Out of interest I checked to see how well the band fared in their Indie days, and not surprisingly their output dominated the UK Indie chart. Here's the lowdown. The first number is the chart position. The second is the number of weeks in the chart. The date is the entry.
Singles
DEATH VALLEY '69 4 8 3/8/85
HALLOWEEN / FLOWER (12" only) 4 14 18/1/86
STAR POWER 4 9 11/10/86
MASTER DIK 3 7 6/2/88
Albums
BAD MOON RISING 14 4 13/4/85
E.V.O.L. 2 16 31/5/86
SISTER 1 18 6/6/87
SONIC YOUTH 25 2 5/9/87
S
ONIC DEATH: EARLY SONIC YOUTH - LIVE 1981-3 9 7 9/7/88
DAYDREAM NATION 1 27 29/10/88