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, May 14th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 23rd.
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May 8th through May 14th, 2023
Top Thirty Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NICK WATERHOUSE | The Fooler | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 3 | DICK CURLESS | The Basement Tapes | Self-Released |
| 4 | ALEX BLIZZY | A Step Behind | Self-Released |
| 5 | ALISON BROWN | On Banjo | Compass |
| 6 | BAND OF HEATHENS, THE | Simple Things | Orchard Ruf |
| 7 | BILLY STRINGS | “California Sober” feat. Willie Nelson [Single] | Reprise |
| 8 | BOMBADILS, THE | Dear Friend | Self-Released |
| 9 | CASH BOX KINGS | Oscar’s Motel | Alligator |
| 10 | EILEN JEWELL | Get Behind The Wheel | Signature Sounds |
| 11 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | “Cast Iron Skillet” [Single] | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 12 | JOE HENRY | All The Eye Can See | Worksong |
| 13 | JOHN FULLBRIGHT | The Liar | Thirty Tigers |
| 14 | MICHELLE MALONE | Fan Favorites Unplugged Volume 1 | Orchard |
| 15 | NATALIE MERCHANT | Keep Your Courage | Nonesuch |
| 16 | NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE | Continue As A Guest | Merge |
| 17 | PETER GABRIEL | “Four Kinds Of Horses” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 18 | ROBBIE FULKS | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 19 | SLAID CLEAVES | Together Through The Dark | Candy House |
| 20 | TAJ MAHAL | Savoy | Linus/Stony Plain |
| 21 | TEMPLES | Exotico | ATO |
| 22 | ZOMBIES, THE | Different Game | Cooking Vinyl |
| 23 | BETTYE LAVETTE | LaVette! | Jay-Vee |
| 24 | CIGARBOX MAN | “I Am Not Terrified” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 25 | ROVES, THE | Needle Factory | Discotif |
| 26 | MARC BROUSSARD | SOS IV Blues For Your Soul | KTBA |
| 27 | CURSE OF KK HAMMOND | Death Roll Blues | Self-Released |
| 28 | BEN HARPER | “Love After Love” [Single] | Chrysalis |
| 29 | PETER CASE | Doctor Moan | Sunset Blvd |
| 30 | ALLAN CLARKE | I’ll Never Forget | BMG |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BEN HARPER | “Love After Love” [Single] | Chrysalis |
| 2 | ELECTRIC BEAUTY | Electric Beauty | Self-Released |
| 3 | JOE DENINZON AND STRATOSPHEERIUS | Behind The Curtain: Live At ProgStock | Melodic Revolution |
| 4 | JOHN DONOVAN | Southern Sun | Self-Released |
| 5 | PETER CASE | Doctor Moan | Sunset Blvd |
| 6 | LEMON TWIGS, THE | Everything Harmony | Captured Tracks |
| 7 | STEVE DENNIS | “Run Down” b/w “Lighthouse Inn” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | DAN KROCHMAL | Home And Holding | Self-Released |
| 9 | HENNESSEY BONFIRE | A Wake On The Boulevard | Self-Released |
| 10 | HENRY ABERSON | “Don’t Walk Away” feat. Jae Franklin [Single] | Max C |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LORD ECHO | Rarities 2010-2020: Japanese Tour Singles | Soundway |
| 2 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 3 | BUZZ AMATO | Muse Cafe | Blue Canoe |
| 4 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Melancolia” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 5 | ALTIN GUN | Ask | ATO |
| 6 | BAABA MAAL | Being | Marathon |
| 7 | ZUCO 103 | Telenova | Six Degrees |
| 8 | DAVID WALTERS | Soul Tropical | Six Degrees |
| 9 | RODRIGO Y GABRIELA | In Between Thoughts… A New World | ATO |
| 10 | Y LA BAMBA | Lucha | Tender Loving Empire |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | “This Girl” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
| 2 | B COOL-AID | Leather Blvd. | Lex |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 4 | KILLER MIKE | Motherless [EP] | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 6 | YAYA BEY | Exodus The North Star [EP] | Big Dada |
| 7 | EL MICHELS AFFAIR AND BLACK THOUGHT | Glorious Game | Big Crown |
| 8 | ATMOSPHERE | So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | BENNY REID AND HAVOC | The Infamous Live | Fat Beats |
| 10 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRAD MEHLDAU | Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles | Nonesuch |
| 2 | BILLY CHILDS | The Winds Of Change | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | RICK SPARKS | Nightsong | Self-Released |
| 4 | JEFF RICHMAN | XYZ | Blue Canoe |
| 5 | MICHAEL DEASE | The Other Shoe: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 6 | WAYNE ALPERN | Saxology | Henri Elkan |
| 7 | CHRIS KEEFE | Opening | Zugzwangbebop |
| 8 | PAUL LITTERAL | Legacy | Outrageous8 |
| 9 | ALISON CROCKETT | Echoes of an Era Redux: My Father’s Record Collection, Vol. 1 | Sol Image |
| 10 | KANE KALAS | High Hopes | Centerpoint |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL | Fuse | Buzzin Fly/Verve |
| 2 | M83 | Fantasy | Mute |
| 3 | MOON BOOTS | Ride Away | Anjunadeep |
| 4 | FEVER RAY | Radical Romantics | Mute |
| 5 | 100 GECS | 10,000 gecs | Dog Show/Atlantic |
| 6 | DEBBY FRIDAY | GOOD LUCK | Sub Pop |
| 7 | MAGDALENA BAY | Mini Mix Vol. 3 [EP] | Luminelle |
| 8 | A CERTAIN RATIO | 1982 (Nineteen Eighty Two) | Mute |
| 9 | DESIRE MAREA | On The Romance Of Being | Mute |
| 10 | YAEJI | With A Hammer | XL/Beggars Group |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAN WILSON | Things Eternal | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | DAVID LARSEN | The Peplowski Project | Larsen Jazz |
| 3 | DUNCAN HOPKINS | Who Are You | TPR |