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 23rd, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 2nd.
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April 17th through April 23rd, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 2 | NICKEL CREEK | Celebrants | Repair/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | ANDREW GABBARD | Cedar City Sweetheart | Karma Chief |
| 4 | BLUEST SKY, THE | The Bluest Sky | Self-Released |
| 5 | ERIC BIBB | Ridin’ | Repute/Stony Plain |
| 6 | MIGHTY POPLAR | Mighty Poplar | Free Dirt |
| 7 | SLAID CLEAVES | Together Through The Dark | Candy House |
| 8 | VAN MORRISON | Moving On Skiffle | Virgin |
| 9 | ALISON BROWN | On Banjo | Compass |
| 10 | BAND OF HEATHENS, THE | Simple Things | Orchard Ruf |
| 11 | BETH DESOMBRE | The Sea Beside Us | Self-Released |
| 12 | BOO BOO DAVIS | Boo Boo Boogaloo | Blue Lotus |
| 13 | CASUAL FANTASTIC | The Big Reveal | Self-Released |
| 14 | DAVID WAX MUSEUM | “Luanne” [Single] | Nine Mile |
| 15 | LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER | Falling Forward | Self-Released |
| 16 | MEREDITH MOON | Constellations | True North |
| 17 | MURLOCS, THE | “Initiative” [Single] | ATO |
| 18 | NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE | Continue As A Guest | Merge |
| 19 | ROBBIE FULKS | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 20 | ROUGH AND TUMBLE, THE | Only This Far | Self-Released |
| 21 | STEPHANIE ANNE JOHNSON | Jewels | Self-Released |
| 22 | SUSANNA HOFFS | The Deep End | Independent |
| 23 | MISS GRIT | Follow The Cyborg | Mute |
| 24 | WHITE OWL RED | Running Blind | Bourgeois Dawg |
| 25 | ZOMBIES, THE | Different Game | Cooking Vinyl |
| 26 | NICK WATERHOUSE | The Fooler | Innovative Leisure |
| 27 | MARC BROUSSARD | SOS IV Blues For Your Soul | KTBA |
| 28 | BETTYE LAVETTE | “Plan B” [Single] | Jay Vee |
| 29 | CIGARBOX MAN | “I Am Not Terrified” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 30 | CURSE OF KK HAMMOND | Death Roll Blues | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLAN CLARKE | I’ll Never Forget | BMG |
| 2 | DREN MCDONALD | Pterous | Appearing |
| 3 | OLLELLA | Back Back Back | Self-Released |
| 4 | RENA GUINN | “Say It Straight” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | NICK MARECHAL | American Roots | Self-Released |
| 6 | STEVIE B | “Lucifer’s Rain” [Single] | Mia Mind |
| 7 | KRIS ANDERS | Threshing Room Floor [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | ONE ADAM ONE | Where Do I Begin [EP] | Die Trying |
| 9 | PATRICK AND DANIELS | Good Vibes | Self-Released |
| 10 | ALISON BROWN | On Banjo | Compass |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTIN GUN | Ask | ATO |
| 2 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
| 3 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 4 | BUZZ AMATO | Muse Cafe | Blue Canoe |
| 5 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Melancolia” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 6 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
| 7 | BAABA MAAL | Being | Marathon |
| 8 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
| 9 | JACKIE MENDOZA | Galaxia De Emociones | ZZK |
| 10 | DAVID WALTERS | Soul Tropical | Six Degrees |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 4 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 5 | B. KOOL AID | Leather Blvd. | Lex |
| 6 | DE LA SOUL | 3 Feet High And Rising | AOI/Chrysalis |
| 7 | 100 GECS | 10,000 gecs | Dog Show/Atlantic |
| 8 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 9 | SWAMP THING | Noise Machine | Urbnet |
| 10 | YOUNG FATHERS | Heavy Heavy | Ninja Tune |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILLY CHILDS | The Winds Of Change | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | LIA BOOTH | Life Can Be Beautiful | MetaJAX |
| 3 | TAJ MAHAL | Savoy | Linus/Stony Plain |
| 4 | MICHAEL DEASE | The Other Shoe: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 5 | MICHAEL WETHERWAX AND THE KUPKASONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Big Band Trax By Wax | Self-Released |
| 6 | CHRIS KEEFE | Opening | Zugzwangbebop |
| 7 | MR CHAIR | Better Days | Self-Released |
| 8 | WAYNE ALPERN | Saxology | Henri Elkan |
| 9 | JEFF RICHMAN | XYZ | Blue Canoe |
| 10 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MISS GRIT | Follow The Cyborg | Mute |
| 2 | M83 | Fantasy | Mute |
| 3 | 100 GECS | 10,000 gecs | Dog Show/Atlantic |
| 4 | MOON BOOTS | Ride Away | Anjunadeep |
| 5 | DEBBY FRIDAY | GOOD LUCK | Sub Pop |
| 6 | FEVER RAY | Radical Romantics | Mute |
| 7 | ALEX LUSTIG | Fate (B-Sides) | Pyur Beats |
| 8 | YVES TUMOR | Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Warp |
| 9 | DEPECHE MODE | Memento Mori | Columbia/Sony |
| 10 | KELELA | Raven | Warp |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SECRET SKY | Opium | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOE MARCINEK BAND | Dead Funk Summit | Vintage League |
| 2 | CECILIA SMITH | The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project Small Ensemble Repertoire Vol. 1 | Innova |
| 3 | PAUL LITTERAL | Legacy | Outrageous8 |