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 27th through March 5th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BARBARA BLUE | From The Shoals | BIG Blue |
| 2 | SLAID CLEAVES | Together Through The Dark | Candy House |
| 3 | WILLIE NELSON | I Don’t Know A Thing About Love (The Songs Of Harlan Howard) | Sony |
| 4 | ANNIKA CHAMBERS AND PAUL DESLAURIERS | Good Trouble | Vizztone |
| 5 | BENNY BLEU | March Of The Mollusk | Circus Tent |
| 6 | BLUE DOGS | Big Dreams | Self-Released |
| 7 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 8 | JASON CARTER | Lowdown Hoedown | Fiddle Man |
| 9 | JOE HENRY | All The Eye Can See | Worksong |
| 10 | MARGO PRICE | Strays | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 11 | MATT HILLYER | “Holding Fast” [Single] | State Fair |
| 12 | PHIL COHEN AND PATRICIA FORD | Secret Tears | Hard Miles |
| 13 | ROB ICKES AND TREY HENSLEY | Living In A SOng | Compass |
| 14 | SETH AVETT | Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown | Ramseur |
| 15 | BIRTHRIGHT: A BLACK ROOTS MUSIC COMPENDIUM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Craft/Concord |
| 16 | BECK | “Thinking About You” [Single] | Capitol |
| 17 | CARMEN VILLAIN | Only Love From Now On | Smalltown Supersound |
| 18 | GOLD PANDA | The Work | City Slang |
| 19 | NICK WATERHOUSE | “Hide And Seek” b/w “The Fooler” [Single] | Innovative Leisure |
| 20 | MARC BROUSSARD | SOS IV Blues For Your Soul | KTBA |
| 21 | JUSTIN SALADINO BAND | Honest Lies | Self-Released |
| 22 | CLIFF HILLIS | Life Gets Strange [EP] | Self-Released |
| 23 | WHITE OWL RED | Running Blind | Self-Released |
| 24 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Oasis: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 25 | CIGARBOX MAN | “Mirame” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 26 | ARLO PARKS | “Weightless” [Single] | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 27 | CIVIC | Taken By Force | ATO |
| 28 | AL BASILE | Through With Cool | SweetSpot |
| 29 | ALMOST MONDAY | “cough drops” [Single] | Hollywodd |
| 30 | ROMEN BUFFALO AND THE LOYAL ORDER | Party Lines [EP] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GAULWAY RAMBLERS, THE | The Gaulway Ramblers | Self-Released |
| 2 | JOANNE RAND | Stay Awhile | Self-Released |
| 3 | JUDAH HALEY | “Blackwell” [Single] | Luke Vision |
| 4 | SPACEPORT | Window Seat | Aura Vortex |
| 5 | TANUKICHAN | Gizmo | Carpark |
| 6 | DAVID HAERLE | El Camino Sierra | Edendale |
| 7 | ROMEN BUFFALO AND THE LOYAL ORDER | Party Lines [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | ZOMBIES, THE | Different Game | Cooking Vinyl |
| 9 | AARON NATHANS AND MICHAEL G RONSTADT | Hello World | Self-Released |
| 10 | KARAN CASEY | Nine Apples of Gold | Crow Valley |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MICHAEL DOUCET AND TIM RIGNEY | Roll On | Parhellion |
| 2 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
| 3 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | AIMREC |
| 4 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
| 5 | DIDON | Tunisian Tale | Electrofone |
| 6 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
| 7 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 8 | KIMI DJABATE | Dindin | Cumbancha |
| 9 | GAYE SU AKYOL | Anadolu Ejderi | Glitterbeat |
| 10 | WESLI | Tradisyon | Cumbancha |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JULMUD | Tuqoos | Bilna’es |
| 2 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 3 | SEUN KUTI AND BLACK THOUGHT | African Dreams [EP] | SKE80 |
| 4 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 5 | SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS | I’m Good, HBU? | Distorted Muse |
| 6 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ CU4TRO | Jewel Runners/BMG |
| 7 | FLY ANAKIN | “Blicky Bop” [Single] | Lex |
| 8 | LIL YACHTY | Let’s Start Here | Quality Control/Motown/UMG |
| 9 | MAUVEY | BEFORE THE ALBUM: a love letter to the moons of mars | 604 |
| 10 | CENTRAL CEE | Let Go [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHARLES STEPNEY | Step On Step | International Anthem |
| 2 | KING KHAN | “Snarlin’ Lil Malcom” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | MALI OBOMSAWIN | Sweet Tooth | Out Of Your Head |
| 4 | 3D JAZZ TRIO | 9 To 5 | DIVA Jazz |
| 5 | MICHAEL RABINOWITZ | Next Chapter | Self-Released |
| 6 | MASAKO | Call Of The Mountains – Ascent | Self-Released |
| 7 | DARMON MEADER | Losing My Mind | Self-Released |
| 8 | JEFF LOFTON | Silver’s Strut | Self-Released |
| 9 | ACOUSTIC OCEAN | Divine Grace | Self-Released |
| 10 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CARMEN VILLAIN | Only Love From Now On | Smalltown Supersound |
| 2 | GOLD PANDA | The Work | City Slang |
| 3 | FRED AGAIN | Actual Life 3 | Atlantic |
| 4 | KHOTIN | Release Spirit | Ghostly International |
| 5 | NOSAJ THING | Continua | LuckyMe |
| 6 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
| 7 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 8 | KELELA | Raven | Warp |
| 9 | MAYFLY | HIDEAWAY Vol. 1 [EP] | Duprince |
| 10 | BONOBO AND JACQUES GREENE | “Fold” [Single] | Outlier |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 2 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Melancolia” [Single] | Encuentro |
Heavy “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JUDAH HALEY | “Blackwell” [Single] | Luke Vision |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRIS KEEFE | Opening | Zugzwangbebop |
| 2 | EMILY BRADEN | Cannon & Sparrow | Self-Released |
| 3 | JANE BUNNETT AND MAQUEQUE | Playing With Fire | Linus |
| 4 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 5 | SARA CASWELL | The Way To You | Anzic |