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 21st through April 27th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION | Arcadia | Down The Road |
| 2 | FAUX PAWS, THE | No Bad Ideas | Self-Released |
| 3 | JOHN PRIMER | Grown In Mississippi | Blues House |
| 4 | BOB CORRITORE AND FRIENDS | Doin’ The Shout | Vizztone |
| 5 | CRAIG FINN | Always Been | Tamarac/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | DAVIS COEN | Live At Proud Larry’s | Soundview |
| 7 | GALACTIC AND IRMA THOMAS | Audience With The Queen | Tchoup-zilla |
| 8 | MUMFORD AND SONS | Rushmere | Glassnote |
| 9 | PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX | Crowin’ Around | Woodstock |
| 10 | SIERRA HULL | A Tip Toe High Wire | Self-Released |
| 11 | WILDWOODS, THE | Dear Meadowlark | Self-Released |
| 12 | CAAMP | Somewhere [EP] | Mom+Pop |
| 13 | CHATHAM RABBITS | Be Real With Me | Self-Released |
| 14 | COLD SPECKS | Light For The Midnight | Mute |
| 15 | JAPANESE BREAKFAST | For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) | Dead Oceans |
| 16 | JASON ISBELL | Foxes In The Snow | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 17 | LOVESEAT | Our Way | Self-Released |
| 18 | MIKE BERMAN | Ghosts | Tanager Way |
| 19 | MIKE RUFO | Living Is | Self-Released |
| 20 | STELLA | Adagio | Sub Pop |
| 21 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 22 | MILLER CAMPBELL | Miller Campbell [EP] | Self-Released |
| 23 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | “Nice To Know You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 24 | FOX AND BONES | Long Time Honey | Self-Released |
| 25 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 26 | JOHN FAYE | The Long Game | ITP |
| 27 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Adrian Younge Presents Something About April III | Linear Labs |
| 28 | BANANAGUN | Why Is The Colour Of The Sky? | Anti Fade |
| 29 | HIDE AND SHINE | Soft Machines | Self-Released |
| 30 | VERE HILL | “Dreams Come True” [Single] | Silver Blue |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALUMINUM BOYS | Collected Pieces | Nail Polish Emoji |
| 2 | MARK RUBIN | Dispatches: Songs From A World Gone Mad | Self-Released |
| 3 | IAN MCFARLAND | You Are So Loved | Self-Released |
| 4 | JOE MARCINEK BAND | The Groove Session | Vintage League |
| 5 | REVERE RIVERS | “A Girl Named Happiness” [Single] | Regional |
| 6 | SUNFLOWER BEAN | Mortal Primetime | Lucky Number |
| 7 | STEVEN LEMON | …A Strange Pale Blue | Kipper |
| 8 | TRAVIS REECE | “No Need To Worry” [Single] | TWT |
| 9 | PETE CAMPBELL | “World On Fire” b/w “What To Say” [Single] | Pilot Light |
| 10 | DOWNTOWN MYSTIC | The Wish | Sha-La |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STELLA | Adagio | Sub Pop |
| 2 | COMBO CHIMBITA | “Dimelo” [Single] | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 4 | ALSARAH AND THE NUBATONES | Seasons Of The Road | Self-Released |
| 5 | RITA DONTE | Ritual | Ansonia |
| 6 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 7 | MDOU MOCTAR | Tears Of Injustice | Matador |
| 8 | JOAO SELVA | Onda | Underdog |
| 9 | NOVALIMA | La Danza (Deluxe Version) | Six Degrees |
| 10 | EBO TAYLOR, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Ebo Taylor JID022 | Jazz Is Dead |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | VERE HILL | “Dreams Come True” [Single] | Silver Blue |
| 2 | LORD SKO | PIFF | Stimulated |
| 3 | ANT | Collection Of Sounds: Volume 4 | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul | Mello |
| 5 | KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX | Interscope |
| 6 | CLIPPING | Dead Channel Sky | Sub Pop |
| 7 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 8 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 9 | MIGHTY THEODORE | The Old Rap Language | Urbnet |
| 10 | AESOP ROCK | “Checkers” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NANCY KELLY | Be Cool | Origin |
| 2 | COSMIC TONES RESEARCH TRIO, THE | All is Sound | Mississippi |
| 3 | NNENNA FREELON | Beneath The Skin | Origin |
| 4 | VINCE GUARALDI TRIO | Jazz Impressions Of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Expanded Edition) | Concord |
| 5 | SILVANO MONASTERIOS | The River | Self-Released |
| 6 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 7 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 8 | JUAN PEREA | Lightkeeper | Zoho |
| 9 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 10 | JACKIE MYERS | What About The Butterfly | 577 |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | BEATMOOL | Inner Ocean [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | CO.LEGA | Nobody Goes To Heaven [EP] | Morse Code |
| 4 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 5 | SUNFLWR | heard it in a dream | Unbelievably Spectacular |
| 6 | MARIE DAVIDSON | City Of Clowns | Because |
| 7 | ORA THE MOLECULE | Dance Therapy | Mute |
| 8 | FRANC MOODY | Chewing The Fat | Night Time Stories |
| 9 | POLO AND PAN | 22:22 | Ekler’o’shock/Hamburger/Virgin |
| 10 | FKA TWIGS | EUSEXUA | Young/Atlantic |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOANIE PALLATTO AND BRADLEY PARKER-SPARROW | Song | Southport |
| 2 | DEBORAH SILVER AND THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA | Basie Rocks! | Green Hill |
| 3 | ED PALERMO BIG BAND | Prog Vs. Fusion: A War Of The Ages | Sky Cat |
| 4 | JOE MARCINEK BAND | The Groove Session | Vintage League |
| 5 | PLANET D NONET | Doctor Professor Leonard King In Tribute To Joe Williams | Eastlawn |