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 past week. Our next airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021!
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January 25th through January 31st, 2021
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANNI CLARK | Will It Ever Be the Same | Self-Released |
| 2 | BARRY GIBB | Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 1 | Capitol |
| 3 | HEMAI | “RELIGHT” [Single] | Tru Thoughts |
| 4 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 | High Top Mountain |
| 5 | PARSON RED HEADS, THE | Lifetime Of Comedy | Fluff & Gravy |
| 6 | AARON LEE TASJAN | Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! | New West |
| 7 | BECKY BULLER | Distance And Time | Dark Shadow |
| 8 | BONZIE | Reincarnation | Beevine |
| 9 | BRAD LEFTWICH AND LINDA HIGGINBOTHAM | At Home In The Parlour | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 10 | CAROLINA STORY | Dandelion | Black River |
| 11 | CUT WORMS | Nobody Lives Here Anymore | Jagjaguwar |
| 12 | DR RUBBERFUNK | My Life At 45 | Jalapeno |
| 13 | DUKE ROBILLARD AND FRIENDS | Blues Bash | Stony Plain |
| 14 | ERIN IVEY | Solace In The Wind | Self-Released |
| 15 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Reunions | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 16 | JEREMIAH JOHNSON | Unemployed Highly Annoyed | Ruf |
| 17 | JEREMY IVEY | Waiting Out The Storm | Anti- |
| 18 | JIM WHITE | Misfit’s Jubilee | Fluff & Gravy |
| 19 | JOE BONAMASSA | Royal Tea | Self-Released |
| 20 | KACY AND CLAYTON AND MARLON WILLIAMS | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 21 | KEVIN BURT | Stone Crazy | Gulf Coast |
| 22 | ONLIES, THE | The Onlies | Yodel-Ay-Hee |
| 23 | RICK SHEA | Love & Desperation | Self-Released |
| 24 | STEVE FREE | There For You | Self-Released |
| 25 | SUSAN WERNER | Flyover Country | Self-Released |
| 26 | TENNESSEE JET | The Country | Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | TONY TRISCHKA | Shall We Hope | Shefa |
| 28 | ZOE SAYS GO | Sensible Shoes | Immeasurable |
| 29 | GOOD SAD HAPPY BAD | Shades | Textile |
| 30 | LOMA | Don’t Shy Away | Sub Pop |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SWALLOWS | In The Shadow Of The Seven Stars | Emperor Penguin |
| 2 | TRACE THE SUN | Trace The Sun [EP] | Groovaholic |
| 3 | TV PRIEST | Uppers | Sub Pop |
| 4 | MARTIN GORE | The Third Chimpanzee [EP] | Mute |
| 5 | HAHA CHARADE | Joseph Gordon Lightfoot | Self-Released |
| 6 | CHRISSIE ROMANO BAND | Somewhere Along The Way | Self-Released |
| 7 | FAINTLIFE | Faintlife | Self-Released |
| 8 | GISTO | Relief | Volunteer |
| 9 | JASON MATU | Dumb Ecstatic Bliss | Self-Released |
| 10 | MIA STEGNER | Scribbled Pleas On Yellowed Keys | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BON DEBARRAS | Reperes | Productions De l’Onde |
| 2 | CARMANAH | Iris | Blue Heron |
| 3 | JOHN DOYLE | The Path Of Stones | Compass |
| 4 | PAPA ROSKO | Papa Rosko | MRI/Orchard |
| 5 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 6 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 7 | KHRUANGBIN | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 8 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
| 9 | FEMI KUTI | “Pà Pá Pà” [Single] | Partisan |
| 10 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward [Advance Tracks] | Partisan |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Kamala” [Single] | Viral |
| 2 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
| 3 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | Anime, Trauma And Divorce | Auto Reverse |
| 6 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 7 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 8 | AVALANCHES, THE | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 9 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
| 10 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILLY CHILDS | Acceptance | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | DAVID CHILDS | Child’s Play | BB |
| 3 | ARTEMIS | Artemis | Blue Note |
| 4 | TOMMY GUERRERO | Sunshine Radio | Too Good |
| 5 | IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE | Mazel Tov Kocktail! | Self-Released |
| 6 | DAVE STRYKER | Baker’s Circle | Strikezone |
| 7 | PROFESSOR CUNNINGHAM AND HIS OLD SCHOOL | The Lockdown Blues | Arbors |
| 8 | SUE MASKALERIS | Love Is The Key | Jazilian |
| 9 | DAVID ANGEL JAZZ ENSEMBLE, THE | Out On The Coast | Bassett Hound |
| 10 | CHARLIE APICELLA | Classic Guitar | ZOHO |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AVALANCHES, THE | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 2 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 3 | ERIC HILTON | The Impossible Silence | Montserrat House |
| 4 | CABARET VOLTAIRE | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 5 | MAJOR LAZER | Music Is The Weapon | Mad Decent |
| 6 | TSHA | Flowers [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | ACTRESS | Karma & Desire | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
| 9 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
| 10 | POLE | Fading | Mute |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GISTO | Relief | Volunteer |
Electronic / Dance “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARTIN GORE | The Third Chimpanzee [EP] | Mute |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GISTO | Relief | Volunteer |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STACI GRIESBACH | My Shania Twain Songbook | Self-Released |
| 2 | TRACE THE SUN | Trace The Sun [EP] | Groovaholic |