WERU sends weekly reports to the music industry representatives which keeps new music flowing into the station. Below are our most recent top recording reports for the week ending on Sunday, October 8th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, October 17th.
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October 2nd through October 8th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 2 | ALICE LIMOGES | Where The Mountains Meet The Sea – [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | GROOVE KREWE, THE | Blues From The Bayou [EP] | Sound Business Services |
| 4 | MARGO CILKER | Valley Of Heart’s Delight | Fluff And Gravy |
| 5 | BAHAMAS | Bootcut | Brushfire Republic |
| 6 | BLUE WATER HIGHWAY | Year of the Dragon | Self-Released |
| 7 | CORDOVAS | The Rose of Aces | ATO |
| 8 | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER | Jump For Joy | Merge |
| 9 | JOAN OSBORNE | Nobody Owns You | MRI |
| 10 | KENNEDYS, THE | Headwinds | Self-Released |
| 11 | SON VOLT | Day Of The Doug | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers |
| 12 | TERESA JAMES AND THE RHYTHM TRAMPS | Rose-Colored Glasses, Vol. 2 | Blue Heart |
| 13 | WILCO | Cousin | dBpm |
| 14 | WILLIE NELSON | Bluegrass | Sony |
| 15 | BILL AND THE BELLES | To Willie From Billy | Self-Released |
| 16 | BLACKBURN BROTHERS | SoulFunkn’BLUES | Electro-Fi |
| 17 | CHRIS BEARD | Pass It On Down | Blue Heart |
| 18 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Sweethearts | Subcat |
| 19 | DARRELL SCOTT | Old Cane Back Rocker | Soundly |
| 20 | EMMA’S REVOLUTION | Rooted | Moving Forward |
| 21 | GRACE POTTER | Mother Road | Fantasy/Concord |
| 22 | HONEY DON’T | Threadbare | Self-Released |
| 23 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 24 | JAMES MADDOCK | Night Work | Serious Bob |
| 25 | JEB LIPSON | Cold As Rain | Bigscarytree |
| 26 | JENNY OWEN YOUNGS | Avalanche | Yep Roc |
| 27 | JOHNNY RAWLS | Walking Heart Attack | Catfood |
| 28 | NATALIE MERCHANT | Keep Your Courage | Nonesuch |
| 29 | TOM BUENGER | Blues From Caucasia | Self-Released |
| 30 | TOM HAMBRIDGE | Blu Ja Vu | Quarto Valley |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERT REX WALLER JR | See The Big Man Cry | Have Harmony, Will Travel |
| 2 | TRICIA EAVES | New Dawn | Self-Released |
| 3 | CAROLYN SILLS COMBO | On The Draw | Self-Released |
| 4 | CHRIS MONDAK | Blank With Colour | Summit |
| 5 | ARI B INGBER | Moon Phases [EP] | Some Other Shore |
| 6 | DR EX AND THE BREAK-UPS | “Bye Bye Bizarro” b/w “Break-Up City” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | KEN KASE | Ken Kase [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | LIZZIE LEBONTEMPS | “I Need A Zombie Man” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | KARYN OLIVER | Cherchez La Femme | Self-Released |
| 10 | CHAI | CHAI | Sub Pop |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EASY STAR ALL-STARS | Ziggy Stardub | Easy Star |
| 2 | STEPHEN MARLEY | Old Soul | Tuff Gong Collective/UMe/Ghetto Youths |
| 3 | SIXTH STREET ALL STARS | Everybody | Fishwax |
| 4 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | Bossa 65 | AAM |
| 5 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
| 6 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 7 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
| 8 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 9 | BOMBINO | Sahel | Partisan |
| 10 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 2 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 3 | TEEZO TOUCHDOWN | How Do You Sleep At Night? | RCA |
| 4 | DJ UNKNOWN | Prisoners Of Gravity | Urbnet |
| 5 | K-RIZ | One Way Ticket | Birthday Cake |
| 6 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 7 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 8 | KIPP STONE | 66689 BLVD | Closed Sessions |
| 9 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex |
| 10 | KILLER MIKE | Michael (Deluxe) | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | QUINN STERNBERG | Walking On Egg Shells | Self-Released |
| 2 | JOI JAZZ ORCHESTRA | A Joiful Noizz | Jazz Outreach Iniative |
| 3 | JON CLEARY | So Swell | Single Lock |
| 4 | NICHOLAS PAYTON | Drip | Paytone |
| 5 | SOFT MACHINE | Other Doors | Dyad |
| 6 | ANDREW DANFORTH | Homegrown | Self-Released |
| 7 | JEREMY MONTEIRO | Sings | Jazznote |
| 8 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra “30” | DIVA Jazz |
| 9 | SIXTH STREET ALL STARS | Everybody | Fishwax |
| 10 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | Bossa 65 | AAM |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LUSINE | Long Light | Ghostly International |
| 2 | NATION OF LANGUAGE | Strange Disciple | Play It Again Sam |
| 3 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 4 | SUPERSHY | Happy Music | Beyond The Groove |
| 5 | JAMES BLAKE | Playing Robots In Heaven | Republic/UMG |
| 6 | BAMBII | INFINITY CLUB [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 7 | APHEX TWIN | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 [EP] | Warp |
| 8 | ROMY | Mid Air | Young |
| 9 | YEULE | softscars | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | WAJATTA | Waiting For The Get Down [EP] | Brainfeeder |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRIS MONDAK | Blank With Colour | Summit |
| 2 | DENIN SLAGE-KOCH | It Comes In Waves | SK |
| 3 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Continuance | Mack Avenue |
| 4 | ROSEANN SUREDA | “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” [Single] | Prodigee |