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 27th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on March 8th, 2022!
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February 21st, 2022 through February 27th, 2022
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRIS BERGSON | All I Got Left | 2 Shirts |
| 2 | BROKEN HEARTS AND DIRTY WINDOWS: SONGS OF JOHN PRINE, VOL. 2 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Oh Boy/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | BIG THIEF | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You | 4AD/Beggars Group |
| 4 | ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS | The Boy Named If | Capitol |
| 5 | JOHN MAYALL | The Sun Is Shining Down | Forty Below |
| 6 | HIGHWAY BUTTERFLY: THE SONGS OF NEAL CASAL | VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Royal Potato Family |
| 7 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | Age Of Apathy | Yep Roc |
| 8 | DAN AND CLAUDIA ZANES | Let Love Be Your Guide | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 9 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Songs From The River Wind | Howlin’ Dog |
| 10 | HAWTTHORNS, THE | Tarot Cards & Shooting Stars | Mule Kick |
| 11 | HAYES CARLL | You Get It All | Dualtone |
| 12 | TINSLEY ELLIS | Devil May Care | Alligator |
| 13 | CAT POWER | Covers | Domino |
| 14 | CHRIS JONES AND THE NIGHT DRIVERS | Make Each Second Last | Mountain Home |
| 15 | ELLANORA DELLERBA | Lost To A Coastline | Global Change |
| 16 | JUDY NAZEMETZ | Meat Bird In Beigeville | Self-Released |
| 17 | MATT HANNAH | House Of Illusion | Gamine |
| 18 | MIKE ZITO | Blues For The Southside | Gulf Coast |
| 19 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | “Crooked Tree” [Single] | Nonesuch |
| 20 | REGINA BONELLI | Truth Hurts | True Groove |
| 21 | SULLY BAND (THE) | Let’s Straighten It Out | Belly Up |
| 22 | SUNDOGS | Move | Magellan Creek |
| 23 | KAYTRANADA | Intimidated [EP] | RCA |
| 24 | PM WARSON | True Story | Légère |
| 25 | MIKE ANDERSEN | “Slamming The Door” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 26 | ERIC KRASNO | Always | Provogue |
| 27 | HOLLIS BROWN | In The Aftermath | Cool Green |
| 28 | PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX | Strike Up The Band | Woodstock |
| 29 | ABBY BRYANT AND THE ECHOES | Not Your LIttle Girl | Self-Released |
| 30 | FUTURES VOL. 7 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Inner Ocean |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AJAY MATHUR | Talking Loud | Yakketeeyak |
| 2 | BUMP BAND | Our Music | LotusPool |
| 3 | KARNEY | Gonna Be Beautiful [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | ALISON CLANCY | Mutant Gifts [EP] | Independent Project |
| 5 | OPHELIAS, THE | Bare Bodkin | Independent Project |
| 6 | SHIVA BURLESQUE | Mercury Blues + Skulduggery | Independent Project |
| 7 | BEACH HOUSE | Once Twice Melody | Sub Pop |
| 8 | HONEY, I’M HOMELESS | Remission: Impossible | Self-Released |
| 9 | LUNAR NOON | Symbolic Creature | Self-Released |
| 10 | PERRY PROJECT | Liars, Fires [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JUANA MOLINA | Segundo (Remastered) | Crammed |
| 2 | KOFFEE | “West Indies” [Single] | Promised Land |
| 3 | CORINA BARTRA | Amber Light | Blue Spiral |
| 4 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Veneta | Self-Released |
| 5 | WAYNE ALPERN | Secular Rituals | Henri Elkan |
| 6 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 7 | CEU | Um Gosto De Sol | Urban Jungle |
| 8 | COMBO CHIMBITA | Ire | Anti- |
| 9 | VELCRO | Te La Buscaste | Self-Released |
| 10 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “All That You Want” [Single] | Merge |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERT OWENS | “Be Ready” feat. Pepper Gomez [Single] | Wake Up! |
| 2 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Won’t Die For Spotify” (Remix) [Single] | Viral |
| 3 | DJ HARRISON | Tales From The Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 4 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Stock Exchange | Self-Released |
| 5 | FKA TWIGS | CAPRISONGS | Young/Atlantic |
| 6 | SAMM HENSHAW | Untidy Soul | Dorm Seven/AWAL |
| 7 | DENZEL CURRY | “Walkin” [Single] | Loma Vista |
| 8 | ROBERT GLASPER | Black Radio III | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 9 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | Garbology | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | MOONCHILD | Starfruit | Tru Thoughts |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BLACK FLOWER | Magma | Self-Released |
| 2 | CECILIA SANCHIETTI | Postcard From Gamla Stan | Blujazz |
| 3 | JAMI TEMPLETON | The Shape Of My Heart | Self-Released |
| 4 | LE VENT DU NORD | 20 printemps | Self-Released |
| 5 | SAMUEL MOSCHING | Ethereal Kinks | Bronzeville |
| 6 | CORTEZ/WILLIAMS PROJECT | Hermanos | Blue Bamboo |
| 7 | AMOS GILLESPIE | Unstructured Time For Jazz Septet | Self-Released |
| 8 | THOMAS HEFLIN | Morning Star | Blue Canoe |
| 9 | CORINA BARTRA | Amber Light | Blue Spiral |
| 10 | MICAH GRAVES | Pawns | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KAYTRANADA | Intimidated [EP] | RCA |
| 2 | BDRMM | “Port” [Single] | Sonic Cathedral |
| 3 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | LANE 8 | Reviver | This Never Happened |
| 5 | VTSS | Projections [EP] | Technicolour |
| 6 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 6: OPEN THE WINDOW | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 7 | YEULE | Glitch Princess | Bayonet |
| 8 | ODESZA | “The Last Goodbye” feat. Bettye LaVette [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | DJ HARRISON | Tales From The Old Dominion | Stones Throw |
| 10 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | “Estación Esperanza” feat. Manu Chao [Single] | Ninja Tune |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BALL STATE UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE | I Can See The Other Side | Self-Released |
| 2 | JORGE GARCIA | Dedicated To You featuring Richie Cole | Self-Released |
| 3 | CHARLES GOOLD | Rhythm In Contrast | Self-Released |
| 4 | DAGGERBOARD | Daggerboard & The Skipper | Wide Hive |
| 5 | HOWARD BRITZ TRIO | Comfort And Joy | Self-Released |
| 6 | SAM KIRMAYER | In This Moment | Cellar |
| 7 | SCOTT SILBERT BIG BAND | Jump Children | Self-Released |
| 8 | TOM KEENLYSIDE | A Night At The Espresso | Cellar |