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 11th, 2021!
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April 26th, 2021 through May 2nd, 2021
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NOEL PAUL STOOKEY | Just Causes | New World Multimedia |
| 2 | EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS | Hunter And The Dog Star | Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Brand New Good Old Days [Advance Tracks] | Compass |
| 4 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI | They’re Calling Me Home | Nonesuch |
| 5 | BRAD LEFTWICH AND LINDA HIGGINBOTHAM | At Home In The Parlour | Old Time Tiki Parlour |
| 6 | CHRISTOPHER MARK JONES | Looking For The LIght | Self-Released |
| 7 | CINDY ALEXANDER | While The Angels Sigh | Self-Released |
| 8 | DALE ANN BRADLEY | Things She Couldn’t Get Over | Pinecastle |
| 9 | DANNY PAISLEY AND SOUTHERN GRASS | Bluegrass Troubadour | Pinecastle |
| 10 | KATIE JO | Pawnshop Queen | Self-Released |
| 11 | PEGGY SEEGER | First Farewell | Red Grape |
| 12 | PINK STONES, THE | Introducing… | Normaltown |
| 13 | REGGIE HARRIS | On Solid Ground | Self-Released |
| 14 | SARA PETITE | Rare Bird | JTM |
| 15 | AARON LEE TASJAN | Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! | New West |
| 16 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Changemakers | Self-Released |
| 17 | DINOSAUR JR | Sweep It Into Space | Jagjaguar |
| 18 | EARLY TIMES AND THE HIGH ROLLERS | The Corner | Vizztone |
| 19 | ELIZABETH AND THE CATAPULT | sincerely, e | Compass |
| 20 | GRACE PETTIS | Working Woman [Advance Tracks] | Empress |
| 21 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 22 | JEFFERSON BERRY AND THE UAC | Soon! | Urban Acoustic |
| 23 | JOE WEST | Jukebox | Frogville |
| 24 | LORETTA LYNN | Still Woman Enough | Legacy |
| 25 | MARC BLACK | Everybody Wants My Hat | Self-Released |
| 26 | MELISSA CARPER | Daddy’s Country Gold | Self-Released |
| 27 | MORGAN WADE | Reckless | Ladylike |
| 28 | NICK WATERHOUSE | Promenade Blue | Innovative Leisure |
| 29 | PARKER MILLSAP | Be Here Instead [Advance Tracks] | Okrahoma |
| 30 | REVEREND FREAKCHILD | Supramundane Blues | Treated And Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Systemic Racism” [Single] | Viral |
| 2 | ANNA ELIZABETH LAUBE | Annamania | Ahh…Pockets! |
| 3 | YA TSEEN | Indian Yard | Sub Pop |
| 4 | DEEP DARK WOODS, THE | Changing Faces | Six Shooter |
| 5 | FASHION INVASION | Fashion Invasion | Self-Released |
| 6 | JULIA STONE | Sixty Summers | BMG |
| 7 | MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA | The Million Masks Of God | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 8 | WILLOW | “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” feat. Travis Barker [Single] | MSFTS/Roc Nation |
| 9 | CRAIG CARDIFF | All This Time Running | True North |
| 10 | SIMON LINSTEADT | Gualala [EP] | Stormy Deep |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 2 | AHEMAA NWOMKRO | “Nsem Nyinaa Nyame” [Single] | Philophon |
| 3 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 4 | KENNEY POLSON | Colors Of Brazil | Rosetta |
| 5 | DICOSIMO/PAGAN | Con Moto | SubCat |
| 6 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
| 7 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 8 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 9 | FIMBER BRAVO | Lunar Tredd | Moshi Moshi |
| 10 | MADE KUTI | For(e)ward | Partisan |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 3 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | underestimated | Self-Released |
| 4 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything/RCA |
| 5 | WAX TAILOR | The Shadow Of Their Suns | Lab’oratoire |
| 6 | TOBE NWIGWE | Cincoriginals | Self-Released |
| 7 | MAC IRV | The Breakthrough | Pilot Life |
| 8 | MADLIB | Sound Ancestors | Madlib Invazion |
| 9 | MOTHER NATURE AND BOATHOUSE | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 10 | AJ TRACEY | Flu Game | West 10 |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GARY BARTZ, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Gary Bartz JID006 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 2 | GREG ABATE | Magic Dance | Whaling City Sound |
| 3 | DR LONNIE SMITH | Breathe | Blue Note |
| 4 | PINO PALLADINO AND BLAKE MILLS | Notes With Attachments | New Deal |
| 5 | JACK BRANDFIELD | I’ll Never Be The Same | Gut String |
| 6 | DAVID LARSEN | The Mulligan Chronicles | DLP |
| 7 | HANNAH BAIARDI | Straight From The Soul | HBM |
| 8 | STEVE HUNT | Connections | Spice Rack |
| 9 | VINNIE RICCITELLI OCTET | For The Record | Self-Released |
| 10 | KENNY CARR | Distance | Zoozazz |
Top Ten Electronic Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLYING LOTUS | Black Gold/Between Memories [EP] | Warp |
| 2 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 1: UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 3 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 4 | JIMMY EDGAR | Cheetah Bend | Innovative Leisure |
| 5 | ROOSEVELT | Polydans | City Slang |
| 6 | VISIONIST | A Call To Arms | Mute |
| 7 | YEHNO | Tomorrow We’ll Be Here [EP] | Disques Durs |
| 8 | PETIT BISCUIT | Parachute Remixes | Écurie |
| 9 | BICEP | Isles (Deluxe) | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | BARRY PAQUIN ROBERGE | Exordium To Extasy | Costume |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Systemic Racism” [Single] | Viral |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FASHION INVASION | Fashion Invasion | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PROFESSOR AUCOIN AND THE JAZZ SCIENTISTS | Mystified | Self-Released |
| 2 | KENDALL CARTER | Introducing Kendall Carter | Self-Released |
| 3 | BENITO GONZALES | Sing To The World | Rainy Days |