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 7th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, May 16th.
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May 1st through May 7th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLY VENABLE | Real Gone | Ruf |
| 2 | HOT SUPPERS, THE | Live At The Colonial Theatre! | Self-Released |
| 3 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 4 | NATALIE MERCHANT | Keep Your Courage | Nonesuch |
| 5 | NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE | Continue As A Guest | Merge |
| 6 | ROBBIE FULKS | Bluegrass Vacation | Compass |
| 7 | ALEX BLIZZY | A Step Behind | Self-Released |
| 8 | ALICE HOWE | Circumstance | Know Howe |
| 9 | BAND OF HEATHENS, THE | Simple Things | Orchard Ruf |
| 10 | BILLY STRINGS | “California Sober” feat. Willie Nelson [Single] | Reprise |
| 11 | DRAYTON FARLEY | “Norfolk Blues” [Single] | Hargrove/Thirty Tigers |
| 12 | ROUGH AND TUMBLE, THE | Only This Far | Self-Released |
| 13 | SLAID CLEAVES | Together Through The Dark | Candy House |
| 14 | TOMMY EMMANUEL | Accomplice Two | CGP |
| 15 | ONE NIGHT IN TEXAS: THE NEXT WALTZ’S TRIBUTE TO THE RED HEADED STRANGER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Next Waltz |
| 16 | WARD HAYDEN AND THE OUTLIERS | South Shore | Pilot Whale |
| 17 | ODESZA | The Last Goodbye (Deluxe Edition) | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 18 | BETTYE LAVETTE | “Plan B” [Single] | Jay Vee |
| 19 | ROVES, THE | Needle Factory | Discotif |
| 20 | NICK WATERHOUSE | The Fooler | Innovative Leisure |
| 21 | ZOMBIES, THE | Different Game | Cooking Vinyl |
| 22 | MARC BROUSSARD | SOS IV Blues For Your Soul | KTBA |
| 23 | CIGARBOX MAN | “I Am Not Terrified” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 24 | CURSE OF KK HAMMOND | Death Roll Blues | Self-Released |
| 25 | PETER CASE | Doctor Moan | Sunset Blvd |
| 26 | ALLAN CLARKE | I’ll Never Forget | BMG |
| 27 | DAVID G SMITH | Witness Trees | Self-Released |
| 28 | HENRY ABERSON | “Don’t Walk Away” feat. Jae Franklin [Single] | Max C |
| 29 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
| 30 | ALISON BROWN | On Banjo | Compass |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRIS VALLILLO | Forgottonia | Gin Ridge |
| 2 | MATTHEW ALEXANDER | Midnight Dream Station | Caravan |
| 3 | RONAN DELISLE | Heavyweights In The Ring | Self-Released |
| 4 | AARYTHMERS | “Thinking Of Her” b/w “WTF” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | AUSTIN BROOKNER | Ghost Tongue | Black Monday |
| 6 | LA FAUTE | Blue Girl, Nice Day | Self-Released |
| 7 | MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE | Gettin’ Together | Self-Released |
| 8 | OPEN ROAD | Skylark | Self-Released |
| 9 | SARAH MORRIS | “Come Back” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | WILLIAM PRINCE | Stand In The Joy | Six Shooter |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHEMBO CORNIEL QUINTET | Artistas, Musicos Y Poetas | Chemboro |
| 2 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 3 | BUZZ AMATO | Muse Cafe | Blue Canoe |
| 4 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Melancolia” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 5 | ALTIN GUN | Ask | ATO |
| 6 | BAABA MAAL | Being | Marathon |
| 7 | ZUCO 103 | Telenova | Six Degrees |
| 8 | DAVID WALTERS | Soul Tropical | Six Degrees |
| 9 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
| 10 | JACKIE MENDOZA | Galaxia De Emociones | ZZK |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KASHE | “Stranded” [Single] | JP Perez |
| 2 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 3 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 4 | B COOL-AID | Leather Blvd. | Lex |
| 5 | YAYA BEY | Exodus The North Star [EP] | Big Dada |
| 6 | PLANET GIZA | Ready When You Are | NSVG |
| 7 | BENNY REID AND HAVOC | The Infamous Live | Fat Beats |
| 8 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
| 9 | EL MICHELS AFFAIR AND BLACK THOUGHT | Glorious Game | Big Crown |
| 10 | FRESH KILS | Disclaimer | Urbnet |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALEX ACUNA | Gifts | Le Coq |
| 2 | ARTURO SANDOVAL | Rhythm & Soul | MetaJAX |
| 3 | BRAD MEHLDAU | Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles | Nonesuch |
| 4 | GARRETT SARACHO, ADRIAN YOUNGE, AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Garrett Saracho JID015 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 5 | ISAIAH J THOMPSON | The Power Of The Spirit | Blue Engine |
| 6 | MARTIN BEJERANO | #Cubanamerican | Self-Released |
| 7 | ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Jazz Is Dead 011 | Jazz Is Head |
| 8 | AHMAD JAMAL | Emerald City Nights | Jazz Detective |
| 9 | CHARLES STEPNEY | Step On Step | International Anthem |
| 10 | ED CHERRY | Are We There Yet? | Cellar |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ODESZA | The Last Goodbye (Deluxe Edition) | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 2 | FOUR TET | “Three Drums” [Single] | Text |
| 3 | JFDR | Museum | Houndstooth |
| 4 | M83 | Fantasy | Mute |
| 5 | 100 GECS | 10,000 gecs | Dog Show/Atlantic |
| 6 | DEBBY FRIDAY | GOOD LUCK | Sub Pop |
| 7 | FEVER RAY | Radical Romantics | Mute |
| 8 | MOON BOOTS | Ride Away | Anjunadeep |
| 9 | EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL | Fuse | Buzzin Fly/Verve |
| 10 | MAGDALENA BAY | Mini Mix Vol. 3 [EP] | Luminelle |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LAUREN HENDERSON | Conjuring | Brontosaurus |
| 2 | YELENA ECKEMOFF | Lonely Man And His Fish | L And H |
| 3 | MICHAEL FEINBERG | Blues Variant | Criss Cross |
| 4 | KANE KALAS | High Hopes | Centerpoint |
| 5 | MIRA CHOQUETTE | In Reel Time. | Self-Released |