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, September 24th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, October 3rd.
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September 25th through October 1st, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 2 | JOAN OSBORNE | Nobody Owns You | MRI |
| 3 | GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV | Appaloosa Bones | Dualtone |
| 4 | KENNEDYS, THE | Headwinds | Self-Released |
| 5 | BAHAMAS | Bootcut | Brushfire Republic |
| 6 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Sweethearts | Subcat |
| 7 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Home | Realiza |
| 8 | GRACE POTTER | Mother Road | Fantasy/Concord |
| 9 | HEAVY MAKEUP | “Gone Too Long” [Single] | Shuffle/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Weathervanes | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 11 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
| 12 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Jubilee | ATO |
| 13 | MORE THAN A WHISPER: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF NANCI GRIFFITH | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Rounder/Concord |
| 14 | ABBY POSNER | Second Chances | Self-Released |
| 15 | BEN FOLDS | What Matters Most | New West |
| 16 | BIG THIEF | “Vampire Empire” [Single] | 4AD |
| 17 | BILL AND THE BELLES | To Willie From Billy | Self-Released |
| 18 | BOB AND SARAH AMOS | Ever Onward | Self-Released |
| 19 | CASEY NEILL AND THE NORWAY RATS | Sending Up Flares | Fluff and Gravy |
| 20 | CAT POWER | “She Belongs To Me” [Single] | Domino |
| 21 | CLIENTELE, THE | I Am Not There Anymore | Merge |
| 22 | DARRELL SCOTT | Old Cane Back Rocker | Soundly |
| 23 | EILEN JEWELL | Get Behind The Wheel | Signature Sounds |
| 24 | ELLIS PAUL | 55 (Fifty-Five) | Rosella |
| 25 | GROOVE KREWE, THE | Blues From The Bayou [EP] | Sound Business Services |
| 26 | HANK WOJI | Highways, Gamblers, Hopes, And Dreams | KZ |
| 27 | JAMES MADDOCK | Night Work | Serious Bob |
| 28 | JESHUA MARSHALL | The Flood | Self-Released |
| 29 | JO HILL | Cinematic Baby [EP] | Parlophone |
| 30 | JOHN FORSTER | Location, Location, Location! | Acute |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BB STEVENS | Not My Monkeys [EP] | Stryker |
| 2 | BLACK LEGACY PROJECT | Vol. 1 | M usic in Common |
| 3 | COMA GIRLS | Crystal Pistol | Baby Robot |
| 4 | LEGENDARY TIGERMAN, THE | ZEITGEIST | Discos Tigre Branco Unipessoal |
| 5 | MOMMYHEADS, THE | Coney Island Kid | Self-Released |
| 6 | NORMAN COLLINS | Something To Say [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | SALT ASHES | Killing My Mind | Radikal |
| 8 | GEORGE MANN | This Chain | Running Scared |
| 9 | BOWMANVILLE | Bowmanville | Stoneagle |
| 10 | JIM PATTON AND SHERRY BROKUS | Big Red Gibson | Berkalin |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NAISSAM JALAL | Healing Rituals | Les Couleurs Du Son |
| 2 | LOUIS MICHOT | Reve Du Troubadour | Nouveau Electric |
| 3 | COREY LEDET | Medikamen | Nouveau Electric |
| 4 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
| 5 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 6 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
| 7 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 8 | BOMBINO | Sahel | Partisan |
| 9 | CAPTAIN PLANET | Sounds Like Home | Bastard Jazz |
| 10 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Joao | PIAS |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 2 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 3 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | TEEZO TOUCHDOWN | How Do You Sleep At Night? | RCA |
| 5 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 6 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex |
| 7 | K-RIZ | One Way Ticket | Birthday Cake |
| 8 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | City Slang |
| 9 | KILLER MIKE | Michael (Deluxe) | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 10 | DJ UNKNOWN | Prisoners Of Gravity | Urbnet |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NAISSAM JALAL | Healing Rituals | Les Couleurs Du Son |
| 2 | ANTHONY BRANKER AND IMAGINE | What Place Can Be For Us? A Suite In Ten Movements | Origin |
| 3 | EDDIE HENDERSON | Witness To History | Smoke |
| 4 | AARON DIEHL AND THE KNIGHTS | ZODIAC SUITE | Mack Avenue |
| 5 | BILLY CHILDS | The Winds Of Change | Mack Avenue |
| 6 | COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA | Basie Swings the Blues | Candid |
| 7 | MICHAEL FEINBERG | Blues Variant | Criss Cross |
| 8 | PHAROAH SANDERS | Pharaoh | Luaka Bop |
| 9 | BILL CUNLIFFE | Rainforests | BCM+D |
| 10 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra “30” | DIVA Jazz |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KOMOREBI | The Fall | Chicken Ranch |
| 2 | METRIC | “Just The Once” [Single] | Metric/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | LUSINE | Long Light | Ghostly International |
| 4 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 5 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 6 | SUPERSHY | Happy Music | Beyond The Groove |
| 7 | APHEX TWIN | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 [EP] | Warp |
| 8 | JAMES BLAKE | Playing Robots In Heaven | Republic/UMG |
| 9 | BAMBII | INFINITY CLUB [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 10 | LITTLE DRAGON | Slugs Of Love | Ninja Tune |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILL CUNLIFFE | Rainforests | BCM+D |
| 2 | BOWMANVILLE | Bowmanville | Stoneagle |
| 3 | BLACK LEGACY PROJECT | Vol. 1 | M usic in Common |
| 4 | JOCELYN GOULD | Sonic Bouquet | Self-Released |
| 5 | JOHN LANG | Earotica | Cellar |
| 6 | MOORE MCCOLL JAZZ SOCIETY, THE | Up And Gone | Madison |
| 7 | NICHOLAS PAYTON | Drip | Paytone |
| 8 | TINA RAYMOND | Divinations | Imani |