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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 past week. The next new airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, July 31st, 2018!
For Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
Top Thirty Recordings (based on airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | America’s Child | Alligator |
| 2 | ELVIN BISHOP’S BIG FUN TRIO | Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here | Alligator |
| 3 | RAY DAVIES | Our Country Americana Act II | Legacy |
| 4 | LORI MCKENNA | The Tree | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | JP SOARS | Southbound I-95 | Soars High |
| 6 | OLIVIA CHANEY | Shelter [Advance Tracks] | Nonesuch |
| 7 | BOZ SCAGGS | Out Of The Blues | Concord |
| 8 | CLAUDIA RUSSELL AND BRUCE KAPLAN | Lover’s Tree | Radio Rhythm |
| 9 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 10 | KIM MOBERG | Above Ground [EP] | Self-Released |
| 11 | RY COODER | The Prodigal Son | Fantasy/Concord |
| 12 | VANESSA COLLIER | Honey Up | Self-Released |
| 13 | VICKY ANDRES AND LIFE ITSELF | Now Feel This! | Self-Released |
| 14 | BIG HARP GEORGE | Uptown Cool | Self-Released |
| 15 | COWBOY JUNKIES | All That Reckoning | Self-Released |
| 16 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 17 | JIM LAUDERDALE | Time Flies | Yep Roc |
| 18 | JON CLEARY | Dyna-Mite | Fhq |
| 19 | KARA GRAINGER | Living With Your Ghost | Station House |
| 20 | KELLY WILLIS | Back Being Blue | Premium |
| 21 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | The Ledges | Dead Reckoning |
| 22 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Something Higher | Soundly |
| 23 | OLIVER THE CROW | OLIVER THE CROW | Self-Released |
| 24 | PETER ROWAN | Carter Stanley’s Eyes | Rebel |
| 25 | ROC BABI | “I’m The Only One” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 26 | RON ISRAEL | Tribal War | Self-Released |
| 27 | TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS, THE | The Travelin’ McCourys | McCoury |
| 28 | PETER LIN THE LINTET | With Respect | Lintet |
| 29 | MELBREEZE | Animazonia | Blue Canoe |
| 30 | SHERYL CROW | “Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | UME | Other Nature | Modern Outsider |
| 2 | OSCILLATIONS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strange Neighbor |
| 3 | CREATION FACTORY, THE | The Creation Factory | Lolipop |
| 4 | MAMALARKY | Fundamental Thrive Hive [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | HAWKS AND DOVES | From A White Hotel | Jullian |
| 6 | HENLEY DOUGLAS RNB | Vital Signs 2: Amore’s Prayer | Self-Released |
| 7 | JAMIE YOUNKIN | Did It Anyway | Self-Released |
| 8 | MAJOR MOMENT | One Small Step | Self-Released |
| 9 | SASHA HROMYK | Brighter Paradigm [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | SECOND ECHO | Evelution | Table Top |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MERTHER | Long Time Coming | Self-Released |
| 2 | ALBOROSIE | Unbreakable – Alborosie Meets The Wailers United | Greensleeves |
| 3 | ALTAN | The Gap Of Dreams | Compass |
| 4 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 5 | DACTAH CHANDO | Global CityZen | Soulfire |
| 6 | DIALI CISSOKHO AND KAIRA BA | Routes | Twelve | Eight |
| 7 | DJENEBA AND FOUSCO | Kayeba Khasso | Lusafrica |
| 8 | ELINA DUNI | Partir | ECM |
| 9 | GRUPO MONO BLANCO | ¡Fandango! Sones Jarochos From Veracruz | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 10 | ISSAM RAFEA AND GAO HONG | Life As Is | Innova |
Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JONATHAN BURKETT | “Changes” (feat. Polancapop) [Single] | Upstormed |
| 2 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Be Great” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | BROWNOUT | Fear Of A Brown Planet | Fat Beats |
| 4 | YOUNG RJ | The Detroit Project [EP] | Ne’Astra |
| 5 | CHANHAYS | The Creepy EP | Droppin’ Science |
| 6 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy | Bastard Jazz |
| 7 | MIDNIGHT HOUR, THE | The Midnight Hour | Linear Labs |
| 8 | FREE RADICALS | No State Solution | Self-Released |
| 9 | DEL AND AMP LIVE | Gate 13 | Plug Research |
| 10 | ARTSON | Brave Star | Artson |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DALE HEAD AND THE MINDWINDER ORCHESTRA | Swing On The Rocks | Mindwinder |
| 2 | CATHERINE BENT | Ideal | Self-Released |
| 3 | DOLORES SCOZZESI | Here Comes The Sun | Cafe Pacific |
| 4 | MELBREEZE | Animazonia | Blue Canoe |
| 5 | MONIKA HERZIG | Sheroes | Whaling City |
| 6 | OYTUN ERSAN | Fusiolicious | Self-Released |
| 7 | PETER LIN THE LINTET | With Respect | Lintet |
| 8 | POST MODERN JUKE BOX | The New Classics | Concord |
| 9 | SABERTOOTH SWING | Extinct Possibilities | Self-Released |
| 10 | TRIBU | El Matador | Mandala |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LEON VYNEHALL | Nothing Is Still | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Age Of | Warp |
| 3 | DJDS | Big Wave More Fire | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | CLAPTONE | Fantast | PIAS |
| 5 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 6 | NITE HAUS | Saturation | Self-Released |
| 7 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 8 | FIT OF BODY | Black Box No Cops | 2MR |
| 9 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Treasures From the Temple | ESL |
| 10 | BULKHEAD | Aft Pressure | 2MR |
Hip Hop / R & B “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | OSCILLATIONS | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Strange Neighbor |
| 2 | ST RIDAH | “Never Trust” [Single] | 24K |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRISTINE HITT | Magical Kite | Self-Released |
| 2 | GREG FISHMAN QUINTET | So You Say | Greg Fishman Jazz Studios |
| 3 | HENLEY DOUGLAS RNB | Vital Signs 2: Amore’s Prayer | Self-Released |
| 4 |