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 27th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, August 5th.
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July 21st through July 27th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | I’M WITH HER | Wild And Clear And Blue | Rounder/Concord |
| 2 | TAMI NEILSON | Neon Cowgirl | Outside |
| 3 | GRACE MORRISON | Saltwater Country | Self-Released |
| 4 | NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS | Still Shakin’ | New West |
| 5 | TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS | The Price Of Admission | Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | WATCHHOUSE | Rituals | Tiptoe Tiger |
| 7 | WATERBOYS | “Hopper’s On Top (Genius)” [Single] | Sun |
| 8 | WET LEG | moisturizer | Domino |
| 9 | BONESHAKERS, THE | Live to Be Like This | Gulf Coast |
| 10 | ELI WEST | The Shape Of A Sway | Tender And Mild |
| 11 | FROM THE DIRT | Colored Edge Of Memory | Self-Released |
| 12 | FRUIT BATS | “Creature From The Wild” [Single] | Merge |
| 13 | KELSEY WALDON | Every Ghost | Oh Boy! |
| 14 | MARIA MULDAUR | One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey | Nola Blue |
| 15 | MIKE WARD | The Time That Remains | Self-Released |
| 16 | SG GOODMAN | Planting By The Signs | Slough Water/Thirty Tigers |
| 17 | SARA TRUNZO | Better Than I Was [EP] | Self-Released |
| 18 | TALBOT MAYO | Big Shot [EP] | Self-Released |
| 19 | BILLIE MARTEN | Dog Eared | Fiction/Virgin |
| 20 | DROPKICK MURPHYS | For The People | Dummy Luck/ Play It Again Sam |
| 21 | GALACTIC AND IRMA THOMAS | Audience With The Queen | Tchoup-zilla |
| 22 | GRAYSON JENKINGS | Country Parables | Self-Released |
| 23 | HORSENECKS, THE | In the West | Tiki Parlour |
| 24 | JAMES MCMURTRY | The Black Dog And The Wandering Boy | New West |
| 25 | JOHN PRINE | “Hey Ah Nothin'” [Single] | Oh Boy |
| 26 | LEXI JONES | Xandri | Self-Released |
| 27 | LUCIUS | Lucius | Fantasy/Concord |
| 28 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | Personal History | Thirty Tigers |
| 29 | MEN I TRUST | Equus Caballus | Self-Released |
| 30 | ALEX G | Headlights | RCA |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KIP LONDON | The Last Dance | MoMojo |
| 2 | POWER TAKE OFF | “Revolution” (Radio Mix) [Single] | Stryker/Virgin |
| 3 | SLAINTE, BABY | “Sure Took A Long Time” b/w “Situation Satisfy Me” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | DIANE KING | “Dangerous” b/w “Riding Out The Storm” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | FORTH WANDERERS | The Longer This Goes On | Sub Pop |
| 6 | HILARY HAWKE | Lift Up This Old World | Adhyaropa |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MANU CHAO | “Solamente” feat. Santa Fe Klan [Single] | Because |
| 2 | DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET AND ELDEN KELLY | Catalyst | Cold Plunge |
| 3 | EDNA VAZQUEZ | Te Esperaba | Heinz |
| 4 | GROSSE ILE | Homerique | Companie Du Nord |
| 5 | VICTORIA CARDONA | Que Paso | Leggero |
| 6 | GRUPO PAGAN | Power | Subcat |
| 7 | BEVELED EDGES, THE | I Guess We’re Not Alone | Detrallas |
| 8 | WITCH | SOGOLO | Partisan |
| 9 | FEMI KUTI | Journey Through Life | Partisan |
| 10 | ADRIAN QUESADA | Boleros Psicodélicos II | ATO |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE AND SLIPPERY ELM | Emerald Tablet | Mysterybox |
| 2 | EVIDENCE | “Rain Every Season” feat. The Alchemist [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | SHAD | “Bars & BBQs” [Single] | Secret City |
| 4 | AESOP ROCK | Black Hole Superette | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | LEIKELI47 | Lei Keli ft 47/For Promotional Use Only | Acrylic/Hardcover/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | SABA AND NO ID | From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID | Saba Pivot/The Orchard |
| 7 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream | Lex |
| 8 | YAYA BEY | Do It Afraid | drink sum wtr |
| 9 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Magic, Alive! | City Slang |
| 10 | WILLYYNOVA | Tibet Asante | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RODNEY WHITAKER | Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 2 | BRANDEE YOUNGER | Gadabout Season | Impulse |
| 3 | BRIAN JACKSON | “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (feat. Black Thought)” [Single] | BBE |
| 4 | CHARLIE BALLANTINE | East By Midwest | Origin |
| 5 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 6 | MICHAEL DEASE | City Life – Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 7 | PETER SMITH | Smitty Straightens Out | Real Magic |
| 8 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 9 | CORY WEEDS | Meets Jerry Weldon | Cellar |
| 10 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | Tappin’ Thru Life | DIVA Jazz |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BLOOD ORANGE | “Mind Loaded” b/w “Somewhere In Between” [Single] | Domino |
| 2 | ERIKA DE CASIER | Lifetime | Independent Jeep |
| 3 | L’ECLAIR | CLOUD DRIFTER | Innovative Leisure |
| 4 | BAMBII | Infinity Club II [EP] | Because |
| 5 | FCUKERS | “Play Me” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | LSDXOXO | DGTL ANML [EP] | F.A.G/Because |
| 7 | POLO AND PAN | 22:22 | Ekler’o’shock/Hamburger/Virgin |
| 8 | RIVAL CONSOLES | Landscape From Memory | Erased Tapes |
| 9 | SOULWAX | “All Systems Are Lying” b/w “Run Free” [Single] | Soulwax |
| 10 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLAN HARRIS | The Poetry Of Jazz | Love Productions |
| 2 | PETER LIN AAPI JAZZ COLLECTIVE | Identity | OA2 |
| 3 | MIKE FREEMAN ZONAVIBE | Circles In A Yellow Room | VOF |
| 4 | CORY WEEDS | Meets Jerry Weldon | Cellar |
| 5 | EMMA SMITH | Bitter Orange | Self-Released |