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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 16th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on January 25th, 2022!
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January 10th, 2022 through January 16th, 2022
Top Thirty Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Songs From The River Wind | Self-Released |
| 2 | COURTNEY BARNETT | Things Take Time, Take Time | Mom+Pop/Marathon Artists |
| 3 | BROTHER BROTHERS, THE | Calla Lily | Compass |
| 4 | HAYES CARLL | You Get It All | Dualtone |
| 5 | JAMESTOWN REVIVAL | “Young Man” [Single] | Jamestown Revival/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | JONI MITCHELL | Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) | Rhino |
| 7 | SUE HOROWITZ | Strings, Wings And Curious Things | Self-Released |
| 8 | BRANDI CARLILE | In These Silent Days | Elektra |
| 9 | IAN JONES | The Evergreens | Thin Silver |
| 10 | LIZ MILLER | A Little Life | Self-Released |
| 11 | TOMMY CASTRO | Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town | Alligator |
| 12 | LOS DAYS | West Winds | Too Good |
| 13 | BIGLLOU JOHNSON | Bigman | Golden Voice Musicale |
| 14 | CAT POWER | Covers | Domino |
| 15 | CHARLIE BARATH | Just Me And My Friend(s) | Self-Released |
| 16 | CHRIS BERGSON | All I Got Left | 2 Shirts |
| 17 | COLIN LINDEN | bLOW | Highway 20 |
| 18 | DORI FREEMAN | Ten Thousand Roses | Blue Hens |
| 19 | ELLY WININGER | The Blues Never End | Earwig |
| 20 | HOUNDMOUTH | Good For You | Dualtone |
| 21 | INDIGO SPARKE | Echo | Sacred Bones |
| 22 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Horses And The Hounds | New West |
| 23 | JOHN AND RACHEL NICHOLAS | Learning How To Walk | Self-Released |
| 24 | KAT DANSER | One Eye Open | Black Hen |
| 25 | KATIE HENRY | On My Way | RUF |
| 26 | KEVIN GREENWOOD | She Knocks Me Out | Self-Released |
| 27 | LADY A | Satisfyin’ | Self-Released |
| 28 | LINDA MARKS | Home | Self-Released |
| 29 | MALCOLM HOLCOMBE | Tricks Of The Trade | Need To Know |
| 30 | MARGO CILKER | POHORYLLE | Fluff & Gravy |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JANIS IAN | The Light At The End Of The Line | Rude Girl |
| 2 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Every Passing Mile | SubCat |
| 3 | DECLAN O’ROURKE | Arrivals | East West |
| 4 | GREGG HILL | Born Liar | Self-Released |
| 5 | AEON STATION | Observatory | Sub Pop |
| 6 | BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE | Old Dead Young: B-Sides & Rarities | Arts & Crafts |
| 7 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | EVERLOVING VS EVIL | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Everloving |
| 9 | TEAGAN JOHNSTON | “Blue Monday” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | 1ST BASE RUNNER | Ellis [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JESSE ROYAL | Royal | Easy Star |
| 2 | ETANA | PAMJOA | FREE MIND |
| 3 | DAN AND CLAUDIA ZANES | Let Love Be Your Guide | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 4 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Dost 1 | Light In The Attic |
| 5 | DOS SANTOS | City of Mirrors | International Anthem |
| 6 | GRAMPS MORGAN | POSITIVE VIBRATION | HALO |
| 7 | MIRADORES DEL SOL | Half Baked [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | 16 Rayos | Daptone |
| 9 | CEU | Um Gosto De Sol | Urban Jungle |
| 10 | QUANTIC AND NIDIA GONGORA | Almas Conectadas | Tru Thoughts |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DREW LINES | “Rise” [Single] | Stryker |
| 2 | TACBOY RUDE MINOR | “Not Around” [Single] | Wake Up! |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Stock Exchange | Self-Released |
| 5 | DJ ABILITIES | Phonograph Phoenix | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 7 | SHAD | TAO | Secret City |
| 8 | SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS | Life After | Distorted Muse |
| 9 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | One Two | Self-Released |
| 10 | ILLISM | Family Over Everything | The CRWN |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RENEE ROSNES | Kinds Of Love | Smoke Sessions |
| 2 | BILL CHARLAP TRIO | Street Of Dreams | Blue Note |
| 3 | CORY WEEDS QUARTET | Day By Day | Cellar |
| 4 | HELEN SUNG | Quartet+ | Sunnyside |
| 5 | KATE MCGARRY AND KEITH GANZ ENSEMBLE | What To Wear In The Dark | RMA |
| 6 | KELLY DANCE | The Yips | Broken Stone |
| 7 | LENNIE TRISTANO | Personal Recordings 1946-1970 | Mosaic |
| 8 | NICHOLAS PAYTON | Smoke Sessions | Smoke Sessions |
| 9 | OSCAR PETERSON | A Time For Love | Two Lions/Mack Avenue |
| 10 | PEARL AND THE OYSTERS | Flowerland | Feeltrip |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BURIAL | Antidawn EP [EP] | Hyperdub |
| 2 | KEYS N KRATES | Original Classic | Last Gang |
| 3 | LOGIC1000 | In The Sweetness Of You [EP] | Therapy/Because |
| 4 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 5: WARM UP | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 5 | HARD FEELINGS | HARD FEELINGS | Domino |
| 6 | NIGHTMARES ON WAX | Shout Out! To Freedom | Warp |
| 7 | FLIGHT FACILITIES | FOREVER | Future Classic/Glassnote |
| 8 | PICK A PIPER | Sea Steps [EP] | Tin Angel |
| 9 | MAUVEY | The Florist | 604 |
| 10 | CHRIS LIEBING | Another Day | Mute |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STORM V | “Moody” [Single] | Pretty Money |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMECO FUSION | Veneta | Self-Released |
| 2 | WAYNE ALPERN | Secular Rituals | Henri Elkan |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | REMY LE BOEUF’S ASSEMBLY OF SHADOWS | Architecture Of Storms | SoundSpore |
| 2 | DAVE SEWELSON | Smooth FreeJazz | Mahakala |
| 3 | THOMAS HEFLIN | Morning Star | Blue Canoe |
| 4 | YARON GERSHOVSKY | Transitions | Dorron |