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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 15th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on May 24th, 2022!
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May 9th, 2022 through May 15th, 2022
Top Ten Blues Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EDGAR WINTER | Brother Johnny | Quarto Valley |
| 2 | BONNIE RAITT | Just Like That… | Redwing |
| 3 | MISS BIX | Bring It | Blue Heart |
| 4 | DANA FUCHS | Borrowed Time | Ruf |
| 5 | DELBERT MCCLINTON | Outdated Emotion | Hot Shot/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | TROMBONE SHORTY | Lifted | Blue Note/UMG |
| 7 | VANEESE THOMAS | Fight The Good Fight | Blue Heart |
| 8 | LARRY MCCRAY | Blues Without You | KTBA |
| 9 | JOHN MAYALL | The Sun Is Shining Down | Forty Below |
| 10 | CHRISTONE KINGFISH INGRAM | 662 (Six Sixty-Two) | Alligator |
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BECCA BIGGS | Genie | Self-Released |
| 2 | BONNIE RAITT | Just Like That… | Redwing |
| 3 | TRAY WELLINGTON | Black Banjo | Crossroads |
| 4 | EARGOGGLE, THE | The Eargoggle Regales, The Eargoggle Revels | Very Special |
| 5 | EDGAR WINTER | Brother Johnny | Quarto Valley |
| 6 | FATHER JOHN MISTY | Chloe And The Next 20th Century | Sub Pop |
| 7 | LIED TO’S, THE | The Worst Kind Of New | Self-Released |
| 8 | RAILROAD EARTH | All For The Song | Self-Released |
| 9 | ALLISON DE GROOT AND TATIANA HARGREAVES | Hurricane Clarice | Free Dirt |
| 10 | BEAU JENNINGS AND THE TIGERS | Heavy Light | Black Mesa |
| 11 | ELI PAPERBOY REED | Down Every Road | Yep Roc |
| 12 | ERIKA LEWIS | A Walk Around The Sun | Self-Released |
| 13 | JEWEL | Free Wheelin’ Woman | Words Matter |
| 14 | MISS BIX | Bring It | Blue Heart |
| 15 | PAULA BOGGS BAND | Janus | Self-Released |
| 16 | ARLO MCKINLEY | This Mess We’re In | Oh Boy |
| 17 | BRENNEN LEIGH | “In Texas With A Band” [Single] | Signature Sounds |
| 18 | CAMP COPE | Running With The Hurricane | Run For Cover |
| 19 | COWBOY JUNKIES | Songs Of The Recollection | Proper |
| 20 | DANA FUCHS | Borrowed Time | Ruf |
| 21 | DELBERT MCCLINTON | Outdated Emotion | Hot Shot/Thirty Tigers |
| 22 | EELS | Extreme Witchcraft | E Works/PIAS |
| 23 | JOHN MAYALL | The Sun Is Shining Down | Forty Below |
| 24 | JOHNSMITH | Backroads | Self-Released |
| 25 | KAITLIN BUTTS | What Else Can She Do | Soundly |
| 26 | KURT VILE | (watch my moves) | Verve |
| 27 | PETER DONOVAN | This Better Be Good | Red Parlor |
| 28 | PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS, THE | Never Slow Down | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 29 | RAIN PERRY | A White Album | Precipitous |
| 30 | SARAH SHOOK AND THE DISARMERS | Nightroamer | Abeyance/Thirty Tigers |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CODY LEE’S LAST DETAIL | Live At Fullerton Studios | Periscope |
| 2 | MERCY ALLIANCE, THE | Watchin’ The Dancers | Self-Released |
| 3 | SUZIE BROWN | Some See The Flowers | Mule Kick |
| 4 | ARIEE | Fiya [EP] | Ariee |
| 5 | BEAUX ATKINS | Redfearn [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | CAITLIN COBB-VIALET | Endless Void | War Chant |
| 7 | DIANA ROSE | The Tree | Self-Released |
| 8 | KELZ | 5am And I Can’t Sleep | Bayonet |
| 9 | TWO TRUTHS | “Electric Campfire” [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | GRAIN HOPPERS, THE | Driving Evil Spirits Crazy | Who Are These Guys |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FANTASTIC NEGRITO | “Highest Bidder” [Single] | Storefront |
| 2 | GROUNDATION | “Original Riddim” [Single] | Baco |
| 3 | HOLLIE COOK | “Full Moon Baby” [Single] | Merge |
| 4 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 5 | CONGOTRONICS INTERNATIONAL | Where’s The One? | Crammed Discs |
| 6 | PIERRE KWENDERS | José Louis And The Paradox Of Love | Arts & Crafts |
| 7 | IMARHAN | Aboogi | City Slang |
| 8 | YUNGCHEN LHAMO | Awakening | Six Degrees |
| 9 | LOS BITCHOS | Let The Festivities Begin! | City Slang |
| 10 | ROSALIA | MOTOMAMI | Columbia |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DENZEL CURRY | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | Frank | Lex |
| 3 | ROBERT GLASPER | Black Radio III | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | CARRTOONS | HOMEGROWN | Wichita |
| 5 | LINQUA FRANQA | Bellringer | Ernest Jenning |
| 6 | ACTION BRONSON | Cocodrillo Turbo | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 7 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 8 | KING KHAZM | Return Of A MAD | Fresh Chopped Beats |
| 9 | KOJEY RADICAL | Reason To Smile | Asylum/Atlantic |
| 10 | PUSHA T | It’s Almost Dry | Getting Out Our Dreams |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILL EVANS | Morning Glory | Resonance |
| 2 | CATHERINE RUSSELL | Send For Me | Dot Time |
| 3 | TROMBONE SHORTY | Lifted | Blue Note/UMG |
| 4 | AARON BAZZELL | Aesthetic | Self-Released |
| 5 | DAVID LARSEN | G2 And You | G2 |
| 6 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | DIVA Swings Broadway | DIVA Jazz |
| 7 | MARCO PIGNATARO’S DREAM ALLIANCE | Awakening | Zoho |
| 8 | TAKE 2 | Take 2 | Outrageous8 |
| 9 | MIKE MILLER | Trust | Blue Canoe |
| 10 | ANDY ROTHSTEIN BAND, THE | Truth Against The World | Vemicious Knid |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HOT CHIP | “Down” [Single] | Domino |
| 2 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
| 3 | HEALTH | DISCO 4 :: PART II | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 5 | ISHI | Sweet Gold | Icons Creating Evil Art |
| 6 | HARVEY SUTHERLAND | Boy | House Anxiety |
| 7 | ACID ARAB | Remixes | Crammed Discs |
| 8 | CHARLOTTE ADIGERY AND BOLIS PUPUL | Topical Dancer | DEEWEE/Because |
| 9 | TENSNAKE | L.A. Noir | True Romance |
| 10 | ADULT | Becoming Undone | Dais |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANGELA O’NEILL AND THE OUTRAGEOUS8 | Light At The End Of The Tunnel | Outrageous8 |
| 2 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Origin | Mack Avenue |