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, April 7th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024!
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April 15th through April 21st, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LOUISA STANCIOFF | When We Were Looking | Yep Roc |
| 2 | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | All My Friends | Yep Roc |
| 3 | PADDY MILLS | Cribbage In The Corner | Self-Released |
| 4 | WAXAHATCHEE | Tigers Blood | Anti- |
| 5 | SIERRA FERRELL | Trail Of Flowers | Rounder/Concord |
| 6 | SYDNEY SLEADD AND THE SWARM | Creature Untamed | Serious Bob |
| 7 | BROTHERS BROWN | Nowhere Left To Go | Woodward Ave. |
| 8 | CHATHAM COUNTY LINE | Hiyo | Yep Roc |
| 9 | CRIS JACOBS | “Work Song (I Can Still Sing)” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | DEAD SOUTH | Chains & Stakes [EP] | Six Shooter |
| 11 | HELENA HALLBERG | Epithet | Self-Released |
| 12 | HIGH HAWKS, THE | Mother Natures Show | LoHi |
| 13 | JESSE LYNN MADERA | Speed Of Sound | Big Fat Dress |
| 14 | MAGGIE ROGERS | Don’t Forget Me | Capitol |
| 15 | MARK KNOPFLER | One Deep River | British Grove/EMI |
| 16 | MISNER AND SMITH | All Is Song | Self-Released |
| 17 | OLD 97S | American Primitive | ATO |
| 18 | PHISH | “Evolve” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 19 | SAM EVIAN | Plunge | Flying Cloud/Thirty Tigers |
| 20 | CADENCE WEAPON | Rollercoaster | MNRK |
| 21 | WAHID | feast, by raven | Innovative Leisure/Praises Due |
| 22 | ANDY EZRIN | I Was Here | Ez It Iz |
| 23 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 24 | SCOTT H BIRAM | “No Man’s Land” [Single] | Bloodshot |
| 25 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 26 | LONESOME JOY | “Roll With The Thunder” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 27 | ADRIANNE LENKER | Bright Future | 4AD |
| 28 | BADBADNOTGOOD | “Take What’s Given” [Single] | XL/Innovative Leisure |
| 29 | ALICE LIMOGES | “Happy Days” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 30 | DANIELIA COTTON | “Roll On Mississippi” [Single] | Cottontown |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CORRIDOR | Mimi | Sub Pop |
| 2 | JOEY JOESPH | The Little Prince Of Rock N Roll | Eyebrow Palace |
| 3 | PHOEBE REES | Bring In The Light: Si Kahn’s Songs Of Courage And Resistance | Strictly Country |
| 4 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Change Is Now: A Tribute To The Byrds | SubCat |
| 5 | HEARD EYE, THE | Funkalypse | Self-Released |
| 6 | HEIRLOOM MONSTERS | Slippery Slope [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JON DURANT | Momentarily | Alchemy |
| 8 | VICTIMS FAMILY AND NASALROD | In The Modern Meatspace | Nadine |
| 9 | MISNER AND SMITH | All Is Song | Self-Released |
| 10 | VIVIAN HAYES AND THE HI-PRAISE | Vivian Hayes & The Hi-Praise | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTAN | Donegal | Compass |
| 2 | CLEA VINCENT | Ad Vitam Æternamour | Midnight Special |
| 3 | ERWILIAN | Cascadia | Self-Released |
| 4 | GLASS BEAMS | Mahal [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | “Until We Meet Again” [Single] | Easy Eye Sound |
| 6 | MATT AND SHANNON HEATON | Whirring Wings | Self-Released |
| 7 | WAYNE BRERETON | The Robin’s Call | Self-Released |
| 8 | CHICANO BATMAN | Notebook Fantasy | ATO |
| 9 | AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE | Fiesta At Caroga | Self-Released |
| 10 | LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE | Musow Danse | Realworld |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WAHID | feast, by raven | Innovative Leisure/Praises Due |
| 2 | CHUCK STRANGERS | A Forsaken Lover’s Plea | Lex |
| 3 | BROTHER ALI | “The Collapse” [Single] | Travelers Media LLC |
| 4 | RITCHIE | Triple Digits [112] | AWAL |
| 5 | SEAFOOD SAM | Standing On Giant Shoulders | drink sum wtr |
| 6 | SKYZOO AND THE OTHER GUYS | The Mind Of A Saint (Delux) | First Generation Rich |
| 7 | TIERRA WHACK | WORLD WIDE WHACK | Interscope |
| 8 | ERICK THE ARCHITECT | I’ve Never Been Here Before | IDOL |
| 9 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 10 | SHABAZZ PALACES | Exotic Birds Of Prey [EP]/Robed In Rareness [EP] | Sub Pop |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CAITY GYORGY | Featured | La Reserve |
| 2 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 3 | ANDY EZRIN | I Was Here | Ez It Iz |
| 4 | QUEEN ESTHER | Things Are Looking Up | Self-Released |
| 5 | SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX | Say You’ll Be There | Mudhut Digital |
| 6 | DAVID LARSEN | Cohesion | Larsen Jazz |
| 7 | MAUREEN TOTH | Chiaroscuro | Self-Released |
| 8 | RANDY NAPOLEON | The Door Is Open: The Music Of Gregg Hill | OA2 |
| 9 | RON REIDER | Latin Jazz Session | Self-Released |
| 10 | CHRIS ROTTMAYER | Being | Shifting Paradigm |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CARAVAN PALACE | Gangbusters Melody Club | Le Plan |
| 2 | NIGHT CLUB | Masochist | Gato Blanco |
| 3 | ERIC HILTON | Sound Vagabond | Montserrat House |
| 4 | BOLIS PUPUL | Letter To Yu | DEEWEE/Because |
| 5 | LOGIC1000 | Mother | Because |
| 6 | SHYGIRL | Club Shy [EP] | Because |
| 7 | NABIHAH IQBAL | DREAMER (Remixes) [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | RICH AUCOIN | Synthetic: Seasons 1 & 2 | We Are Busy Bodies |
| 9 | KIM GORDON | The Collective | Matador |
| 10 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Pull The Rope” [Single] | Merge |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANTHONY D’ALESSANDRO | Searchin’ | Self-Released |
| 2 | JON DURANT | Momentarily | Alchemy |
| 3 | ANDY MILNE | Time Will Tell | Sunnyside |
| 4 | CHUCK OWEN AND RESURGENCE | Magic Light | Origin |
| 5 | GEOFF STRADLING AND THE STRADBAND | Nimble Digits | Origin |
| 6 | IDIT SHNER AND MHONDORO | Gatibatanei Let Us Unite! | OA2 |
| 7 | JACQUI NAYLOR | Treasures Of The Heart | Ruby Star |
| 8 | JORDAN HANHEMERT | Deep in the Soil | Origin |