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 29th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 7th.
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January 23rd through January 29th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN | Rolling Golden Holy | 37d03d |
| 2 | FOR THE BIRDS: THE BIRDSONG PROJECT, VOL. II | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Self-Released |
| 3 | BLUE DOGS | Big Dreams | Self-Released |
| 4 | JOHN NEMETH | May Be The Last Time | Nola Blue |
| 5 | LAURA ZUCKER | Lifeline | Self-Released |
| 6 | PAT GUADAGNO | 1964 (Nineteen Sixty-Four) | Self-Released |
| 7 | STEVE LOUW | Thunder And Rain | BFD |
| 8 | STRONGMAN BLUES REMEDY, THE | Volume 1 | Stony Plain |
| 9 | SUPERCHUNK | Wild Loneliness | Merge |
| 10 | NICK WATERHOUSE | “Hide And Seek” b/w “The Fooler” [Single] | Innovative Leisure |
| 11 | ASTRO YETI | Gnarly Gumlie’s Voodoo Van | Self-Released |
| 12 | CIGARBOX MAN | “Mirame” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 13 | JILL FIORE | Ten Feet Tall | Self-Released |
| 14 | CLIFF HILLIS | Life Gets Strange [EP] | Self-Released |
| 15 | BOG BODIES | Reclaim the Ritual | Invocation |
| 16 | JUSTIN SALADINO BAND | Honest Lies | Self-Released |
| 17 | MARC BROUSSARD | “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” [Single] | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 18 | MAX FITE | “The Glow” [Single] | Hellbent |
| 19 | DIANE HUBKA AND THE SUN CANYON BAND | You Never Can Tell | Self-Released |
| 20 | RUTA BEGGARS, THE | Ever-Changing | MLN |
| 21 | BONNER RHAE | “No Rolling Stone” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 22 | LOVE2BE | Burning Like A Fire | Self-Released |
| 23 | BOYGENIUS | “$20” [Single] | Interscope |
| 24 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Oasis: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 25 | ERIC BIBB | Family | Stony Plain |
| 26 | AARON RAITIERE | Single Wide Dreamer | Self-Released |
| 27 | ALT-J | The Dream | Canvasback/Atlantic |
| 28 | STEPHEN MCCARTHY AND CARLA OLSON | Night Comes Falling | Self-Released |
| 29 | ALPHA CAT | Venus Smile…Retrograde [EP] | Aquamarine |
| 30 | DAVE STRYKER | Prime | Strikezone |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KING TUFF | Smalltown Stardust | Sub Pop |
| 2 | SEAN WALSHE | American Son | Self-Released |
| 3 | ANGELA PERLEY | Turn Me Loose | Self-Released |
| 4 | BENNY LEE | Chickens Are A Gateway Drug | Self-Released |
| 5 | CORNMAIZ STRINGBAND | Fresh-Picked Kentucky Music | Redbird |
| 6 | ELLIOT SZABO | Brave | Self-Released |
| 7 | FUCKED UP | One Day | Merge |
| 8 | H.C. MCENTIRE | Every Acre | Merge |
| 9 | STEPHEN MCCARTHY AND CARLA OLSON | Night Comes Falling | Self-Released |
| 10 | CLARENCE BUCARO | Hardest Parts | 2020 |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | El Bueno Y El Malo | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 2 | KABAKA PYRAMID | The Kalling | Bebble Rock |
| 3 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | AIMREC |
| 4 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
| 5 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 6 | DIDON | Tunisian Tale | Electrofone |
| 7 | BATIDA | Neon Colonialismo | Crammed Discs |
| 8 | WESLI | Tradisyon | Cumbancha |
| 9 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 10 | GAYE SU AKYOL | Anadolu Ejderi | Glitterbeat |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DESON TENINCHY | First Supper | Estate |
| 2 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 3 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ CU4TRO | Jewel Runners/BMG |
| 4 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 5 | EZRA COLLECTIVE | Where I’m Meant To Be | Partisan |
| 6 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 7 | CAKES DA KILLA | Svengali | Young Art |
| 8 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 9 | BROCKHAMPTON | The Family | Question Everything/RCA |
| 10 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | “Pumpkin Seeds” feat. Lupe Fiasco [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RACHAEL AND VILRAY | I Love A Love Song! | Nonesuch |
| 2 | ALEX ACUNA | Gifts | Le Coq |
| 3 | HENRI HERBERT | Boogie Till I Die | Self-Released |
| 4 | LE VENT DU NORD | 20 printemps | Self-Released |
| 5 | MILES DAVIS | That’s What Happened 1982-1985. Bootleg Series No. 7 | Columbia |
| 6 | PHIL RANELIN, WENDELL HARRISON, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Phil Ranelin And Wendell Harrison JID016 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 7 | DAVE STRYKER | Prime | Strikezone |
| 8 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Oasis: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 9 | MARK ORTWEIN | It Was Time | Terra Voce |
| 10 | TITO CARRILLO | Urbanessence | Origin |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JIMMY EDGAR | LIQUIDS HEAVEN | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries III | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 3 | DANIEL AVERY | Ultra Truth | Mute |
| 4 | GOLD PANDA | The Work | City Slang |
| 5 | 100 GECS | Snake Eyes [EP] | Dog Show/Atlantic |
| 6 | SKRILLEX | “Rumble” feat. Fred Again.. & Flowdan [Single] | OWSLA/Atlantic |
| 7 | ERIC HILTON | Past, Present And Future [EP] | Montserrat House |
| 8 | TSHA | Capricorn Sun | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | TRU THOUGHTS 2022 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Tru Thoughts |
| 10 | PLAID | FEORM FALORX | Warp |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WILLIAM CARN | Choices | Self-Released |
| 2 | BEN WOLFE | Unjust | Resident Arts |
| 3 | MARK LOCKETT | Swings & Roundabouts | Thick |
| 4 | MOLLY RYAN | Sweepin’ The Blues Away | Turtle Bay |
| 5 | TBONE PAXTON | Joys | Eastlawn |