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 15th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, January 30th, 2024!
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January 15th through January 21st, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JENNIFER PORTER | Yes, I Do! | Self-Released |
| 2 | BARBARO | About the Winter | Self-Released |
| 3 | DORI FREEMAN | Do You Recall | Blue Hens |
| 4 | KULTUR SHOCK | Acoustic At Seattle Town Hall | Old Age |
| 5 | CHARLIE PARR | “Boombox” [Single] | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Home | Realiza |
| 7 | ESTHER ROSE | Safe To Run | New West |
| 8 | HEALERS FEAT. PETER HUTCHISON, THE | Healers | Diagonal Man |
| 9 | IAN FLANIGAN | Strong” The Muscle SHoals Sessions | Reviver |
| 10 | KATHY KALLICK BAND, THE | The Lonesome Chronicles | Live Oak |
| 11 | LINDSAY LOU | Queen Of Time | Kill Rock Stars |
| 12 | LUCKY STROKES WITH EDDIE ROBERTS | “Whiskey Makes Me Stronger” [Single] | Color Red |
| 13 | PRETENDERS | Relentless | Parlophone |
| 14 | ROBERT FORSTER | The Candle And The Flame | Tapete |
| 15 | RYAN ADAMS | Heatwave | Pax-Am |
| 16 | SHERYL CROW | “Evolution” [Single] | The Valory Co. |
| 17 | TOO SAD FOR THE PUBLIC | Yet & Still | StorySound |
| 18 | LONG STORY SHORT: WILLIE NELSON 90 (LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL) | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blackbird/Sony |
| 19 | EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL | Fuse | Buzzin Fly/Verve |
| 20 | LAURENT GARNIER | 33 Tours Et Puis S’en Vont | COD3 QR |
| 21 | KHRUANGBIN | “A Love International” [Single] | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 22 | FAYE WEBSTER | “Lifetime” [Single] | Secretly Canadian/Secretly Group |
| 23 | ADRIANNE LENKER | “Ruined” [Single] | 4AD |
| 24 | CHASTITY BELT | “Hollow” [Single] | Suicide Squeeze |
| 25 | ISTA | Ista | Self-Released |
| 26 | BB STEVENS | Not My Monkeys [EP] | Stryker |
| 27 | ROBERT JON AND THE WRECK | “Ballad Of A Broken Hearted Man” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 28 | TRAVIS BOOK | Happy Hour House Band, Vol. 2 (Live) | Americana Vibes |
| 29 | SAM EVIAN | “Wild Days” [Single] | Flying Cloud |
| 30 | AARON FERGUSON | In The Islands | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CACTUS LEE | Caravan | ORG/Aquarium Drunkard |
| 2 | ELEXA DAWSON AND STANLEY HOTEL | Wanderlust | Turns Out |
| 3 | SLIFT | Ilion | Sub Pop |
| 4 | BEWARE WOLVES | Beware Wolves Vol. 2 | Aqualamb |
| 5 | BRIAN TARQUIN AND HEAVY FRIENDS | Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes | BHP/Guitar Trax |
| 6 | JASON BRADLEY | Our Troubled Hearts | Adventurist |
| 7 | JOSIAH BARRETT | Moving On [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MATTHEW CURRY | Open Road | Self-Released |
| 9 | ALEXA DARK | Dark, Vol. 1 [EP] | AWAL |
| 10 | JUSTIN GOLDEN | Golden Country Volume 1 | Vocal Rest |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GENTICORUM | Au Coeur De L’Aube | Self-Released |
| 2 | AURALLAURA | Exetastes | Self-Released |
| 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 | EL BUHO | Strata | Wonderwheel |
| 8 | SINEGO | Alterego | Self-Released |
| 9 | BOMBINO | Sahel | Partisan |
| 10 | PACHYMAN | Switched-On | ATO |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERIKA MALONE | “Sunday Love” [Single] | EYM |
| 2 | AESOP ROCK | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | DANNY BROWN | Quaranta | Warp |
| 4 | CZARFACE | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age/Virgin |
| 5 | SHABAZZ PALACES | Robed In Rareness [EP] | Sub Pop |
| 6 | BUTCHER BROWN | Solar Music | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 7 | ATMOSPHERE | Talk Talk [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
| 9 | KILLER MIKE | “RUN” (Damian “Jr Gong” Marley Version) [Single] | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 10 | H31R | HeadSpace | Big Dada |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ISRAEL TANENBAUM AND THE LATINBAUM JAZZ ENSEMBLE | Impressions | Zoho |
| 2 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 3 | ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ | Coral Way | Mack Avenue |
| 4 | VINCE MENDOZA AND METROPOLE ORKEST | Olympians | Modern/BMG |
| 5 | WENDELL HARRISON TRIBE | Get Up Off Your Knees | Tribe |
| 6 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band | Flying Horse |
| 7 | MERCER HASSY ORCHESTRA | Duke’s Place | Self-Released |
| 8 | MOORE MCCOLL JAZZ SOCIETY, THE | Up And Gone | Madison |
| 9 | SHOUT SECTION BIG BAND | Swing Forward! | One Two Tree |
| 10 | DENIN SLAGE-KOCH | It Comes In Waves | SK |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LAURENT GARNIER | 33 Tours Et Puis S’en Vont | COD3 QR |
| 2 | JAMIE XX | “It’s So Good” [Single] | Young |
| 3 | WORKS OF INTENT | Richer Sound | Cod3 QR |
| 4 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
| 5 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Madres | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | MOCEAN WORKER | Boombox | MoWo Inc. |
| 7 | TIGA AND HUDSON MOHAWKE | L’Ecstasy | Love Minus |
| 8 | QUANTIC | Dancing While Falling | Play It Again Sam |
| 9 | ACTRESS | LXXXVIII | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | HAIKU HANDS | Pleasure Beast | Spinning Top |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILL ANSCHEL | Improbable Solutions | Origin |
| 2 | KRISTEN R. BROMLEY | Muagsician | KRBM |
| 3 | REGINALD CYNTJE | “The First Time” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | BRIAN TARQUIN AND HEAVY FRIENDS | Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes | BHP/Guitar Trax |
| 5 | DANETTE MCMAHON | No More Excuses | Self-Released |
| 6 | KAYLE BRECHER | “Glad Bag” [Single] | Penchant Four |
| 7 | KIRSTEN EDKINS | Shapes & Sounds | Cohearent |
| 8 | NEAL CAINE TRIO | Skip To My Lou | Self-Released |
| 9 | WENDELL HARRISON TRIBE | Get Up Off Your Knees | Tribe |