▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁was ▁" ind ie " ▁had ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁distribution ▁channel ▁by ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁sh ipped — the ▁record ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁by ▁a ▁distribution ▁service ▁that ▁was ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁record ▁companies : ▁E MI , ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Entertainment , ▁Warner ▁Music ▁Group ▁and ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Group . ▁The ▁new ▁system ▁alter ed ▁the ▁qual ification ▁criteria ▁to ▁include ▁only ▁singles ▁from ▁labels ▁that ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁fifty   per ▁cent ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁record ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁four . ▁This ▁prevent ed ▁major ▁record ▁companies ▁from ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁chart ▁by ▁out s our cing ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁of ▁their ▁singles ▁to ▁smaller ▁distribution ▁services . ▁These ▁new ▁changes ▁were ▁first ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁annual ▁general ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Ph on ographic ▁Indust ry ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁chart ▁went ▁live ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁first ▁song ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁chart ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁system ▁was ▁" B onk ers " ▁by ▁D iz ze e ▁Ras cal . ▁ ▁" B onk ers " ▁spent ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Ind ie ▁Chart ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁longest - running ▁ind ie ▁number ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁year ; ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁longest - running ▁number