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 26th, 2021!
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January 11th through January 17th, 2021
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | McCartney III | Capitol |
| 2 | STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES | J.T. | New West |
| 3 | BRENT COBB | Keep ‘Em On They Toes [Advance Tracks] | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | DAVE ALVIN | From An Old Guitar: Rare & Unreleased Recordings | Yep Roc |
| 5 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 | High Top Mountain |
| 6 | WAXAHATCHEE | Saint Cloud | Merge |
| 7 | ANDREA BOCELLI | Believe (Deluxe) | Universal |
| 8 | ARCTIC MONKEYS | Live At Royal Albert Hall | Domino |
| 9 | BAND OF HEATHENS | Stranger | BOH |
| 10 | BIG HARP GEORGE | Living In The City | Blues Mountain |
| 11 | BRENNEN LEIGH | Prairie Love Letter | Self-Released |
| 12 | CAROLINA STORY | Dandelion | Black River |
| 13 | COLLEEN KATTAU | Besos Kisses | WindLight |
| 14 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Old Flowers | Fat Possum |
| 15 | ELVIS COSTELLO | Hey Clockface | Concord |
| 16 | FRAZEY FORD | U Kin B The Sun | Arts & Crafts |
| 17 | INDIGO GIRLS | Look Long | Rounder |
| 18 | JAMILA WOODS | “SULA (Paperback)” [Single] | Jagjaguwar |
| 19 | LAURA TATE | Live From El Paso | 811 Gold |
| 20 | MATT BERNINGER | Serpentine Prison | Book/Concord |
| 21 | MIKE MCCLURE | Looking Up | Crow & Gazelle |
| 22 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 23 | PAUL BODDY AND THE SLIDEWINDER BLUES BAND | Friends Of Tuesday [EP] | Slide |
| 24 | ROLLING STONES, THE | Goats Head Soup (2020 Deluxe) | Universal |
| 25 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | Uncivil War | Alligator |
| 26 | DENZEL CURRY | Unlocked | Loma Vista |
| 27 | LOMA | Don’t Shy Away | Sub Pop |
| 28 | SLAUGHTER BEACH DOG | At The Moonbase | Lame-O |
| 29 | BANDITS ON THE RUN | “Now Is The TIme” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 30 | JESSE MALIN | “Todd Youth” feat H.R. b/w “Sally Can’t Dance” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Kamala” [Single] | Viral |
| 2 | GEORGIE JESSUP | My Work Here Ain’t Done Yet | Winkte |
| 3 | ANIMALWEAPON | Tyrannosaurus | Polychromatic |
| 4 | ELIZABETH | the wonderful world of nature | AntiFragile |
| 5 | ERIC HARRISON | Gratitude | Self-Released |
| 6 | NICK WATERHOUSE | “Place Names” [Single] | Innovative Leisure |
| 7 | STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS | Another Miracle | Playground |
| 8 | CODY LEE | Woodpecker Crisis | Self-Released |
| 9 | BLUDGERS | Five [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | DUSTIN MONK AND THE HUSTLE | Gold Rush [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MAVERICKS, THE | En Espanol | Mono Mundo |
| 2 | AMBER FIGUEROA | “Mi Fuego” [Single] | Nacional |
| 3 | CHEO | Sorpresa | Nacional |
| 4 | CHRISTIAN NODAL | “AYAYAY!” [Single] | Universal Mexico |
| 5 | DEBI NOVA | 3:33 | Sony |
| 6 | GF MORGAN | Driftwood | Self-Released |
| 7 | ILE NATALIA LAFOURCADE | En Cantos | Sony Latin |
| 8 | MONTE, BOMBA ESTEREO AND NIDIA GONGORA | “Sonic Forest (Dejame Respirar)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | SKIP MARLEY | “Slow Down” [Single] | Island |
| 10 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
| 3 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 5 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 6 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Mellow Fantasy | Bastard Jazz |
| 7 | ACTION BRONSON | Only For Dolphins | Loma Vista |
| 8 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 9 | CLIPPING | Visions Of Bodies Being Burned | Sub Pop |
| 10 | ATMOSPHERE | The Day Before Halloween | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | QUIN KIRCHNER | The Shadows And The Light | Astral Spirits |
| 2 | NEIL SWAINSON QUINTET | 49th Parallel (Re-Issue) | Reel To Real |
| 3 | TANIA GRUBBS QUINTET | Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar | Self-Released |
| 4 | IRA B LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE | Mazel Tov Kocktail | Tall Man Productions |
| 5 | CHRIS ROTTMAYER | Sunday At Pilars | Pilars |
| 6 | CORY WEEDS | O Sole Mio! | Cellar |
| 7 | JULIAN GERSTIN | Littoral Zone | Zabap |
| 8 | JOHN REDMON AND THE THOMAS J DAWSON JR IORCHESTRA | Honoring Louis Armstrong | Reaching |
| 9 | CHRIS NORDMAN TRIO | High Wire | Ranch Guy |
| 10 | DOUGLAS OLSEN | 2 Cents | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FOUR TET | Parallel | Text |
| 2 | SYLVAN ESSO | Free Love | Loma Vista |
| 3 | AVALANCHES, THE | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 4 | ACTRESS | Karma & Desire | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | ERIC HILTON | The Impossible Silence | Montserrat House |
| 6 | MAJOR LAZER | Music Is The Weapon | Mad Decent |
| 7 | CABARET VOLTAIRE | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 8 | ROISIN MURPHY | Róisín Machine | Skint/BMG |
| 9 | POLE | Fading | Mute |
| 10 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Kamala” [Single] | Viral |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MELBREEZE | I Love Paris | Blue Canoe |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EMMET COHEN | Future Stride | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | CHARLIE APICELLA | Classic Guitar | ZOHO |
| 3 | JOHN REDMON AND THE THOMAS J DAWSON JR IORCHESTRA | Honoring Louis Armstrong | Reaching |
| 4 | AMANDA TOSOFF | Earth Voices | Empress |
| 5 | CLIFTON ANDERSON | Been Down This Road Before | Ropeadope |
| 6 | JEFF BENEDICT BIG BAND, THE | The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | Groovy Panda |
| 7 | MELBREEZE | I Love Paris | Blue Canoe |