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. The next new airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (based on airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TRAVIS LLOYD | Ghost Flower [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | RY COODER | The Prodigal Son | Fantasy |
| 3 | BRANDI CARLILE | By the Way, I Forgive You | Elektra |
| 4 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 5 | JANIVA MAGNESS | Love Is an Army | Blue Elan |
| 6 | JOHN PRINE | The Tree of Forgiveness | Oh Boy |
| 7 | KID RAMOS | Old School | Rip Cat |
| 8 | LIED TO’S, THE | The Lesser Of Two Evils | Self-Released |
| 9 | MARCIA BALL | Shine Bright | Alligator |
| 10 | NICKI BLUHM | To Rise You Gotta Fall | Compass |
| 11 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 12 | DECEMBERISTS, THE | I’ll Be Your Girl | Capitol |
| 13 | GRETCHEN PETERS | Disappearing Act | Scarlett Letter |
| 14 | NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS | Tearing At The Seams | Stax |
| 15 | PLAYING FOR CHANGE | Listen to the Music | Motema |
| 16 | STEEP CANYON RANGERS | Out in the Open | Ramseur |
| 17 | JOHNNY CASH: FOREVER WORDS | VARIOUS ARTIST | Legacy |
| 18 | VICTORIA GINTY | Unfinished Business | Self-Released |
| 19 | WILLIE NELSON | Last Man Standing | Legacy |
| 20 | BELLE AND SEBASTIAN | How To Solve Our Human Problems | Matador |
| 21 | CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, THE | Call It Home Vol. 1 & 2 | TubTone |
| 22 | COSY SHERIDAN AND CHARLIE KOCH | My Fence and My Neighbor | Self-Released |
| 23 | DAMIEN JURADO | The Horizon Just Laughed | Secretly Canadian |
| 24 | ED ROMANOFF | The Orphan King | Self-Released |
| 25 | ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER | Rebound | Frenchkiss |
| 26 | ERIKA WENNERSTROM | Sweet Unknown | Partisan |
| 27 | GENTICORUM | Avant l’orage | Self-Released |
| 28 | I’M WITH HER | See You Around | Rounder |
| 29 | JOSH T PEARSON | The Straight Hits | Mute |
| 30 | KIM RICHEY | Edgeland | Yep Roc |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FROG EYES | Violet Psalms | Paper Bag |
| 2 | JACK LARSEN | Push Ups [EP] | Closed Sessions |
| 3 | MEIKO | Playing Favorites | Chesky |
| 4 | MYSTIC BOWIE | Talking Dreads | Self-Released |
| 5 | NEDELLE TORRISI | Only For You | Frenchkiss |
| 6 | NOBLE SON | Joy In Violence | Self-Released |
| 7 | OCEANSHIP | Bella Blue | M-M |
| 8 | PEACH KELLI POP | Gentle Leader | Mint |
| 9 | SSION | O | DERO Arcade |
| 10 | TRACYANNE AND DANNY | Tracyanne And Danny | Merge |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PLAYING FOR CHANGE | Listen to the Music | Motema |
| 2 | GENTICORUM | Avant l’orage | Self-Released |
| 3 | ALTAN | The Gap Of Dreams | Compass |
| 4 | CONNLA | The Next Chapter | Self-Released |
| 5 | DACTAH CHANDO | Global CityZen | Soulfire |
| 6 | KARAVAN SARAI | Painted Sands | Electrofone |
| 7 | LUNASA | Cas | Self-Released |
| 8 | OLD BLIND DOGS | Room With A View | Self-Released |
| 9 | ROOTS OF CREATION | Grateful Dub | Bombshelter/Controlled Substance Lab |
| 10 | SOJA | Poetry In Motion | ATO |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 2 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Storm Is Coming” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | E4T | “How Can I Lose” [Single] | Pretty Money |
| 4 | FULTON COUNTY | “Inside Out” (feat. Ebony Camille) [Single] | JLawson |
| 5 | PROF | Pookie Baby | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | DEL AND AMP LIVE | Gate 13 | Plug Research |
| 7 | CUT CHEMIST | Die Cut | A Stable Sound |
| 8 | PRHYME | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme |
| 9 | ELAQUENT | Celebrate Life! [EP] | Urbnet |
| 10 | YOUNG RJ | The Detroit Project [EP] | Ne’Astra |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLAN HARRIS | The Genius Of Eddie Jefferson | Resilience |
| 2 | WES MONTGOMERY | In Paris: the Definitive ORTF Recording | Resonance |
| 3 | DEANNE MATLEY | Because I Loved | Self-Released |
| 4 | ERIK APPLEGATE | Three’s A Crowd | Artist Alliance |
| 5 | JARED GOLD | Reemergence | Strykezone |
| 6 | MATT LEMMLER | Love | Nolajazzrevival |
| 7 | NELLIE MCKAY | Sister Orchid | Palmetto |
| 8 | POST MODERN JUKE BOX | The New Classics | Concord |
| 9 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy | Bastard Jazz |
| 10 | ROBERTA DONNAY AND THE PROHIBITION MOB | My Heart Belongs To Satchmo | Blujazz |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRAZILIAN GIRLS | Let’s Make Love | Six Degrees |
| 2 | MOBY | Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt | Mute |
| 3 | DANIEL AVERY | Song For Alpha | Mute |
| 4 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Treasures From the Temple | ESL |
| 5 | CUT CHEMIST | Die Cut | A Stable Sound |
| 6 | CHROME SPARKS | Chrome Sparks | Counter |
| 7 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 8 | WHAT SO NOT | Not All The Beautiful Things | Counter |
| 9 | LE GALAXIE | Pleasure | Red River |
| 10 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MYSTIC BOWIE | Talking Dreads | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAZZ MARATHON 3 | Two Quintets Live Upstairs at Vitellos | Blujazz |
| 2 | LAUREN HENDERSON | Armame | Brontosaurus |
| 3 | SHAREL CASSITY AND ELEKTRA | Evolve | Relsha |
| 4 | ANDREAS VARADY | The Quest | Resonance |
| 5 | MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE | The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Volume 6 | Columbia |
| 6 | SPIN CYCLE | Assorted Colors | Sound Footing |
| 7 | JEFF DENSON | Outside My Window | Self-Released |
| 8 | OKB TRIO | The Ing… | QueensJazz |
| 9 | ROBERTA PIKET | West Coast Trio | Self-Released |
| 10 | BOB ARTHURS AND STEVE LAMATTINA | Jazz It Up Ukrainian Songs For Three Dads | Self-Released |