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, April 26th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 5th.
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April 20th, 2026 through April 26th, 2026
Top Thirty Most-Played Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
KRAY VAN KIRK |
Empire |
Self-Released |
2 |
MILK CARTON KIDS, THE |
Lost Cause Lover Fool |
Far Cry |
3 |
JAMES HOULAHAN |
On A Wing |
OOB |
4 |
NOAH KAHAN |
The Great Divide |
Mercury/Republic |
5 |
LEAH BLEVINS |
All Dressed Up |
Easy Eye |
6 |
REDS PINKS AND PURPLES, THE |
Acknowledge Kindness |
Fire |
7 |
RIFLEBIRDS OF PORTLAND, THE |
April |
Regional |
8 |
SETH JAMES |
Motormouth |
Qualified |
9 |
INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, THE |
20/20 |
Americana Vibes |
10 |
PENNY ARCADE |
Double Exposure |
Tapete |
11 |
PERT NEAR SANDSTONE |
Side By Side |
Self-Released |
12 |
PETER KARP |
Jersey Town |
Rose Cottage |
13 |
DERVISH |
The Great Irish Song Book Vol 2 |
Down the Road |
14 |
HANK ALRICH |
Broken River |
Walkinay |
15 |
BROOKS MILGATE |
Roll With The Punches |
MoMojo |
16 |
BRYAN SUTTON AND KENNY SMITH |
Three Star Hornpipe |
Mountain Home |
17 |
DELLA MAE |
Magic Accident |
Compass |
18 |
BECK |
“Ride Lonesome” [Single] |
Capitol |
19 |
GARRET T WILLIE |
Bill’s Cafe |
Gulf Coast |
20 |
BILL CALLAHAN |
My Days Of 58 |
Drag City |
21 |
JAY BUCHANAN |
Weapons Of Beauty |
Sacred Sounds |
22 |
JAY LANG |
Blues Vol. 2 |
Self-Released |
23 |
JOHN HOLLIER AND THE REVERIE |
“If She’s Lonely” [Single] |
WhollyABar/Thirty Tigers |
24 |
RICK VITO |
Slidemaster |
MoMojo |
25 |
SKY CHIEFS, THE |
THE SKY CHIEFS |
Chimney Bird |
26 |
SOUNDING ARROW |
Skyman |
Blackbird/IndieAMGold |
27 |
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS |
The World Is To Dig |
Idlewild |
28 |
ERIC BIBB |
One Mississippi |
Repute |
29 |
ALABAMA SHAKES |
“American Dream” [Single] |
Island/UMG |
30 |
BEVIS FROND, THE |
Horrorful Heights |
Fire |
Top “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
HANK ALRICH |
Broken River |
Walkinay |
2 |
YOUBET |
youbet |
Hardly Art |
3 |
MASSACOUSTICS, THE |
Water Keeps Rising |
Williamstown |
4 |
RINGO STARR |
Long Long Road |
UMe |
5 |
BELLSTAR |
Before A Fall |
Self-Released |
6 |
SASHA HROMYK |
Chromatic [EP] |
Little Thunder |
7 |
TOFUSMELL |
All My Time |
Hardly Art |
8 |
PETER KARP |
Jersey Town |
Rose Cottage |
9 |
TIM HORT |
No Dissociation – Radio Sampler 2 [EP] |
Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
ADRIAN QUESADA |
Trio Asesino |
ATO |
2 |
ALTIN GUN |
Garip |
ATO |
3 |
ANGINE DE POITRINE |
Vol. II |
Spectacles Bonzai |
4 |
MIGHTY ROOTSMEN, THE |
The Mighty Rootsmen |
Bulletproof |
5 |
TAKAAT |
Is Noise Vol. 1 |
Purplish |
6 |
WANEES ZAROUR |
Silwan |
Levantine |
7 |
NASEEM ALATRASH |
Bright Colors On A Dark Canvas |
Levantine |
8 |
TINARIWEN |
Hoggar |
Wedge |
9 |
ANTONIO CARLOS AND JOCAFI, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD |
Antonio Carlos & Jocafi JID026 |
Jazz Is Dead |
10 |
SOTOMAYOR |
WABI SABI |
Wonderwheel |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
ORIGINAL KOFFEE |
“KOFFEE” [Single] |
Promised Land |
2 |
THUNDERCAT |
Distracted |
Brainfeeder |
3 |
GENA |
The Pleasure Is Yours |
Lex |
4 |
DANNY BROWN |
Stardust |
Warp |
5 |
DENZEL CURRY AND THE SCYTHE |
Strictly 4 The Scythe |
Loma Vista/Concord |
6 |
BY STORM |
My Ghosts Go Ghost |
deadAir |
7 |
ANA TIJOUX |
97 [EP] |
Victoria Producciones |
8 |
NIGHTMARES ON WAX |
Echo45 Sound System |
Warp |
9 |
EARL SWEATSHIRT AND MIKE AND SURF GANG |
POMPEII // UTILITY |
10k/Tan Cressida/Surf Gang |
10 |
BLCKFRIEND |
Lonestar |
Babygrande |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
TOM LIPPINCOTT |
Ode To The Possible |
Self-Released |
2 |
NAT REEVES |
Now In Time |
SideDoor Jazz |
3 |
PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA, THE |
Thank You Notes: The Music Of Gregg Hill |
Cold Plunge |
4 |
MIKE CLEMENT |
Polka Dots & Ray Bans |
Cellar |
5 |
PETE MILLS |
This Is Now |
Mighty Ernie |
6 |
ANDREA MILLER |
Let Our Love Take Wing |
Cellar |
7 |
CYGER AND BUTTERWORTH |
Plaid Pants |
Outrageous8 |
8 |
JOE GRANSDEN |
Let’s Take A Chance Together |
Self-Released |
9 |
RON WILKINS AND REBECCA PATTERSON |
The Vigil And The Sleeping Giant |
Adhyâropa |
10 |
DAVE SCHUMACHER AND CUBEYE |
Agua Con Gas |
Cubeye |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
KIM GORDON |
Play Me |
Matador |
2 |
RAQUEL RAMOS |
“Back In Queens” [Single] |
Self-Released |
3 |
THUNDERCAT |
Distracted |
Brainfeeder |
4 |
GENA |
The Pleasure Is Yours |
Lex |
5 |
DANNY BROWN |
Stardust |
Warp |
6 |
DENZEL CURRY AND THE SCYTHE |
Strictly 4 The Scythe |
Loma Vista/Concord |
7 |
BY STORM |
My Ghosts Go Ghost |
deadAir |
8 |
ANA TIJOUX |
97 [EP] |
Victoria Producciones |
9 |
NIGHTMARES ON WAX |
Echo45 Sound System |
Warp |
10 |
EARL SWEATSHIRT AND MIKE AND SURF GANG |
POMPEII // UTILITY |
10k/Tan Cressida/Surf Gang |
Top Ten Jazz “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
NAT REEVES |
Now In Time |
SideDoor Jazz |
2 |
AS IS – AL AND STACEY SCHULMAN |
Crazy World |
Nite Nite The Elephant |
3 |
AUDREY OCHOA |
The Sorceress |
Chronograph |
4 |
HARRY SKOLER |
Echoes |
Red Brick Hill |
5 |
JAANA NARSIPUR |
The Re-collection |
Self-Released |
6 |
JOE SYRIAN MOTOR CITY JAZZ OCTET |
A Blue Time |
Circle 9 |
7 |
STEVE WILSON |
Enduring Sonance |
Smoke Sessions |
8 |
TED ROSENTHAL |
Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 |
TMR |