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 28th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024!
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April 22nd through April 28th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SIERRA FERRELL | Trail Of Flowers | Rounder/Concord |
| 2 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Change Is Now: A Tribute To The Byrds | SubCat |
| 3 | WAXAHATCHEE | Tigers Blood | Anti- |
| 4 | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO | Echo Dancing | Yep Roc |
| 5 | LEYLA MCCALLA | Sun Without The Heat | Anti- |
| 6 | OLD 97S | American Primitive | ATO |
| 7 | SARAH JAROSZ | Polaroid Lovers | Concord |
| 8 | BAIT BAG | Electric Splash | Self-Released |
| 9 | SYDNEY SLEADD AND THE SWARM | Creature Untamed | Serious Bob |
| 10 | ALICE RUSSELL | I Am | Tru Thoughts |
| 11 | HARRY ORLOVE | Mildly Popular | Riverlark |
| 12 | HENRY GIRLS, THE | A Time To Grow | CPL |
| 13 | HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF | The Past Is Still Alive | Nonesuch |
| 14 | JADE BIRD | Burn The Hard Drive [EP] | Glassnote |
| 15 | MAGGIE ROGERS | Don’t Forget Me | Capitol |
| 16 | MAGGIE ROSE | No One Gets Out Alive | Big Loud |
| 17 | MARK KNOPFLER | One Deep River | British Grove/EMI |
| 18 | MISNER AND SMITH | All Is Song | Self-Released |
| 19 | PADDY MILLS | Cribbage In The Corner | Self-Released |
| 20 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | Revelations | Abeyance |
| 21 | SHERYL CROW | Evolution | Old Green Barn/Big Machine |
| 22 | LIVE ON MOUNTAIN STAGE: OUTLAWS AND OUTLIERS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Oh Boy |
| 23 | MY BLACK COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF ALICE RANDALL | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Oh Boy! |
| 24 | DANIELIA COTTON | “Roll On Mississippi” [Single] | Cottontown |
| 25 | DIANE BIRCH | Flying On Abraham | Topanga Creek |
| 26 | BYLAND | Heavy For A While | Mother West |
| 27 | AMANDA CROSS | Hell Or High Water | Innovative Leisure |
| 28 | DON MCLEAN | “American Boys” b/w “Gypsy Road” [Single] | BFD |
| 29 | RED PEARS, THE | Better Late Than Never | Cosmica |
| 30 | SCOTT H BIRAM | “No Man’s Land” [Single] | Bloodshot |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NATALIE JEAN | “The What For” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | ERIC SCHROEDER | Turned On The Stereo | Enabler No. 6 |
| 3 | ROOTS ASYLUM | Ride On | Jimmy Jack |
| 4 | MAGGIE ROSE | No One Gets Out Alive | Big Loud |
| 5 | COLD WEATHER COMPANY | Crystalline [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | SHIV | “Wishing” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | DRAHLA | Angeltape | Captured Tracks |
| 8 | CHASTITY BELT | Live Laugh Love | Suicide Squeeze |
| 9 | JAY GAVIN | Road Ready | Good Time Charlie |
| 10 | VESSEL | Wrapped In Cellophane | Double Phantom |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTAN | Donegal | Compass |
| 2 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 3 | ERWILIAN | Cascadia | Self-Released |
| 4 | MATT AND SHANNON HEATON | Whirring Wings | Self-Released |
| 5 | WAYNE BRERETON | The Robin’s Call | Self-Released |
| 6 | PAOLA PRESTINI AND NELSON PATTON DUO | Ancient CIty | VisionIntoArt |
| 7 | AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE | Fiesta At Caroga | Self-Released |
| 8 | ALF JETZER | Unfolding | Self-Released |
| 9 | LES AMAZONES D’AFRIQUE | Musow Danse | Realworld |
| 10 | GLASS BEAMS | Mahal [EP] | Ninja Tune |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANA TIJOUX | Vida | Victoria Producciones |
| 2 | CHUCK STRANGERS | A Forsaken Lover’s Plea | Lex |
| 3 | ERICK THE ARCHITECT | I’ve Never Been Here Before | IDOL |
| 4 | RITCHIE | Triple Digits [112] | AWAL |
| 5 | SHABAZZ PALACES | Exotic Birds Of Prey [EP]/Robed In Rareness [EP] | Sub Pop |
| 6 | CAKES DA KILLA | Black Sheep | Young Art |
| 7 | SEAFOOD SAM | Standing On Giant Shoulders | drink sum wtr |
| 8 | WAHID | feast, by raven | Innovative Leisure/Praises Due |
| 9 | CZARFACE | Czartificial Intelligence | Silver Age/Virgin |
| 10 | SERPENTWITHFEET | GRIP | Secretly Canadian/Secretly Group |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AMARO FREITAS | Y’Y | Psychic Hotline |
| 2 | AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET | American Patchwork Quartet | Self-Released |
| 3 | JACQUI NAYLOR | Treasures Of The Heart | Ruby Star |
| 4 | KAMASI WASHINGTON | “Prologue” [Single] | Young |
| 5 | PAOLA PRESTINI AND NELSON PATTON DUO | Ancient CIty | VisionIntoArt |
| 6 | LEIGH PILZER’S SEVEN POINTED STAR | Beatin’ The Odds | Strange Woman |
| 7 | CHRIS ROTTMAYER | Being | Shifting Paradigm |
| 8 | BK TRIO | Groovin On | Flat7Always |
| 9 | DAVID LARSEN | Cohesion | Larsen Jazz |
| 10 | RANDY NAPOLEON | The Door Is Open: The Music Of Gregg Hill | OA2 |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MGMT | Loss Of Life | Mom+Pop |
| 2 | LOGIC1000 | Mother | Because |
| 3 | ERIC HILTON | Sound Vagabond | Montserrat House |
| 4 | CARAVAN PALACE | Gangbusters Melody Club | Le Plan |
| 5 | VEGYN | The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions | PLZ Make It Ruins |
| 6 | BOLIS PUPUL | Letter To Yu | DEEWEE/Because |
| 7 | NIGHT CLUB | Masochist | Gato Blanco |
| 8 | SHYGIRL | Club Shy [EP] | Because |
| 9 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | “Pull The Rope” [Single] | Merge |
| 10 | KIM GORDON | The Collective | Matador |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALF JETZER | Unfolding | Self-Released |
| 2 | MAC GOLLEHON AND THE HISPANIC MECHANICS | Bite Of The Street | Nefarious |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRENAN BROTHERS | Valley Of Silence | Death Defying |
| 2 | KARI VAN DER KLOOT | Window | TPR |
| 3 | NICKI PARROTT | Feelin’ Groovy | Arbors |
| 4 | JAZZ AT THE BALLROOM PRESENTS | Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared | Jazz At The Ballroom |