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 16th, 2025. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 25th!
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February 10th through February 16th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CAN’T STEAL MY FIRE: THE SONGS OF DAVID OLNEY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Self-Released |
| 2 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 3 | NEWORLD SAMPLER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Neworld |
| 4 | CHUCK PROPHET | Wake The Dead | Yep Roc |
| 5 | FINNEAS | For Cryin’ Out Loud! | OYOY/Interscope |
| 6 | MISS TESS | Cher Rêve | Self-Released |
| 7 | SIERRA FERRELL | Trail Of Flowers (Deluxe Edition) | Rounder/Concord |
| 8 | KAYTRANADA | Timeless | RCA |
| 9 | BEYONCE | Cowboy Carter | Parkwood/Columbia/Sony |
| 10 | CHATHAM RABBITS | Be Real With Me | Self-Released |
| 11 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Reclamation | Self-Released |
| 12 | ERIC SELBY | Starting To Sync In [EP] | Soul Stew |
| 13 | HEATHER MALONEY | Exploding Star | Self-Released |
| 14 | JEANNE MCKIRCHY | What Love Can Do | Self-Released |
| 15 | KRIS DELMHORST | “Won’t Be Long” [Single] | Independent |
| 16 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, JULIE FOWLIS, KARINE POLWARD | “A Heart That Never Closes” [Single] | Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers |
| 17 | MATT BERRY | Heard Noises | Acid Jazz |
| 18 | DJ LAG AND JAZZ ALONSO | “Oke Oke” [Single] | Black Major x Ice Drop |
| 19 | DJ LYCOX | Guetto Star | Principe |
| 20 | HEAVEE | Unleash | Hyperdub |
| 21 | OBONGJAYAR | “Not In Surrender” [Single] | September |
| 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 | FOX AND BONES | Long Time Honey | Self-Released |
| 26 | JOE HOLT | I Love You, Say It Back | Self-Released |
| 27 | ALASTAIR GREENE | Standing Out Loud | Ruf |
| 28 | ACTRESS | Statik | Smalltown Supersound |
| 29 | WAKING APRIL | Fear Of Failure | Polychromatic |
| 30 | TREES INSIDE OUT | Iovi | Sonic Halo |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CARY ARIA | Seaduction | Self-Released |
| 2 | CHARLIE CHRISTMAS | Spoonfuls [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | JIM BREWER WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAN SMITH | Take It Easy Greasy | Earwig/Riverlark |
| 4 | ROB LALAIN | “Run Away” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SAM BERGQUIST | Racing Down the Valley | Self-Released |
| 6 | SLAINTE, BABY | “Shine Like A Diamond For You” b/w “Rise And Shine” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | 3148S, THE | “Cabin Fever” b/w “The Enchantress” [Single] | The Animal Farm |
| 8 | ALIZA HAVA | Into The Light | Amoraelia |
| 9 | COLLABORATIONS | Songs From The Heart Vol. 1 | Horizon |
| 10 | JOHN MICHAEL HERSEY | Smoke Rings | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHEILA E | “Bemba Colora” [Single] | Latinorecords Forever |
| 2 | KOKOKO | BUTU | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 3 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 4 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
| 5 | DANIEL PARDO | Ese Momento | Self-Released |
| 6 | PAUL HANSON AND RAZE THE MAZE | Calliope | Manzanita Ranch |
| 7 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 8 | EBO TAYLOR, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Ebo Taylor JID022 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 9 | JOAO SELVA | Onda | Underdog |
| 10 | MIRAMAR | Entre Tus Flores | Ansonia |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 2 | WAHID | THEY ALL GO MAD! [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 3 | TYLER THE CREATOR | Chromakopia | Columbia/Sony |
| 4 | DEAR DERRICK | Inspired By The Motion Picture: The Black Sea | OnlyPopcorn/9 To 5 |
| 5 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 6 | BRIAN NASTY | Anywhere, But Here With You | Big Dada |
| 7 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul | Mello |
| 8 | JESHI | Airbag Woke Me Up | Because |
| 9 | MAC MILLER | Balloonerism | Warner |
| 10 | MOONCHILD SANELLY | Full Moon | Transgressive |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 2 | CATHERINE RUSSELL AND SEAN MASON | My Ideal | Dot Time |
| 3 | NICKI PARROTT | Feelin’ Groovy | Arbors |
| 4 | TUBA SKINNY | Hot Town | Self-Released |
| 5 | TOM TEASLEY FEATURING DAVE BALLOU | Lunch Break | Self-Released |
| 6 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 7 | JACKSON POTTER | small things | Shifting Paradigm |
| 8 | JOE ELEFANTE’S WHEEL OF DHARMA | Wheel Of Dharma | Self-Released |
| 9 | BILL MOIO | Try This | ITI |
| 10 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KAYTRANADA | Timeless | RCA |
| 2 | DJ LAG AND JAZZ ALONSO | “Oke Oke” [Single] | Black Major x Ice Drop |
| 3 | DJ LYCOX | Guetto Star | Principe |
| 4 | HEAVEE | Unleash | Hyperdub |
| 5 | ACTRESS | Statik | Smalltown Supersound |
| 6 | JLIN | Akoma | Planet Mu |
| 7 | JUSTICE | Neverender (Remixes) | Ed Banger/Because |
| 8 | LOST SOULS OF SATURN | Reality | Holoverse Research Labs |
| 9 | LSDXOXO | DOGMA | Because |
| 10 | MUSCLECARS | Sugar Honey Iced Tea! | BBE |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARK SCOTT III | Soft Light | Miller Three |
| 2 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic, The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 3 | YELLOWJACKETS | Fasten Up | Mack Avenue |