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, May 4th, 2021!
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Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | REGGIE HARRIS | On Solid Ground | Self-Released |
| 2 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Brand New Good Old Days [Advance Tracks] | Compass |
| 3 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI | They’re Calling Me Home | Nonesuch |
| 4 | GRACE PETTIS | Working Woman [Advance Tracks] | Empress |
| 5 | JIMBO MATHUS AND ANDREW BIRD | These 13 | Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | LORETTA LYNN | Still Woman Enough | Legacy |
| 7 | NOEL PAUL STOOKEY | Just Causes | New World Multimedia |
| 8 | NORAH JONES | …Till We Meet Again (Live) | Blue Note/Capitol |
| 9 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Changemakers | Self-Released |
| 10 | DALE ANN BRADLEY | Things She Couldn’t Get Over | Pinecastle |
| 11 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times | Father/Daughter |
| 12 | FRUIT BATS | The Pet Parade | Merge |
| 13 | GHALIA VOLT | One Woman Band | Ruf |
| 14 | HARDENED AND TEMPERED | Hold The Line | Self-Released |
| 15 | KATIE OATES | We Go On: Si Kahn’s Songs Of Hope In Hard Times | Hollow Reed Arts |
| 16 | MORGAN WADE | Reckless | Ladylike |
| 17 | PEGGY SEEGER | First Farewell | Red Grape |
| 18 | SHAKIN’ WOODS | The Blues Proper Sessions Vol. 2 [EP] | Self-Released |
| 19 | SUNNY WAR | Simple Syrup | Hen House/ORG |
| 20 | VIVIAN LEVA AND RILEY CALCAGNO | Vivian Leva And Riley Calcagno | Free Dirt |
| 21 | WILLIAMSON BRANCH | Heritage & Hope | Self-Released |
| 22 | NICK WATERHOUSE | Promenade Blue | Innovative Leisure |
| 23 | BANDITS ON THE RUN | Now Is the Time [EP] | Self-Released |
| 24 | ERIC BAZILIAN | Bazilian | Self-Released |
| 25 | BRUCE SUDANO | Spirals Vol. 2: Time & The Space In Between [EP] | Purple Heart |
| 26 | HITHER | To This Place [EP] | Self-Released |
| 27 | KELLEY RYAN | “Church of the Laundry” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 28 | MICHAEL JOHNATHAN | The Painter | Poetman |
| 29 | AJ CROCE | By Request | Compass |
| 30 | CIVIC | Future Forecast | Flightless |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CALLIOPE MUSICALS | Between Us | Space Flight |
| 2 | SUE JEFFERS | Up With The Masses | FBI |
| 3 | JARED FEINMAN | Love Is An Obstacle | West Of Philly |
| 4 | JAZZIE YOUNG | Grown Up And Grown Apart [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | NICK JUSTICE | Rope The Wind | Self-Released |
| 6 | BEV | Crusher | Self-Released |
| 7 | CLAIRE RENEE | Wings | Self-Released |
| 8 | DOUBLE STAR | Wonder And Mayhem [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | GREG SMITH | Redemption Road | Self-Released |
| 10 | ROSS INGRAM | Sell The Tape Machine | Hogar |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GREEN LION CREW | Green Lion Crew Meets Addis Pablo and Reggae Friends Uptown | Ineffable |
| 2 | FIMBER BRAVO | Lunar Tredd | Moshi Moshi |
| 3 | PROTOJE | In Search Of Lost Time | In.Digg.Nation Collective/Six Course/RCA |
| 4 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 5 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 6 | KENNEY POLSON | Colors Of Brazil | Rosetta |
| 7 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 8 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 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 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | underestimated | Self-Released |
| 4 | TOBE NWIGWE | Cincoriginals | Self-Released |
| 5 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 6 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything/RCA |
| 7 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 8 | LAVA LA RUE | Butter-fly [EP] | Marathon |
| 9 | JIMMY EDGAR | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 10 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WAYNE ALPERN | Jukebox | Henri Elkan |
| 2 | DAVID ANGEL JAZZ ENSEMBLE, THE | Out On The Coast | Bassett Hound |
| 3 | DR. LONNIE SMITH | Breathe | Blue Note |
| 4 | GREG ABATE | Magic Dance | Whaling City Sound |
| 5 | PINO PALLADINO AND BLAKE MILLS | Notes With Attachments | New Deal |
| 6 | LYLE WORKMAN | Uncommon Measures | Blue Canoe |
| 7 | ELENA GILLIAM | Then Another Turns | Shade of Blue |
| 8 | DAVID HOWARD | Next | Self-Released |
| 9 | GEORGE GILLIAM TRIO | Many Roads Home | Skipper Productions |
| 10 | DAVID LARSEN | The Mulligan Chronicles | DLP |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HOWLING | Colure | Counter |
| 2 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Fresia Magdalena [EP] | Technicolour |
| 3 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 1: UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 4 | ROOSEVELT | Polydans | City Slang |
| 5 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 6 | JIMMY EDGAR | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 7 | VISIONIST | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 8 | BICEP | Isles Deluxe | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | PETIT BISCUIT | Parachute Remixes | Écurie |
| 10 | YEHNO | Tomorrow We’ll Be Here [EP] | Disques Durs |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAN MORETTI | Tres Libre | Roots Grooves |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FRANCOIS BOURASSA | L’Impact Du Silence | Effendi |
| 2 | JEREMY MONTEIRO, JAY ANDERSON, LEWIS NASH | Live At No Black Tie Kuala Lumpur | Jazznote |
| 3 | WINNIPEG JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Twisting Ways | Self-Released |
| 4 | DAN MORETTI | Tres Libre | Roots Grooves |