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 17th, 2020)!
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) / weru.org
November 1st through November 8th, 2020
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANDREW COLE AND THE BRAVO HOPS | Sparrow Fly [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | BAHAMAS | Sad Hunk | Brushfire/Universal |
| 3 | CEJ | Friend Of The Sky | Gnosong |
| 4 | AVETT BROTHERS, THE | The Third Gleam | Loma Vista |
| 5 | DAWES | Good Luck With Whatever | HUB/Rounder |
| 6 | KHRUANGBIN | “Summer Madness” [Single] | Night Time Stories |
| 7 | MAMMALS, THE | Nonet | Humble Abode |
| 8 | ADRIANNE LENKER | songs | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 9 | DARLINGSIDE | Fish Pond Fish | More Doug/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | JONI MITCHELL | Joni Mitchell Archives, Voil. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) | Rhino |
| 11 | RODNEY RICE | Same Shirt DIfferent Day | Self-Released |
| 12 | SEA THE SEA, THE | Stumbling Home | AntiFragile |
| 13 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | Uncivil War | Alligator |
| 14 | BAND OF HEATHENS | Stranger | BOH |
| 15 | BEN RICE AND RB STONE | Out Of The Box | Self-Released |
| 16 | BOB DYLAN | Rough And Rowdy Ways | Columbia |
| 17 | BRONWYN KEITH-HYNES | Fiddler’s Pastime | Sugar Petunia |
| 18 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Letter To You | Columbia |
| 19 | CASS MCCOMBS | “Don’t (Just) Vote” feat. Angel Olsen, Bob Weir, Noam Chomsky [Single] | Anti- |
| 20 | COCO O’CONNOR | “When I Was Your World” [Single] | Bonfire |
| 21 | DAVE FIELDS | Force Of Will | Self-Released |
| 22 | INDIA RAMEY | Shallow Graves | Self-Released |
| 23 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Reunions | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 24 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 25 | JEREMY GARRETT | Circles | Organic |
| 26 | JONATHAN WILSON | Dixie Blur | BMG |
| 27 | KATHLEEN EDWARDS | Total Freedom | Dualtone/eOne |
| 28 | KRIS DELMHORST | Long Day In The Milky Way | Self-Released |
| 29 | MOLLY TUTTLE | …But I’d Rather Be With You | Compass |
| 30 | RAY CARDWELL | Just A Little Rain | Bonfire |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOSEPH FERMAN | “La Vida” [Single] | Quixote |
| 2 | LAWSON VALLERY BAND | No Deposit No Return | Self-Released |
| 3 | DONOVAN WOODS | Without People | Meant Well |
| 4 | EMPERORS NIGHT | Driving At Pace [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | HOTEL LIFE | Jezebel | Farmadelica |
| 6 | MELISSA CARTER | California | Bombshell |
| 7 | CODY LEE | Woodpecker Crisis | Self-Released |
| 8 | EMMA DONOVAN AND THE PUTBACKS | Crossover | Hopestreet |
| 9 | HAHA CHARADE | Joseph Gordon Lightfoot | Self-Released |
| 10 | SAVAGE PATCH KIDDS | 1991 [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AZYMUTH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Azymuth JID004 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 2 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 3 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 4 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 5 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 6 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 7 | LADAMA | Oye Mujer | Six Degrees |
| 8 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Agora | PIAS |
| 9 | BOOGARINS | Manchaca Vol 1 | OAR |
| 10 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BUTCHER BROWN | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 2 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide [Advance Tracks] | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 4 | JAMO GANG | Walking With Lions | Fat Beats |
| 5 | TIERRA WHACK | “Dora” [Single] | Interscope |
| 6 | MARQUES MARTIN | Brave And Afraid | Operator |
| 7 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 8 | JABEE | This World Is So Fragile And Cruel I’m Glad I Got You | Grand Union |
| 9 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WAYNE ALPERN | Scarab | Henri Elkan |
| 2 | BUTCHER BROWN | #KingButch | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | ORRIN EVANS AND THE CAPTAIN BLACK BIG BAND | The Intangible Between | Smoke Sessions |
| 4 | ALAN BROADBENT TRIO | Trio In Motion | Savant |
| 5 | ARTEMIS | Artemis | Blue Note |
| 6 | CHAD LB VIRTUAL BIG BAND | Quarantine Standards | Sound Frame |
| 7 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 8 | MATT DEMERRITT | Fool’s Journey | Self-Released |
| 9 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | Florida Rays | Self-Released |
| 10 | DAN COSTA | Live In California | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHET FAKER | “Low” [Single] | Detail |
| 2 | CRI | Juvenile | Anjunadeep |
| 3 | MACHINEDRUM | A View Of U | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | ROISIN MURPHY | Róisín Machine | Skint/BMG |
| 5 | TRICKY | Fall To Pieces | False Idols |
| 6 | HOT CHIP | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 7 | DISCLOSURE | ENERGY | Capitol |
| 8 | HAAI | Put Your Head Above The Parakeets [EP] | Mute |
| 9 | JAMES BLAKE | Before [EP] | Republic |
| 10 | A CERTAIN RATIO | ACR Loco | Mute |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOSEPH FERMAN | “La Vida” [Single] | Quixote |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NEW ORLEANS HIGH SOCIETY | New Orleans High Society | 1718 |
| 2 | AUBREY WILSON QUARTET | Honeysuckle Rose | Self-Released |
| 3 | GEORGE KAHN | DreamCatcher | Playing |
| 4 | PETE ELLMAN BIG BAND | For Pete’s Ache | Self-Released |
| 5 | CHRIS ROTTMAYER | Sunday At Pilar’s | Pilars |