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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 February 1st, 2022!
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January 17th, 2022 through January 23rd, 2022
Top Thirty Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MAYA DE VITRY | Violet Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | GOLDENOAK | Room To Grow | Self-Released |
| 3 | BRANDI CARLILE | In These Silent Days | Elektra |
| 4 | CHRIS BERGSON | All I Got Left | 2 Shirts |
| 5 | CAROLYN WONDERLAND | Tempting Fate | Alligator |
| 6 | CAT POWER | Covers | Domino |
| 7 | COURTNEY BARNETT | Things Take Time, Take Time | Mom+Pop/Marathon Artists |
| 8 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Songs From The River Wind | Self-Released |
| 9 | YOUNGERS, THE | Nashville Again | Self-Released |
| 10 | BILLY BRAGG | The Million Things That Never Happened | Cooking Vinyl |
| 11 | ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS | The Boy Named If | Capitol |
| 12 | FAUX PAWS, THE | The Faux Paws | Great Bear |
| 13 | GARZA | Daydream Accelerator | Magnetic Moon |
| 14 | HAYES CARLL | You Get It All | Dualtone |
| 15 | HOUSE OF HAMILL | Folk Hero | Self-Released |
| 16 | JACK BROADBENT | Ride | Self-Released |
| 17 | JAMESTOWN REVIVAL | “Young Man” [Single] | Jamestown Revival/Thirty Tigers |
| 18 | MARGO CILKER | POHORYLLE | Fluff & Gravy |
| 19 | MOMMYHEADS, THE | Age Of Isolation | Self-Released |
| 20 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 21 | BELA FLECK | My Bluegrass Heart | BMG |
| 22 | CARRIE NEWCOMER | Until Now | Available Light |
| 23 | ETHAN STOKES TISCHLER | Across the Waking Skies | Self-Released |
| 24 | GUY DAVIS | Be Ready When I Call You | MC |
| 25 | HUMBIRD | Still Life | Green Thumb |
| 26 | IAN JONES | The Evergreens | Thin Silver |
| 27 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Bucket List | Appalseed |
| 28 | JOHN REISCHMAN | New Time & Old Acoustic | Corvus |
| 29 | KEB MO | Good To Be | Rounder |
| 30 | MEGAN PALMER | Take Good Care [EP] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | POP BABY | “Unpredictable” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | HEATHER SARONA | Head Above Water | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHRIS CASTINO AND CHICKEN WIRE EMPIRE | Fresh Pickles | Calamity Jane |
| 4 | KICK AND THE HUG | Ladies And Gentlemen, Kick And The Hug | Red Garage |
| 5 | ELLE PF | I Woke Up Today Laughing | Self-Released |
| 6 | SEA AT MIDNIGHT, THE | Under The Water [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | STEVE NOONAN | Dreamland | Self-Released |
| 8 | WAKE MAGNOLIA | Shadow Cast Light | Self-Released |
| 9 | ERIC GALES | Crown | WMG / Provogue |
| 10 | SAD DADDY | Way Up In The Hills | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GUSTAF | Audio Drag For Ego Snobs | Royal Mountain |
| 2 | BELCIRQUE | La Grande Fete | Arc |
| 3 | ALASDAIR FRASER AND NATALIE HAAS | Syzygy | Self-Released |
| 4 | SOOM T | “Yes My People” [Single] | Little Rock Sound |
| 5 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Veneta | Self-Released |
| 6 | JILL HALEY | Wrapped In Light | Cor Anglais |
| 7 | WAYNE ALPERN | Secular Rituals | Henri Elkan |
| 8 | MARS LASAR | Coastal Escape | Sound Manipulations |
| 9 | TRINE OPSAHL | The Moon Stays Bright | Heart to Heart |
| 10 | RANDAL L MEEK | Longings | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLERGIES, THE | Promised Land | Jalapeno |
| 2 | STORM V | “Moody” [Single] | Pretty Money |
| 3 | DREW LINES | “Love Is War” [Single] | Stryker |
| 4 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Stock Exchange | Self-Released |
| 6 | DJ ABILITIES | Phonograph Phoenix | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | DJ HARRISON | Tales From The Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 8 | LITTLE SIMZ | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | AGE 101 |
| 9 | SHAD | TAO | Secret City |
| 10 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | One Two | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MICHAEL STEPHENSON | Meets The Alexander Claffy Trio | Cellar |
| 2 | LENNIE TRISTANO | Personal Recordings 1946-1970 | Mosaic |
| 3 | KELLY DANCE | The Yips | Broken Stone |
| 4 | JEREMY MONTEIRO AND ALBERTO MARSICO | Jazz-Blues Brothers | JazzNote |
| 5 | SCOTT KINSEY AND MER SAL | Adjustments | Blue Canoe |
| 6 | JILL HALEY | Wrapped In Light | Cor Anglais |
| 7 | BRUCE FORMAN WITH JOHN CLAYTON AND JEFF HAMILTON | Reunion! | B4Man |
| 8 | DAVID JANEWAY | Distant Voices | Steeplechase Lookout |
| 9 | MARS LASAR | Coastal Escape | Sound Manipulations |
| 10 | GORDON GOODWIN’S BIG PHAT BAND | The Reset | MOC |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | LOGIC1000 | In The Sweetness Of You [EP] | Therapy/Because |
| 3 | KEYS N KRATES | Original Classic | Last Gang |
| 4 | FLIGHT FACILITIES | FOREVER | Future Classic/Glassnote |
| 5 | NIGHTMARES ON WAX | Shout Out! To Freedom | Warp |
| 6 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 5: WARM UP | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 7 | CHRIS LIEBING | Another Day | Mute |
| 8 | HARD FEELINGS | HARD FEELINGS | Domino |
| 9 | PICK A PIPER | Sea Steps [EP] | Tin Angel |
| 10 | MAUVEY | The Florist | 604 |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | POP BABY | “Unpredictable” [Single] | Self-Released |
Electronic / Dance “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | POP BABY | “Unpredictable” [Single] | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EIVIND OPSVIK | Emotional Switches | Loyal |
| 2 | MICAH GRAVES | Pawns | Self-Released |