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 22nd through January 28th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JENNIFER PORTER | Yes, I Do! | Self-Released |
| 2 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 3 | BIG STATE | Viva Ne’er-Do-Wells | Big Beard |
| 4 | BLACK PUMAS, THE | Chronicles Of A Diamond | ATO |
| 5 | DIANE COLL | Old Ghosts | Happy Fish |
| 6 | ERIC BRACE AND THOMM JUTZ | Simple Motion | Red Beet |
| 7 | JAIME WYATT | Feel Good | New West |
| 8 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
| 9 | TIM O’BRIEN | Cup Of Sugar | Howdy Skies |
| 10 | SARAH JAROSZ | Polaroid Lovers | Concord |
| 11 | CHARLIE MARS | Times Have Changed | Self-Released |
| 12 | DALE ANN BRADLEY | Kentucky For Me | Pinecastle |
| 13 | DAN TYMINSKI | God Fearing Heathens [EP] | 8 Track |
| 14 | DORI FREEMAN | Do You Recall | Blue Hens |
| 15 | JOAN OSBORNE | Nobody Owns You | MRI |
| 16 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON / TOM PAXTON | Together | Appalsongs |
| 17 | KEVIN BURT | Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute To Bill Withers | Gulf Coast |
| 18 | KEVIN DOOLEY | Band O’ Gypsys | Self-Released |
| 19 | NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY | Canvas | Self-Released |
| 20 | PAUL BENOIT | The King’s Dream | Self-Released |
| 21 | CARRIE NEWCOMER | A Great Wild Mercy | Available Light |
| 22 | I AM A PILGRIM: DOC WATSON AT 100 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Fli |
| 23 | WAXAHATCHEE | “Right Back To It” feat. MJ Lenderman [Single] | Anti- |
| 24 | FOUR TET | “Loved” [Single] | Text |
| 25 | JFDR | Museum | Houndstooth |
| 26 | SIGUR ROS | ÁTTA | BMG |
| 27 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 28 | ISTA | Ista | Self-Released |
| 29 | NEAL CAINE TRIO | Skip To My Lou | Self-Released |
| 30 | JAMES ZOLLAR | The Ways In | Doc Mo |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | BIG STATE | Viva Ne’er-Do-Wells | Big Beard |
| 3 | MEMORYFIELD | Wasteland | Wolf River |
| 4 | MICHELLE SGP | Yolo [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | PAUL BENOIT | The King’s Dream | Self-Released |
| 6 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 7 | APPLESAUCE TEARS | Encounters | Black Cottage |
| 8 | FITZKEE BROTHERS | “Give You All My Love” b/w “Lakesong” [Single] | Thump Brothers |
| 9 | 3148S, THE | “The General” b/w “Marching Clock” [Single] | The Animal Farm |
| 10 | VITTORIO AND THE BRIDGES | The Run Up [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MURIEL MWAMBA | Lesa Alomfwa | Bass Line Live |
| 2 | MARTIN HAYES AND THE COMMON GROUND ENSEMBLE | Peggy’s Dream | Self-Released |
| 3 | GENTICORUM | Au Coeur De L’Aube | Self-Released |
| 4 | EASY STAR ALL-STARS | Ziggy Stardub | Easy Star |
| 5 | CATRIN FINCH AND AOIFE NI BHRIAIN | Double You | Bendigedig/Arc |
| 6 | AL FAJER GROUP | Al Fajer (The Dawn) فرقة الف | Self-Released |
| 7 | AURALLAURA | Exetastes | Self-Released |
| 8 | GILMAR GOMES | “Barquinho” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 9 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
| 10 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
| 2 | OKAN | Okantomi | Lulaworld |
| 3 | EL BUHO | Strata | Wonderwheel |
| 4 | ELISAPIE | Inuktitut | Bonsound |
| 5 | PACHYMAN | Switched-On | ATO |
| 6 | SINEGO | Alterego | Self-Released |
| 7 | STEPHEN MARLEY | Old Soul | Tuff Gong Collective/UMe/Ghetto Youths |
| 8 | SANDUNES | The Ground Beneath Her Feet | Tru Thoughts |
| 9 | KAVITA SHAH | Cape Verdean Blues | Folkalist |
| 10 | ERIC HILTON AND NATALIA CLAVIER | Corazon Kitsugi | Montserrat House |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILL ANSCHEL | Improbable Solutions | Origin |
| 2 | JAMES ZOLLAR | The Ways In | Doc Mo |
| 3 | KRISTEN R BROMLEY | Muagsician | KRBM |
| 4 | NEAL CAINE TRIO | Skip To My Lou | Self-Released |
| 5 | TIMOTHY WENZEL | Immerse | Self-Released |
| 6 | VANISHA GOULD AND CHRIS MCCARTHY | Life’s A Gig | Fresh Sounds |
| 7 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band | Flying Horse |
| 8 | ED JOHNSON AND NOVO TEMPO | For Every Living Thing | Cumulus |
| 9 | MARGOT SERGENT | Douce France Sweet France | Zoho |
| 10 | GEOFFREY DEAN QUARTET | Foundations | Amp |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FOUR TET | “Loved” [Single] | Text |
| 2 | JFDR | Museum | Houndstooth |
| 3 | DEBORAH MARTIN AND JILL HALEY | Into The Quiet | Spotted Peccary |
| 4 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 5 | JALAPENO RECORDS: FUNK VOL. 14 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jalapeno |
| 6 | VINCE CLARKE | Songs Of Silence | Mute |
| 7 | DANIEL AVERY | More Truth [EP] | Mute |
| 8 | TIGA AND HUDSON MOHAWKE | L’Ecstasy | Love Minus |
| 9 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Madres | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANDY PRATT | Trio | Thrift Girl |
| 2 | CHARLES CHEN | Charles, Play! | Cellar |
| 3 | DAVE SOLAZZO AND THE BRIDGE | Locrian Skye | Spider |
| 4 | JACK JONES FEATURING JOEY DEFRANCESCO | Artwork | Cavalry |
| 5 | NOAH BECKER | Mode For Noah | Entour |
| 6 | ROBERT PRESTER AND ADRIANA SAMARGIA | Quenara | Self-Released |
| 7 | ULYSSES OWENS JR AND GENERATION Y | A New Beat | Cellar |
| 8 | BRIAN MELVIN, SOREN LEE, MADS SONDERGAARD | Tranesformation | Storyville |
| 9 | DAVID GIBSON | Fellowship | Imani |
| 10 | TONY JONES AND JESSICA JONES | Hear Into The Future | Reva |