The campaign, which is being organised through Facebook, aims to get Half Man Half Biscuit's ‘Joy Division Oven Gloves' to number six for the week beginning 12 April.
The band has not had a hit single in a quarter of a century since its first album 'Back in the DHSS', but are well supported by 6 Music.
Last Tuesday (16 March) 6 Music presenters attempted to play a song by every artist mentioned in the Half Man Half Biscuit song ‘Irk the purists'.
The digital station has received substantial support on social networking sites, since it emerged that the BBC was proposing to close the station as part of its strategy review.
The Facebook sites include 'Save BBC 6Music', 'Let's get Half Man Half Biscuit's Joy Division Oven Gloves in at no.6!', 'We love 6 Music' and 'Help save 6 Music'.
Supporters of 6 Music can also buy 6 Music and ‘Joy Division Oven Gloves' birthday cards and ‘Joy Division Oven Gloves' bumper stickers.
In December, an internet campaign succeeded in getting Rage Against The Machine's ‘Killing in the Name', first released in 1992, to Christmas number one ahead of 'X Factor''s Joe McElderry.
Earlier this month, BBC director general .
The BBC proposed that other savings would be made by cutting the amount the BBC spent online by 25% before 2013, and scrapping the BBC's teen services, Switch and Blast.
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