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, November 20th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022)!
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November 14th through November 20th, 2022
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA | Night Walker/Death Waltz | Karma Chief |
| 2 | HEAVY HEAVY, THE | Life And Life Only | ATO |
| 3 | SARAH LEE LANGFORD AND WILL STEWART | Bad Luck & Love | Self-Released |
| 4 | GREY DELISLE | Borrowed | Regional |
| 5 | BRIAN ENO | FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE | Opal/Universal |
| 6 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Only The Strong Survive | Columbia/Sony |
| 7 | BUDDY GUY | The Blues Don’t Lie | RCA |
| 8 | CACTUS BLOSSOMS, THE | One Day | Walkie Talkie |
| 9 | DELBERT MCCLINTON | Outdated Emotion | Hot Shot/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | EVER MORE NEST | Out Here Now | Parish Road |
| 11 | GLEN PHILLIPS | There Is So Much Love | Compass |
| 12 | GORDON THOMAS WARD | Whispers From The Woods | Self-Released |
| 13 | HILARY HAWKE WITH REED STUTZ | LILYGILD | Pickin’ Chicken |
| 14 | I DRAW SLOW | I Draw Slow | Compass |
| 15 | JIM PATTON AND SHERRY BROKUS | Going The Distance | Self-Released |
| 16 | LONG MAMA | Proof Pretender | Self-Released |
| 17 | NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND | Dirt Does Dylan | MRI |
| 18 | OSHIMA BROTHERS | Dark Nights Golden Days | Self-Released |
| 19 | PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION | Live (2022 Remaster) | NPG/Legacy |
| 20 | BEATLES, THE | Revolver (Deluxe Edition) | Capitol |
| 21 | JESSE MALIN | “Keep On Burning” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
| 22 | JIMMY HALL | Ready Now | Self-Released |
| 23 | LARRY MCCRAY | Blues Without You | KTBA |
| 24 | GINGER WILDHEART AND THE SINNERS | Ginger Wildheart and the Sinners | Wicked Cool |
| 25 | CHRIS CHANDLER AND PAUL BENOIT | Don’t Go Back To Sleep | Self-Released |
| 26 | RINGO STARR | EP3 [EP] | UME |
| 27 | RUSTY TINDER | Alchemy Road | Self-Released |
| 28 | 3 PAIRS OF BOOTS | Mighty Love | Self-Released |
| 29 | BIBIO | BIB10 | Warp |
| 30 | CIGARBOX MAN | “Mirame” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALPHA CAT | Venus Smile…Retrograde [EP] | Aquamarine |
| 2 | EXPLORATORIUM | Exploratorium | Independent Project |
| 3 | SAVAGE REPUBLIC | Africa Corps Live At The Whisky A Go Go 30th December 1981 | Independent Project |
| 4 | CUSPS | Out For Blood | Dirty Dog |
| 5 | RICHY SNYDER | “How Deep Is The Ocean” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | MOIRA AND CLAIRE | i’m not usually this forward but… [EP] | Ticklegrass |
| 7 | SUGAR LIME BLUE | The Blackbird Sessions | Self-Released |
| 8 | BRIAN BLAKE | Book Of Life | Self-Released |
| 9 | GABE LEE | The Hometown Kid | Orchard |
| 10 | ARCHERS OF LOAF | Reason In Decline | Merge |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOHN DOYLE AND MICK MCAULEY | John Doyle 7 Mick McAuley | Self-Released |
| 2 | KOFFEE | Gifted | Promised Land |
| 3 | PROTOJE | Third Time’s The Charm | In.Digg.Nation Collective/RCA |
| 4 | SEAN PAUL | Scorcha | Island |
| 5 | ABIOLA | Abiola Time | Alade Enterprises |
| 6 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | AIMREC |
| 7 | TITO CARRILLO | Urbanessence | Origin |
| 8 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 9 | DUNGEN | En År För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 10 | BATIDA | Neon Colonialismo | Crammed Discs |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 2 | ET BOYS | Forever Night | Wake Up! |
| 3 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 4 | SAMPA THE GREAT | As Above, So Below | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | SLY5THAVE AND JSWISS | Somebody’s Gotta Do It | Tru Thoughts |
| 7 | CAKES DA KILLA | Svengali | Young Art |
| 8 | PLANET GIZA | You Don’t Understand | NSVG |
| 9 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 10 | NUR-D | HVN | Fairplay |
Jazz Entry for WERU 89.9/99.9 FM
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| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MALI OBAMSAWIN | Sweet Tooth | Out of Your Head |
| 2 | CHICAGO SOUL JAZZ COLLECTIVE MEETS DEE ALEXANDER | On The Way To Be Free | JMarq |
| 3 | BILL FRISELL | Four | Blue Note |
| 4 | JUDITH OWEN | Come On And Get It | Twanky |
| 5 | SHABAKA | Afrikan Culture | Self-Released |
| 6 | KERRY POLITZER | In A Heartbeat | PJCE |
| 7 | GENE ESS | Ah-Bop | SIMP |
| 8 | NICHOLAS PAYTON | The Couch Sessions | Smoke Sessions |
| 9 | GEORGE COLLIGAN | King’s Dream | PJCE |
| 10 | RICH WILLEY | Puttin’ On The Ritz | Boptism |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BIBIO | BIB10 | Warp |
| 2 | CONFIDENCE MAN | TILT | Heavenly/PIAS |
| 3 | NIGHTMARES ON WAX | Remixed! To Freedom [EP] | Warp |
| 4 | PLAID | FEORM FALORX | Warp |
| 5 | ET BOYS | Forever Night | Wake Up! |
| 6 | TSHA | Capricorn Sun | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | SHYGIRL | Nymph | Because |
| 8 | HOT CHIP | Freakout/Release | Domino |
| 9 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | Cortisol 22 | Hidden Shoal |
| 10 | DANIEL AVERY | Ultra Truth | Mute |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANGELA O’NEILL AND THE OUTRAGEOUS8 | Home For The Holidays | Outrageous8 |
| 2 | CORINNE MAMMANA | In the Christmas City | Self-Released |
| 3 | DOC WATKINS | Music Of A Charlie Brown Christmas | Self-Released |
| 4 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Oasis The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 5 | TITO CARRILLO | Urbanessence | Origin |