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, January 19th, 2021!
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January 4th through January 10th, 2021
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHADES OF GRAY | Friends | Self-Released |
| 2 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 3 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 | High Top Mountain |
| 4 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | McCartney III | Capitol |
| 5 | STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES | J.T. | New West |
| 6 | BETTE SMITH | The Good, The Bad And The Bette | Ruf |
| 7 | FLAT FIVE, THE | Another World | Bloodshot |
| 8 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | PARSON RED HEADS, THE | Lifetime Of Comedy | Fluff & Gravy |
| 10 | SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) | Daptone |
| 11 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | Uncivil War | Alligator |
| 12 | SUSAN WERNER | Flyover Country | Self-Released |
| 13 | TRAVIS | 10 Songs | BMG |
| 14 | AVEY GROUWS BAND | The Devil May Care | Self-Released |
| 15 | BAND OF HEATHENS | Stranger | BOH |
| 16 | BRENT COBB | Keep ‘Em On They Toes [Advance Tracks] | Thirty Tigers |
| 17 | CHUCK PROPHET | The Land That Time Forgot | Yep Roc |
| 18 | COLLEEN KATTAU | Besos Kisses | WindLight |
| 19 | DL MARBLE | One LIne At A Time | Self-Released |
| 20 | DAVE ALVIN | From An Old Guitar: Rare & Unreleased Recordings | Yep Roc |
| 21 | EMMA DONOVAN AND THE PUTBACKS | Crossover | Hopestreet |
| 22 | ERIN HARPE | Meet Me In The Middle feat. Jim Countryman | Vizztone |
| 23 | FIONA APPLE | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Epic |
| 24 | GRAHAM BRAMLETT | The Great Inbetween [EP] | Self-Released |
| 25 | GRANT LEE PHILLIPS | Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff | Self-Released |
| 26 | KACY AND CLAYTON AND MARLON WILLIAMS | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 27 | KAT RIGGINS | Cry Out | Gulf Coast |
| 28 | KIM WILSON | Take Me Back | MC |
| 29 | KIRSTEN THIEN | Two Sides | Screen Door |
| 30 | LAST CHANCE | Summer Again | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROLAND ROBERTS | All About The Timing | Happy Life |
| 2 | BANDITS ON THE RUN | “Now Is The TIme” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | LIAM PURCELL AND CANE MILL ROAD | Roots | Trailhead |
| 4 | EMZEE AND SILAS | Through Seasons Of Sorrow | Self-Released |
| 5 | GUILTY LENSES, THE | Somewhat Romance, Somewhat Poetry | Self-Released |
| 6 | LEFT OF THE SLASH | Won | Self-Released |
| 7 | ARCTIC MONKEYS | Live At Royal Albert Hall | Domino |
| 8 | CAVE STATES | The End Is Around The Corner [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | LIAM MOORE | Visions of a Perfect Life | Self-Released |
| 10 | REDTENBACHER’S FUNKESTRA | The Hang | RSB |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ILE NATALIA LAFOURCADE | En Cantos | Sony Latin |
| 2 | NATALIA LAFOURCADE | Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol. 1 | Sony |
| 3 | ORQUESTA FAILDE | Failed Con Tumbao | EGREM |
| 4 | OUMOU SANGARE | Acoustic | No Format! |
| 5 | DAN COSTA | Live In California | Self-Released |
| 6 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 7 | AZYMUTH, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Azymuth JID004 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 8 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 9 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
| 10 | GARMARNA | Forbundet | Season Of Mist |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DYNLEMITE | “In Your Eyes” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
| 3 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Mellow Fantasy | Bastard Jazz |
| 5 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 6 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | KOSHA DILLZ | Nobody Cares Except You | Rapperfriends |
| 9 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 10 | TOBI | Elements Vol. 1 | Same Plate/RCA |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE | The Movement Revisited | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | BOBBY WATSON | Keepin’ It Real | Smoke Sessions |
| 3 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento | AAM |
| 4 | ARTEMIS | Artemis | Blue Note |
| 5 | CHAD LB VIRTUAL BIG BAND | Quarantine Standards | Sound Frame |
| 6 | GREGORY PORTER | All Rise | Blue Note |
| 7 | IAN HENDRICKSON-SMITH | The Lowdown | Cellar |
| 8 | JIMMY GREENE | While Looking Up | Mac Avenue |
| 9 | JOE FARNSWORTH | Time To Swing | Smoke Sessions |
| 10 | KAHIL EL’ZABAR | America the Beautiful | Spiritmuse |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SYLVAN ESSO | Free Love | Loma Vista |
| 2 | RHYE | Home [Advance Tracks] | Loma Vista |
| 3 | POLE | Fading | Mute |
| 4 | ACTRESS | Karma & Desire | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | CABARET VOLTAIRE | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 6 | ERIC HILTON | The Impossible Silence | Montserrat House |
| 7 | MAJOR LAZER | Music Is The Weapon | Mad Decent |
| 8 | MACHINEDRUM | A View Of U | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | ROISIN MURPHY | Róisín Machine | Skint/BMG |
| 10 | ELA MINUS | Acts Of Rebellion | Domino |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 2 | SUE MASKALERIS | Love Is The Key | Jazilian |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOE BOWDEN | Roots – Tales of the Urban Yoda | Self-Released |
| 2 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 3 | LE COQ JAZZ PRESENTS THE JAZZ ALLSTARS VOL. 1 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Le Coq |
| 4 | SUE MASKALERIS | Love Is The Key | Jazilian |