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 last airplay chart of 2018 will be computed and posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2019!
Top Thirty Albums (ranked by airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Back Roads And Abandoned Motels | Legacy |
| 2 | JOHN HIATT | The Eclipse Sessions | New West |
| 3 | ROSANNE CASH | She Remembers Everything | Blue Note |
| 4 | MUSCLE SHOALS | Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound | BMG |
| 5 | ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL | New Routes | Bismeaux |
| 6 | GRETTA RAY | Here And Now | Self-Released |
| 7 | KING OF THE ROAD A TRIBUTE TO ROGER MILLER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | BMG |
| 8 | AMANDA SHIRES | To The Sunset | Silver Knife |
| 9 | AMOS LEE | My New Moon | Dualtone |
| 10 | AMY HELM | This Too Shall Light | Yep Roc |
| 11 | CAT POWER | Wanderer | Domino |
| 12 | CHARLES BRADLEY | Black Velvet | Dunham/Daptone |
| 13 | CITY HALL, THE | Real Nice & Hurtful | Self-Released |
| 14 | DAROL ANGER, EMY PHELPS, AND FRIENDS | Music Of Our People | Self-Released |
| 15 | DONNA THE BUFFALO | Dance In The Street | Self-Released |
| 16 | ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS | Look Now | Concord |
| 17 | EVER MORE NEST | The Place That You Call Home | Self-Released |
| 18 | GRETA VAN FLEET | Anthem Of The Peaceful Army | Republic |
| 19 | HAYES CARLL | What It Is [Advance Tracks] | Dualtone |
| 20 | INGEBORG VON AGASSIZ | O Giver Of Dreams | Self-Released |
| 21 | JOHNNY AND JAALENE | Johnny & Jaalene | Rip Cat |
| 22 | MARK KNOPFLER | Down The Road Wherever [Advance Tracks] | Blue Note |
| 23 | MELANIE BRULEE | Fires, Floods And Things We Leave Behind | Mavens |
| 24 | PAUL OSCHER | Cool Cat | Blues Fidelity |
| 25 | PHOSPHORESCENT | C’est La Vie | Dead Oceans |
| 26 | REGINA BONELLI | Love Letter | True Groove |
| 27 | REVIVALISTS | Take Good Care | Self-Released |
| 28 | RUTH WYAND | Tribe Of One | Moon Me |
| 29 | SARI SCHORR | Never Say Never | Manhaton |
| 30 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | America’s Child | Alligator |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BLYND BIRDS | Find Your Conscience Baby | Self-Released |
| 2 | DRIVERX OST | VARIOUS ARTISTS | 33 1/3 |
| 3 | KAZYAK | Reflection | Self-Released |
| 4 | LION O KING | The Royal Misfit | Self-Released |
| 5 | TOM FLYNN | Travels | Self-Released |
| 6 | LISA/LIZA | Momentary Glance | Orindal |
| 7 | PARIS LUNA | “Everytime I Go Away” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | RUSS STILL AND THE MOONSHINERS | Bootleg (Batch 432) | Self-Released |
| 9 | SHEILA | Protect Your Art | Self-Released |
| 10 | SOLO 7 | Solo 7 [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LUNASA | Cas | Self-Released |
| 2 | SANS | Kulku | Cloud Valley |
| 3 | AFRO CUBAN ALL STARS | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit |
| 4 | ANN O’ARO | Ann O’aro | Buda Musique |
| 5 | BIXIGA 70 | Quebra Cabeca | Glitterbeat |
| 6 | CHUCHO VALDES | Jazz Bata 2 | Mack Avenue |
| 7 | DACTAH CHANDO | Global CityZen | Soulfire |
| 8 | FATOUMATA DIAWARA | Fenfo | Shanachie |
| 9 | GAYE SU AKYOL | Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir | Glitterbeat |
| 10 | HOLLIE COOK | “Sweet Like Chocolate” [Single] | Merge |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHARLES BRADLEY | Black Velvet | Dunham/Daptone |
| 2 | MARQUIS MUSIC | “Down On Me” [Single] | Beat Masterz |
| 3 | DARRELL KELLEY | Unity [Advance Tracks] | Viral |
| 4 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 5 | DEM ATLAS | Bad Actress | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | SHAD | A Short Story About A War | Secret City |
| 7 | MASTA ACE AND MARCO POLO | A Breukelen Story | Fat Beats |
| 8 | GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW | Overload | Brainfeeder |
| 9 | ATMOSPHERE | Mi Vida Local | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | RAZ SIMONE | Drive Theory | Black Umbrella |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AARON GOLDBERG | At The Edge Of The World | Sunnyside |
| 2 | SARI SCHORR | Never Say Never | Manhaton |
| 3 | AMY CERVINI | No One Ever Tells You | Anzic |
| 4 | DARRIAN FORD | New Standards | Self-Released |
| 5 | MIKE FREEMAN ZONAVIBE | Venetian Blinds | Vibes Out Front |
| 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 | BOB MOSES | Battle Lines | Domino |
| 2 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | The Dreams | Hidden Shoal |
| 3 | LITTLE DRAGON | Lover Chanting [EP] | Loma Vista |
| 4 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 5 | PLUKO | sixteen | Foreign Family Collective |
| 6 | APHEX TWIN | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 7 | BEACON | Gravity Pairs | Ghostly |
| 8 | RUFUS DU SOL | Solace | Reprise |
| 9 | MATTHEW DEAR | Bunny | Ghostly |
| 10 | ROBOT KOCH | Sphere | Trees And Cyborgs |
Top Ten Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KELLY GREEN TRIO | Volume One | KG |
| 2 | CHARLES MATTHEWS JR | Interpretations | Keyplexity |