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 29th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Election Day (Tuesday, November 7th).
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October 23rd through October 29th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROLLING STONES, THE | Hackney Diamonds | Polydor |
| 2 | TOM PAXTON AND JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Together | Appalled |
| 3 | KELLY HUNT | Ozark Symphony | Compass |
| 4 | MARGO CILKER | Valley Of Heart’s Delight | Fluff And Gravy |
| 5 | BAHAMAS | Bootcut | Brushfire Republic |
| 6 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Home | Realiza |
| 7 | KATHRYN SEVERING FOX | Sweet Beginnings | Self-Released |
| 8 | KATHY KALLICK BAND, THE | The Lonesome Chronicles | Live Oak |
| 9 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Jubilee | ATO |
| 10 | PRETENDERS | Relentless | Parlophone |
| 11 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 12 | ANTONIO ANDRADE | My Reward | Life Shakes |
| 13 | CARLA OLSON | Have Harmony, Will Travel 3 | Have Harmony, WiIl Travel |
| 14 | KEVIN DOOLEY | Band O’ Gypsys | Self-Released |
| 15 | RAY BONNEVILLE | On The Blind Side | Stonefly |
| 16 | ALLISON RUSSELL | The Returner | Fantasy/Concord |
| 17 | ARI B INGBER | Moon Phases [EP] | Some Other Shore |
| 18 | BEN HARPER | Wide Open Light | Chrysalis |
| 19 | BUFFALO NICHOLS | The Fatalist | Fat Possum |
| 20 | CARL SOLOMON | The Whisper | Self-Released |
| 21 | CARRIE NEWCOMER | A Great Wild Mercy | Available Light |
| 22 | DARRELL SCOTT | Old Cane Back Rocker | Soundly |
| 23 | EG COOPER | Dogs Without A Home | Self-Released |
| 24 | FOLK LEGACY TRIO, THE | Homecoming | Self-Released |
| 25 | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER | Jump For Joy | Merge |
| 26 | JAMES MADDOCK | Night Work | Serious Bob |
| 27 | JONI MITCHELL | Joni Mitchell At Newport | Rhino |
| 28 | LUKAS NELSON AND PROMISE OF THE REAL | Sticks And Stones | 6 Ace/Thirty Tigers |
| 29 | MAPACHE | Swinging Stars | Innovative Leisure |
| 30 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | COLIN CUTLER | Tarwater | Self-Released |
| 2 | HIPPNOTIKKA | Boa Constrictor | Self-Released |
| 3 | SHRED KELLY | Blurry Vision | Self-Released |
| 4 | DIRT BUYER | Dirt Buyer II | Bayonet |
| 5 | NEIL JACOBSON | The New Math | Nukor |
| 6 | WONDERCURRENT | WonderCurrent | Self-Released |
| 7 | RAGGED OAK | Letters To God, Man, And Myself | Self-Released |
| 8 | AL BACKSTROM | Wild Colonial Boy | Self-Released |
| 9 | MIGHTY PINES, THE | “Hey, KDHX!” feat. Al Holliday, Funky Butt Brass Band, Sean Allen Canan & Emily Wallace [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ZEN MOUNTAIN POETS | Stellar Ignition | ZMP |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHARIF MEGARBANE | Marzipan | Habibi Funk |
| 2 | GENTICORUM | Au Coeur De L’Aube | Self-Released |
| 3 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
| 4 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 5 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
| 6 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 7 | BOMBINO | Sahel | Partisan |
| 8 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
| 9 | PACHYMAN | Switched-On | ATO |
| 10 | STEPHEN MARLEY | Old Soul | Tuff Gong Collective/UMe/Ghetto Youths |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 2 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 3 | KIPP STONE | 66689 BLVD | Closed Sessions |
| 4 | K-RIZ | One Way Ticket | Birthday Cake |
| 5 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 6 | BUTCHER BROWN | Solar Music | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 7 | DJ UNKNOWN | Prisoners Of Gravity | Urbnet |
| 8 | JAMILA WOODS | Water Made Us | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 9 | ILLA J | No Traffic | BBE |
| 10 | DESSA | Bury The Lede | Doomtree |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRIS MONDAK | Blank With Colour | Summit |
| 2 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Continuance | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | JOSHUA REDMAN FEATURING GABRIELLE CAVASSA | Where Are We | Blue Note |
| 4 | VICENTE ARCHER | Short Stories | Cellar |
| 5 | CORY WEEDS | Home Cookin’ | Cellar |
| 6 | MADDIE VOGLER | While We Have Time | Origin |
| 7 | MICHAEL WEISS | Homage | Cellar |
| 8 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra “30” | DIVA Jazz |
| 9 | ATLEY KING | Unconditional | Cellar |
| 10 | SEULAH NOH JAZZ ORCHESTRA | NOhMAD | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EAST FOREST | Music For The Deck Of The Titanic | Bright Antenna |
| 2 | KAIDI TATHAM | The Only Way | First Word |
| 3 | MATMOS | “Why?” [Single] | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | YEULE | softscars | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 6 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 7 | NATION OF LANGUAGE | Strange Disciple | Play It Again Sam |
| 8 | CRI | Miracles | Anjunadeep |
| 9 | WAJATTA | Waiting For The Get Down [EP] | Brainfeeder |
| 10 | JAMES BLAKE | Playing Robots In Heaven | Republic/UMG |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ATLEY KING | Unconditional | Cellar |
| 2 | CLARK SOMMERS | Feast Ephemera | Irrabagast |
| 3 | CORY WEEDS | Home Cookin’ | Cellar |
| 4 | MICHAEL WEISS | Homage | Cellar |
| 5 | RANDY BERNSEN | Heart Mind And Soul | Jerico Jams |