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 18th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024!
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February 12th through February 18th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SCOTT H. BIRAM | The One and Only Scott H. Biram | Bloodshot |
| 2 | VERA SOLA | Peacemaker | City Slang |
| 3 | ALLISON RUSSELL | The Returner | Fantasy/Concord |
| 4 | ROD PICOTT | Starlight Tour | Self-Released |
| 5 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 6 | DORI FREEMAN | Do You Recall | Blue Hens |
| 7 | HIGH HAWKS, THE | Mother Natures Show | LoHi |
| 8 | JIM KWESKIN | Never Too Late | StorySound |
| 9 | TOM RUSH | Gardens Old Flowers New | Appleseed |
| 10 | JAIME WYATT | Feel Good | New West |
| 11 | MATTHEWDAVID | Mycelium Music | Leaving |
| 12 | BLACK PUMAS, THE | Chronicles Of A Diamond | ATO |
| 13 | BRANDY CLARK | Brandy Clark | Warner |
| 14 | BRIT TAYLOR | Kentucky Bluegrassed | Cut A Shine/Thirty Tigers |
| 15 | ALICE DE MICELE | Interpretations, Vol.1 | Self-Released |
| 16 | JEFF TALMADGE | Sparrow | Berkalin |
| 17 | LIZZIE NO | Halfsies | Miss Freedomland/Thirty Tigers |
| 18 | MUSTARD’S RETREAT | By Request | Yellow Room |
| 19 | PAUL BENOIT | The King’s Dream | Self-Released |
| 20 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 21 | SARAH JAROSZ | Polaroid Lovers | Concord |
| 22 | STEEL WHEELS, THE | Sideways | Big Ring |
| 23 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 24 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 25 | PETER LEWIS | Imagination | OMAD |
| 26 | BIG STATE | Viva Ne’er-Do-Wells | Big Beard |
| 27 | JIM LAMPOS | Occulations | Self-Released |
| 28 | ABBY POSNER | Second Chances | Self-Released |
| 29 | CHASTITY BELT | “I-90 Bridge” [Single] | Suicide Squeeze |
| 30 | ISTA | Ista | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JEFREY SILER | Jefinitely | post master |
| 2 | OMNI | Souvenir | Sub Pop |
| 3 | JORDAN MCEWEN | “Procession” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | MARTIN AND THE FALL | How To Say Goodbye [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | ZAKIYA HOOKER | Bluesman’s Journey | Boogie With The Hook |
| 6 | ALBERT CUMMINGS | Strong | Ivy |
| 7 | JAY LINDEN | Ordinary Sunrise | Americana North |
| 8 | RADIO HOUR, THE | Tim Hort | Self-Released |
| 9 | RANZEL X KENDRICK | Hill Country Hip – Best Of RXK | Self-Released |
| 10 | ROB LALAIN | “Coming Home” b/w “Never Going To Walk Away From You” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HEMPRESS SATIVA | Chakra | Conquering Lion |
| 2 | MATT AND SHANNON HEATON | Whirring Wings | Self-Released |
| 3 | AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE | Fiesta At Caroga | Self-Released |
| 4 | AURALLAURA | Exetastes | Self-Released |
| 5 | GILMAR GOMES | “Barquinho” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 6 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 7 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
| 8 | OKAN | Okantomi | Lulaworld |
| 9 | EL BUHO | Strata | Wonderwheel |
| 10 | KAVITA SHAH | Cape Verdean Blues | Folkalist |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | “The Story Neva Told” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
| 2 | CZARFACE | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age/Virgin |
| 3 | TOUSSAINT MORRISON | The Very Best Of Ricky & Jane | Urban Home Companion |
| 4 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 5 | DANNY BROWN | Quaranta | Warp |
| 6 | AESOP ROCK | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | ATMOSPHERE | Talk Talk [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | MID CENTURY MODERN | Stolen Moments [EP] | MADK |
| 9 | H31R | HeadSpace | Big Dada |
| 10 | KILLER MIKE | “RUN” (Damian “Jr Gong” Marley Version) [Single] | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra “30” | DIVA Jazz |
| 2 | ADA ROVATTI | The Hidden World Of Piloo | Piloo |
| 3 | CORY WEEDS | Home Cookin’ | Cellar |
| 4 | HANNAH GILL | Everybody Loves A Lover | Turtle Bay |
| 5 | HOT CLUB OF LOS ANGELES | Nova | Self-Released |
| 6 | JOEL HARRISON | Anthem Of Unity | HighNote |
| 7 | NICOLE ZURAITIS | How Love Begins | Outside In |
| 8 | SAMARA JOY | “Tight” [Single] | Verve/UMG |
| 9 | JAMES ZOLLAR | The Ways In | JZAZ |
| 10 | JILL MCCARRON TRIO | Gin | Jazz Bird |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MATTHEWDAVID | Mycelium Music | Leaving |
| 2 | WHOMADEWHO | “Love Will Save Me” feat. RY X [Single] | The Moment |
| 3 | HAIKU HANDS | Pleasure Beast | Spinning Top |
| 4 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
| 5 | TIGA AND HUDSON MOHAWKE | L’Ecstasy | Love Minus |
| 6 | MINDCHATTER | This Is A Reminder That You Are Not Behind Your Face [EP] | Foreign Family Collective |
| 7 | NALEPA | The Flowers | Airspace |
| 8 | JUSTICE | “One Night/All Night” feat. Tame Impala b/w “Generator” [Single] | Ed Banger/Because |
| 9 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Madres | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | LADY MIDNIGHT | Pursuit & The Elusive | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALON FARBER HAGIGA | The Magician: Live In Jerusalem | Origin |
| 2 | ANDREA SUPERSTEIN | Oh Mother | Cellar |
| 3 | DAVID FRIESEN | This Light Has No Darkness Vol. 1 | Origin |
| 4 | JIM ROTONDI | Finesse | Cellar |
| 5 | LUKE CARLOS O’REILLY | Leave The Gate Open | Imani |
| 6 | MIKE LEDONNE GROOVER QUARTET + GOSPEL CHOIR | Wonderful | Cellar |
| 7 | RUBEN CABAN | Kangana | Self-Released |
| 8 | SARA MICHAELS | Chapter 1: Full Circle | Self-Released |
| 9 | STEVE ASH | You And The Night | Cellar |
| 10 | RANDY NAPOLEON | The Door Is Open: The Music Of Gregg Hill | OA2 |