# List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2006

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Indie Chart number-one albums of 2006.

## Chart history

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label |
| 1 January | The Singles | Basement Jaxx | XL |
| 8 January | First Impressions of Earth | The Strokes | Rough Trade |
| 15 January | First Impressions of Earth | The Strokes | Rough Trade |
| 22 January | Veneer | José González | Imperial Recordings |
| 29 January | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 5 February | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 12 February | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 19 February | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 26 February | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 5 March | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 12 March | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 19 March | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 26 March | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 2 April | This New Day | Embrace | Independiente |
| 9 April | Ringleader of the Tormentors | Morrissey | Attack |
| 16 April | Ringleader of the Tormentors | Morrissey | Attack |
| 23 April | Simpatico | The Charlatans | Creole |
| 30 April | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 7 May | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 14 May | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 21 May | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 28 May | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 4 June | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 11 June | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 18 June | Catch-Flame! | Paul Weller | Yep Roc |
| 25 June | The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | Fatboy Slim | Skint |
| 2 July | Liberation Transmission | Lostprophets | Visible Noise |
| 9 July | Liberation Transmission | Lostprophets | Visible Noise |
| 16 July | The Eraser | Thom Yorke | XL |
| 23 July | The Eraser | Thom Yorke | XL |
| 30 July | The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | Fatboy Slim | Skint |
| 6 August | The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | Fatboy Slim | Skint |
| 13 August | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 20 August | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 27 August | Never Said Goodbye | Cerys Matthews | Rough Trade |
| 3 September | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 10 September | Crazy Itch Radio | Basement Jaxx | XL |
| 17 September | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | Domino |
| 24 September | The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | Fatboy Slim | Skint |
| 1 October | The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | Fatboy Slim | Skint |
| 8 October | The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder | Fatboy Slim | Skint |
| 15 October | Yours to Keep | Albert Hammond Jr. | Rough Trade |
| 22 October | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 29 October | Broken Boy Soldiers | The Raconteurs | XL |
| 5 November | So This Is Great Britain? | The Holloways | TVT |
| 12 November | Someone to Drive You Home | The Long Blondes | Rough Trade |
| 19 November | Jarvis | Jarvis Cocker | Rough Trade |
| 26 November | Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards | Tom Waits | Anti |
| 3 December | Jarvis | Jarvis Cocker | Rough Trade |
| 10 December | Piece by Piece | Katie Melua | Dramatico |
| 17 December | Piece by Piece | Katie Melua | Dramatico |
| 24 December | Piece by Piece | Katie Melua | Dramatico |
| 31 December | Hold Your Colour | Pendulum | Breakbeat Kaos |