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 23rd, 2025. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on April Fool’s Day!
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March 17th through March 23rd, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JASON ISBELL | Foxes In The Snow | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | PINE TREE FLYERS | Pine Tree Flyers | Self-Released |
| 3 | HEATHER MALONEY | Exploding Star | Self-Released |
| 4 | LARKIN POE | Bloom | Tricki-Woo |
| 5 | PUG JOHNSON | “Believer” [Single] | Break Maiden/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | RINGO STARR | Look Up | UME |
| 7 | SIERRA HULL | A Tip Toe High Wire | Self-Released |
| 8 | SUNNY WAR | Armageddon In A Summer Dress | New West |
| 9 | ALIZA HAVA | Into The Light | Amoraelia |
| 10 | ALLY TAYLOR | Hold The Line | Honey Grove |
| 11 | BEIRUT | “Guericke’s Unicorn” [Single] | Pompeii |
| 12 | BEWARE WOLVES | Beware Wolves Vol. 7 | Aqualamb |
| 13 | BLACK KEYS, THE | “The Night Before” [Single] | Easy Eye Sound/Warner |
| 14 | BOB MOULD | Here We Go Crazy | Granary/BMG |
| 15 | CHATHAM RABBITS | Be Real With Me | Self-Released |
| 16 | CHUCK PROPHET | Wake The Dead | Yep Roc |
| 17 | I’M WITH HER | “Ancient Light” [Single] | Concord |
| 18 | JOE HOLT | I Love You, Say It Back | Self-Released |
| 19 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Field Of Stars | Appalsongs |
| 20 | LUKE WINSLOW-KING | Flash-A-Magic | Bloodshot |
| 21 | LUMINEERS, THE | Automatic | Dualtone |
| 22 | PAIGE PLAISANCE | Louisiana Lonely | Timeless Echo |
| 23 | PAUL THORN | Life Is Just A Vapor | Perpetual Obscurity |
| 24 | RAKISH | Now, O Now | Self-Released |
| 25 | RUM RAGGED | Gone Jiggin’ | Self-Released |
| 26 | CAN’T STEAL MY FIRE: THE SONGS OF DAVID OLNEY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Self-Released |
| 27 | YUKIMI | “Peace Reign” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 28 | JOHN FAYE | The Long Game | ITP |
| 29 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 30 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | “Nice To Know You” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KIERSTON WHITE | Give The People What They Paid For [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | WILL BRANCH | Face The Day | Self-Released |
| 3 | SLAINTE, BABY | Ep One [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | BELLSTAR | Cleaner | Self-Released |
| 5 | JETT JENKINS | Tender Love Like A Criminal [EP] | Joyride |
| 6 | KORA FEDER | “Rambling Man” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | WHY ANOTHER | “Need To Know” b/w “Outside The Globe” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | CAT RIDGEWAY | “What If” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM | Ova | Six Degrees |
| 2 | MANU CHAO | Viva Tu | Because |
| 3 | MDOU MOCTAR | Tears Of Injustice | Matador |
| 4 | SLAINTE, BABY | Ep One [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | TOMAS MARTIN LOPEZ | Right Here | bongotoms |
| 6 | PAUL HANSON AND RAZE THE MAZE | Calliope | Manzanita Ranch |
| 7 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 8 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 9 | ALSARAH AND THE NUBATONES | Seasons Of The Road | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOAO SELVA | Onda | Underdog |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MYLO MU | Serato Audio Effect Series Beat Tape | Self-Released |
| 2 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | “The Times” [Single] | Lex |
| 4 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 5 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul | Mello |
| 6 | JESHI | Airbag Woke Me Up | Because |
| 7 | DEAR DERRICK | Inspired By The Motion Picture: The Black Sea | OnlyPopcorn/9 To 5 |
| 8 | LUPE FIASCO | Samurai | 1st And 15th Too/Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | TYLER THE CREATOR | Chromakopia | Columbia/Sony |
| 10 | MICHI | Dirty Talk | Stones Throw |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CAILI O’DOHERTY | Bluer Than Blue | Outside In |
| 2 | EUGENIE JONES | Eugenie | Self-Released |
| 3 | HOLLY COLE | Dark Moon | Rumpus Room/Universal |
| 4 | JOE HENDERSON | Multiple | Craft |
| 5 | NICK HEMPTON AND CORY WEEDS | Horns Locked | Cellar |
| 6 | RODNEY JORDAN | Memphis Blue | Baxter |
| 7 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 8 | STEVE ALLEE BIG BAND | Naptown Sound | Jazzville |
| 9 | JACKSON POTTER | small things | Shifting Paradigm |
| 10 | MARCUS MCLAURINE | Tributes A Life Celebration | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LAETITIA SADIER | Rooting For Love | Drag City |
| 2 | MAX COOPER | On Being | Mesh |
| 3 | NIA ARCHIVES | Silence Is Loud | HIJINXX/Island/Universal |
| 4 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA | Young/Atlantic |
| 5 | MILD MINDS | GEMINI | Foreign Family Collective |
| 6 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 8 | MARIE DAVIDSON | City Of Clowns | Because |
| 9 | ELA MINUS | DIA | Domino |
| 10 | SUNFLWR | heard it in a dream | Unbelievably Spectacular |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DE PAVEL A PAVEL | De Pavel A Pavel | Self-Released |
| 2 | SALSA DE LA BAHIA VOL 3 RENEGADE QUEENS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Patois |
| 3 | YELENA ECKEMOFF | Scenes From The Dark Ages | L And H |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WHY ANOTHER | “Need To Know” b/w “Outside The Globe” [Single] | Self-Released |