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 18th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 27th!
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May 12th through May 18th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Dark Ages | Realiza |
| 2 | GALACTIC AND IRMA THOMAS | Audience With The Queen | Tchoup-zilla |
| 3 | I’M WITH HER | Wild And Clear And Blue | Rounder |
| 4 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Let’s Party About It | Compass |
| 5 | WILLIE NELSON | Oh What A Beautiful World | Sony |
| 6 | ALLISON AUGUST | August Moon | MoMoJo |
| 7 | ALLY VENABLE | Money & Power | Ruf |
| 8 | ANNIE AND THE CALDWELLS | Can’t Lose My (Soul) | Luaka Bop |
| 9 | BLUE CACTUS | Believer | Sleepy Cat |
| 10 | BRYAN TITUS | “The Times They Are A-Changin'” [Single] | Bigger Beast |
| 11 | CRAIG FINN | Always Been | Tamarac/Thirty Tigers |
| 12 | DEAN WAREHAM | That’s The Price Of Loving Me | Carpark |
| 13 | JANIVA MAGNESS | Back For Me | Blue Elan |
| 14 | JORDAN TICE, ANDREW MARLIN, AND CHRISTIAN SEDELMYER | Wild Rose Of Morning | Self-Released |
| 15 | MUMFORD AND SONS | Rushmere | Glassnote |
| 16 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND JUSTIN ROBINSON | What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow | Nonesuch |
| 17 | SAMANTHA CRAIN | Gumshoe | Real Kind |
| 18 | SIERRA HULL | A Tip Toe High Wire | Self-Released |
| 19 | SUZIE BROWN | Songs Worth Saving | Mule Kick |
| 20 | VALERIE JUNE | Owls, Omens, And Oracles | Concord |
| 21 | LA LOM | “La Danza De Los Mirlos” [Single] | Verve |
| 22 | TUCKER WOODS | Sunshine Blues | Pleasantville |
| 23 | MILLER CAMPBELL | Miller Campbell [EP] | Self-Released |
| 24 | JOHN FAYE | The Long Game | ITP |
| 25 | HIDE AND SHINE | Soft Machines | Self-Released |
| 26 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | “Nice To Know You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 27 | CANDICE NIGHT | Sea Glass | Ear |
| 28 | ALICE LIMOGES | “Perfectly Out Of Tune” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 29 | IMAGINARIES, THE | Fever | Self-Released |
| 30 | NUKE THE SOUP | Dancing On The Edge | Meteor |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DEE ROBINSON | Dee From Decatur | Riverlark |
| 2 | ALLISON SOUNDS | I Was Born In Color | New Folk |
| 3 | GROOVE DOCTORS 3 | Live And Let Live | Maintain Zen |
| 4 | PUSH PUPPETS | Tethered Together | Self-Released |
| 5 | CHRISTIAN RUTLEDGE | An Inch Of This New York Mile | Aqualamb |
| 6 | JESSICA CARTER ALTMAN | “Mirror Mirror” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JOE WILKINSON | Fences | Self-Released |
| 8 | NEIL BACON | “Never Be The Same” b/w “Like No Other” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | LA WITCH | DOGGOD | Suicide Squeeze |
| 10 | CARL WEINGARTEN | Songs For A Perigee Moon | Multiphase |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BAD BUNNY | Debi Tirar Mas Fotos | Rimas |
| 2 | CAZZU | Latinaje | Rimas |
| 3 | MANIKA KAUR | “Siddharha” [Single] | United Sound/Six Degrees |
| 4 | MIGHTY ROOTSMEN, THE | The Mighty Rootsmen | Bulletproof |
| 5 | MIREYA | “La Responsabilidad” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | TRIADA | De Versiones Y Alma [EP] | Verve |
| 7 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 8 | DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET AND ELDEN KELLY | Catalyst | Cold Plunge |
| 9 | FEMI KUTI | Journey Through Life | Partisan |
| 10 | SONGHOY BLUES | Héritage | Transgressive/PIAS |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BOLDY JAMES AND REAL BAD MAN | Conversation Pieces | Real Bad Man |
| 2 | AESOP ROCK | “Send Help” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | LORD SKO | PIFF | Stimulated |
| 4 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream | Lex |
| 5 | AESOP ROCK | “Checkers” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | ERROL EATS EVERYTHING | Errol Eats Everything | Big Chune |
| 7 | VERE HILL | “Dreams Come True” [Single] | Silver Blue |
| 8 | ANT | Collection Of Sounds: Volume 4 | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | CLIPPING | Dead Channel Sky | Sub Pop |
| 10 | BUTCHER BROWN | Letters From The Atlantic | Concord Jazz |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ACE BOX SHIFT | “Ace Box Sneak” b/w “$100 Eldorado” [Single] | Secret Stash |
| 2 | EMILY REMLER | Cookin’ At The Queens | Resonance |
| 3 | KYLE ROUSSEL | The Church Of New Orleans | Self-Released |
| 4 | NNENNA FREELON | Beneath The Skin | Origin |
| 5 | SUSAN HINKSON | Just In Time | Windfall Creations |
| 6 | SILVANO MONASTERIOS | The River | Self-Released |
| 7 | CHARLES CHEN | Building Characters | Cellar |
| 8 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 9 | CHRIS SMITH | Jazz Grunge | Cellar |
| 10 | JACKIE MYERS | What About The Butterfly | 577 |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANNIE AND THE CALDWELLS | Can’t Lose My (Soul) | Luaka Bop |
| 2 | ERIC HILTON | “Leave It All” feat. Puma Ptah [Single] | Montserrat House |
| 3 | STEREOLAB | “Aerial Troubles” [Single] | Warp |
| 4 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 5 | FOOTSHOOTER | The Oasis | Tru Thoughts |
| 6 | ORA THE MOLECULE | Dance Therapy | Mute |
| 7 | SUNFLWR | heard it in a dream | Unbelievably Spectacular |
| 8 | ROYKSOPP | True Electric | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 9 | MARIE DAVIDSON | City Of Clowns | Because |
| 10 | POLO AND PAN | 22:22 | Ekler’o’shock/Hamburger/Virgin |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHARLES CHEN | Building Characters | Cellar |
| 2 | JAMES MOODY | 80 Years Young (Live At The Blue Note, 2005) | Origin |
| 3 | MICHAEL WALDROP | Native Son | Origin |
| 4 | MARILYN KLEINBERG FEATURING WILL GALISON | Let Your Heart Lead The Way | Waking Up |
| 5 | GILLIAN MARGOT AND GEOFFREY KEEZER | Gillian Margot And Geoffrey Keezer | MarKeez |
| 6 | PETE MCGUINNESS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | Mixed Bag | Summit |
| 7 | RAVITA JAZZ | Alice Blue | Ravita |
| 8 | ROYCE CAMPBELL AND THE VOSBEIN MAGEE BIG BAND | Vagabond | Max Frank |