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, July 20th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, July 29th.
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July 14th through July 20th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | VAN MORRISON | Remembering Now | Virgin |
| 2 | I’M WITH HER | Wild And Clear And Blue | Rounder/Concord |
| 3 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | Personal History | Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | PETER ROWAN | Tales of the Free Mexican Airforce | There |
| 5 | SHELBY MEANS | Shelby Means | Self-Released |
| 6 | SG GOODMAN | Planting By The Signs | Slough Water/Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Black Dog And The Wandering Boy | New West |
| 8 | NEKO CASE | “Wreck” [Single] | Anti- |
| 9 | WATCHHOUSE | Rituals | Tiptoe Tiger |
| 10 | JAMES FILKINS | North Manitou Trail | Raighes Factory |
| 11 | KASSI VALAZZA | From Newman Street | Fluff And Gravy |
| 12 | MINOR GOLD | Way to the Sun | Self-Released |
| 13 | MURRY HAMMOND | Trail Songs Of The Deep | Fluff And Gravy |
| 14 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND JUSTIN ROBINSON | What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow | Nonesuch |
| 15 | TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS | The Price Of Admission | Thirty Tigers |
| 16 | VANDOLIERS | Life Behind Bars | Break Maiden/Thirty Tigers |
| 17 | WET LEG | moisturizer | Domino |
| 18 | ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM | How I Became A Butterfly [EP] | Fire Sign |
| 19 | IMAGINARIES, THE | Fever | Self-Released |
| 20 | ADULT MOM | Natural Causes | Epitaph |
| 21 | BALTHVS | Year Of The Snake [EP] | Mixto |
| 22 | LARRY MCCRAY | Heartbreak City | KTBA |
| 23 | JIM PATTON AND SHERRY BROKUS | Harbortowne | Berkalin |
| 24 | JOHN DONOVAN | “Rumours” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 25 | ALISON JOY WILLIAMS | How You Look At Things | Self-Released |
| 26 | BALU BRIGADA | “Backseat” [Single] | Atlantic |
| 27 | TALBOT MAYO | Big Shot [EP] | Self-Released |
| 28 | ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION | Arcadia | Down The Road |
| 29 | BEAR MAZE | Greatest Hits | Manzino |
| 30 | ANNE MCCUE AND THE CUBISTS | Wholly Roller Coaster | Flying Machine |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KARNEY | One True Song | Self-Released |
| 2 | MADELINE KENNEY | Kiss From The Balcony | Carpark |
| 3 | THEE HOLY BROTHERS | “Sunshine In My Veins” [Single] | Regional |
| 4 | MARIA MULDAUR | One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey | Nola Blue |
| 5 | GOZIE UKAGA | Color | Self-Released |
| 6 | SHELL GAMES | “Please Don’t Sink My Battleship” [Single] | Post Production |
| 7 | BLUEPRINT TOKYO | Neon Circuits and the Mission of Hope | Self-Released |
| 8 | ALIAS WAYNE | “Too Far” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | AVA VALIANTI | “Laugh Track” b/w “Distant” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | HER MOUNTAIN MAJESTY | Above The Water | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET AND ELDEN KELLY | Catalyst | Cold Plunge |
| 2 | GROSSE ILE | Homerique | Companie Du Nord |
| 3 | SLIGHTLY STOOPID | “Step Into The Sun” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | BALTHVS | Year Of The Snake [EP] | Mixto |
| 5 | GRUPO PAGAN | Power | Subcat |
| 6 | BEVELED EDGES, THE | I Guess We’re Not Alone | Detrallas |
| 7 | VICTORIA CARDONA | Que Paso | Leggero |
| 8 | WITCH | SOGOLO | Partisan |
| 9 | BUSCABULLA | Se Amaba Así | Domino |
| 10 | FEMI KUTI | Journey Through Life | Partisan |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AESOP ROCK | Black Hole Superette | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | LEIKELI47 | Lei Keli ft 47/For Promotional Use Only | Acrylic/Hardcover/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Magic, Alive! | City Slang |
| 4 | SABA AND NO ID | From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID | Saba Pivot/The Orchard |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream | Lex |
| 6 | LITTLE SIMZ | Lotus | AWAL |
| 7 | WILLYYNOVA | Tibet Asante | Self-Released |
| 8 | AJ TRACEY | Don’t Die Before You’re Dead | Revenge |
| 9 | YAYA BEY | Do It Afraid | drink sum wtr |
| 10 | ANT | Collection Of Sounds: Volume 4 | Rhymesayers |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 2 | MICHAEL DEASE | City Life – Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 3 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 4 | JUANJO LOPEZ | Above, Beyond, Within | Desafio Candente |
| 5 | SAM DILLON | My Ideal | Cellar |
| 6 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | Tappin’ Thru Life | DIVA Jazz |
| 7 | GREG HOPKINS JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Chronography | Un-Gyve |
| 8 | GREGORY TARDY | Abide In Love | WJ3 |
| 9 | KRISTEN R BROMLEY | Wes 101 | KRBM |
| 10 | RON RIEDER | Dia Precioso | Meson |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | VEGYN X AIR | Blue Moon Safari | Parlophone |
| 2 | ERIC HILTON | Midnight Ragas | Montserrat House |
| 3 | MARIBOU STATE | Hallucinating Love | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | SUPERSHY | “Hypnotised” feat. Linden Jay [Single] | Beyond The Groove/AWAL |
| 5 | YEULE | Evangelic Girl Is A Gun | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 7 | BAMBII | Infinity Club II [EP] | Because |
| 8 | CURE, THE | Mixes Of A Lost World | Fiction/Capitol |
| 9 | CHAOS IN THE CBD | A Deeper Life | In Dust We Trust |
| 10 | WHEELUP | Inner Light | Tru Thoughts |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAWN CLEMENT | Delight | Origin |
| 2 | MICHAEL ANDREW AND THE ATOMIC BIG BAND | Gershwin | Apple Jazz |
| 3 | CORY WEEDS | Meets Jerry Weldon | Cellar |
| 4 | JIMMY GREENE | As We Are Now | Self-Released |
| 5 | JOE FARNSWORTH | The Big Room | Smoke Sessions |
| 6 | MARIA MULDAUR | One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey | Nola Blue |
| 7 | SARAH WILSON | Incandescence | Tonic |
| 8 | SAM DILLON | My Ideal | Cellar |
| 9 | GREGORY TARDY | Abide In Love | WJ3 |
| 10 | JACOB CHUNG | Live At Frankie’s Jazz Club | Cellar |