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, April 13th, 2021!
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March 29th through April 4th, 2021
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LORETTA LYNN | Still Woman Enough | Legacy |
| 2 | VALERIE JUNE | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Fantasy/Concord |
| 3 | EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS | Hunter And The Dog Star | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | PETER CASE | The Midnight Broadcast | Bandaloop |
| 5 | HOLD STEADY, THE | Open Door Policy | Positive Jams |
| 6 | STU DAVIS | A Little Rough Around The Edges | Self-Released |
| 7 | 3 PAIRS OF BOOTS | Long Rider | Self-Released |
| 8 | BOB DYLAN | 1970 (Nineteen Seventy) | Columbia/Legacy |
| 9 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Changemakers | Self-Released |
| 10 | JIMBO MATHUS AND ANDREW BIRD | These 13 | Thirty Tigers |
| 11 | LUI COLLINS | Alive At Home | Self-Released |
| 12 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | Getting Into Knives | Merge |
| 13 | NICK WATERHOUSE | Promenade Blue | Innovative Leisure |
| 14 | INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH BLUEGRASS: SOUTHWESTERN OHIO’S MUSICAL LEGACY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 15 | AJ CROCE | By Request | Compass |
| 16 | BAIT BAG | “The Pattern” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 17 | DANNY BURNS | Hurricane | Bonfire |
| 18 | DAVID WALTERS | Nocturne | Six Degrees |
| 19 | DEEP RIVERS | Nothing Ever Happens To Me | Self-Released |
| 20 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times | Father/Daughter |
| 21 | FRED EAGLESMITH | Alive | Self-Released |
| 22 | FRETLAND | Could Have Loved You [Advance Tracks] | Self-Released |
| 23 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 24 | KEB MO WITH OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | “The Medicine Man” [Single] | Rounder |
| 25 | ROD MACDONALD | Boulevard | Blue Flute |
| 26 | ROGER FAKHR | Fine Anyway | Habibi Funk |
| 27 | RUTHIE FOSTER | Live At The Paramount | Blue Corn |
| 28 | SKYLAR ROGERS | Firebreather | Self-Released |
| 29 | STEVE CROPPER | Fire It Up | ProVogue |
| 30 | STURGILL SIMPSON | Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 2 | Thirty Tigers |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRISTOPHER MARK JONES | Looking for the Light | Self-Released |
| 2 | CONTINUA | Flagship [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | CUCHULAIN | Songs For Grownups | Self-Released |
| 4 | FLOCK OF DIMES | Head Of Roses | Sub Pop |
| 5 | HOSTY | Which Way To Tulsa | Self-Released |
| 6 | KISS THE TIGER | Vicious Kid | Self-Released |
| 7 | VANESSA PETERS | Modern Age | Idol |
| 8 | EM | Dear Life | The Sound Of LA |
| 9 | GARY BARTZ AND ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Gary Bartz JID006 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | STEVE BRAUN | Answers Floating Questions | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAVID WALTERS | Nocturne | Six Degrees |
| 2 | SEAN PAUL | Live N Livin | OneRPM |
| 3 | LUEDJI LUNA | Bom Mesmo E Estar Debaixo D’agua | Self-Released |
| 4 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 5 | KENNEY POLSON | Colors Of Brazil | Rosetta |
| 6 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 7 | SUE MASKALERIS | Love Is The Key | Jazilian |
| 8 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 9 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
| 10 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Vaccine” [Single] | Viral |
| 2 | TOBE NWIGWE | Cincoriginals | Self-Released |
| 3 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 5 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 6 | LAVA LA RUE | Butter-fly [EP] | Marathon |
| 7 | STATIK SELEKTAH | The Balancing Act | Mass Appeal |
| 8 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 9 | PLANET GIZA | Don’t Throw Rocks At The Moon [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | KING KHAZM | Pangea: Hip Hop Heals | MADK |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DR. LONNIE SMITH | Breathless | Blue Note |
| 2 | VERONICA SWIFT | This Bitter Earth | Mack Ave |
| 3 | VINNIE RICCITELLI OCTET | For The Record | Self-Released |
| 4 | DAVID LARSEN | The Mulligan Chronicles | DLP |
| 5 | LYLE WORKMAN | Uncommon Measures | Blue Canoe |
| 6 | STEVE HUNT | Connections | Spice Rack |
| 7 | HANNAH BAIARDI | Straight From The Soul | HBM |
| 8 | JACK BRANDFIELD | I’ll Never Be The Same | Gut String |
| 9 | GRACE HAGGERTY | My Funny Valentine | Self-Released |
| 10 | GARY DEAN SMITH | “Melissa On Fire” [Single] | Malibu Films |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NOTWIST, THE | Vertigo Days | Morr |
| 2 | BICEP | Isles | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | ROOSEVELT | Polydans | City Slang |
| 4 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 1: UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 5 | JIMMY EDGAR | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 6 | VISIONIST | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 7 | KRAAK AND SMAAK | Pleasure Centre Remixed | Boogie Angst |
| 8 | DJ SHUB | War Club | Self-Released |
| 9 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 10 | SMALL SINS | Volume II | Arts & Crafts |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAN WILLIS AND VELVET GENTLEMEN | The Monk Project | Belle Avenue |
| 2 | GARY BARTZ AND ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Gary Bartz JID006 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 3 | STEVEN FEIFKE BIG BAND | Kinetic | Outside in |