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, March 30th, 2021!
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March 15th through March 21st, 2021
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | PETER CASE | The Midnight Broadcast | Bandaloop |
2 | RUTHIE FOSTER | Live At The Paramount | Blue Corn |
3 | FRUIT BATS | The Pet Parade | Merge |
4 | JAMES BLOUNT | Spider Tales | Free Dirt |
5 | CARLA OLSON | Have Harmony Will Travel 2 | Sunset Blvd |
6 | JOHN PRINE | “I Remember Everything” [Single] | Oh Boy |
7 | SARA PETITE | Rare Bird | JTM |
8 | ALLY VENABLE | Heart Of Fire | Ruf |
9 | MATT BERNINGER | Serpentine Prison | Book/Concord |
10 | PETE YORN | Sings The Classics [Advance Tracks] | Shelly |
11 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
12 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
13 | ANTHEA FEAVER | Play It Back | Self-Released |
14 | ARLO PARKS | Collapsed In Sunbeams | Transgressive/PIAS |
15 | DEATHRAY DAVIES, THE | Time Well Wasted | We Know Better/State Fair |
16 | ELLIS PAUL | Ellis Paul’s Traveling Medicine Show, Volume 1 | Rosella |
17 | FRED EAGLESMITH | Alive | Self-Released |
18 | IMAGINARIES | The Imaginaries | Self-Released |
19 | JEFFREY FOUCAULT | Deadstock: Uncollected Recordings 2005-2020 | Blueblade |
20 | JONI MITCHELL | Joni Mitchell Archives, Voil. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) | Rhino |
21 | KRIS ANGELIS | That Siren, Hope | Self-Released |
22 | MEGAN LACY | Salvation | Broken Jukebox |
23 | STEEP CANYON RANGERS | North Carolina Songbook: Live from Merlefest, April 28, 2019 | Yep Roc |
24 | TRICKSTER FIGURES | Through The Seams | Self-Released |
25 | JOHN HARTFORD | John Hartford Fiddle Project Vol. 1 | Self-Released |
26 | VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY CALCAGNO | VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY CALCAGNO | Mailboat |
27 | JAPANESE BREAKFAST | “Be Sweet” [Single] | Dead Oceans |
28 | NOTWIST, THE | Vertigo Days | Morr |
29 | SENOR KAOS AND ILLASTRATE | Kings Of Vice | Ultra Beast United |
30 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
Top “Adds”
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | AMITURE | The Beach | Dots Per Inch |
2 | CHAD VANGAALEN | World’s Most Stressed Out Gardener | Sub Pop |
3 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | 10 For Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand | Son Of Davy |
4 | FORTY FEET TALL | A Good Distraction | Magnetic Moon |
5 | SONJA MIDTUNE | Dreams Melt Away [EP] | Self-Released |
6 | ARNOLD MITCHEM | “Solo” [Single] | Self-Released |
7 | CANARYS, THE | Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid | Self-Released |
8 | COLIN ROY MONETTE | Lucky | Self-Released |
9 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
10 | MAX FOREMAN | Underground [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | NATALIA LAFOURCADE | Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol. 1 | Sony |
2 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
3 | BON DEBARRAS | Reperes | Productions De l’Onde |
4 | CHRISTIAN NODAL | “AYAYAY!” [Single] | Universal Mexico |
5 | DARDANELLES, THE | In the Spring, That’s The Time | Self-Released |
6 | ILE NATALIA LAFOURCADE | En Cantos | Sony Latin |
7 | JAZ ELISE | The Golden Hour | SME |
8 | LILA DOWNS | “Dark Eyes” [Single] | Self-Released |
9 | SKIP MARLEY | Higher Place [EP] | Tuff Gong/Island |
10 | LA SUSI | “La Rosa Cautiva” [Single] | Wake Up! |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
2 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
3 | TOBE NWIGWE | Cincoriginals | Self-Released |
4 | COMMON | A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Loma Vista |
5 | SENOR KAOS AND ILLASTRATE | Kings Of Vice | Ultra Beast United |
6 | KING KHAZM | Pangea: Hip Hop Heals | MADK |
7 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
8 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
9 | GREENLIGHTS MUSIC | The Art Of Poise | Self-Released |
10 | LAVA LA RUE | Butter-fly [EP] | Marathon |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | ELAINE LUCIA | Twist Run Road | Self-Released |
2 | HANNAH BAIARDI | Straight From The Soul | HBM |
3 | TONY ALLEN | There Is No End | Decca France |
4 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
5 | GEORGE COLLIGAN TRIO | Live In Arklow | Ubuntu |
6 | WAYNE ALPERN | Jukebox | Henri Elkan |
7 | RUSSELL FERRANTE TRIO | Inflexion | Blue Canoe |
8 | GRACE HAGGERTY | My Funny Valentine | Self-Released |
9 | NELSON RIVEROS | The Latin Side Of Wes Montgomery | Zoho |
10 | JEFF BENEDICT BIG BIG BAND, THE | The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | Groovy Panda |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
2 | NOTWIST, THE | Vertigo Days | Morr |
3 | HOWLING | Colure | Counter |
4 | CANNONS | Shadows | Antifragile |
5 | BICEP | Isles | Ninja Tune |
6 | ROOSEVELT | Polydans | City Slang |
7 | LOGIC1000 | You’ve Got The Whole Night To Go [EP] | Therapy/Because |
8 | MARTIN GORE | The Third Chimpanzee [EP] | Mute |
9 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 1: UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
10 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
Hip Hop “Adds”
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | underestimated | Self-Released |
2 | TUFAWON | “Pathways” b/w “Leaving” [Single] | Lucid Dreamer |
Jazz “Adds”
Artist | Record | Label | |
1 | JOHN PATITUCCI, VINNIE COLAIUTA AND BILL CUNLIFFE | Trio | Le Coq |
2 | HANNAH BAIARDI | Straight From The Soul | HBM |
3 | RONI BEN-HUR | Stories | Self-Released |
4 | STEVE HUNT | Connections | Spice Rack |