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 26th through June 1st, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Dark Ages | Realiza |
| 2 | C DANIEL BOLING | It Matters feat. Tom Paxton | Berkalin |
| 3 | CASSIE AND MAGGIE | Gold And Coal | Self-Released |
| 4 | SILVANO MONASTERIOS | The River | Self-Released |
| 5 | ALLY VENABLE | Money & Power | Ruf |
| 6 | CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT | The Other Side | Self-Released |
| 7 | GALACTIC AND IRMA THOMAS | Audience With The Queen | Tchoup-zilla |
| 8 | JAMES MCMURTRY | “The Black Dog And The Wandering Boy” [Single] | New West |
| 9 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Let’s Party About It | Compass |
| 10 | LIZ MILLER | Love Bubble | Busy Lizzie |
| 11 | ROBIN TROWER | Come And Find Me | Provogue |
| 12 | SHOOTOUTS, THE | Switchback | Self-Released |
| 13 | SWEET MEGG | Never Been Home | Self-Released |
| 14 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 15 | ALLISON AUGUST | August Moon | MoMoJo |
| 16 | ANNIE AND THE CALDWELLS | Can’t Lose My (Soul) | Luaka Bop |
| 17 | BLUE CACTUS | Believer | Sleepy Cat |
| 18 | CAAMP | “Mistakes” [Single] | Mom+Pop |
| 19 | CAAMP | “Fairview Feeling” [Single] | Mom+Pop |
| 20 | CANDICE NIGHT | Sea Glass | earMUSIC |
| 21 | CAROL CRITTENDEN | Glimmer | Self-Released |
| 22 | GOOSE | Everything Must Go | No Coincidence |
| 23 | HORSENECKS, THE | In the West | Tiki Parlour |
| 24 | LUCY KAPLANSKY | The Lucy Story | Lucyricky |
| 25 | SETH MULDER AND MIDNIGHT RUN | “Gilgarry’s Glen” [Single] | Rebel |
| 26 | SUNNY WAR | Armageddon In A Summer Dress | New West |
| 27 | SUZANNE VEGA | Flying With Angels | amanuensis |
| 28 | TAJ MAHAL | Junkyard Dog | Concord |
| 29 | TERRY KITCHEN | We All Dream | Urban Campfire |
| 30 | WILDWOODS, THE | Dear Meadowlark | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALAN SPARHAWK | With Trampled By Turtles | Sub Pop |
| 2 | DONALD WG LINDSAY | Two Boats Under The Moon | Self-Released |
| 3 | EDDIE DEE LIVE | I Got A Thang For You | Universal Groove |
| 4 | CELINA GRAVES | “Feels Like Magic” feat. SIYA [Single] | Three 2 Go |
| 5 | ALISON TUCKER | Where You Used To Be | Self-Released |
| 6 | BOBKAT | Longing For Afterglow | Self-Released |
| 7 | ERNIE PALMER | A Teacher, A Preacher, & A Bad Farmer | Self-Released |
| 8 | ROBERT DEITCH | Legacy | Self-Released |
| 9 | DARK ENERGY ARCADE, THE | The Dark Energy Arcade | AFR |
| 10 | 72 RATS | Nothing Left To Lose | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PACHYMAN | Another Place | ATO |
| 2 | FRANCIS BEBEY | Trésor Magnétique | Africa Seven |
| 3 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | Sonido Cósmico | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 4 | MASHA CAMPAGNE | Alegre Menina | Impetus |
| 5 | NEFF IRIZARRY | Cambio | Blue Canoe |
| 6 | DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET AND ELDEN KELLY | Catalyst | Cold Plunge |
| 7 | ERMELINDA CUELLAR | Under A Lavender Sky | Self-Released |
| 8 | FEMI KUTI | Journey Through Life | Partisan |
| 9 | RED BARAAT | Bhangra Rangeela | Sinj |
| 10 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Adrian Younge Presents Something About April III | Linear Labs |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream | Lex |
| 2 | BOLDY JAMES AND REAL BAD MAN | Conversation Pieces | Real Bad Man |
| 3 | BUTCHER BROWN | Letters From The Atlantic | Concord Jazz |
| 4 | LORD SKO | PIFF | Stimulated |
| 5 | ANT | Collection Of Sounds: Volume 4 | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | DUCKWRTH | All American F*ckboy | Them Hellas |
| 7 | CLIPPING | Dead Channel Sky | Sub Pop |
| 8 | BROTHER ALI | Satisfied Soul | Mello |
| 9 | AESOP ROCK | Black Hole Superette | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | SILAS SHORT | LUSHLAND | Stones Throw |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SILVANO MONASTERIOS | The River | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANDREW BIRD AND MADISON CUNNINGHAM | Cunningham Bird | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | BELA FLECK | Beatrio | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | FANFARE CIOCARLIA AND ADRIAN RASO | The Devil Rides Again | Asphalt Tango |
| 5 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 6 | KYLE ROUSSEL | The Church Of New Orleans | Self-Released |
| 7 | MARY HALVORSON | “Carved From” [Single] | Nonesuch |
| 8 | NNENNA FREELON | Beneath The Skin | Origin |
| 9 | OSTARA PROJECT | Roots | RHEA |
| 10 | PLANET D NONET | Doctor Professor Leonard King In Tribute To Joe Williams | Eastlawn |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 2 | AETOPUS | iota | Spotted Peccary |
| 3 | KHOTIN | Peace Portal | Self-Released |
| 4 | PROSPA | “Don’t Stop” [Single] | CircoLoco |
| 5 | SWEATSON KLANK | Tilt [EP] | Friends Of Friends |
| 6 | UNA | “Puddles” [Single] | Cool Jewel |
| 7 | HEALTH AND CHELSEA WOLFE | “Mean” [Single] | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 8 | CO.LEGA | Nobody Goes To Heaven [EP] | Morse Code |
| 9 | CHAOS IN THE CBD | A Deeper Life | In Dust We Trust |
| 10 | FOOTSHOOTER | The Oasis | Tru Thoughts |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GREG HOPKINS JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Chronography | Un-Gyve |
| 2 | ISAIAH J THOMSPON | The Book Of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | JOHN STURINO | Blow Globe | Outside In |
| 4 | KRISTEN R BROMLEY | Wes 101 | KRBM |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CELINA GRAVES | “Feels Like Magic” feat. SIYA [Single] | Three 2 Go |