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 16th, 2021!
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February 1st through February 7th, 2021
Top Thirty Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AJ CROCE | By Request | Compass |
| 2 | BARRY GIBB | Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 1 | Capitol |
| 3 | GOAT GIRL | On All Fours | Rough Trade/Beggars |
| 4 | BECKY BULLER | Distance And Time | Dark Shadow |
| 5 | ELVIS COSTELLO | Hey Clockface | Concord |
| 6 | KACY AND CLAYTON AND MARLON WILLIAMS | Plastic Bouquet | New West |
| 7 | LANGHORNE SLIM | Strawberry Mansion | Dualtone |
| 8 | MATT BERNINGER | Serpentine Prison | Book/Concord |
| 9 | NEW ORLEANS NIGHTCRAWLERS | Atmosphere | Self-Released |
| 10 | SUGAR RAY AND THE BLUETONES | Too Far From The Bar | Severn |
| 11 | JOHNNY CASH:FOREVER WORDS EXPANDED | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Legacy |
| 12 | DENZEL CURRY | Unlocked | Loma Vista |
| 13 | BEYONCE | “Black Parade” [Single] | Parkwood/Columbia |
| 14 | CAT RIDGEWAY | Nice To Meet You | Self-Released |
| 15 | DAVE ALVIN | From An Old Guitar: Rare & Unreleased Recordings | Yep Roc |
| 16 | DAVE THOMAS | One More Mile | Blonde On Blonde |
| 17 | DIRTY PROJECTORS | 5 EP’s | Domino |
| 18 | DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS | The New OK | ATO |
| 19 | EMMA SWIFT | Blonde On The Tracks | Tiny Ghost |
| 20 | ERIC SELBY | “Another Page” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 21 | ERIN IVEY | Solace In The Wind | Self-Released |
| 22 | FRANK RICHARD | Rough Enough | Self-Released |
| 23 | HARDENED AND TEMPERED | Hold The Line | Self-Released |
| 24 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Reunions | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 25 | JERRY JOSEPH | The Beautiful Madness | Self-Released |
| 26 | JOAN OSBORNE | Trouble And Strife | Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | KURT ALLEN | Whiskey, Women & Trouble | Self-Released |
| 28 | MAMMALS, THE | Nonet | Humble Abode |
| 29 | MIPSO | Mipso | Rounder/Concord |
| 30 | NORA JEAN WALLACE | Blues Woman | Severn |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BAD CAMPER | What You Love Comes Along | Self-Released |
| 2 | COLT STERK | “Grandpa’s Truck” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | FRALLY | Miscellanea [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | JOHNNY O’NEIL | Truth Or Dare | Self-Released |
| 5 | RUPERT WATES | Lamentations | Self-Released |
| 6 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS | I’ll Be Back Soon | Blue Redbird |
| 7 | DOMENIC CICALA | Come On Over | Self-Released |
| 8 | NON DUO | In Your Eyes | ND Pendant Artists Worldwide |
| 9 | JAMES HOULAHAN | Ordinary Eye | Self-Released |
| 10 | NOTWIST, THE | Vertigo Days | Morr |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTIN GUN | Yol [Advance Tracks] | ATO |
| 2 | BON DEBARRAS | Reperes | Productions De l’Onde |
| 3 | SKIP MARLEY | “Slow Down” [Single] | Island |
| 4 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 5 | SUE MASKALERIS | Love Is The Key | Jazilian |
| 6 | SONGHOY BLUES | Optimisme | Fat Possum |
| 7 | KHRUANGBIN | Late Night Tales | Night Time Stories |
| 8 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 9 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 10 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Kamala” [Single] | Viral |
| 2 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK | Spirit World Field Guide | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 5 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
| 6 | PINK SIIFU AND FLY ANAKIN | FlySiifu’s | Lex |
| 7 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
| 8 | SA-ROC | The Sharecropper’s Daughter | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | AVALANCHES, THE | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 10 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Mellow Fantasy | Bastard Jazz |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOHN REDMON AND THE THOMAS J DAWSON JR IORCHESTRA | Honoring Louis Armstrong | Reaching |
| 2 | CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND | For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | PROFESSOR CUNNINGHAM AND HIS OLD SCHOOL | The Lockdown Blues | Arbors |
| 4 | TOMMY GUERRERO | Sunshine Radio | Too Good |
| 5 | JEFF BENEDICT BIG BIG BAND, THE | The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | Groovy Panda |
| 6 | DOUG MACDONALD DUO | Toluca Lake Jazz | Doug MacDonald |
| 7 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 8 | IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE | Mazel Tov Kocktail! | Self-Released |
| 9 | ALEXANDER MCCABE | I’d Prefer | WAMCO |
| 10 | DAVID ANGEL JAZZ ENSEMBLE, THE | Out On The Coast | Bassett Hound |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FOUR TET | Parallel | Text |
| 2 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 3 | AVALANCHES, THE | We Will Always Love You | Astralwerks |
| 4 | PAROV STELAR | Voodoo Sonic | Etage Noir/Le Plan |
| 5 | ERIC HILTON | The Impossible Silence | Montserrat House |
| 6 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
| 7 | TSHA | Flowers [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | CABARET VOLTAIRE | Shadow Of Fear | Mute |
| 9 | SELVA SELECTS: THUNDERCLAPS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Selva |
| 10 | MAJOR LAZER | Music Is The Weapon | Mad Decent |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANDY JAMES | Tu Amor | Le Coq |
| 2 | DAVE STRYKER | Baker’s Circle | Strikezone |
| 3 | ALLAN HARRIS | Kate’s Soulfood | Love |
| 4 | GRACE HAGGERTY | My Funny Valentine | Self-Released |