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, January 14th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024!
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January 8th through January 14th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CLEMENTS BROTHERS, THE | Dandelion Breeze | Plow Man |
| 2 | JENNIFER PORTER | Yes, I Do! | Self-Released |
| 3 | CARRIE NEWCOMER | A Great Wild Mercy | Available Light |
| 4 | EMMA WILSON | Memphis Calling | Orchard |
| 5 | LUCKY STROKES WITH EDDIE ROBERTS | “Whiskey Makes Me Stronger” [Single] | Color Red |
| 6 | SUZY BOGGUS | Prayin’ For Sunshine | Royal Duchess |
| 7 | MORE THAN A WHISPER: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF NANCI GRIFFITH | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Rounder/Concord |
| 8 | ALICE DI MICELE | Interpretations Vol 1 | Alice Otter |
| 9 | ALISON BROWN | On Banjo | Compass |
| 10 | BARBARO | About the Winter | Self-Released |
| 11 | KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD | Dirt On My Diamonds Vol. 1 | Provogue |
| 12 | MARGO CILKER | Valley Of Heart’s Delight | Fluff And Gravy |
| 13 | SUFJAN STEVENS | Javelin | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 14 | TODD SNIDER | Crack It We’re Doomed | Orchard |
| 15 | AESOP ROCK | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
| 16 | EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL | Fuse | Buzzin Fly/Verve |
| 17 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 18 | ANTHONY ROSANO AND THE CONQUEROOS | Cheat The Devil | Whiskey Bayou |
| 19 | 26FIX | “Stone Killer” [Single] | MakeOutMusic |
| 20 | BB STEVENS | Not My Monkeys [EP] | Stryker |
| 21 | JEFF LAKE | Midnight Sun | Self-Released |
| 22 | CARLA OLSON | Have Harmony, Will Travel 3 | Have Harmony, WiIl Travel |
| 23 | ANTON O’DONNELL | Tomber Sur PRW | Need To Know |
| 24 | ALLAH-LAS | Zuma 85 | Calico Discos/Innovative Leisure |
| 25 | TAYLOR NAUTA | Weather the Storm | Self-Released |
| 26 | ANTONIO ANDRADE | My Reward | Life Shakes |
| 27 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 28 | BEATLES, THE | “Now And Then” [Single] | Capitol |
| 29 | CHUCK STRANGERS | “A Forsaken Lover’s Plea” [Single] | Lex |
| 30 | BECKY WILES | Free Kind Of Me | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIANE COLL | Old Ghosts | Happy Fish |
| 2 | AARON FERGUSON | In The Islands | Self-Released |
| 3 | JESSICA CARTER ALTMAN | Aftermath [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | LINDA MARKS | A Recipe For Hope | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BOMBINO | Sahel | Partisan |
| 2 | ZUCO 103 | Telenova | Six Degrees |
| 3 | GILMAR GOMES | “Barquinho” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 4 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
| 5 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
| 6 | OKAN | Okantomi | Lulaworld |
| 7 | ELISAPIE | Inuktitut | Bonsound |
| 8 | EL BUHO | Strata | Wonderwheel |
| 9 | PACHYMAN | Switched-On | ATO |
| 10 | SINEGO | Alterego | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AESOP ROCK | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 3 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | CHUCK STRANGERS | “A Forsaken Lover’s Plea” [Single] | Lex |
| 5 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 6 | DANNY BROWN | Quaranta | Warp |
| 7 | KIPP STONE | 66689 BLVD | Closed Sessions |
| 8 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 9 | ERIKA MALONE | “Sunday Love” [Single] | EYM |
| 10 | SHABAZZ PALACES | Robed In Rareness [EP] | Sub Pop |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LAUFEY | Bewitched | AWAL |
| 2 | VINCE MENDOZA AND METROPOLE ORKEST | Olympians | Modern/BMG |
| 3 | AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE | Owl Song | Nonesuch |
| 4 | ANDRE 3000 | New Blue Sun | Epic/Sony |
| 5 | BUTCHER BROWN | “Down With The King” [Single] | Concord Jazz |
| 6 | COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA | Swings The Blues | Candid |
| 7 | LIONMILK | Intergalactic Warp Terminal 222 | Leaving |
| 8 | JACK JONES FEATURING JOEY DEFRANCESCO | Artwork | Cavalry |
| 9 | DAVE STRYKER TRIO WITH BOB MINTZER | Groove Street | Strikezone |
| 10 | DENIN SLAGE-KOCH | It Comes In Waves | SK |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PETITE NOIR | MotherFather | Roya |
| 2 | SUZANNE CIANI AND JOHNATHAN FITOUSSI | Golden Apples of the Sun | Obliques |
| 3 | US GIRLS | Bless This Mess | 4AD |
| 4 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Madres | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
| 6 | ACTRESS | LXXXVIII | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | MOCEAN WORKER | Boombox | MoWo Inc. |
| 8 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 9 | QUANTIC | Dancing While Falling | Play It Again Sam |
| 10 | TIGA AND HUDSON MOHAWKE | L’Ecstasy | Love Minus |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROB DIXON | Standards Deluxe | Indianapolis Jazz |
| 2 | DAVE STRYKER TRIO WITH BOB MINTZER | Groove Street | Strikezone |
| 3 | FRANCESCO CROSARA | Circular Motion | OA2 |
| 4 | JUN IIDA | Evergreen | OA2 |
| 5 | MARIUS VAN DEN BRINK | New York Knock | NYC Highline |
| 6 | PETER ERSKINE | Bernstein in Vienna | Origin |