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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 Tuesday, November 5th, 2019!
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HIGHWOMEN, THE | The Highwomen | Elektra |
| 2 | TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND | Signs | Fantasy/Concord |
| 3 | KELLEY SUTTENFIELD | When We Were Young | Self-Released |
| 4 | KELSEY WALDON | White Noise/White Lines | Oh Boy! |
| 5 | LIZANNE KNOTT | Bones And Gravity | Good Dog Jake |
| 6 | LONG RYDERS | Psychedelic Country Soul | Self-Released |
| 7 | AMY SPEACE | Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne | Self-Released |
| 8 | BON IVER | i,i | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 9 | FOREST SUN | Brighter Day | Self-Released |
| 10 | HOLD STEADY, THE | Thrashing Thru The Passion | Frenchkiss |
| 11 | JASON SPOONER BAND | Wide Eyed | Self-Released |
| 12 | JONAH TOLCHIN | Fires For The Cold | Yep Roc |
| 13 | RODNEY CROWELL | Texas | RC1 |
| 14 | M83 | DSVII | Mute |
| 15 | ADAM GREEN | Engine Of Paradise | 30th Century |
| 16 | ALICE HOWE | Visions | Self-Released |
| 17 | ANGEL OLSEN | All Mirrors | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 18 | BILL JONES | Wonderful Fairy Tale | Brick Wall |
| 19 | BONAFIDE FABIAN | New And Improved Old Fashioned Folkadelic | Trait Razor |
| 20 | CATHY FINK AND MARCY MARXER | Wahoo! | Community |
| 21 | CRYS MATTHEWS | These Old Hands [EP] | NewSongs |
| 22 | DORI FREEMAN | Every Single Star | Blue Hens |
| 23 | HELENE CRONIN | Old Ghosts & Lost Causes | Self-Released |
| 24 | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER | Terms Of Surrender | Merge |
| 25 | JESSE MCREYNOLDS | “Bull Mountain Moonshiner” [Single] | Pinecastle |
| 26 | JOAN SHELLEY | Like The River Loves The Sea | No Quarter |
| 27 | KACY AND CLAYTON | Carrying On | New West |
| 28 | KAREN AND HER SORROWS | Guaranteed Broken Heart | Self-Released |
| 29 | LISA BASTONI | How We Want To Live | Sweet Ondine |
| 30 | LIZZIE NO | Vanity | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GORDON GOODWIN’S BIG PHAT BAND | The Gordian Knot | MOC |
| 2 | NICHOLAS PAYTON | Relaxin’ With Nick | Smoke Sessions |
| 3 | BEABADOOBEE | Space Cadet [EP] | Dirty Hit |
| 4 | MIKAL CRONIN | Seeker | Merge |
| 5 | CIGARETTES AFTER SEX | Cry | Partisan |
| 6 | ALEX BLOOM | Chaos/Control | Mr. Saturn |
| 7 | GRAHAM REYNOLDS | Marfa: A Country And Western Big Band Suite | Golden Hornet |
| 8 | OMNI | Networker | Sub Pop |
| 9 | ANAMANAGUCHI | [USA] | Polyvinyl |
| 10 | ANNA OF THE NORTH | Dream Girl | Honeymoon |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BOOGARINS | Sombrou Duvida | OAR |
| 2 | HANZ ARAKI | At Our Next Meeting | Little Sea |
| 3 | KATCHAFIRE | Legacy | Zojak |
| 4 | TINARIWEN | Amadjar | Anti- |
| 5 | ALEX CUBA | Sublime | Caracol |
| 6 | KOKOKO! | Fongola | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 7 | STICK FIGURE | World On Fire | Ruffwood |
| 8 | LEE SCRATCH PERRY | Rootz Reggae Dub | Megawave |
| 9 | Y LA BAMBA | Entre Los Dos [EP] | Tender Loving Empire |
| 10 | BONGO HOP, THE | Satingarona Pt. 2 | Underdog |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | G AND D | Black Love & War | SomeOthaShip Connect/eOne |
| 2 | KANO | Hoodies All Summer | Parlophone |
| 3 | SAMPA THE GREAT | The Return | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | COMMON | Let Love | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | FREDDIE GIBBS AND MADLIB | Bandana | Keep Cool/RCA/Madlib Invazion/ESGN |
| 6 | DANNY BROWN | uknowhatimsayin¿ | Warp |
| 7 | ROBERT GLASPER | Fuck Yo Feelings | Loma Vista |
| 8 | MALLY | The Journey To A Smile | Self-Released |
| 9 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | 13th Floor | Self-Released |
| 10 | INJURY RESERVE | Injury Reserve | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KELLEY SUTTENFIELD | When We Were Young | Self-Released |
| 2 | DAVE BASS | No Boundaries | Whaling City Sound |
| 3 | DOUYE | Quatro – Bossa Nova Deluxe | Groove Note |
| 4 | ERIC WYATT | The Golden Rule: For Sonny | Whaling City Sound |
| 5 | PETER ELDRIDGE AND KENNY WERNER | Somewhere | Rosebud |
| 6 | TROY ROBERTS | Days Like These | Toy Robot |
| 7 | BONZO SQUAD | There’s Always Tomorrow | Self-Released |
| 8 | ANDREA SUPERSTEIN | Worlds Apart | Self-Released |
| 9 | SHAWN PURCELL | Symmetricity | Armored |
| 10 | LYNN CARDONA | Ophelia [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | M83 | DSVII | Mute |
| 2 | LIZZIE NO | Vanity | Self-Released |
| 3 | MEXICO CITY BLONDES | Blush | Burger |
| 4 | URSULA 1000 | Esoterique | Insect Queen |
| 5 | MOON BOOTS | Bimini Road | Anjunadeep |
| 6 | METRONOMY | Metronomy Forever | Because |
| 7 | CARAVAN PALACE | Chronologic | Le Plan |
| 8 | HERMITUDE | Pollyanarchy | Nettwerk |
| 9 | KRAAK AND SMAAK | Pleasure Centre | Boogie Angst |
| 10 | SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS | Zdenka 2080 | Brainfeeder |
Hip Hop / R & B “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERT GLASPER | Fuck Yo Feelings | Loma Vista |
| 2 | MO MOSHIRI | Can I Tell You Something | Urbnet |
Electronic / Dance “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANAMANAGUCHI | [USA] | Polyvinyl |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BONGO HOP, THE | Satingarona Pt. 2 | Underdog |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERT GLASPER | Fuck Yo Feelings | Loma Vista |
| 2 | ALAN ROSENTHAL | Elbow Grease | Street Of Stars |
| 3 | CHELSEA MCBRIDE’S SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL | Aftermath | Self-Released |
| 4 | PAT BATTSTONE AND GIORGIA SANTORO | Dream Notes | Leo |
| 5 | CARMEN LUNDY | Modern Ancestors | Afrasia |
| 6 | MICHELE ROSEWOMAN’S NEW YOR-UBA | Hallowed | Advanced Dance Disques |
| 7 | MICHELLE LORDI | Break Up With The Sound | Self-Released |
| 8 | RAQUEL CEPEDA | Passion | Self-Released |