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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 17th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on May 3rd, 2022!
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April 18th, 2022 through April 24th, 2022
Top Ten Blues Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LEW JETTON AND 61 SOUTH | Deja Hoodoo | Endless Blues |
| 2 | MISS BIX | Bring It | Blue Heart |
| 3 | WILDROOTS, THE | The WildRoots Sessions Vol 2 | Self-Released |
| 4 | HURRICANE RUTH | Live At 3rd & Lindsley | Self-Released |
| 5 | ALBERT CASTIGLIA | I Got Love | Gulf Coast |
| 6 | PETER VETESKA AND BLUES TRAIN | So Far So Good | Blue Heart |
| 7 | JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR | The Blues Album | Keep The Blues Alive |
| 8 | SETH LEE JONES | Flathead | Horton |
| 9 | BAD DADDY | It’s A Mad Mad Bad Dad World | PieHole |
| 10 | BUBBA AND THE BIG BAD BLUES | Drifting | Fullerton Gold |
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | COWBOY JUNKIES | Songs Of The Recollection | Proper |
| 2 | ELI PAPERBOY REED | “Mama Tried” [Single] | Yep Roc |
| 3 | TEARS FOR FEARS | The Tipping Point | Concord |
| 4 | CALEXICO | El Mirador | Anti- |
| 5 | CHERYL CAWOOD | Bullet In The Cabin Wall | Bobbitt |
| 6 | DALLAS UGLY | Watch Me Learn | Self-Released |
| 7 | HURRICANE RUTH | Live At 3rd & Lindsley | Self-Released |
| 8 | JEREMY IVEY | Invisible Pictures | Anti- |
| 9 | PAULA BOGGS BAND | Janus | Self-Released |
| 10 | RAILROAD EARTH | All For The Song | Self-Released |
| 11 | RIVER WHYLESS | Monoflora | Soundly |
| 12 | ALBERT CASTIGLIA | I Got Love | Gulf Coast |
| 13 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 14 | AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS | The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Organic |
| 15 | BEAU JENNINGS AND THE TIGERS | Heavy Light | Black Mesa |
| 16 | BECCA BIGGS | “I Can’t Take It” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 17 | BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD | Ants From Up There | Ninja Tune |
| 18 | CAITLYN SMITH | “Downtown Baby” [Single] | Monument |
| 19 | CAT POWER | Covers | Domino |
| 20 | ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS | The Boy Named If | Capitol |
| 21 | FATHER JOHN MISTY | Chloe And The Next 20th Century | Sub Pop |
| 22 | GOV’T MULE | Heavy Load Blues | Fantasy/Concord |
| 23 | KURT VILE | (watch my moves) | Verve |
| 24 | LISA MORALES | “Freedom” [Single] | Zaino |
| 25 | LYLE LOVETT | “12th Of June” [Single] | Verve |
| 26 | MIDLAKE | For The Sake Of Bethel Woods | ATO |
| 27 | MISS BIX | Bring It | Blue Heart |
| 28 | PETER VETESKA AND BLUES TRAIN | So Far So Good | Blue Heart |
| 29 | SUSAN CATTANEO | All Is Quiet | Self-Released |
| 30 | WEEPING WILLOWS | You Reap What You Sow | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LUKE WINSLOW KING | If These Walls Could Talk | Ghost River |
| 2 | PATRICK WATSON | Better In The Shade | Secret City |
| 3 | CARRTOONS | HOMEGROWN | Wichita |
| 4 | LEE ROGERS | Gameblood | Zenith Cafe |
| 5 | MIKE RUFO | Helsinki | Self-Released |
| 6 | PIDGIE | Just Breathe | Googootz |
| 7 | ROBIN TROWER | No More Worlds to Conquer | Provogue |
| 8 | 50 FOOT WAVE | Black Pearl | Fire |
| 9 | JETT JENKINS | Through My Eyes [EP] | Joyride |
| 10 | MADELEINE | Stoned And Bored | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Veneta | Self-Released |
| 2 | WAYNE ALPERN | Secular Rituals | Henri Elkan |
| 3 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 4 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 5 | COMBO CHIMBITA | Ire | Anti- |
| 6 | DOWDELIN | Lanmou Lanmou | Underdog |
| 7 | ROSALIA | MOTOMAMI | Columbia |
| 8 | IMARHAN | Aboogi | City Slang |
| 9 | ROKIA KONE AND JACKNIFE LEE | Bamanan | Real World |
| 10 | CEU | Um Gosto De Sol | Urban Jungle |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DREW LINES | “15 Minutes Of Fame” feat. Scotty Austin [Single] | Stryker |
| 2 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Insane In The Ukraine” [Single] | Viral |
| 3 | DENZEL CURRY | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | ROBERT GLASPER | Black Radio III | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 6 | KING KHAZM | Return Of A MAD | Fresh Chopped Beats |
| 7 | KOJEY RADICAL | Reason To Smile | Asylum/Atlantic |
| 8 | MOONCHILD | Starfruit | Tru Thoughts |
| 9 | CENTRAL CEE | 23 (Extended) | Self-Released |
| 10 | HO99O9 | Skin | DTA |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GIUSEPPE PARADISO AND MERIDIAN 71 | Parallel Dimensions | Ubuntu |
| 2 | GRACE FOX BIG BAND, THE | Eleven O’ Seven | Next Level/Blue Collar |
| 3 | LE VENT DU NORD | 20 printemps | Self-Released |
| 4 | SOMI | Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba | Salon Africana |
| 5 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | DIVA Swings Broadway | DIVA Jazz |
| 6 | KENNY SHANKER | Vortex | Wise Cat |
| 7 | MIKE MILLER | Trust | Blue Canoe |
| 8 | SCOTT SILBERT BIG BAND | Jump Children | Self-Released |
| 9 | TAKE 2 | Take 2 | Outrageous8 |
| 10 | DAVID LARSEN | G2 And You | G2 |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MODERAT | “Fast Land” [Single] | Monkeytown |
| 2 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 3 | BOB MOSES | The Silence In Between | Domino/Astralwerks/Capitol |
| 4 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | Topical Dancer | DEEWEE/Because |
| 5 | SALLY SHAPIRO | Sad Cities | Italians Do It Better |
| 6 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | TENSNAKE | L.A. Noir | True Romance |
| 8 | ADULT | Becoming Undone | Dais |
| 9 | DRAMA | Don’t Wait Up [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | ACID ARAB | Remixes | Crammed Discs |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CARRTOONS | HOMEGROWN | Wichita |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANDY JAMES | Rhythm In New York | Le Coq |
| 2 | ADEMA MANOUKAS OCTET | New Roots | Self-Released |
| 3 | YANNICK RIEU GENERATION QUARTET | Qui Qu’en Grogne | Laboire |
| 4 | SUSIE BLUE AND THE LONESOME FELLAS | Blue Train | Seraphic |
| 5 | ARIANE RACICOT | Envolée | Multiple Chord |
| 6 | CECE GABLE | Next Year’s Song | CCGable |