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 30th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on Election Day (Tuesday, November 8th, 2022)!
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October 24th through October 30th, 2022
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DR JOHN | Things Happen That Way | Concord |
| 2 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 3 | MICHELE D’AMOUR AND THE LOVE DEALERS | Hot Mess | BluesKitty |
| 4 | THREE PAIR OF BOOTS | Mighty Love | Self-Released |
| 5 | OYSTERMEN, THE | The Basket Of Oysters | Self-Released |
| 6 | MIGHTY SOUL DRIVERS, THE | I’ll Carry You Home | Hog Heaven |
| 7 | MIKO MARKS AND THE RESURRECTORS | Feel Like Going Home | Redtone |
| 8 | ABIGAIL LAPELL | Stolen Time | Outside |
| 9 | AMANDA SHIRES | Take It Like A Man | ATO |
| 10 | ANDREW BIRD | Inside Problems | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 11 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 12 | DEAD SOUTH, THE | Easy Listening For Jerks Pt 1 And 2 | Six Shooter |
| 13 | DRUGDEALER | Hiding In Plain Sight | Mexican Summer |
| 14 | EARLY JAMES | Strange Time To Be Alive | Easy Eye/Concord |
| 15 | ETHAN DANIEL DAVIDSON | Stranger | Blue Arrow |
| 16 | JENNER FOX | Good Luck Road | The Thumb |
| 17 | JOHN FULLBRIGHT | The Liar | Thirty Tigers |
| 18 | MARK MARGOLIES | Can’t You See | 8th Train |
| 19 | NIKKI LANE | Denim & Diamonds | New West |
| 20 | PAT WICTOR | Flare | RiskyDisc |
| 21 | RHETT MILLER | The Misfit | ATO |
| 22 | ROBERT HILL AND JOANNE LEDIGER | Revelation | Self-Released |
| 23 | STEVEN MOORE | Just a Little Talk With Myself | Self-Released |
| 24 | SUGAR LIME BLUE | The Blackbird Sessions | Self-Released |
| 25 | SUNNY SWEENEY | Married Alone | Orchard |
| 26 | WILL HOGE | Wings On My Shoes | EDLO |
| 27 | WILLIE NELSON | A Beautiful Time | Sony |
| 28 | JESSE MALIN | “Keep On Burning” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
| 29 | GINGER WILDHEART AND THE SINNERS | “Lately, Always” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
| 30 | MAX FITE | “The Glow” [Single] | Hellbent |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MAPLE RUN BAND | “Used to Be the Next Big Thing, Used to Be the Next Big Thing” [Single] | Black Pasture |
| 2 | ALIENS | Agoraphonic [EP] | Severed Leg |
| 3 | CHRIS BULLINGER | True Rendition | Tweedle |
| 4 | MIKE MANGIONE | Blood and Water | Rodzinka |
| 5 | NOAH HOFFELD | Mobile Home | Play Human |
| 6 | NOISE FLOOR DELIRIUM | Life Street Closed | Mule-In-A-Swamp |
| 7 | AIRLANDS | Time Machine, Pt. 4 | Self-Released |
| 8 | ALIENS DON’T RING DOORBELLS | Big Old Nowhere [EP] | No Rules |
| 9 | DANGEROUS CHAIRS | Introducing Dangerous Chairs | Self-Released |
| 10 | LENNY WILLAIMS | “Weekday Blues” [Single] | Bridle Ridge |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ABIOLA | Abiola Time | Alade Enterprises |
| 2 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | AIMREC |
| 3 | RADHA BOTOFASINA | Carry On Spirituals Vol. 2 | Shaila |
| 4 | RAFAEL GRECO | Dice Que Vive | Blue Canoe |
| 5 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 6 | KOKOROKO | Could We Be More | Brownswood |
| 7 | MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND EL GRUPO RENACIMIENTO | Meridian Brothers And El Grupo Renacimiento | Ansonia |
| 8 | HOLLIE COOK | Happy Hour | Merge |
| 9 | ALHAJI WAZIRI OSHOMAH | World Spirituality Classics 3: The Muslim Highlife Of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah | Luaka Bop |
| 10 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE | Les Racines | World Circuit |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERT GLASPER | Black Radio III: Supreme Edition | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | SAMPA THE GREAT | As Above, So Below | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 4 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 7 | MEECHY DARKO | Gothic Luxury | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 8 | SUDAN ARCHIVES | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Stones Throw |
| 9 | BLOOD ORANGE | Four Songs [EP] | RCA |
| 10 | ATMOSPHERE | “Sculpting With Fire” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | DIVA Swings Broadway | DIVA Jazz |
| 2 | JUDITH OWEN | Come On And Get It | Self-Released |
| 3 | MALI OBAMSAWIN | Sweet Tooth | Out of Your Head |
| 4 | ROBERT GLASPER | Black Radio III: Supreme Edition | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | GEORGE COLLIGAN | King’s Dream | PJCE |
| 6 | AIMEE ALLEN | Love And The Catalyst | Azuline |
| 7 | LOREN DANIELS | Ticket To Ride | Self-Released |
| 8 | HENRY GODFREY JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Attitude & Gratitude | Self-Released |
| 9 | DUDUKA DA FONSECA AND QUARTETO UNIVERSAL | Yes!!! | Sunnyside |
| 10 | JEREMY GREEN | Standing Eight | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Heroes” [Single] | Merge |
| 2 | HOT CHIP | Freakout/Release | Domino |
| 3 | SHYGIRL | Nymph | Because |
| 4 | SYLVAN ESSO | No Rules Sandy | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | TSHA | Capricorn Sun | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | Cortisol 22 | Hidden Shoal |
| 7 | MAGDALENA BAY | Mercurial World Deluxe | Luminelle |
| 8 | PANDA BEAR AND SONIC BOOM | Reset | Domino |
| 9 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries II | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 10 | ESL COLLECTION | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Rhythm And Culture |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAWN RICHARD AND SPENCER ZAHN | Pigments | Merge |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRYL HARPER | Chamber Made | Stricker Street |
| 2 | KERRY POLITZER | In A Heartbeat | PJCE |
| 3 | AVI GRANITE | In Good Hands | Pet Mantis |
| 4 | DOMI EDSON TRIO | Stories From Solitude | Self-Released |
| 5 | ERICH CAWALLAH | Great American Songbook | Boom! Camp |
| 6 | GEORGE COLLIGAN | King’s Dream | PJCE |