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 3rd. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 12th.
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April 27th, 2026 through May 3rd, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
RICK SHEA |
Smoke Tree Road |
Self-Released |
2 |
DEBI SMITH |
Flight Of The Robin |
Degan |
3 |
DERVISH |
The Great Irish Song Book Vol 2 |
Down the Road |
4 |
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND |
Future Soul |
Fantasy/Concord |
5 |
BRUCE HORNSBY |
Indigo Park |
Zappo/Thirty Tigers |
6 |
FOY VANCE |
“Hi, I’m The Preacher’s Son” [Single] |
Rounder |
7 |
HOT SUPPERS |
Time Is Now |
Self-Released |
8 |
JAY BUCHANAN |
Weapons Of Beauty |
Sacred Sounds |
9 |
KASHUS CULPEPPER |
Act I |
Big Loud |
10 |
MIKE FINNIGAN |
Mike Finnigan |
Forty Below |
11 |
MUMFORD AND SONS |
Prizefighter |
Glassnote |
12 |
PERT NEAR SANDSTONE |
Side By Side |
Self-Released |
13 |
PETER KARP |
Jersey Town |
Rose Cottage |
14 |
RINGO STARR |
Long Long Road |
UMe |
15 |
SETH JAMES |
Motormouth |
Qualified |
16 |
YARN |
Saturday Night Sermon |
Ardsley |
17 |
KRISTIN DIABLE |
Impossible Things |
Speakeasy |
18 |
RIFLEBIRDS OF PORTLAND, THE |
April |
Regional |
19 |
ALAN DOYLE |
Already Dancing [EP] |
Skinner’s Hill |
20 |
BENSLEY |
Superliminal |
Self-Released |
21 |
JESSE MALIN |
“Hollywood Forever” [Single] |
Wicked Cool |
22 |
RAQUEL RAMOS |
“Back In Queens” [Single] |
Self-Released |
23 |
COYOTE MIDNIGHT |
Coyote Midnight |
Self-Released |
24 |
ALEX LOPEZ |
Retro Revival |
Maremil |
25 |
BEVIS FROND, THE |
Horrorful Heights |
Fire |
26 |
ERIC BIBB |
One Mississippi |
Repute |
27 |
AMANI BURNHAM |
Roots And Wings |
Blind Pig |
28 |
KITCHENETTES, THE |
Sunday Best [EP] |
Slumberland |
29 |
ANDY COHEN, ELEANOR ELLIS AND WILLIAM LEE ELLIS |
Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard |
Riverlark |
30 |
SHAKY |
Kinda Wild II |
Shaky |
Top “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
A’SHON GALAXY |
Forever Was All I Hoped |
Resolute Grooves |
2 |
BILLY JOEL JR |
Ur A Star |
Self-Released |
3 |
HEARD EYE, THE |
“Send Barron” [Single] |
Greater Cosmos |
4 |
MATTHEW ALEXANDER |
The Matter Of The Heart |
Caravan |
5 |
DAVE MININBERG |
Keep On Keepin On |
Self-Released |
6 |
DENISE LA GRASSA |
“Big Bad Dream” [Single] |
deelagee |
7 |
GREEZY WHEELS |
We Come We Go |
Armadillo |
8 |
SHYFRIN ALLIANCE |
“Red Blues” [Single] |
Self-Released |
9 |
SWEET PIECE |
Rebirth [EP] |
Self-Released |
10 |
LAST CHARGE OF THE LIGHT HORSE |
Year Of The Horse |
Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
CATRIN FINCH |
Notes To Self |
Bendigedig |
2 |
DAVID BYRNE |
¿Cuál Es La Razón? (feat. Natalia Lafourcade and Mexican Institute of Sound) |
Matador |
3 |
PROTOJE |
The Art Of Acceptance |
Ineffable |
4 |
ROSALIA |
Lux |
Columbia |
5 |
STICK FIGURE |
“Natural Mystic” [Single] |
Ruffwood |
6 |
ZIGGY MARLEY |
“Racism Is A Killa” [Single] |
Tuff Gong |
7 |
WANEES ZAROUR |
Silwan |
Levantine |
8 |
NASEEM ALATRASH |
Bright Colors On A Dark Canvas |
Levantine |
9 |
TINARIWEN |
Hoggar |
Wedge |
10 |
ALTIN GUN |
Garip |
ATO |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
THUNDERCAT |
Distracted |
Brainfeeder |
2 |
MOONCHILD |
Waves |
ONErpm |
3 |
GENA |
The Pleasure Is Yours |
Lex |
4 |
DANNY BROWN |
Stardust |
Warp |
5 |
ANA TIJOUX |
97 [EP] |
Victoria Producciones |
6 |
IDK |
Even The Devil Smiles |
broke |
7 |
DENZEL CURRY AND THE SCYTHE |
Strictly 4 The Scythe |
Loma Vista/Concord |
8 |
NIGHTMARES ON WAX |
Echo45 Sound System |
Warp |
9 |
JILL SCOTT |
To Whom This May Concern |
Blues Babe |
10 |
KUMAIL |
Mudbrown |
Tru Thoughts |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
BARRY GREENE |
Giants |
Origin |
2 |
BILLY CHILDS |
Triumvirate |
Mack Ave |
3 |
CHENXI PAN |
This Very Moment |
Origin |
4 |
MARK ADAMS |
This Is Neo-Soul |
DownJazz |
5 |
ISABELLA ISHERWOOD |
The Sweetest Sounds |
Sabrina |
6 |
SHARON MINEMOTO |
Goodbye, Strawberry Hill |
Cellar |
7 |
PETE MILLS |
This Is Now |
Mighty Ernie |
8 |
PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA, THE |
Thank You Notes: The Music Of Gregg Hill |
Cold Plunge |
9 |
CYGER AND BUTTERWORTH |
Plaid Pants |
Outrageous8 |
10 |
RON WILKINS AND REBECCA PATTERSON |
The Vigil And The Sleeping Giant |
Adhyâropa |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
BENSLEY |
Superliminal |
Self-Released |
2 |
LEWIS OFMAN |
50KWTTS |
Profil De Face/Universal |
3 |
FCUKERS |
O |
Ninja Tune |
4 |
HOLY FUCK |
Event Beat |
Satellite Services |
5 |
HONEY DIJON |
The Nightlife |
SOS |
6 |
GORILLAZ |
The Mountain |
Kong |
7 |
ROBYN |
Sexistential |
Young |
8 |
LADYTRON |
Paradises |
Nettwerk |
9 |
FORD |
Music Lights Color [EP] |
ecke |
10 |
LATE NIGHT TALES: BARRY CAN’T SWIM |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Late Night Tales |
Hip Hop “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
ABIGAIL ROSE |
Wish |
Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
SHARON MINEMOTO |
Goodbye, Strawberry Hill |
Cellar |
2 |
ARTURO SANDOVAL |
Sangu |
TM |
3 |
TUMBAO BRAVO WITH PAUL VORNHAGEN |
Joy Of The Mambo |
Global Pulse |
4 |
HEARD EYE, THE |
“Send Barron” [Single] |
Greater Cosmos |