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 4th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024!
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January 29th through February 4th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 2 | DORI FREEMAN | Do You Recall | Blue Hens |
| 3 | FRUIT BATS | A River Running To Your Heart | Merge |
| 4 | HEALERS FEAT. PETER HUTCHISON, THE | Healers | Diagonal Man |
| 5 | SARAH JAROSZ | Polaroid Lovers | Concord |
| 6 | SCOTT FREE | Songs To Fight Oppression | Leather/Western |
| 7 | SUZY BOGGUS | Prayin’ For Sunshine | Royal Duchess |
| 8 | CAT POWER | Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert | Domino |
| 9 | CHATHAM COUNTY LINE | Hiyo | Yep Roc |
| 10 | DYLAN LEBLANC | Coyote (Expanded Edition) | ATO |
| 11 | EILEN JEWELL | Get Behind The Wheel | Signature Sounds |
| 12 | ERIC BRACE AND THOMM JUTZ | Simple Motion | Red Beet |
| 13 | JESSICA CARTER ALTMAN | Aftermath [EP] | Self-Released |
| 14 | JIM LAMPOS | Occulations | Self-Released |
| 15 | JORDAN RAKEI | “Freedom” [Single] | Verve Forecast |
| 16 | LARA HERSCOVITCH | “Italian Balconies” [Single] | La Rama |
| 17 | LOW LILY | Angels In The Wreckage | Self-Released |
| 18 | MAPACHE | Swinging Stars | Innovative Leisure |
| 19 | MUSTARD’S RETREAT | By Request | Yellow Room |
| 20 | RAY BONNEVILLE | On The Blind Side | Stonefly |
| 21 | SHAKEY GRAVES | Movie Of The Week | Dualtone |
| 22 | WARD HAYDEN AND THE OUTLIERS | South Shore | Pilot Whale |
| 23 | DEBBY FRIDAY | GOOD LUCK | Sub Pop |
| 24 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 25 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 26 | STEEL WHEELS, THE | “Hero” [Single] | Big Ring |
| 27 | KEYON HARROLD | Foreverland | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 28 | BIG STATE | Viva Ne’er-Do-Wells | Big Beard |
| 29 | PAUL BENOIT | The King’s Dream | Self-Released |
| 30 | AARON FERGUSON | In The Islands | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHICANO BATMAN | “Fly” [Single] | ATO |
| 2 | J MASCIS | What Do We Do Now | Sub Pop |
| 3 | JEFF TALMADGE | Sparrow | Berkalin |
| 4 | JIM LAMPOS | Occulations | Self-Released |
| 5 | MINDCHATTER | This Is A Reminder That You Are Not Behind Your Face [EP] | Foreign Family Collective |
| 6 | NICK JUSTICE | Stranger in My Town | Self-Released |
| 7 | T BEAR | “A Change Will Do Me Good” [Single] | Quarto Valley |
| 8 | RONNIE STONE | Ride Again | Feeltrip |
| 9 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | “Revelations” [Single] | 30 Tigers |
| 10 | DANAH DENICE | Light From A Dark Room [EP] | Bob The Organism |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MURIEL MWAMBA | Lesa Alomfwa | Bass Line Live |
| 2 | CATRIN FINCH AND AOIFE NI BHRIAIN | Double You | Bendigedig/Arc |
| 3 | MARY BETH CARTY | Crossing The Causeway | Self-Released |
| 4 | OFFLINE, THE | La Couleur De La Mer | Root |
| 5 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 6 | AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE | Fiesta At Caroga | Self-Released |
| 7 | AURALLAURA | Exetastes | Self-Released |
| 8 | GILMAR GOMES | “Barquinho” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 9 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
| 10 | OKAN | Okantomi | Lulaworld |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERIKA MALONE | “Sunday Love” [Single] | EYM |
| 2 | MC YALLAH | Yallah Beibe | Hakuna Kulala |
| 3 | VIC MENSA | Victor | Roc Nation |
| 4 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 5 | DANNY BROWN | Quaranta | Warp |
| 6 | AESOP ROCK | Integrated Tech Solutions | Rhymesayers |
| 7 | CZARFACE | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age/Virgin |
| 8 | ATMOSPHERE | Talk Talk [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | TOUSSAINT MORRISON | The Very Best Of Ricky & Jane | Urban Home Companion |
| 10 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NICOLE ZURAITIS | How Love Begins | Outside In |
| 2 | SAMARA JOY | “Tight” [Single] | Verve/UMG |
| 3 | ALYSSA GIAMMARIA | In Time | Self-Released |
| 4 | ANTHONY BRANKER AND IMAGINE | What Place Can Be For Us? A Suite In Ten Movements | Origin |
| 5 | ARINA FUJIWARA | Neon | Self-Released |
| 6 | ASH WALKER | Astronaut | Night Time Stories |
| 7 | BILLY CHILDS | The Winds Of Change | Mack Avenue |
| 8 | CECILIA SMITH | The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project: Small Ensemble Repertoire, Volume 1 | Innova |
| 9 | EDDIE HENDERSON | Witness To History | Smoke |
| 10 | LISA HILTON | Coincidental Moment | Ruby Slippers |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DEBBY FRIDAY | GOOD LUCK | Sub Pop |
| 2 | OTIK | Cosmosis | 3024 |
| 3 | DISCLOSURE | Alchemy | Apollo/AWAL |
| 4 | FOUR TET | “Loved” [Single] | Text |
| 5 | KX5 | Kx5 | mau5trap |
| 6 | LITTLE DRAGON AND APRIL + VISTA | Slipping Into Color [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | ACTRESS | LXXXVIII | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | VINCE CLARKE | Songs Of Silence | Mute |
| 9 | HAIKU HANDS | Pleasure Beast | Spinning Top |
| 10 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MINDCHATTER | This Is A Reminder That You Are Not Behind Your Face [EP] | Foreign Family Collective |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | “The Story Neva Told” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE | Fiesta At Caroga | Self-Released |
| 2 | ED JOHNSON AND NOVO TEMPO | For Every Living Thing | Cumulus |
| 3 | GEOFFREY DEAN QUARTET | Foundations | Amp |
| 4 | HOT CLUB OF LOS ANGELES | Nova | Self-Released |
| 5 | JAMES ZOLLAR | The Ways In | JZAZ |
| 6 | MICHELLE SGP | Yolo [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | VANISHA GOULD AND CHRIS MCCARTHY | Life’s A Gig | Fresh Sounds |
| 8 | MARLON SIMON AND THE NAGUAL SPIRITS | On Different Paths | Truth Revolution |
| 9 | MYLES WRIGHT | Gamer | Self-Released |
| 10 | WILL REGNIER | Traces | Self-Released |