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, March 5th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, March 14th.
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February 6th through March 12th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARC BROUSSARD | SOS IV Blues For Your Soul | KTBA |
| 2 | BANNED FROM EDEN | Live at the Annex | Self-Released |
| 3 | BARRETT DAVIS | The Ballad of Aesop Fin | Self-Released |
| 4 | MICHAEL CLEVELAND | Lovin’ of the Game | Compass |
| 5 | SLAID CLEAVES | Together Through The Dark | Candy House |
| 6 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 7 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 9 | JASON CARTER | Lowdown Hoedown | Fiddle Man |
| 10 | LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER | Falling Forward | Self-Released |
| 11 | MARGO PRICE | Strays | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 12 | MARY GAUTHIER | Dark Enough To See The Stars | In The Black/Thirty Tigers |
| 13 | OPAL CANYON | Tomorrow To The Sea | Mud Flower |
| 14 | SUNNY WAR | Anarchist Gospel | New West |
| 15 | VOLORES | “Ages” [Single] | Broken Stag/CEN/The Orchard |
| 16 | WALK THAT WALK | Big World Of Trouble | Self-Released |
| 17 | DJ SUN | Loveletter | Soular |
| 18 | JUSTIN SALADINO BAND | Honest Lies | Self-Released |
| 19 | CLIFF HILLIS | Be There Now | Self-Released |
| 20 | WHITE OWL RED | Running Blind | Self-Released |
| 21 | NICK WATERHOUSE | “Hide And Seek” b/w “The Fooler” [Single] | Innovative Leisure |
| 22 | ZOMBIES, THE | Different Game | Cooking Vinyl |
| 23 | CIGARBOX MAN | “Mirame” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 24 | ROMEN BUFFALO AND THE LOYAL ORDER | Party Lines | Self-Released |
| 25 | PEACH AND QUIET | Beautiful Thing | Self-Released |
| 26 | AL BASILE | Through With Cool | SweetSpot |
| 27 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | “Pumpkin Seeds” feat. Lupe Fiasco [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 28 | NOAH DERKSEN | Sanctity Of Silence | Overdraft |
| 29 | RACHEL BAIMAN | “Self Made Man” [Single] | Signature Sounds |
| 30 | ALASTAIR GREENE | Alive In The New World | Whiskey Bayou |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KIM WARE | HOMELY | Fort Lowell |
| 2 | NATALIE MACMASTER AND DONNELL LEAHY | Canvas | Self-Released |
| 3 | RANJEET | Love & Desire | Self-Released |
| 4 | SHANA CLEVELAND | Manzanita | Hardly Art |
| 5 | NOAH DERKSEN | Sanctity Of Silence | Overdraft |
| 6 | PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX | Rockin’ Legacy Vol. 1 | Woodstock |
| 7 | STRONGBOI | strongboi | Self-Released |
| 8 | TAALI | taali | Rainbow Blonde |
| 9 | AVENUE ARMY | “Favorite Enemy” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | LOURDES PITA | Lamento Cubano | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KEVIN NAQUIN AND CAJUN TRADITION | La Musique Traditionelle Debranchee | Swallow |
| 2 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
| 3 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 4 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
| 5 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | Aimrec |
| 6 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Melancolia” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 7 | DIDON | Tunisian Tale | Electrofone |
| 8 | KIMI DJABATE | Dindin | Cumbancha |
| 9 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 10 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK AND BLOCKHEAD | “Pumpkin Seeds” feat. Lupe Fiasco [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | ATMOSPHERE | “Sculpting With Fire” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | B COOL-AID | “Cnt Go Back (Tell Me)” [Single] | Lex |
| 6 | FLY ANAKIN | “Blicky Bop” [Single] | Lex |
| 7 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 8 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 9 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | “Kuku Kee Me” (Remix) [Single] | SKE80 |
| 10 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WAYNE MAUREAU | At The Water’s Edge | Self-Released |
| 2 | ALEX ACUNA | Gifts | Le Coq |
| 3 | ARTURO SANDOVAL | Rhythm & Soul | MetaJAX |
| 4 | DUDUKA DA FONSECA AND QUARTETO UNIVERSAL | Yes!!! | Sunnyside |
| 5 | HERE IT IS: A TRIBUTE TO LEONARD COHEN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note |
| 6 | JUDITH OWEN | Come On And Get It | Twanky |
| 7 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
| 8 | 3D JAZZ TRIO | 9 To 5 | DIVA Jazz |
| 9 | DARMON MEADER | Losing My Mind | Self-Released |
| 10 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DJ SUN | Loveletter | Soular |
| 2 | CAKES DA KILLA | Svengali | Young Art |
| 3 | MARIA CHIARA ARGIRO | Forest City | Innovative Leisure |
| 4 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 5 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 6 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
| 7 | KELELA | Raven | Warp |
| 8 | LADYTRON | Time’s Arrow | Cooking Vinyl |
| 9 | GOLD PANDA | The Work | City Slang |
| 10 | GONE TO COLOR | Gone To Color RMXS | Self-Released |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LOURDES PITA | Lamento Cubano | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LEON LEE DORSEY FT. RUSSELL MALONE AND MIKE CLARK | Cantaloupe Island | Jazz Avenue 1 |
| 2 | EDDIE COBURN JAZZ PROJECT | Vol 1 Featuring Rodney Rich | Self-Released |
| 3 | STEVE FIDYK LIVE WIRE BROAD BAND | Red Beats | Blue Canteen |
| 4 | JIVKO PETROV TRIO | On The Way | Self-Released |
| 5 | BILLY CHILDS | The Winds Of Change | Mack Avenue |
| 6 | LIZZIE THOMAS | Duo Encounters | Dot Time |