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 past week. Our next airplay chart will be computed and posted on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020)!
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) / weru.org
October 19th through October 25th, 2020
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANADAMA | Way Back When | Self-Released |
| 2 | DAWES | Good Luck With Whatever | HUB/Rounder |
| 3 | MAMMALS, THE | Nonet | Humble Abode |
| 4 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 5 | DILLARDS, THE | Old Road New Again [Advance Tracks] | Pinecastle |
| 6 | KATHLEEN EDWARDS | Total Freedom | Dualtone/eOne |
| 7 | AVETT BROTHERS, THE | The Third Gleam | Loma Vista |
| 8 | BRONWYN KEITH-HYNES | Fiddler’s Pastime | Sugar Petunia |
| 9 | EMILY ORTEGO | Love Drought | Self-Released |
| 10 | GRACIOUS ME | True To Life | Self-Released |
| 11 | LINDLEY CREEK | Freedom, Love, And The Open Road [Advance Tracks] | Pinecastle |
| 12 | LORRAINE JORDAN AND CAROLINA ROAD | Bill Monroe’s Ol’ Mandolin | Pinecastle |
| 13 | MATT COSTA | Yellow Coat | Dangerbird |
| 14 | POKEY LAFARGE | Rock Bottom Rhapsody | New West |
| 15 | RECKLESS KELLY | American Jackpot American Girls | No Big Deal |
| 16 | SUSAN PEPPER | Prettiest Bird | Self-Released |
| 17 | BETTE SMITH | The Good, The Bad And The Bette | Ruf |
| 18 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Letter To You | Columbia |
| 19 | CHRIS SMITHER | More From The Levee | Signature Sounds |
| 20 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Reunions | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 21 | JEREMY GARRETT | Circles | Organic |
| 22 | KAREN JONAS | The Southwest Sky & Other Dreams | Yellow Brick |
| 23 | KRONOS QUARTET AND FRIENDS | Long Time Passing | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 24 | KURT VILE | Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP] | Matador/Beggars |
| 25 | MARCUS RUGGIERO AND SIDE SHOW GYPSY | Marcus Ruggiero And Side Show Gypsy | Self-Released |
| 26 | MARK STOFFEL | Coffee & Cake | Mountain Home |
| 27 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | The Dirt And The Stars | Lambent Light |
| 28 | RACHAEL SAGE | Character | MPress |
| 29 | RAY CALDWELL | Just A Little Rain | Bonfire |
| 30 | SEA THE SEA, THE | Stumbling Home | AntiFragile |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 2 | JIM WHITE | Misfit’s Jubilee | Fluff & Gravy |
| 3 | SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | Daptone |
| 4 | WEEKEND LOVERS | I Love U In Real Life | Totally Real |
| 5 | ERIN HARPE | Meet Me In The Middle feat. Jim Countryman | Vizztone |
| 6 | FAT TONY | Exotica | Carpark |
| 7 | GONE FROM MY SIGHT | Twenty Twenty | Self-Released |
| 8 | GOOD HAND, THE | The Great Away | Self-Released |
| 9 | JEFFERSON BERRY AND THE UAC | Double Deadbolt Logic | Urban Acoustic |
| 10 | GARMARNA | Forbundet | Season Of Mist |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 2 | CALI ROOTS RIDDIM 2020 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Ineffable |
| 3 | DAIQURI QUEENS | The Daiquri Queens | Self-Released |
| 4 | KOFFEE | “Pressure” [Single] | Promised Land |
| 5 | LILA IKE | The ExPerience [EP] | RCA |
| 6 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 7 | PROTOJE | In Search Of Lost Time | In.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course/RCA |
| 8 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 9 | BUJU BANTON | Upside Down 2020 | Roc Nation |
| 10 | DAN COSTA | Live In California | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 2 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 3 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Release The Transcripts” [Single] | Viral |
| 4 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 6 | SLY5THAVE | What It Is | Tru Thoughts |
| 7 | BUTCHER BROWN | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 8 | MARQUES MARTIN | Brave And Afraid | Operator |
| 9 | PUBLIC ENEMY | What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? | Def Jam |
| 10 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ELLA FITZGERALD | Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes | Verve |
| 2 | SIMONE KOPMAJER | My Wonderland | Lucky Mojo |
| 3 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 4 | BLUE NOTE REIMAGINED | VARIOUS ARTIST | Blue Note |
| 5 | MATT DEMERRITT | Fool’s Journey | Self-Released |
| 6 | GRANT GORDY | Interpreter | Self-Released |
| 7 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | Florida Rays | Self-Released |
| 8 | DAVID CHILDS | Child’s Play | BB |
| 9 | MOORE-MCCOLL JAZZ SOCIETY, THE | Electric Fantastic | Self-Released |
| 10 | CHAD LB VIRTUAL BIG BAND | Quarantine Standards | Sound Frame |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FOUR TET | Sixteen Oceans | Text |
| 2 | MACHINEDRUM | A View Of U | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | MOBY | All Visible Objects | Mute |
| 4 | YPPAH | Sunset In The Deep End | Future Archive |
| 5 | TRICKY | Fall To Pieces | False Idols |
| 6 | HAAI | Put Your Head Above The Parakeets [EP] | Mute |
| 7 | DISCLOSURE | ENERGY | Capitol |
| 8 | HOT CHIP | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 9 | CRI | Juvenile | Anjunadeep |
| 10 | BOB MOSES | Desire | Domino |
Hip Hop “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CEO CHINO MARLEY | Rebirth [EP] | RoseWater |
| 2 | FAT TONY | Exotica | Carpark |
| 3 | MFLIL RO | “Exclusive” [Single] | Laughing Lion |
| 4 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
Electronic / Dance “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GONE FROM MY SIGHT | Twenty Twenty | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARSHAL GILKES | Waiting to continue | ALternate Side |
| 2 | WILL BONNESS | Change Of Plans | Self-Released |
| 3 | HAZAR | Reincarnated | IAN Productions |