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 23rd, 2025. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, March 4th!
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February 17th through February 23rd, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GANGRENE | Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | ALC |
| 2 | FRANZ FERDINAND | The Human Fear | Domino |
| 3 | MISS TESS | Cher Rêve | Self-Released |
| 4 | ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE | Let The Longing Run Wild & Free | Sameroom |
| 5 | SIERRA FERRELL | Trail Of Flowers (Deluxe Edition) | Rounder/Concord |
| 6 | BONNIE PRINCE BILLY | The Purple Bird | No Quarter |
| 7 | CARLA SCIAKY | Heart Of The Swan | Self-Released |
| 8 | CHATHAM RABBITS | Be Real With Me | Self-Released |
| 9 | GANN BREWER | Highway Lullaby | Self-Released |
| 10 | HORSEGIRL | Phonetics On And On | Matador |
| 11 | KASEY CHAMBERS | Backbone | Essence |
| 12 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road | Highway 20 |
| 13 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, JULIE FOWLIS, KARINE POLWART | Looking For The Thread | Thirty Tigers |
| 14 | SHARON VAN ETTEN AND THE ATTACHMENT THEORY | Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 15 | SUKI WATERHOUSE | Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin | Sub Pop |
| 16 | SUNNY WAR | Armageddon in a Summer Dress | New West |
| 17 | VIAGRA BOYS | “Man Made Of Meat” [Single] | Shrimptech |
| 18 | WEATHER STATION, THE | Humanhood | Fat Possum |
| 19 | BLU AND EVIDENCE | Los Angeles | Bigger Picture |
| 20 | OBONGJAYAR | “Not In Surrender” [Single] | September |
| 21 | REDMAN | Muddy Waters Too | Gilla House |
| 22 | AB SOUL | Soul Burger | Top Dawg Entertainment |
| 23 | ALIZA HAVA | Into The Light | Amoraelia |
| 24 | JOE HOLT | I Love You, Say It Back | Self-Released |
| 25 | AMANDA FISH | Kingdom | Viz |
| 26 | TREES INSIDE OUT | Iovi | Sonic Halo |
| 27 | SLAINTE, BABY | “Shine Like A Diamond For You” b/w “Rise And Shine” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 28 | AMY HELM | Silver City | Sun |
| 29 | ERIC SELBY | Starting To Sync In [EP] | Soul Stew |
| 30 | ANTHONY PAULE SOUL ORCHESTRA FEATURING WILLY JORDAN | What Are You Waiting For? | Blue Dot |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JEFFERSON BERRY AND THE UAC | Born Into A Blizzard | Self-Released |
| 2 | GANN BREWER | Highway Lullaby | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT | The Other Side | Self-Released |
| 4 | MAIAH WYNNE | Out Of The Dark | Self-Released |
| 5 | BARRY ORECK | We Were Wood | Self-Released |
| 6 | BOB BRADSHAW | Live In Boston | Fluke |
| 7 | JOE BORIS | Arising | Self-Released |
| 8 | JOSHUA LASSI | The Only Thing That Hasn’t Changed [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | KEVIN WHALEN | Life Is A Wonder | Self-Released |
| 10 | R SHAYNE FLOYD | Heights Of The Land | River Boy |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CLAUDE FONTAINE | La Mer | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP | Ventre Unique | Bongo Joe |
| 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 | JOAO SELVA | Onda | Underdog |
| 8 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 9 | EBO TAYLOR, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Ebo Taylor JID022 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | BONGO HOP, THE | La Pata Coja | Underdog |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GANGRENE | Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | ALC |
| 2 | REDMAN | Muddy Waters Too | Gilla House |
| 3 | AB SOUL | Soul Burger | Top Dawg Entertainment |
| 4 | ALCHEMIST, THE | The Genuine Articulate | ALC |
| 5 | GOAT | GOAT | Rocket |
| 6 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 7 | DEAR DERRICK | Inspired By The Motion Picture: The Black Sea | OnlyPopcorn/9 To 5 |
| 8 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 9 | JESHI | Airbag Woke Me Up | Because |
| 10 | WAHID | THEY ALL GO MAD! [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LAUFEY | Bewitched: The Goddess Edition | AWAL |
| 2 | KALI TRIO | The Playful Abstract | Ronin Rhythm |
| 3 | TUBA SKINNY | Hot Town | Self-Released |
| 4 | JACKSON POTTER | small things | Shifting Paradigm |
| 5 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 6 | JOE ELEFANTE’S WHEEL OF DHARMA | Wheel Of Dharma | Self-Released |
| 7 | BILL MOIO | Try This | ITI |
| 8 | RUSS ANIXTER’S HIPPIE BIG BAND | What Is? | Self-Released |
| 9 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
| 10 | JERRY KALAF | Safe Travels | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOSHUA IDEHEN | Mum Does The Washing [EP] | Big Wednesday |
| 2 | ROYKSOPP AND FEVER RAY | “What Else Is There?” [Single] | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 3 | SOUNDCARRIERS, THE | Through Other Reflections | Phosphonic |
| 4 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | ELA MINUS | DIA | Domino |
| 6 | BAYNK | SENESCENCE | BAYNK/Virgin |
| 7 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA | Young/Atlantic |
| 8 | ISHI | Castles [EP] | Make It |
| 9 | ROSE GRAY | Louder, Please | Play It Again Sam |
| 10 | JAMIE XX | In Waves (Deluxe) | Young |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BEN MARKLEY | Tell the Truth | OA2 |
| 2 | JUAN PEREA | Lightkeeper | Zoho |
| 3 | NANAMI HARUTA | The Vibe | Origin |
| 4 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |