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, April 20th, 2021!
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Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS | Hunter And The Dog Star | Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times | Father/Daughter |
| 3 | PETER CASE | The Midnight Broadcast | Bandaloop |
| 4 | FRUIT BATS | The Pet Parade | Merge |
| 5 | HOLD STEADY, THE | Open Door Policy | Positive Jams |
| 6 | JIMBO MATHUS AND ANDREW BIRD | These 13 | Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | LAKE STREET DIVE | Obviously | Nonesuch |
| 8 | LANA DEL REY | Chemtrails Over The Country Club | Interscope |
| 9 | AJ CROCE | By Request | Compass |
| 10 | ANI DIFRANCO | Revolutionary Love | Righteous Babe |
| 11 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Changemakers | Self-Released |
| 12 | FRED EAGLESMITH | Alive | Self-Released |
| 13 | GEORGIA RANDALL | Hound Dog | Self-Released |
| 14 | ISRAEL NASH | Topaz | New West |
| 15 | JANET SIMPSON | Safe Distance | Cornelius Chapel |
| 16 | JOHN SMITH | The Fray | Commoner/Thirty Tigers |
| 17 | JON BATISTE | WE ARE | Verve |
| 18 | KEB MO WITH OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | “The Medicine Man” [Single] | Rounder |
| 19 | MATT BERNINGER | Serpentine Prison | Book/Concord |
| 20 | PEGGY SEEGER | First Farewell | Red Grape |
| 21 | SQUIRREL HILLBILLIES, THE | On The Loose | Self-Released |
| 22 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 2 | Thirty Tigers |
| 23 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
| 24 | NICK WATERHOUSE | Promenade Blue | Innovative Leisure |
| 25 | BANDITS ON THE RUN | Now Is the Time [EP] | Self-Released |
| 26 | ERIC BAZILIAN | “Sarah When She’s Sleeping” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 27 | KELLEY RYAN | “Church of the Laundry” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 28 | HITHER | The Great Road of Departure | Self-Released |
| 29 | KURT DEEMER BAND | World Upside Down | Reel Reactor |
| 30 | TRAVIS LINVILLE | I’m Still Here | Black Mesa |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LITVAR | The Greatest Movie Of All Time | Mother West |
| 2 | EMILY KINNEY | The Supporting Character | Jullian |
| 3 | MARK BRYAN | Midlife Priceless | Stone Point |
| 4 | SARAH CICERO | Cold Immaculate Opposite [EP] | Anxious Lemon |
| 5 | SNUTS, THE | W.L. | Elektra |
| 6 | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Entertainment, Death | Saddle Creek |
| 7 | ALEX LITTLE AND THE SUSPICIOUS MINDS | Waiting To Get Paid | Light Organ |
| 8 | KATIE JO | Pawnshop Queen | Self-Released |
| 9 | ZACH SCHMIDT | Raise A Banner | Boss Dawg |
| 10 | CUSH, THE | Riders In The Stardust Gold | Mad Bunny |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAZ ELISE | The Golden Hour [EP] | SME |
| 2 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 3 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 4 | KENNEY POLSON | Colors Of Brazil | Rosetta |
| 5 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 6 | SUE MASKALERIS | Love Is The Key | Jazilian |
| 7 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 8 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 9 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 10 | BOMBA ESTEREO | Deja [Advance Tracks] | Sony Latin |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 3 | TOBE NWIGWE | Cincoriginals | Self-Released |
| 4 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 5 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | underestimated | Self-Released |
| 6 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | LAVA LA RUE | Butter-fly [EP] | Marathon |
| 8 | PLANET GIZA | Don’t Throw Rocks At The Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 10 | MAC IRV | The Breakthrough | Pilot Life |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DR. LONNIE SMITH | Breathe | Blue Note |
| 2 | DAVID LARSEN | The Mulligan Chronicles | DLP |
| 3 | DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO | I Told You So | Colemine |
| 4 | MAKRAM ABOUL HOSN | Transmigration | Makram Aboul Hosn |
| 5 | PINO PALLADINO AND BLAKE MILLS | Notes With Attachments | New Deal |
| 6 | VERONICA SWIFT | This Bitter Earth | Mack Ave |
| 7 | ELENA GILLIAM | Then Another Turns | Shade of Blue |
| 8 | VINNIE RICCITELLI OCTET | For The Record | Self-Released |
| 9 | GEORGE GILLIAM TRIO | Many Roads Home | Skipper Productions |
| 10 | LYLE WORKMAN | Uncommon Measures | Blue Canoe |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NOTWIST, THE | Vertigo Days | Morr |
| 2 | VISIONIST | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 3 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 1: UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 4 | ROOSEVELT | Polydans | City Slang |
| 5 | JIMMY EDGAR | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 6 | BICEP | Isles | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 8 | SMALL SINS | Volume II | Arts & Crafts |
| 9 | KRAAK AND SMAAK | Pleasure Centre Remixed | Boogie Angst |
| 10 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STEVE SLAGLE | Nasentia (Birth) | Self-Released |
| 2 | CODE QUARTET | Genealogy | Justin Time |
| 3 | KENNY CARR | Distance | Zoozazz |