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 25th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024!
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February 19th through February 25th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | SARAH JAROSZ | Polaroid Lovers | Concord |
| 3 | JIM KWESKIN | Never Too Late | StorySound |
| 4 | HEAVENLY CREAM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Quarto Valley |
| 5 | DEAD SOUTH | Chains & Stakes [EP] | Six Shooter |
| 6 | IRON AND WINE | “You Never Know” [Single] | Sub Pop |
| 7 | JESSE LYNN MADERA | Speed Of Sound | Big Fat Dress |
| 8 | CAROLE WISE | North Star | Soulful Cricket |
| 9 | ROBYN HITCHCOCK | Life After Infinity | Tiny Ghost |
| 10 | SETH JAMES | Lessons | Qualified |
| 11 | ADIA VICTORIA | “Went For A Ride” [Single] | Oh Boy |
| 12 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 13 | BEYONCE | “Texas Hold ‘Em” b/w “16 Carriages” [Single] | Parkwood/Columbia/Sony |
| 14 | BRIT TAYLOR | Kentucky Bluegrassed | Cut A Shine/Thirty Tigers |
| 15 | HIGH HAWKS, THE | Mother Natures Show | LoHi |
| 16 | J MASCIS | What Do We Do Now | Sub Pop |
| 17 | JEFF TALMADGE | Sparrow | Berkalin |
| 18 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | “Deeper Well” [Single] | Interscope/MCA Nashville |
| 19 | KATY KIRBY | Blue Raspberry | Anti- |
| 20 | PATTI PARKS | Come Sing With Me | Vizztone |
| 21 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 22 | VANESSA PETERS | “” [Single] better | idol |
| 23 | VERA SOLA | Peacemaker | City Slang |
| 24 | WILLI CARLISLE | Critterland | Signature Sounds |
| 25 | CZARFACE | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age/Virgin |
| 26 | ERICK THE ARCHITECT | I’ve Never Been Here Before | IDOL |
| 27 | LAB | L.A.B VI | Easy Star/Loop |
| 28 | LUIZA LIAN | 7 Estrelas | Quem Arrancou O Céu? | ZZK |
| 29 | SLEATER-KINNEY | Little Rope | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 30 | PETER LEWIS | Imagination | OMAD |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JEFREY SILER | Jefinitely | Self-Released |
| 2 | FAREWELL FRIEND | The Silent Years | Street Place |
| 3 | JAN DALEY | “The Girl’s In Love” [Single] | The Sound Of LA/WorldSound/Virgin/Universal |
| 4 | JESSE LYNN MADERA | Speed Of Sound | Big Fat Dress |
| 5 | JOHNNY SOCIETY | Johnny Society Sings Cheap Trick | Old Soul |
| 6 | KURT HAGARDORN | An Analog Man In A Digital World | Self-Released |
| 7 | POPPY ROSCOE | Poppy Roscoe | Toadwart |
| 8 | SHY BLOSSOM | Bloom | Self-Released |
| 9 | SUNDAY WORKS | “Clouds (Megan Carnes Version)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | GRANDADDY | Blu Wav | Dangerbird |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | “Sonido Cósmico” [Single] | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 2 | BALA DESEJO | Sim Sim Sim | Mr. Bongo |
| 3 | MATT AND SHANNON HEATON | Whirring Wings | Self-Released |
| 4 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 5 | KHRUANGBIN | A LA SALSA | Dead Oceans |
| 6 | KHRUANGBIN | Live At Sydney Opera House | Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories |
| 7 | LAB | L.A.B VI | Easy Star/Loop |
| 8 | AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE | Fiesta At Caroga | Self-Released |
| 9 | AURALLAURA | Exetastes | Self-Released |
| 10 | GILMAR GOMES | “Barquinho” [Single] | Encuentro |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERICK THE ARCHITECT | I’ve Never Been Here Before | IDOL |
| 2 | CZARFACE | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age/Virgin |
| 3 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 5 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 6 | SA-ROC | “Talk To Me Nice” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | TIERRA WHACK | “Shower Song” [Single] | Interscope |
| 8 | WAX TAYLOR | Fishing For Accedents | Lab’Oratoire |
| 9 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 10 | AESOP ROCK | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 2 | GEORGE FREEMAN | The Good Life | HighNote |
| 3 | JOEL HARRISON | Anthem Of Unity | HighNote |
| 4 | KASSA OVERALL | ANIMALS | Warp |
| 5 | TUBA SKINNY | Magnolia Stroll | Self-Released |
| 6 | ULYSSES OWENS JR AND GENERATION Y | A New Beat | Cellar |
| 7 | JAMES ZOLLAR | The Ways In | JZAZ |
| 8 | JILL MCCARRON TRIO | Gin | Jazz Bird |
| 9 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band | Flying Horse |
| 10 | WJ3 ALL-STARS | Lovers And Love Songs | Night Is Alive |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LUIZA LIAN | 7 Estrelas | Quem Arrancou O Céu? | ZZK |
| 2 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 3 | SHYGIRL | Club Shy [EP] | Because |
| 4 | HAIKU HANDS | Pleasure Beast | Spinning Top |
| 5 | JUSTICE | “One Night/All Night” feat. Tame Impala b/w “Generator” [Single] | Ed Banger/Because |
| 6 | MINDCHATTER | This Is A Reminder That You Are Not Behind Your Face [EP] | Foreign Family Collective |
| 7 | TIGA AND HUDSON MOHAWKE | L’Ecstasy | Love Minus |
| 8 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Madres | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
| 10 | NALEPA | The Flowers | Airspace |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ZACH RICH | Solidarity | OA2 |
| 2 | JILL MCCARRON TRIO | Gin | Jazz Bird |
| 3 | WJ3 ALL-STARS | Lovers And Love Songs | Night Is Alive |
| 4 | YOSEF GUTMAN FEAT. LIONEL LOUEKE | Soul Song | Soul Song |
| 5 | BRIAN SCARBOROUGH | We Need The Wind | Outside In |
| 6 | DAVID LARSEN | Cohesion | Larsen Jazz |