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 Easter Sunday. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, April 29th!
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April 14th through April 20th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAMIE KINDLEYSIDE | Would You Live With Me On Mars? | Self-Released |
| 2 | GALACTIC AND IRMA THOMAS | Audience With The Queen | Tchoup-zilla |
| 3 | BOB CORRITORE AND FRIENDS | Doin’ The Shout | Vizztone |
| 4 | HEATHER MALONEY | Exploding Star | Self-Released |
| 5 | JASON ISBELL | Foxes In The Snow | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | MY MORNING JACKET | Is | ATO |
| 7 | BEACH BUNNY | “Tunnel Vision” [Single] | AWAL |
| 8 | BEIRUT | A Study Of Losses | Pompeii |
| 9 | BON IVER | SABLE, fABLE | Jagjaguwar |
| 10 | DELINES, THE | Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom | Jealous Butcher |
| 11 | DILLARDS, THE | Songs That Made Charlene Cry | DillardSong |
| 12 | HEAD AND THE HEART, THE | “Blue Embers” [Single] | Verve/UMG |
| 13 | JANIVA MAGNESS | Back For Me | Blue Elan |
| 14 | JAPANESE BREAKFAST | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Dead Oceans |
| 15 | LUCY DACUS | Forever Is A Feeling | Geffen |
| 16 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | The Lucy Story | Lucyricky |
| 17 | PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX | Crowin’ Around | Woodstock |
| 18 | FOLK NOW: SONGS FOR THESE TIMES NOV-DEC 2024 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Hudson Harding |
| 19 | WILLIE NELSON | Oh What A Beautiful World | Legacy |
| 20 | FONTAINES DC | Romance (Deluxe Edition) | XL |
| 21 | MILLER CAMPBELL | Miller Campbell [EP] | Self-Released |
| 22 | BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD | Forever Howlong | Ninja Tune |
| 23 | LITTLE BARRIE AND MALCOLM CATTO | Electric War | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 24 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | “Nice To Know You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 25 | FOX AND BONES | Long Time Honey | Self-Released |
| 26 | JOHN FAYE | The Long Game | ITP |
| 27 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 28 | ALLISON AUGUST | August Moon | MoMoJo |
| 29 | BEATMOOL | Inner Ocean [EP] | Self-Released |
| 30 | DESTROYER | Dan’s Boogie | Merge |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GORDIE TENTREES AND JAXON HALDANE | Double Takes | Self-Released |
| 2 | TUNDE ADEBIMPE | Thee Black Boltz | Sub Pop |
| 3 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Adrian Younge Presents Something About April III | Linear Labs |
| 4 | FOTOFORM | Grief Is A Garden (Forever In Bloom) | Dismal Nitch |
| 5 | LITTLE BARRIE AND MALCOLM CATTO | Electric War | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 6 | MOBLEY | We Do Not Fear Ruins | Last Gang |
| 7 | RIFLEBIRDS OF PORTLAND, THE | “It Doesn’t Matter Much To Me” [Single] | Regional |
| 8 | STEVE GREGORY | Frolic | Self-Released |
| 9 | VERE HILL | “Dreams Come True” [Single] | Silver Blue |
| 10 | DOWNTOWN MYSTIC | The Wish | Sha-La |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NOMADE ORQUESTRA | Terceiro Mundo | Nublu |
| 2 | RACHEL THERRIEN | Mi Hogar II | Lulaworld |
| 3 | SISKA | Holdin’ the Vibe | VLB |
| 4 | DAN MORETTI AND BRAZILIA | Live At The Pump House | Roots Grooves |
| 5 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 6 | ALSARAH AND THE NUBATONES | Seasons Of The Road | Self-Released |
| 7 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 8 | RITA DONTE | Ritual | Ansonia |
| 9 | EBO TAYLOR, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Ebo Taylor JID022 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | MDOU MOCTAR | Tears Of Injustice | Matador |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul | Mello |
| 2 | LORD SKO | PIFF | Stimulated |
| 3 | CLIPPING | Dead Channel Sky | Sub Pop |
| 4 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 5 | ANT | Collection Of Sounds: Volume 4 | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 7 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 8 | MICHI | Dirty Talk | Stones Throw |
| 9 | MIGHTY THEODORE | The Old Rap Language | Urbnet |
| 10 | AESOP ROCK | “Checkers” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAVE HANSON | Blues Sky | Origin |
| 2 | NNENNA FREELON | Beneath The Skin | Origin |
| 3 | SARAH QUINTANA | “Laisse Le Bon Temps Roulee” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | SILVANO MONASTERIOS | The River | Self-Released |
| 5 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 6 | JUAN PEREA | Lightkeeper | Zoho |
| 7 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 8 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 9 | RUSS ANIXTER’S HIPPIE BIG BAND | What Is? | Self-Released |
| 10 | MARK SCOTT III | Soft Light | Miller Three |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BEATMOOL | Inner Ocean [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | ROYKSOPP | True Electric | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 3 | STEREOLAB | “Aerial Troubles” [Single] | Warp |
| 4 | MARIE DAVIDSON | City Of Clowns | Because |
| 5 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 6 | SUNFLWR | heard it in a dream | Unbelievably Spectacular |
| 7 | FRANC MOODY | Chewing The Fat | Night Time Stories |
| 8 | ORA THE MOLECULE | Dance Therapy | Mute |
| 9 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA | Young/Atlantic |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHARLIE BALLANTINE | East By Midwest | Origin |
| 2 | JOSE LUIZ MARTINS | Odyssey Mixtape | Origin |
| 3 | NANCY KELLY | Be Cool | Origin |
| 4 | BILL O’CONNELL | Touch | JoJo |
| 5 | JACKIE MYERS | What About The Butterfly? | 577 |
| 6 | SEAN NELSON NEW LONDON BIG BAND | Don’t Stop Now | All In |
| 7 | STEVE GREGORY | Frolic | Self-Released |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RED BARAAT | Bhangra Rangeela | Sinj |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | VERE HILL | “Dreams Come True” [Single] | Silver Blue |