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. The next new airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (ranked by airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DONNA THE BUFFALO | Dance In The Street | Self-Released |
| 2 | LEAKY BOOT JUG BAND | Re-Boot | Self-Released |
| 3 | GARY DOUGLAS | Deep In The Water | Self-Released |
| 4 | MARK KNOPFLER | Down The Road Wherever [Advance Tracks] | Blue Note |
| 5 | ROSANNE CASH | She Remembers Everything | Blue Note |
| 6 | MUSCLE SHOALS | Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound | BMG |
| 7 | AMY HELM | This Too Shall Light | Yep Roc |
| 8 | AMY RAY | Holler | Compass |
| 9 | CAT POWER | Wanderer | Domino |
| 10 | COWBOY JUNKIES | All That Reckoning | Self-Released |
| 11 | EARLS OF LEICESTER, THE | Live At The CMA Theater In The Country Music Hall Of Fame | Rounder/Concord |
| 12 | GRAIN THIEF | Stardust Lodge | Self-Released |
| 13 | J MASCIS | Elastic Days | Sub Pop |
| 14 | JONATHAN BYRD AND THE PICKUP COWBOYS | Pickup Cowboys | Waterbug |
| 15 | OH PEP | I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You | ATO |
| 16 | PASSENGER | Runaway | Nettwerk |
| 17 | TY SEGALL | Fudge Sandwich | In The Red |
| 18 | VANESSA PETERS | Foxhole Prayers | Idol |
| 19 | KING OF THE ROAD A TRIBUTE TO ROGER MILLER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | BMG |
| 20 | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO | The Crossing | Yep Roc |
| 21 | AMANDA SHIRES | To The Sunset | Silver Knife |
| 22 | AMOS LEE | My New Moon | Dualtone |
| 23 | ANDY AND JUDY | Reflections | Self-Released |
| 24 | ASHLEIGH FLYNN AND THE RIVETERS | Ashleigh Flynn And The Riveters | Self-Released |
| 25 | CHILDSPLAY | The Bloom Of Youth | Self-Released |
| 26 | EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS | Rocket | Verve Forecast |
| 27 | ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS | Look Now | Concord |
| 28 | EVER MORE NEST | The Place That You Call Home | Self-Released |
| 29 | HOUSE OF HAMILL | March Through Storms | Self-Released |
| 30 | IRON AND WINE | Weed Garden [EP] | Sub Pop |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUSTIN MAROLLA | Christmas Kiss | Self-Released |
| 2 | REBECCA BLASBAND | Here | Self-Released |
| 3 | ALONZO SPIRIT BAND, THE | Cafe Kona | Di-Tone |
| 4 | DAUGHTERS | You Won’t Get What You Want | Ipecac |
| 5 | FOOTFALL | “Woodsmoke And Pine” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | MEL PARSONS | Glass Heart | Cape Road |
| 7 | RAIZA BIZA AND REMI | Black Hole Sun [EP] | Low Key Source/House Of Beige |
| 8 | TING TINGS, THE | The Black Light | Finca |
| 9 | TOMORROWS TULIPS | Harnessed To Flesh | Burger |
| 10 | AM (ACOUSTIC MINDS), THE | Slip N Blush [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MINYESHU | Daa Dee | Arc |
| 2 | SOMESH MATHUR | Time Stood Still | Sweet Beats |
| 3 | ELOVATERS, THE | Defy Gravity | Rootfire Collective |
| 4 | RIO MIRA | Marimba Del Pacifico | AYA |
| 5 | AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit |
| 6 | ANIMANZ AND JUANITA EUKA | Exotic Other | Tru Thoughts |
| 7 | MALOU BEAUVOIR | Spiritwalker | Panthera |
| 8 | BICICLETAS POR LA PAZ | Surfeando Un Cometa | Self-Released |
| 9 | UJI | Alborada! | ZZK |
| 10 | FOR PEACE BAND | Always Love | Rootfire |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 2 | ATMOSPHERE | Mi Vida Local | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Believe In Something (Kneel)” [Single] | Viral |
| 4 | RYAN HEMSWORTH | Elsewhere | Secret Songs/Last Gang |
| 5 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Money And Power” [Single] | Viral |
| 6 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Unity” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | DEM ATLAS | Bad Actress | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | RAZ SIMONE | Drive Theory | Black Umbrella |
| 9 | MASTA ACE AND MARCO POLO | A Breukelen Story | Fat Beats |
| 10 | FOUR FISTS, POS, ASTRONAUTALIS | (Six Six Six Six) 6666 | Doomtree |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHA WA | Spyboy | UPT |
| 2 | CHARLES LLOYD AND THE MARVELS WITH LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Vanished Gardens | Blue Note |
| 3 | JOE MAGNARELLI | If You Could See Me Now | Cellar Live |
| 4 | KARRIN ALLYSON | Some Of That Sunshine | kasrecords |
| 5 | RACHEL CASWELL | We’re All In the Dance | Turtle Ridge |
| 6 | KENNY CARR | Departure | Self-Released |
| 7 | GREG YASINITSKY | Yazz Band | Yazz |
| 8 | RUPERT AND DREXLER | R And D | Rupe |
| 9 | ELSA NILSSON AND JON COWHERD | After Us | Bumblebee Collective |
| 10 | AIMEE ALLEN | Wings Uncaged | Azuline |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANDREW BAYER | In My Last Life | Anjunabeats |
| 2 | BOB MOSES | Battle Lines | Domino |
| 3 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | The Dreams | Hidden Shoal |
| 4 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 5 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 6 | RYAN HEMSWORTH | Elsewhere | Secret Songs/Last Gang |
| 7 | ROBOT KOCH | Sphere | Trees And Cyborgs |
| 8 | MATTHEW DEAR | Bunny | Ghostly |
| 9 | APHEX TWIN | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 10 | ROOSEVELT | Young Romance | City Slang/Greco-Roman |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | INSOLITO UNIVERSO | La Candela Del Rio | Olindo |
Hip Hop / R & B “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RAIZA BIZA AND REMI | Black Hole Sun [EP] | Low Key Source/House Of Beige |
Jazz “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Rhythm Rising | Bongotom |