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 2nd, 2025 (Groundhog Day). Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 11th!
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January 27th through February 2nd, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Reclamation | Self-Released |
| 2 | MOGWAI | The Bad Fire | Temporary Residence Ltd |
| 3 | JOE HOLT | I Love You, Say It Back | Self-Released |
| 4 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road | Highway 20 |
| 5 | RINGO STARR | Look Up | UME |
| 6 | 3 PAIRS OF BOOTS | Boot Scootin’ | Dark Country |
| 7 | EVAN NICOLE BELL | Shades Of Blue | Hummingbird |
| 8 | JD MCPHERSON | Nite Owls | New West |
| 9 | JEANNE MCKIRCHY | What Love Can Do | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Field Of Stars | Appalsongs |
| 11 | JOHNNY BLUE SKIES | Passage Du Desir | High Top Mountain/Thirty Tigers |
| 12 | MICHAEL KIWANUKA | Small Changes | Geffen |
| 13 | PI JACOBS | Soldier On | Blackbird |
| 14 | JAY BYHAM | Postcards Along The Way | ITP |
| 15 | EMILY GABRIELE | “Calling Mr Back” [Single] | EG NYC |
| 16 | ERIC SELBY | Starting To Sync In [EP] | Soul Stew |
| 17 | ALBERT CASTIGLIA | Righteous Souls | Gulf Coast |
| 18 | BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY | The Future Is Our Way Out | ATO |
| 19 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | “Nice To Know You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 20 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Drones” [Single] | Viral |
| 21 | DAVE MURPHY | A Heart So Rare | Self-Released |
| 22 | AMANDA FISH | Kingdom | Viz |
| 23 | FONTAINES DC | Romance | XL |
| 24 | JOHN FAYE | The Long Game | ITP |
| 25 | AMY SPEACE | The American Dream | Self-Released |
| 26 | HARD MAYBES, THE | Thank You, I Think? [EP] | Telegraph Hill/Mint 400 |
| 27 | WAKING APRIL | Fear Of Failure | Polychromatic |
| 28 | AMYTHYST KIAH | STILL + BRIGHT | Rounder/Concord |
| 29 | HEY, NOTHING | “33°” [Single] | Good Luck Have Fun |
| 30 | GREG ANTISTA AND THE LONELY STREETS | “Run This Town” [Single] | Primal Beat |
Top “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERIC SELBY | Starting To Sync In [EP] | Soul Stew |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE | Musow Danse (Bonus Edition) | Real World |
| 2 | NICOLAS JAAR | Piedras 1 | Other People |
| 3 | OPEN THE DOOR FOR THREE | A Prosperous Gale | Self-Released |
| 4 | ZAWOSE QUEENS, THE | Maisha | Real World |
| 5 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 6 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
| 7 | MARIA PUGA LAREO | My Universe | My Keter |
| 8 | DANIEL PARDO | Ese Momento | Self-Released |
| 9 | PAUL HANSON AND RAZE THE MAZE | Calliope | Manzanita Ranch |
| 10 | BONGO HOP, THE | La Pata Coja | Underdog |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Drones” [Single] | Viral |
| 2 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul [EP] | Mello |
| 3 | WAHID | THEY ALL GO MAD! [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 4 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | NYAM! [EP] | Big Chune |
| 5 | BRIAN NASTY | Anywhere, But Here With You | Big Dada |
| 6 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 7 | DEAR DERRICK | Inspired By The Motion Picture: The Black Sea | OnlyPopcorn/9 To 5 |
| 8 | TYLER THE CREATOR | Chromakopia | Columbia/Sony |
| 9 | SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS | Red Future | Sony |
| 10 | WOLF CASTLE | Waiting For The Dawn | Forward |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RANDY HOEXTER | Tomorrowsville | Blue Canoe |
| 2 | ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE | Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit | Spiritmuse |
| 3 | EUGENIE JONES | Eugenie | Self-Released |
| 4 | NICKI PARROTT | Feelin’ Groovy | Arbors |
| 5 | NOMADE ORQUESTRA | Terceiro Mundo | Nublu |
| 6 | YUKO ITO | Seduzir | Funny Baby Face New York |
| 7 | STEVE SMITH AND VITAL INFORMATION | New Perspective | Drum Legacy |
| 8 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 9 | TOM WAKELING | West By Northwest | Cellar |
| 10 | STEVE SMITH AND VITAL INFORMATION | Vitalive | Drum Legacy |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SAM REDMORE | Modulate | Jalapeno |
| 2 | CARLITA | Sentimental | Counter |
| 3 | CARIBOU | Honey | Merge |
| 4 | JAMIE XX | In Waves (Deluxe) | Young |
| 5 | KELLY LEE OWENS | Dreamstate | Dirty Hit/dh2 |
| 6 | BAYNK | SENESCENCE | BAYNK/Virgin |
| 7 | FLYING LOTUS | Spirit Box [EP] | Warp |
| 8 | ELA MINUS | DÍA | Domino |
| 9 | KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH AND JOE GODDARD | Neptunes [EP] | Smugglers Way/Domino |
| 10 | ISHI | Castles [EP] | Make It |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TOM WAKELING | West By Northwest | Cellar |
| 2 | MARK GRANDFIELD | It’s Getting Late | Self-Released |