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, May 25th, 2021!
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May 10th, 2021 through May 16th, 2021
Top Thirty Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLY VENABLE | Heart Of Fire | Ruf |
| 2 | ASHLEY MONROE | “Drive” [Single] | Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | BAMBOOS, THE | Hard Up | Pacific Theatre/BMG |
| 4 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Brand New Good Old Days [Advance Tracks] | Compass |
| 5 | MELISSA CARPER | Daddy’s Country Gold | Self-Released |
| 6 | RANDOM IDEAS | We Met In The Womb | Self-Released |
| 7 | STILL CORNERS | The Last Exit | Wrecking Light |
| 8 | ALEX LOPEZ | Rising Up | Maremil |
| 9 | CLARENCE SPADY | Surrender | Nola Blue |
| 10 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Changemakers | Self-Released |
| 11 | DEB RYDER | Memphis Moonlight | Merlin Vizztone |
| 12 | GEORGIA RANDALL | Hound Dog | Self-Released |
| 13 | GHALIA VOLT | One Woman Band | Ruf |
| 14 | HUSTLE SOULS | Day Dream Motel [EP] | Self-Released |
| 15 | JIMBO MATHUS AND ANDREW BIRD | These 13 | Thirty Tigers |
| 16 | JOE KAPLOW | Sending Money And Stems | Fluff & Gravy |
| 17 | JOE WEST | Jukebox | Frogville |
| 18 | JOYANN PARKER | Out Of The Dark | Self-Released |
| 19 | KATIE JO | Pawnshop Queen | Self-Released |
| 20 | MARIA MULDAUR WITH TUBA SKINNY | Let’s Get Happy Together | Stony Plain |
| 21 | MARK COLLIE | Book Of My Blues | Self-Released |
| 22 | MORGAN WADE | Reckless | Ladylike |
| 23 | NICK WATERHOUSE | Promenade Blue | Innovative Leisure |
| 24 | PETER CASE | The Midnight Broadcast | Bandaloop |
| 25 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI | They’re Calling Me Home | Nonesuch |
| 26 | SON OF THE VELVET RAT | Solitary Company | Fluff & Gravy |
| 27 | STEVE LOUW | Headlight Dreams | Self-Released |
| 28 | BANDITS ON THE RUN | Now Is the Time [EP] | Self-Released |
| 29 | TRAPPER SCHOEPP | May Day | Grand Phony |
| 30 | GREG ANTISTA AND THE LONELY STREETS | Under the Neon Heat | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KEN WILEY | Brain Leak | Krug Park |
| 2 | MARINERO | Hella Love | Hardly Art |
| 3 | ARDEN LANES | A Little Something For Everyone | Self-Released |
| 4 | MARK COLLIE | Book Of My Blues | Self-Released |
| 5 | STEVE LOUW | Headlight Dreams | Self-Released |
| 6 | SQUID | Bright Green Field | Warp |
| 7 | ADAM AGUILAR | Adam Aguilar | Self-Released |
| 8 | ANTHEA FEAVER | Play It Back [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | FUTURIST | Year Of The Ox | Self-Released |
| 10 | HALLEY GREG | American Harlot | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BANDE-GAMBOA | Horizonte: Revamping Rare Gems From Cabo Verde And Guine-Bissau | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 2 | JAZ ELISE | The Golden Hour [EP] | SME |
| 3 | LAID BLAK | “Roodie” [Single] | Sugar Shack |
| 4 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 5 | SEVANA | Be Somebody | RCA |
| 6 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 7 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 8 | KENNEY POLSON | Colors Of Brazil | Rosetta |
| 9 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 10 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 2 | PEPPER GOMEZ | “Oh My Heart” (Meet Mix) feat. Tacboy [Single] | Wake Up! |
| 3 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything/RCA |
| 4 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | MOTHER NATURE AND BOATHOUSE | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 6 | TOBE NWIGWE | Cincoriginals | Self-Released |
| 7 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | underestimated | Self-Released |
| 8 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 9 | AJ TRACEY | Flu Game | West 10 |
| 10 | MAC IRV | The Breakthrough | Pilot Life |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAMES FRANCIES | Purest Form | Blue Note |
| 2 | JOHN DEPAOLA QUARTET | Take Two | Phat Planet |
| 3 | KENNY CARR | Distance | Zoozazz |
| 4 | JACK BRANDFIELD | I’ll Never Be The Same | Gut String |
| 5 | HANNAH BAIARDI | Straight From The Soul | HBM |
| 6 | DAN MORETTI | Tres Libre | Roots Grooves |
| 7 | STEVE HUNT | Connections | Spice Rack |
| 8 | MICHAEL WHALEN | Future Shock | Spout/MWW |
| 9 | DAVID HOWARD | Next | Self-Released |
| 10 | VINNIE RICCITELLI OCTET | For The Record | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PEPPER GOMEZ | “Oh My Heart” (Meet Mix) feat. Tacboy [Single] | Wake Up! |
| 2 | ZEDS DEAD | Catching Z’s | Altered States |
| 3 | GILLIGAN MOSS | Gilligan Moss | Foreign Family Collective |
| 4 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 5 | PETIT BISCUIT | Parachute Remixes | Écurie |
| 6 | SOFIA KOURTESIS | Fresia Magdalena [EP] | Technicolour |
| 7 | LEON VYNEHALL | Rare, Forever | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | DAWN RICHARD | Second Line | Merge |
| 9 | SMALL BLACK | Cheap Dreams | 100% Electronica |
| 10 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 2: IN FULL BLOOM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | REDTENBACHER’S FUNKESTRA | Big Funk Band | RSB |
| 2 | AMBER WEEKES | ‘Round Midnight — Re-imagined | Self-Released |
| 3 | ENSEMBLE NOVO | This Is Ensemble Novo! & Carinhoso [EP] | Frosty Cordial |
| 4 | KEN WILEY | Brain Leak | Krug Park |
| 5 | JONATHAN KARRANT AND JOSHUA WHITE | Shadows Fall | JKR |