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. The next new airplay chart will be posted on the first day of spring — Tuesday, March 20th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (based on radio airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOINT CHIEFS | Sending Up A Flare | Self-Released |
| 2 | BELLE AND SEBASTIAN | How To Solve Our Human Problems | Matador |
| 3 | CHRIS SMITHER | Call Me Lucky | Signature Sounds |
| 4 | MOBY | Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt | Mute |
| 5 | TOMMY EMMANUEL | Accomplice One | Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | ALTAN | The Gap Of Dreams | Compass |
| 7 | BRANDI CARLILE | By the Way, I Forgive You | Elektra |
| 8 | DARLING WEST | While I Was Asleep | Jansen |
| 9 | DURHAM COUNTY POETS | Grimshaw Road | Self-Released |
| 10 | JANIVA MAGNESS | Love Is an Army | Blue Elan |
| 11 | LAURIE JANE AND THE 45’S | Midnight Jubilee | Down In The Alley |
| 12 | MIKE BARNETT | Portraits in Fiddles | Compass |
| 13 | ORLA FALLON | Sweet By and By | Self-Released |
| 14 | TOMMY DARDAR | BIG DADDY GUMBO | Self-Released |
| 15 | TUNE-YARDS | I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life | 4AD |
| 16 | BERNARD ALLISON | Let It Go | Ruf |
| 17 | GABRIELLE LOUISE | Live At Etown Hall | Self-Released |
| 18 | GHALIA AND MAMA’S BOYS | Let the Demons Out | Ruf |
| 19 | GLEN HANSARD | Between Two Shores | Anti- |
| 20 | GRANT LEE PHILLIPS | Widdershins | Yep Roc |
| 21 | JOHN GORKA | True in Time | Red House |
| 22 | LIAM GALLAGHER | As You Were | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND | When the Sun Comes Up | Self-Released |
| 24 | ROB MCHALE | Prophets On The Boulevard | Wooden Door |
| 25 | SARAH SHARP | Wake | M:M |
| 26 | SONS OF THE EAST | Already Gone | Self-Released |
| 27 | TRACY GRAMMER | Low Tide | Self-Released |
| 28 | VIVIAN LEVA | Time Is Everything | Free Dirt |
| 29 | WILD CHILD | Expectations | Dualtone |
| 30 | STRANGE ANGELS: IN FLIGHT WITH ELMORE JAMES | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Sylvan Songs |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LEE DEWYZE | Paranoia | Shanachie |
| 2 | LEE PERREIRA | Whats That Gotta Do With My Dreams? | Self-Released |
| 3 | WAR OF THRONES | Conflict In Creation | Sonic Night |
| 4 | CASEY NEILL AND THE NORWAY RATS | Subterrene | Incident |
| 5 | HOT SNAKES | Jericho Sirens | Sub Pop |
| 6 | MAMMALS, THE | Sunshiner | Humble Abode |
| 7 | TRACYS, THE | Humdinger | Self-Released |
| 8 | CLAUDETTES | Dance Scandal at the Gymnasium | Yellow Dog |
| 9 | DURAND JONES AND THE INDICATIONS | Durand Jones & The Indications | Dead Oceans/Colemine |
| 10 | LAUREN RUTH WARD | Well, Hell | Weekday |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTAN | The Gap Of Dreams | Compass |
| 2 | JOHN DUHAN | The Irishman’s Finest Collection | ARC |
| 3 | TOMMY EMMANUEL | Accomplice One | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | CHRISTINE PRIMROSE | Gradh is Gonadh – Guth ag aithris (Love and Loss – A Lone Voice) | Temple |
| 5 | TRIO DA KALI AND KRONOS QUARTET | Ladilikan | World Circuit |
| 6 | QUEENS OF FADO: THE NEXT GENERATION | VARIOUS ARTISTS | ARC |
| 7 | CELTIC THUNDER | Celtic Thunder X | Legacy |
| 8 | CHARITY EKEKE | She | Unity Gain |
| 9 | ELDERS | True | PubTone |
| 10 | JUSTIN GRAY AND SYNTHESIS | New Horizons | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DESSA | Chime | Doomtree/INgrooves |
| 2 | PRINCE AMINE | “Fuego” [Single] | Red Rebel |
| 3 | RICK DUFF | High Life | Osean Entertainment |
| 4 | DYGGZ | “4Real4Real” [Single] | NuVintage |
| 5 | LORD IVAN | “Chips” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | LORD IVAN | “Looka” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | EVIDENCE | Weather Or Not | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | ABHI THE NOMAD | Marbled | Tommy Boy |
| 9 | BLACK MILK | FEVER | Mass Appeal |
| 10 | FRACTION AND FINSTA | Thoughtwork | Big Frac/Walt G Jr. |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROBERTA DONNAY AND THE PROHIBITION MOB | My Heart Belongs To Satchmo | Blujazz |
| 2 | EMMET COHEN FEATURING RON CARTER | Masters Legacy Series Volume 2 | Cellar Live |
| 3 | HOT CLUB SANDWICH | No Pressure | Self-Released |
| 4 | CALLE MAMBO PROJECT | See The Light | Self-Released |
| 5 | DOLORES SCOZZESI | Here Comes The Sun | Cafe Pacific |
| 6 | STANTON MOORE | With You in Mind | Mascot |
| 7 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | The Bat Swings | Flying Horse |
| 8 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA | 25th Anniversary Project | ArtistShare |
| 9 | PAT BATTSTONE SEXTET | Elements | Leo |
| 10 | REGGIE PITTMAN/LOREN DANIELS QUARTET | Smilessence | Ivory Hornz |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TUNE-YARDS | I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life | 4AD |
| 2 | LOMA | Loma | Sub Pop |
| 3 | FEVER RAY | Plunge | Mute |
| 4 | KHRUANGBIN | Con Todo El Mundo | Dead Oceans |
| 5 | MGMT | Little Dark Age | Columbia |
| 6 | DJANGO DJANGO | Marble Skies | Ribbon |
| 7 | GIRAFFAGE | Too Real | Counter |
| 8 | PRINCE AMINE | “Fuego” [Single] | Red Rebel |
| 9 | KEYS N KRATES | Cura | Dim Mak |
| 10 | NIGHTMARES ON WAX | Shape The Future | Warp |