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 25th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, June 3rd!
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May 19th through May 25th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION | Arcadia | Down The Road |
| 2 | I’M WITH HER | Wild And Clear And Blue | Rounder |
| 3 | VALERIE JUNE | Owls, Omens, And Oracles | Concord |
| 4 | ALLISON AUGUST | August Moon | MoMoJo |
| 5 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | The Lucy Story | Lucyricky |
| 6 | BRADEN LAM | The Cloudmaker’s Cry | Self-Released |
| 7 | BEIRUT | A Study Of Losses | Pompeii |
| 8 | CAROLYN WONDERLAND | Truth Is | Alligator |
| 9 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | Lonesome Drifter | Lone Star Rider/Island/UMG |
| 10 | CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE | Look Out Highway | Forty Below |
| 11 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Dark Ages | Realiza |
| 12 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Let’s Party About It | Compass |
| 13 | LITTLE FEAT | Strike Up The Band | Hot Tomato |
| 14 | MJ LENDERMAN | Manning Fireworks | Anti- |
| 15 | MUMFORD AND SONS | Rushmere | Glassnote |
| 16 | PARIS PALOMA | Cacophony | Nettwerk |
| 17 | SETH MULDER AND MIDNIGHT RUN | “Gilgarry’s Glen” [Single] | Rebel |
| 18 | SUZANNE VEGA | Flying With Angels | amanuensis |
| 19 | AETOPUS | iota | Spotted Peccary |
| 20 | ADULT MOM | Natural Causes | Epitaph |
| 21 | CURE, THE | “I Can Never Say Goodbye” (Paul Oakenfold Cinematic Mix) [Single] | Fiction/Capitol |
| 22 | CO.LEGA | Nobody Goes To Heaven [EP] | Morse Code |
| 23 | GROOVE DOCTORS 3 | Live And Let Live | Maintain Zen |
| 24 | ALAN SPARHAWK AND TRAMPLED BY TURTLES | “Stranger” [Single] | Sub Pop |
| 25 | DUBINSKI | What Is Your Definition Of Happiness? | Gnu Roam |
| 26 | IAN MCFARLAND | You Are So Loved | Self-Released |
| 27 | ALISON JOY WILLIAMS | How You Look At Things | Self-Released |
| 28 | HOOVERIII | “Tarantula Eye” [Single] | The Reverberation Appreciation Society |
| 29 | ALLISON SOUNDS | I Was Born In Color | New Folk |
| 30 | Q LAZZARUS | Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus | Sacred Bones |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOSE JAMES | 1978: Revenge Of The Dragon | Rainbow Blonde |
| 2 | LEE HUNTER AND THE GATHERERS | The Ground Beneath My Feet | BirdsTale |
| 3 | MATTHEW ALEC AND THE SOUL ELECTRIC | A Bad Rep In The Rubber City | Cleveland Time |
| 4 | SHYFRIN ALLIANCE | “In The Shadow Of Time” b/w “Buddha Blues” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | JESSICA CARTER ALTMAN | “Mirror Mirror” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | CANDICE NIGHT | Sea Glass | earMUSIC |
| 7 | MYND READER | “Simply Avanti” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | VAN MORRISON | “Down To Joy” [Single] | Virgin |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CLAUDE FONTAINE | La Mer | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | MISTA SAVONA | Lambs Bread Collie [EP] | Savona |
| 3 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 4 | DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET AND ELDEN KELLY | Catalyst | Cold Plunge |
| 5 | FEMI KUTI | Journey Through Life | Partisan |
| 6 | RED BARAAT | Bhangra Rangeela | Sinj |
| 7 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Adrian Younge Presents Something About April III | Linear Labs |
| 8 | RITA DONTE | Ritual | Ansonia |
| 9 | STELLA | Adagio | Sub Pop |
| 10 | ALSARAH AND THE NUBATONES | Seasons Of The Road | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream | Lex |
| 2 | BOLDY JAMES | Permanent Ink | Royal House |
| 3 | ANT | Collection Of Sounds: Volume 4 | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | BUTCHER BROWN | Letters From The Atlantic | Concord Jazz |
| 5 | LORD SKO | PIFF | Stimulated |
| 6 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul | Mello |
| 7 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 8 | CLIPPING | Dead Channel Sky | Sub Pop |
| 9 | SILAS SHORT | LUSHLAND | Stones Throw |
| 10 | DUCKWRTH | All American F*ckboy | Them Hellas |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROB CLEARFIELD | Voice In The Wilderness | Jazz & People |
| 2 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 3 | BEVAN MANSON | Talking To The Trees | Tiger Turn |
| 4 | PLANET D NONET | Doctor Professor Leonard King In Tribute To Joe Williams | Eastlawn |
| 5 | ENTRE AMIGOS | Entre Amigos | Self-Released |
| 6 | SILVANO MONASTERIOS | The River | Self-Released |
| 7 | GEORGE COLLIGAN | Live At The Jazz Standard | Whirlwind |
| 8 | ED PALERMO BIG BAND | Prog Vs. Fusion: A War Of The Ages | Sky Cat |
| 9 | JACKIE MYERS | What About The Butterfly | 577 |
| 10 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AETOPUS | iota | Spotted Peccary |
| 2 | SWEATSON KLANK | Tilt [EP] | Friends Of Friends |
| 3 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 4 | PANDA BEAR | Sinister Grift | Domino |
| 5 | FOOTSHOOTER | The Oasis | Tru Thoughts |
| 6 | CHAOS IN THE CBD | A Deeper Life | In Dust We Trust |
| 7 | TOKIMONSTA | Eternal Reverie | Young Art |
| 8 | ORA THE MOLECULE | Dance Therapy | Mute |
| 9 | SUNFLWR | heard it in a dream | Unbelievably Spectacular |
| 10 | ROYKSOPP | True Electric | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PREMAZZI NASSER QUARTET | From What I Recall | OA2 |
| 2 | MATTHEW ALEC AND THE SOUL ELECTRIC | A Bad Rep In The Rubber City | Cleveland Time |
| 3 | BEVAN MANSON | Talking To The Trees | Tiger Turn |
| 4 | BRAD TURNER | It’s All So | Cellar |
| 5 | MASHA CAMPAGNE | Alegre Menina | Impetus |
| 6 | MIKE PRIGODICH | Stage Magic | Self-Released |
| 7 | NEFF IRIZARRY | Cambio | Blue Canoe |
| 8 | ROB CLEARFIELD | Voice In The Wilderness | Jazz & People |
| 9 | TYLER HENDERSON | Love Endures | Cellar |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MASHA CAMPAGNE | Alegre Menina | Impetus |
| 2 | MIKE PRIGODICH | Stage Magic | Self-Released |
| 3 | NEFF IRIZARRY | Cambio | Blue Canoe |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MATTHEW ALEC AND THE SOUL ELECTRIC | A Bad Rep In The Rubber City | Cleveland Time |