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 5th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, April 14th.
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill)
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March 30th, 2026 through April 5th, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
CORMAC MCCARTHY |
Walking with the Shadows |
Self-Released |
2 |
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND |
Future Soul |
Fantasy/Concord |
3 |
HELP(2) |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
War Child |
4 |
COURTNEY BARNETT |
Creature Of Habit |
Mom+Pop |
5 |
THEA HOPKINS |
Blossoms And Ghosts |
Self-Released |
6 |
BASEMENT |
“WIRED” b/w “Broken By Design” [Single] |
Run For Cover |
7 |
BRUDI BROTHERS, THE |
“Dark and Stormy” [Single] |
Mom+Pop |
8 |
CLAY STREET UNIT |
Sin & Squalor |
Leo33 |
9 |
COLTON BOWLIN |
Grandpa’s Mill |
State Line |
10 |
DEBI SMITH |
Flight Of The Robin |
Degan |
11 |
FRUIT BATS |
“The Landfill” [Single] |
Merge |
12 |
GARRETT BOYS |
It Runs Deep |
Pond Ridge |
13 |
GOODNIGHT MOONSHINE |
Business Unusual |
Self-Released |
14 |
JOE PERNICE |
Sunny, I Was Wrong |
New West |
15 |
JOSE GONZALEZ |
Against The Dying Of The Light |
Mute |
16 |
LONE BELLOW, THE |
What A Time To Be Alive |
Soundly |
17 |
PAPER WINGS |
“White Roses” [Single] |
Self-Released |
18 |
RATBOYS |
Singin’ To An Empty Chair |
New West |
19 |
RENEE FLEMING AND BELA FLECK |
“In The Pines” [Single] |
Thirty Tigers |
20 |
SAMMY BRUE |
The Journals |
Self-Released |
21 |
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER |
“Sunburned In London” [Single] |
I Oh You/Mushroom |
22 |
BAND OF HEATHENS, THE |
Country Sides |
Self-Released |
23 |
WRECKLESS STRANGERS |
Dirty Souls |
Neanderthal |
24 |
JUST DESSERTS |
Curtains |
Earhorn |
25 |
BRAD PEARSALL |
Don’t Let The Dark Night… [EP] |
Self-Released |
26 |
ALDOUS HARDING |
“One Stop” [Single] |
4AD |
27 |
AFGHAN WHIGS, THE |
“House Of I” [Single] |
Royal Cream/BMG |
28 |
DARRELL KELLEY |
“How Dare You Ignore Their Cries?” [Single] |
Viral |
29 |
MICHAEL WHALEN |
When The Rain Learned To Sing |
Self-Released |
30 |
TEDDY THOMPSON |
“So This Is Heartache” [Single] |
Royal Potato |
Top “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
RINGO STARR |
“Choose Love” [Single] |
UMe |
2 |
HEARD EYE, THE |
“Free Everybody” b/w “All Love” [Single] |
Greater Cosmos |
3 |
JEREMY MESSERSMITH |
Fox/Coyote |
Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
CATRIN FINCH |
Notes To Self |
Bendigedig |
2 |
DARIELL CANO, LUNA LUNA |
“Aferrado A Mi Ex” [Single] |
Sony |
3 |
ELSA Y ELMAR |
PALACIO DE LUX |
Sony |
4 |
WANEES ZAROUR |
Silwan |
Levantine |
5 |
NASEEM ALATRASH |
Bright Colors On A Dark Canvas |
Levantine |
6 |
AFRO CARIBBEAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, THE |
Cortadito |
JBG |
7 |
ALTIN GUN |
Garip |
ATO |
8 |
TINARIWEN |
Hoggar |
Wedge |
9 |
SOTOMAYOR |
WABI SABI |
Wonderwheel |
10 |
MARIACHI EL BRONX |
Mariachi El Bronx IV |
ATO |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
JILL SCOTT |
To Whom This May Concern |
Blues Babe |
2 |
DARRELL KELLEY |
“How Dare You Ignore Their Cries?” [Single] |
Viral |
3 |
GENA |
The Pleasure Is Yours |
Lex |
4 |
BY STORM |
My Ghosts Go Ghost |
deadAir |
5 |
DANNY BROWN |
Stardust |
Warp |
6 |
IDK |
Even The Devil Smiles |
broke |
7 |
DENZEL CURRY AND THE SCYTHE |
Strictly 4 The Scythe |
Loma Vista/Concord |
8 |
LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON |
As Of Now |
Lex |
9 |
NIGHTMARES ON WAX |
Echo45 Sound System |
Warp |
10 |
BABY KEEM |
Ca$ino |
Columbia |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
JOHN CLAY |
About Time |
ClayTone |
2 |
JEFF LIBMAN |
Feet Off The Ground |
Cellar |
3 |
PALOMA DINELI CHESKY |
Memory |
The Audiophile Society |
4 |
SAM YAHEL |
Quiet Flow |
La Reserve |
5 |
MICHAEL WHALEN |
When The Rain Learned To Sing |
Self-Released |
6 |
ENTRE AMIGOS |
Joyful Foundation: The Music Of Justin Copeland |
Entre Amigos |
7 |
BRIAN LYNCH |
Torch Bearers |
Hollistic MusicWorks |
8 |
INTERPLAY JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE |
Bite Your Tongue |
Big Time |
9 |
DOUG MACDONALD TRIO |
Live In Beverley Hills |
Dmac |
10 |
FULLER SOUND |
Dynasty |
Cellar |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
JAMES BLAKE |
Trying Times |
Good Boy |
2 |
KIM GORDON |
Play Me |
Matador |
3 |
PEACHES |
No Lube So Rude |
Kill Rock Stars |
4 |
ERIC HILTON |
A Sky So Close |
Montserrat House |
5 |
FLYING LOTUS |
BIG MAMA [EP] |
Brainfeeder |
6 |
APPARAT |
A Hum Of Maybe |
Mute |
7 |
GORILLAZ |
The Mountain |
Kong |
8 |
SEBASTIEN TELLIER |
Kiss The Beast |
Because |
9 |
LB AKA LABAT |
Feel So Good Around U |
Because |
10 |
TWIN SHADOW |
CADET |
Dominator/Cheree Cheree |
Jazz Adds Entry for WERU 89.9/99.9 FM
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
BRIAN LYNCH |
Torch Bearers |
Hollistic MusicWorks |
2 |
HEARD EYE, THE |
“Free Everybody” b/w “All Love” [Single] |
Greater Cosmos |
3 |
SOUTH OF FRANCE |
“Caviar & Peaches” b/w “Vendredi Apres Midi” feat. Big Samir [Single] |
Staycation |
4 |
BEN FLOCKS |
Moonshades |
West Cliff |
5 |
CHARLES RUGGIERO |
Plays Monk Live At The Baked Potato |
RMF |
6 |
DAPHNE ROUBINI AND BLACK GARDENIA |
Whiskey Scented Kisses |
Cellar |
7 |
FULLER SOUND |
Dynasty |
Cellar |
8 |
MARK ADAMS |
This Is Neo-Soul |
DownJazz |
9 |
PETE MILLS |
This Is Now |
Mighty Ernie |
10 |
PETER ERSKINE |
Peregrine |
Hard Wag |