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 19th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 28th.
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February 13th through February 19th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BANNED FROM EDEN | Live at the Annex | Self-Released |
| 2 | BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN | Rolling Golden Holy | 37d03d |
| 3 | PEACH AND QUIET | Beautiful Thing | Self-Released |
| 4 | ARCS, THE | Electrophonic Chronic | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 5 | BENNY BLEU | March Of The Mollusk | Circus Tent |
| 6 | BURNT PINES, THE | Don’t Look Down | Adraela |
| 7 | CAITLIN ROSE | CAZIMI | Missing Piece |
| 8 | CAROLE SYLVAN | Something Goin’ On [EP] | Horizon |
| 9 | DOUG COX AND LINDA MCRAE | Beyond The Great Pause | 42RPM |
| 10 | EDDIE 9V | Capricorn | Ruf |
| 11 | GAYLE HARROD BAND, THE | Temptation | Self-Released |
| 12 | GROOVE KREWE | Run To Daylight | Sound Business Services |
| 13 | JASON LANG | Handled With Care | Outside |
| 14 | JUSTIN SALADINO BAND | Honest Lies | Self-Released |
| 15 | LONE BELLOW, THE | Love Songs For Losers | Dualtone |
| 16 | PAUL GURNEY | Blue Horizon | Tailgator |
| 17 | ROGER STREET FRIEDMAN | Love Hope Trust | Self-Released |
| 18 | ROLAND ROBERTS | So It Goes | Happy Life |
| 19 | RUTA BEGGARS, THE | Ever-Changing | MLN |
| 20 | SAMORA PINDERHUGHES | Grief | Stretch/Ropeadope |
| 21 | STEPHEN MCCARTHY AND CARLA OLSON | Night Comes Falling | Self-Released |
| 22 | STILLHOUSE JUNKIES | Small Towns | Dark Shadow |
| 23 | NICK WATERHOUSE | “Hide And Seek” b/w “The Fooler” [Single] | Innovative Leisure |
| 24 | CIGARBOX MAN | “Mirame” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 25 | JILL FIORE | Ten Feet Tall | Self-Released |
| 26 | CLIFF HILLIS | Life Gets Strange [EP] | Self-Released |
| 27 | BOG BODIES | Reclaim The Ritual | Self-Released |
| 28 | MARC BROUSSARD | “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination” [Single] | Keeping The Blues Alive |
| 29 | ASTRO YETI | Gnarly Gumlie’s Voodoo Van | Self-Released |
| 30 | WHITE OWL RED | Running Blind | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | APPLE BARNER | “My Confession” b/w “Eastern Sky” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | AT (@) | Mind Palace Music | Carpark |
| 3 | BENNY BLEU | March Of The Mollusk | Circus Tent |
| 4 | GRANT PEEPLES | A Murder Of Songs | Self-Released |
| 5 | BONNER RHAE | “No Rolling Stone” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | CHARLIE PEACOCK | Keep Movin’ [EP] | Meth Inc |
| 7 | LOKI’S FOLLY | Sisu | Kitten Robot |
| 8 | SUE PALMER AND HER MOTEL SWING ORCHESTRA | Movin’ Along | Motel Swing |
| 9 | BOBBO BYRNES | October | Self-Released |
| 10 | KELELA | Raven | Warp |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CELESTINE UKWU | No Condition Is Permanent | Mississippi |
| 2 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
| 3 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | AIMREC |
| 4 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
| 5 | DIDON | Tunisian Tale | Electrofone |
| 6 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 7 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 8 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | El Bueno Y El Malo | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 9 | GAYE SU AKYOL | Anadolu Ejderi | Glitterbeat |
| 10 | ALTIN GUN | “Rakiya Su Katamam” [Single] | ATO |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LIL YACHTY | Let’s Start Here | Quality Control/Motown/UMG |
| 2 | LADY NAJM | “We Love You Black Man” (Black History Month Remix) [Single] | LS |
| 3 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 4 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 5 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ CU4TRO | Jewel Runners/BMG |
| 6 | SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS | I’m Good, HBU? | Distorted Muse |
| 7 | MAUVEY | BEFORE THE ALBUM: a love letter to the moons of mars | 604 |
| 8 | EZRA COLLECTIVE | Where I’m Meant To Be | Partisan |
| 9 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | “Pumpkin Seeds” feat. Lupe Fiasco [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | SZA | SOS | Top Dawg/RCA |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WILLIAM CARN | Choices | Self-Released |
| 2 | BRAD MEHLDAU | Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles | Nonesuch |
| 3 | HENRI HERBERT | Boogie Till I Die | Self-Released |
| 4 | 3D JAZZ TRIO | 9 To 5 | DIVA Jazz |
| 5 | MICHAEL RABINOWITZ | Next Chapter | Self-Released |
| 6 | DARMON MEADER | Losing My Mind | Self-Released |
| 7 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
| 8 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
| 9 | DOMI EDSON TRIO | Stories From Solitude | Self-Released |
| 10 | TITO CARRILLO | Urbanessence | Origin |
Top Ten Electronic Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ODESZA | The Last Goodbye | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 2 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 3 | GOLD PANDA | The Work | City Slang |
| 4 | EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL | “Nothing Left To Lose” [Single] | Buzzin Fly/Verve |
| 5 | LADYTRON | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 6 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries III | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 7 | BONOBO AND JACQUES GREENE | “Fold” [Single] | Outlier |
| 8 | MAYFLY | HIDEAWAY Vol. 1 [EP] | Duprince |
| 9 | DANIEL AVERY | Ultra Truth | Mute |
| 10 | JIMMY EDGAR | LIQUIDS HEAVEN | Innovative Leisure |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHARLIE PEACOCK | Keep Movin’ [EP] | Meth Inc |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AVI GRANITE 6 | Operator | Self-Released |
| 2 | CHRISTOPHER MCBRIDE | Ramon | Self-Released |
| 3 | ANGIE WELLS | Truth Be Told | Cafe Pacific |
| 4 | CHARLIE PEACOCK | Keep Movin’ [EP] | Meth Inc |
| 5 | CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN | Prime | Brother Mister/Mack Avenue |
| 6 | SUE PALMER AND HER MOTEL SWING ORCHESTRA | Movin’ Along | Motel Swing |