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. The next new airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, November 6th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (ranked by airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROSANNE CASH | She Remembers Everything [Advance Tracks] | Blue Note |
| 2 | ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS | Look Now | Concord |
| 3 | STEPHANIE URBINA JONES | Tularosa | Casa Del Rio |
| 4 | APPALUCIANS, THE | Bright Hills | Self-Released |
| 5 | COWBOY JUNKIES | All That Reckoning | Self-Released |
| 6 | DAROL ANGER, EMY PHELPS, AND FRIENDS | Music Of Our People | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAVID BENEDICT | The Golden Angle | Shelton |
| 8 | GWEN SEBASTIAN | Once Upon A Time In The West… | Flying Island |
| 9 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Live From the Ryman [Advance Tracks] | Southeastern |
| 10 | JOHN HIATT | The Eclipse Sessions [Advance Tracks] | New West |
| 11 | KATHY KALLICK BAND | Horrible World | Live Oak |
| 12 | KT TUNSTALL | WAX | Rostrum |
| 13 | MEADOW MOUNTAIN | Meadow Mountain | Self-Released |
| 14 | ROY SCHEIDER AND KIM MAYFIELD | Reckless Saints | Self-Released |
| 15 | TOWN MOUNTAIN | New Freedom Blues | Self-Released |
| 16 | AMOS LEE | My New Moon | Dualtone |
| 17 | AMY HELM | This Too Shall Light | Yep Roc |
| 18 | ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL | New Routes | Bismeaux |
| 19 | CAT POWER | Wanderer | Domino |
| 20 | CHILDSPLAY | The Bloom Of Youth | Self-Released |
| 21 | EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS | Rocket | Verve Forecast |
| 22 | ERIN COSTELO | Sweet Marie | Venue |
| 23 | HYMN FOR HER | Pop N Downers | Self-Released |
| 24 | JAMIE LIN WILSON | Jumping Over Rocks | Self-Released |
| 25 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Back Roads And Abandoned Motels | Legacy |
| 26 | JOHNNY AND JAALENE | Johnny & Jaalene | Rip Cat |
| 27 | LEAKY BOOT JUG BAND | Re-Boot | Self-Released |
| 28 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Volunteer | Columbia Nashville |
| 29 | PAUL WELLER | True Meanings | Parlophone |
| 30 | PUTNAM SMITH AND GABRIEL ZACCHAI | Lefty | Itchy Sabot |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MUSCLE SHOALS: SMALL TOWN BIG SOUND | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Dreamlined |
| 2 | UNION HOUSE BAND | Under The Full Moon By Chance And Happenstance | Self-Released |
| 3 | STORYTOWN | Welcome to Storytown | Self-Released |
| 4 | DAVID HAZELTINE TRIO | The Time Is Now | Smoke Sessions |
| 5 | ALYSSA ALLGOOD | Exactly Like You | Cellar |
| 6 | JOE MAGNARELLI QUINTET | If You Could See Me Now | Cellar Live |
| 7 | CHRIS BUTLER | Got It Togehter | Future Fossil |
| 8 | DAVID MORAN | EVERY COLOUR | Bombay |
| 9 | FERDINAND THE BULL | Painting Over Pictures | Self Released |
| 10 | IAN SWEET | Crush Crusher | Hardly Art |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAN MACDONALD | Rural Urban | Self-Released |
| 2 | LOREENA MCKENNITT | Lost Souls | Ume |
| 3 | ADONIS PUENTES AND THE VOICE OF CUBA ORCHESTRA | Dicen | Tumba King |
| 4 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 5 | BRAAGAS | O Ptacich a Rybach | Indies Scope |
| 6 | CELTIC THUNDER | Celtic Thunder X | Legacy |
| 7 | DACTAH CHANDO | Global CityZen | Soulfire |
| 8 | DON KIPPER | Seven Sisters | Riverboat |
| 9 | FATOUMATA DIAWARA | Fenfo | Shanachie |
| 10 | KARAVAN SARAI | Painted Sands | Electrofone |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PUSHA T | Daytona | Def Jam |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | Mi Vida Local | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Believe In Something (Kneel)” [Single] | Viral |
| 4 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 5 | DENZEL CURRY | TA1300 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 6 | CANTRELL | Stardust 2 Angels | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | RAZ SIMONE | Drive Theory | Black Umbrella |
| 8 | CHANCE THE RAPPER | Four New Songs | Self-Released |
| 9 | KNIFE KNIGHTS | 1 Time Mirage | Sub Pop |
| 10 | NONAME | Room 25 | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE | New Jawn | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | ICE ON THE HUDSON: SONGS BY RENEE ROSNES AND DAVID HAJDU | VARIOUS ARTISTS | SMK Jazz |
| 3 | JOHN SCOFIELD | Combo 66 | Verve |
| 4 | MADELEINE PEYROUX | Anthem | Verve |
| 5 | VIVIAN LEE | Let’s Talk About Love | Tara |
| 6 | MARSHALL GILKES WDR BIG BAND | Always Forward | Alternate Side |
| 7 | CARLA CAMPOPIANO TRIO | Chicago / Buenos Aires Connection | Self-Released |
| 8 | DAN ADLER | Friends On The Moon | Self-Released |
| 9 | AIMEE ALLEN | Wings Uncaged | Azuline |
| 10 | CARLI MUNOZ | Follow Me | Tobono |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | INTERPLANETARY ACOUSTIC TEAM, THE | 11 11 (Me, Smiling) | Self-Released |
| 2 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 3 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 4 | APHEX TWIN | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 5 | BOB MOSES | Battle Lines | Domino |
| 6 | CHRIS LIEBING | Burn Slow | Mute |
| 7 | CRYSTAL METHOD, THE | The Trip Home | Tiny E |
| 8 | ADULT | This Behavior | Dais |
| 9 | MATTHEW DEAR | Bunny | Ghostly |
| 10 | DIRTY VEGAS | Days Go By (The Retrospective) | New State |
Hip Hop / R & B “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DEM ATLAS | Bad Actress | Rhymesayers |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MATT KANE | The Other Side Of The Story | Bounce Step |
| 2 | CHUCHO VALDES | Jazz Bata 2 – Chuco Valdes | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | DAVID ULLMAN GROUP | Sometime | Little Sky |
| 4 | KENNY CARR | Departure | Self-Released |
| 5 | OJT | New Originals For The Green Lady | Jazz Daddy |
| 6 | TOBIN MUELLER | Standard Deviations Vols. 1&2 | Self-Released |
| 7 | ALEXANDER CLAFFY | Standards: What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? | SMK Jazz |