maybe you know him as the guy with the white eyes, maybe you know him from that XXL Freshman...Read More
#6 - Iggy Azalea ft. Mike Posner - Flash
After hanging with the "Toddlers & Tiaras" crowd over the weekend for a little Murda Bizness, Grand Hustle rapper Iggy Azalea keeps the ball rolling with the release of her newest record Flash. The song features Michigan...Read More
#7 - Prodigy ft. Wiz Khalifa - Co-Pilot
Even the flyest rapper is nothing without a first-class female to ride shotgun. On the latest single off his forthcoming mixtape, Prodigy invites a suitably alluring shawty to become his Co-Pilot, flowing over a synth-driven...Read More
#8 - Angel Haze - Drop It
Now that you've had a little time to absorb rapstress Angel Haze's Booth-hosted Reservation album it's now time to take a good listen to the projects stand out selection Drop It. Compared with the bass-heavy production and...Read More
#9 - Madchild - Devil's Reject
Over the years a lot of artists have claimed to be so bad that they danced with the devil, but how many could say they're so twisted even Satan himself can't handle them? Only one, actually, and his name's Madchild. Fresh off...Read More
#10 - Gator Young - I'm Free
It's quite fitting that Long Island singer/emcee Gator Young would introduce himself with world premiere single I'm Free, a friendly "hello world" effort that doubly serves as his Booth debut. On I'm Free, Gator (yes he's...Read More
#11 - MURS & Fashawn - Slash Gordan
What's better than rappers doing a collabo album? Well...pho, Shock Top beer, college football, and a couple other things I can't name, but that's about it. If you're also a fan of collab albums than good news is right around...Read More
#12 - G-Eazy ft. Johanna Fay - Plastic Dreams
When I first saw that G-Eazy had titled his new single Plastic Dreams I wondered if he was referring to dreams of limitless credit cards, women so flawless they look industrially made, or both. Turns out my mind's obviously...Read More
#13 - Mac Miller - Onaroll
Not so long ago it would have seemed impossible to hear a white kid from Pittsburgh making a project with hit maker extraordinaire Pharrell, but in 2012 the duo makes a strange sort of sense. Dropping off the first release...Read More
#14 - Wizdom ft. Stef Lang - Forever
Forever may be a nice sentiment for love ballads, but reality can be far more harsh, a fact that Wizdom proves he knows only too well on his new DJBooth world premiere. Last seen working alongside producer Epidemmik, Forever...Read More
#15 - Substantial - Check The Resume
You may know Substantial as one-half of The R&R creators Bop Alloy, you may know him as the solo emcee who dropped Would You Be Mine, or you may not know him at all. In that case, I suggest you simply Check The Resume. With...Read More
#16 - AWKWORD - Throw Away The Key (No More Prisons)
America doesn't do anything in moderation. When we're thirsty we grab a 64-ounce Double Big Gulp, when we watch TV we flip on a 72-inch HD, and when it comes to locking people up, we're not just number one, we crush the...Read More
#17 - A$AP Mob ft. Flatbush ZOMBiES - Bath Salt
It makes perfect sense that Harlem-based crew A$AP Mob would recruit hip-hop trio Flatbush ZOMBiES for their latest song release Bath Salt, since the popular drug seems to turn its users into The Walking Dead extras. While...Read More
#18 - Voli ft. J. Cole - Sound of Love
Romance is in the air, Booth readers—can you hear it? (If not, then hitting “play” might help.) The follow-up to late May's Guns N Roses, a heartbroken jam which saw the rapper/producer welcoming rock elements into his...Read More
#19 - Sir Michael Rocks ft. Casey Veggies & Mac Miller - Great
Have you heard Sir Michael Rocks' new album? If I had to describe it in one word, that word would be Great. A standout from his afformentioned new project, Great finds the Cool Kids member and #JetLife representer grabbing a...Read More



