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, February 9th, 2025. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 18th!
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February 3rd through February 9th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIANE COLL | Up From The Mud | Self-Released |
| 2 | ALAN DOYLE | Welcome Home | Skinner’s Hill |
| 3 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN AND HAWKTAIL | Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail Play All My Friends [EP] | Yep Roc |
| 4 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Reclamation | Self-Released |
| 5 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Field Of Stars | Appalsongs |
| 6 | MATT BERRY | Heard Noises | Acid Jazz |
| 7 | PAM LINTON | Songs Of The Carter Family | New Folk |
| 8 | SIERRA FERRELL | Trail Of Flowers (Deluxe Edition) | Rounder/Concord |
| 9 | TRANSA | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Red Hot |
| 10 | AMYTHYST KIAH | STILL + BRIGHT | Rounder/Concord |
| 11 | DAVE MURPHY | A Heart So Rare | Self-Released |
| 12 | FRANZ FERDINAND | The Human Fear | Domino |
| 13 | GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS | Woodland | Acony |
| 14 | HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF | The Past Is Still Alive | Nonesuch |
| 15 | IRON AND WINE | “Never Meant” [Single] | Polyvinyl |
| 16 | JEANNE MCKIRCHY | What Love Can Do | Self-Released |
| 17 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road | Highway 20 |
| 18 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, JULIE FOWLIS, KARINE POLWART | Looking For The Thread | Thirty Tigers |
| 19 | PI JACOBS | Soldier On | Blackbird |
| 20 | SARAH MCCULLUCH | Driving Me Home | Self-Released |
| 21 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 22 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | “Nice To Know You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 23 | JOHN FAYE | The Long Game | ITP |
| 24 | JAY BYHAM | Postcards Along The Way | ITP |
| 25 | EVAN NICOLE BELL | Shades Of Blue | Hummingbird |
| 26 | JOE HOLT | I Love You, Say It Back | Self-Released |
| 27 | AGALISIGA | Nasgino Inage Nidayulenvi (It StartedI In The Woods) | Horton |
| 28 | 20/20 | Back To California | Spyderpop |
| 29 | FOX AND BONES | Long Time Honey | Self-Released |
| 30 | SETH WALKER | “Up on the Mountain” [Single] | Royal Potato Family |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE | Let The Longing Run Wild & Free | Sameroom |
| 2 | TREES INSIDE OUT | Iovi | Sonic Halo |
| 3 | DREW DAVIDSEN | “High” b/w “Help Is On The Way” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | GITS, THE | Frenching The Bully (2024 Remaster) | Sub Pop |
| 5 | RAM, THE | “Unbound” b/w “Perpetual Change” [Single] | OD Soul |
| 6 | SAVED BY GRACE | The Nashville Recordings [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JASON BLAKE | A Confusion Sequence | 7D Media |
| 8 | ABIGAIL FIERCE | Love You Right | Self-Released |
| 9 | BLIND UNCLE HARRY | Courage To Love | Self-Released |
| 10 | CARRINGTON MACDUFFIE | “Max From The Future” b/w “Winter Song” [Single] | Pointy Head |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BAD BUNNY | Debi Tirar Mas Fotos | Rimas |
| 2 | ALTAN | Donegal | Compass |
| 3 | FEMI KUTI | “Politics Don Expose Them” [Single] | Partisan |
| 4 | NATHY PELUSO | Grasa | Sony |
| 5 | PUTUMAYO PRESENTS REGGAE ODYSSEY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Putumayo |
| 6 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 7 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
| 8 | DANIEL PARDO | Ese Momento | Self-Released |
| 9 | PAUL HANSON AND RAZE THE MAZE | Calliope | Manzanita Ranch |
| 10 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 2 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 3 | WAHID | THEY ALL GO MAD! [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 4 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul [EP] | Mello |
| 5 | BRIAN NASTY | Anywhere, But Here With You | Big Dada |
| 6 | DEAR DERRICK | Inspired By The Motion Picture: The Black Sea | OnlyPopcorn/9 To 5 |
| 7 | TYLER THE CREATOR | Chromakopia | Columbia/Sony |
| 8 | WOLF CASTLE | Waiting For The Dawn | Forward |
| 9 | JESHI | Airbag Woke Me Up | Because |
| 10 | SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS | Red Future | Sony |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EUGENIE JONES | Eugenie | Self-Released |
| 2 | RUSSELL HAIGHT | Go Forth | OA2 |
| 3 | STEVEN FEIFKE | The Role Of The Rhythm Section, Volume II | La Reserve/Bandstand Presents |
| 4 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 5 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 6 | JOE ELEFANTE’S WHEEL OF DHARMA | Wheel Of Dharma | Self-Released |
| 7 | JACKSON POTTER | small things | Shifting Paradigm |
| 8 | JERRY KALAF | Safe Travels | Self-Released |
| 9 | BILL MOIO | Try This | ITI |
| 10 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | KIASMOS | II | Erased Tapes |
| 3 | ELA MINUS | DIA | Domino |
| 4 | BAYNK | SENESCENCE | BAYNK/Virgin |
| 5 | CARLITA | Sentimental | Counter |
| 6 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA | Young/Atlantic |
| 7 | CARIBOU | Honey | Merge |
| 8 | FLYING LOTUS | Spirit Box [EP] | Warp |
| 9 | JAMIE XX | In Waves (Deluxe) | Young |
| 10 | ISHI | Castles [EP] | Make It |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOE ALTERMAN FT. HOUSTON PERSON | Brisket For Breakfast | Self-Released |
| 2 | PAUL VORNHAGEN | Live At The Blue Llama | Global Pulse |
| 3 | MAFALDA MINNOZZI | Riofonic | MPI |
| 4 | RUSS ANIXTER’S HIPPIE BIG BAND | What Is? | Self-Released |
| 5 | SACHAL VASANDANI | Best Life Now | Patron Saint |