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 24th, 2020)!
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) / weru.org
November 9th through November 15th, 2020
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BAHAMAS | Sad Hunk | Brushfire/Universal |
| 2 | DAWES | Good Luck With Whatever | HUB/Rounder |
| 3 | GRANT LEE PHILLIPS | Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff | Self-Released |
| 4 | MAMMALS, THE | Nonet | Humble Abode |
| 5 | PROVEN ONES, THE | You Ain’t Done | Gulf Coast |
| 6 | RANDALL BRAMBLETT | Pine Needle Fire | New West |
| 7 | ALANIS MORISSETTE | Such Pretty Forks In The Road | Epiphany/Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | BARBARA BERGIN | Blood Red Moon | Little White Hen |
| 9 | DARLINGSIDE | Fish Pond Fish | More Doug/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | ELSIE GAWLER | Sweet As Honey | Self-Released |
| 11 | FLOW TRIBE | Loteria Cosmica | Bubble Bath |
| 12 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine | Appalsongs |
| 13 | JONI MITCHELL | Joni Mitchell Archives, Voil. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) | Rhino |
| 14 | KAREN O AND WILLIE NELSON | “Under Pressure” [Single] | Rockers To Swallow/BMG |
| 15 | NATHAN KALISH | Songs For Nobody | Self-Released |
| 16 | OLD 97S | Twelfth | ATO |
| 17 | SHOEBOX LETTERS | Treasure Map [EP] | Self-Released |
| 18 | SIERRA HULL | 25 Trips | Rounder |
| 19 | SUZANNE VEGA | An Evening of New York Songs and Stories | Cooking Vinyl |
| 20 | TENNESSEE JET | The Country | Thirty Tigers |
| 21 | WHITNEY SHAY | Stand Up! | Ruf |
| 22 | WILL BUTLER | Generations | Merge |
| 23 | KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND | Straight To You Live | Mascot |
| 24 | JEFFERSON STARSHIP | “It’s About Time” [Single] | Secret Knock |
| 25 | JOEE CORSO | Only A Man | Woodward Ave. |
| 26 | NES CORA | Birmingham | Self-Released |
| 27 | IMMEDIATE FAMILY | Slippin’ And Slidin’ | Self-Released |
| 28 | JULES SHEAR | Slower | Funzalo |
| 29 | STARBELLY | “Love Song 26” [Single] | Tallboy |
| 30 | LAURA VEIRS | My Echo | Raven Marching Band |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AM SOKOLL | Chateau [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | DIZZY BOX NINE | Radio Fiction | Trueno |
| 3 | GASPARD EDEN | Soft Power | Coyote |
| 4 | HEATHERLYN FEAT THE NINE BEATS COLLECTIVE | Dance Of The Deep [EP] | Plankton |
| 5 | NEGATIVLAND | The World Will Decide | Seeland |
| 6 | RORY D’LASNOW | “Happy” feat. Phil Robinson [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | BROTHA MEECH | The Beast Of The East | Humble Headz |
| 8 | EMPERORS NIGHT | Driving At Pace [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | ERIC HARRISON | “Down Down Down” feat. Rachel Potter [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | STEPHEN HAMM | Theremin Man | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOHN DOYLE | The Path Of Stones | Compass |
| 2 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 3 | DAN COSTA | Live In California | Self-Released |
| 4 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 5 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 6 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 7 | AZYMUTH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Azymuth JID004 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 8 | BUDOS BAND, THE | Long In The Tooth | Daptone |
| 9 | JUANA MOLINA | ANRMAL (Live In Mexico) | Crammed |
| 10 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AESOP ROCK | “Rogue Wave” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 4 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
| 5 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 6 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 7 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 8 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | KOSHA DILLZ | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 10 | PARIS | Safe Space Invader | Guerrilla Funk |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NATION BEAT | The Royal Chase | Self-Released |
| 2 | NUBYA GARCIA | Source | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | CHRIS ROTTMAYER | Sunday At Pilars | Pilars |
| 4 | WAYNE ALPERN | Scarab | Henri Elkan |
| 5 | MATT DEMERRITT | Fool’s Journey | Self-Released |
| 6 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | Florida Rays | Self-Released |
| 7 | KENNY CARR | Hard Jazz | Zoozazz |
| 8 | DAN COSTA | Live In California | Self-Released |
| 9 | MOORE-MCCOLL JAZZ SOCIETY, THE | Electric Fantastic | Self-Released |
| 10 | DAVID BOSWELL | The Story Behind The Story | My Quiet Moon |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA, THE | To Believe (Remixes) | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | HOT CHIP | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 3 | MACHINEDRUM | A View Of U | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | TRICKY | Fall To Pieces | False Idols |
| 5 | ROISIN MURPHY | Róisín Machine | Skint/BMG |
| 6 | CRI | Juvenile | Anjunadeep |
| 7 | MAJOR LAZER | Music Is The Weapon | Mad Decent |
| 8 | JAMES BLAKE | Before [EP] | Republic |
| 9 | GODFORD | Non Binary Place | Pack |
| 10 | DISCLOSURE | ENERGY | Capitol |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BROTHA MEECH | The Beast Of The East | Humble Headz |
Electronic “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | POLE | Fading | Mute |
| 2 | NEGATIVLAND | The World Will Decide | Seeland |
Jazz “Adds”
1 |
DAVE YOUNG QUARTET |
Ides of March |
Modica |
2 |
CECE GABLE |
“Once Again It’s Winter” [Single] |
Self-Released |
3 |
3D JAZZ TRIO |
Christmas In 3D |
DIVA Jazz |
4 |
WOLFGANG LACKERSCHMID – CHET BAKER |
Quintet Sessions 1979 |
Dot Time |
5 |
DOUGLAS OLSEN |
2 Cents |
Self-Released |