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 17th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 26th.
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill)
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May 18th, 2026 through May 24th, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
TAJ MAHAL AND THE PHANTOM BLUES BAND |
Time |
Resonatin |
2 |
AMY GRANT |
The Me That Remains |
Thirty Tigers |
3 |
OLD NO. 1 REVISTED |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Truly Handmade |
4 |
ALDOUS HARDING |
Train On The Island |
4AD |
5 |
BENNY BLEU |
“When I Am A Fossil” [Single] |
Self-Released |
6 |
BLUES PROJECT |
Live 2025 |
Self-Released |
7 |
EMILY NENNI |
Movin’ Shoes |
New West |
8 |
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER |
I’m People |
Chrysalis |
9 |
I’M WITH HER |
Sing Me Alive |
Rounder/Concord |
10 |
REDS PINKS AND PURPLES, THE |
Acknowledge Kindness |
Fire |
11 |
ANDY REVKIN |
Wake Up Martha |
Self-Released |
12 |
BOBBY DOVE |
Fortune Teller |
Self-Released |
13 |
CHARLEY CROCKETT |
Age Of The Ram |
Lone Star Rider/Island/UMG |
14 |
COURTNEY BARNETT |
Creature Of Habit |
Mom+Pop |
15 |
CROW AND GAZELLE |
Truth Be Told |
Self-Released |
16 |
DERVISH |
The Great Irish Song Book Vol 2 |
Down the Road |
17 |
ERIC BIBB |
One Mississippi |
Repute |
18 |
FOY VANCE |
“Hi, I’m The Preacher’s Son” [Single] |
Rounder |
19 |
GRACIE AND RACHEL |
If We Could, Would We |
Righteous Babe |
20 |
HOT SUPPERS |
Time Is Now |
Self-Released |
21 |
JOYANN PARKER |
Life Lines |
Hopeless Romantic |
22 |
KACEY MUSGRAVES |
Middle Of Nowhere |
Lost Highway |
23 |
KEVIN CARDUCCI |
Easy Does It |
Fossil |
24 |
KEVIN MORBY |
Little Wide Open |
Dead Oceans |
25 |
MILK CARTON KIDS, THE |
Lost Cause Lover Fool |
Far Cry |
26 |
NOAH KAHAN |
The Great Divide |
Mercury/Republic |
27 |
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW |
Union Made |
Hartland |
28 |
PENNY ARCADE |
Double Exposure |
Tapete |
29 |
ALICE DI MICELE |
Reverse The Flow |
Alice Otter |
30 |
BEVIS FROND, THE |
Horrorful Heights |
Fire |
Top “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
COREY ARCENEAUX AND THE ZYDECO FUSION BAND |
Accordion Man |
MoMojo |
2 |
DAPHNE PARKER POWELL |
The Death Of Cool |
Self-Released |
3 |
GRAINNE DUFFY |
What Am I Supposed To Do |
Self-Released |
4 |
HAMMOCK |
The Second Coming Was A Moonrise |
Self-Released |
5 |
JAMES KAHN |
“Omein” b/w “Cold Dawn” [Single] |
Self-Released |
6 |
CAMRYN QUINLAN |
“Problem Like Me” b/w “Hummingbird” [Single] |
Self-Released |
7 |
JA FEARCE |
Shawty |
Wolf Moon |
8 |
KENNY FOSTER |
“Fixing Up Everything” b/w “Poor Little Trillionaire” [Single] |
Self-Released |
9 |
KEVIN MORBY |
Little Wide Open |
Dead Oceans |
10 |
TELEHEALTH |
Green World Image |
Sub Pop |
Top Ten World Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
JULIETA VENEGAS |
Nortena |
Altafonte |
2 |
MUNGO’S HI-FI |
Soundsystem Champions 2 |
Scotch Bonnet |
3 |
TINARIWEN |
Hoggar |
Wedge |
4 |
WANEES ZAROUR |
Silwan |
Levantine |
5 |
NASEEM ALATRASH |
Bright Colors On A Dark Canvas |
Levantine |
6 |
ANGELIQUE KIDJO |
HOPE!! |
Parlophone/Warner |
7 |
ALTIN GUN |
Garip |
ATO |
8 |
ANTONIO CARLOS AND JOCAFI, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD |
Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026 |
Jazz Is Dead |
9 |
ADEKUNLE GOLD |
Fuji Xtra |
Believe UK |
10 |
NUBIYAN TWIST |
Chasing Shadows |
!K7 |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
THUNDERCAT |
Distracted |
Brainfeeder |
2 |
KNEECAP |
FENIAN |
PIAS |
3 |
MOONCHILD |
Waves |
ONErpm |
4 |
DANNY BROWN |
Stardust |
Warp |
5 |
BLCKFRIEND |
Lonestar |
Babygrande |
6 |
IDK |
Even The Devil Smiles |
broke |
7 |
DDK |
Verona: Prelude |
The Media |
8 |
DENZEL CURRY AND THE SCYTHE |
Strictly 4 The Scythe |
Loma Vista/Concord |
9 |
GENA |
The Pleasure Is Yours |
Lex |
10 |
JILL SCOTT |
To Whom This May Concern |
Blues Babe |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
ERICA VON KLEIST |
Picc Pocket |
Self-Released |
2 |
GABRIEL ESPINOSA |
The Brazilian Project |
Origin |
3 |
JOY HARJO |
Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace |
Smithsonian |
4 |
GILAD BARAKAN |
Unsettled |
Elza One |
5 |
DAVE SCHUMACHER AND CUBEYE |
Agua Con Gas |
Cubeye |
6 |
VIRGINIA MACDONALD |
In Search Of… |
Cellar |
7 |
ENTRE AMIGOS |
Joyful Foundation: The Music Of Justin Copeland |
Entre Amigos |
8 |
PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA, THE |
Thank You Notes: The Music Of Gregg Hill |
Cold Plunge |
9 |
GEORGE GILLIAM |
It’s Playtime Jerry |
Self-Released |
10 |
PETE MILLS |
This Is Now |
Mighty Ernie |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
JORJA SMITH |
“What’s Done Is Done” [Single] |
FAMM |
2 |
JOSEPH COTTON |
“Music Is Sweet” [Single] |
Stingray |
3 |
NINE INCH NAILS AND BOYS NOIZE |
Nine Inch Noize |
Interscope |
4 |
HONEY DIJON |
The Nightlife |
SOS |
5 |
HOLY FUCK |
Event Beat |
Satellite Services |
6 |
ROBYN |
Sexistential |
Young |
7 |
FCUKERS |
O |
Ninja Tune |
8 |
LADYTRON |
Paradises |
Nettwerk |
9 |
MISS GRIT |
Under My Umbrella |
Mute |
10 |
AVALON EMERSON |
Written Into Changes |
Dead Oceans |
Jazz “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
ANDREW MOORHEAD |
Mirage |
OA2 |
2 |
GABRIEL ESPINOSA |
The Brazilian Project |
Origin |
3 |
GEORGE COTSIRILOS |
In The Wee Hours |
OA2 |
World “Add”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
GRAINNE DUFFY |
What Am I Supposed To Do |
Self-Released |