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. Our next airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, August 17th, 2021.
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August 2nd, 2021 through August 8th, 2021
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | COLIN HAY | I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself | Compass |
| 2 | FLATLANDERS, THE | Treasure Of Love | Rack ‘Em/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | CRISTINA VANE | Nowhere Sounds Lovely | Red Parlor |
| 4 | DEB RYDER | Memphis Moonlight | Merlin Vizztone |
| 5 | JESSE DANIEL | Boyond These Walls | Self-Released |
| 6 | JON SHAIN AND FJ VENTRE | Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues | Flyin’ |
| 7 | LISA BOUCELLE AND THE BLEU | Jump In | BFD |
| 8 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | Dark In Here | Merge |
| 9 | TIFFANY POLLACK AND CO | Bayou Liberty | Nola Blue |
| 10 | PARTY FOR JOEY A SWEET RELIEF TRIBUTE TO JOEY SPAMPINATO | VARIOUS ARTISTS | True North |
| 11 | VERONICA LEWIS | You Ain’t Unlucky | Blue Heart |
| 12 | VINCENT NEIL EMERSON | Vincent Neil Emerson | La Honda |
| 13 | WALLFLOWERS | Exit Wounds | New West |
| 14 | ADIA VICTORIA | “Magnolia Blues” [Single] | WMG Atlantic |
| 15 | CHARLIE PARR | Last Of The Better Days Ahead | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 16 | DONNA HERULA | Bang At The Door | Self-Released |
| 17 | EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS | Hunter And The Dog Star | Thirty Tigers |
| 18 | EL MICHELS AFFAIR | Yeti Season | Big Crown |
| 19 | GARY LOURIS | Jump For Joy | Sham |
| 20 | JIM LAUDERDALE | Hope | Yep Roc |
| 21 | LINDA LINDAS, THE | “Oh!” [Single] | Epitaph |
| 22 | LOS LOBOS | Native Sons | New West |
| 23 | REVEREND SHAWN AMOS, THE | The Cause Of It All | Put Together |
| 24 | ROAN YELLOWTHORN | Another Life | Self-Released |
| 25 | TIM O’BRIEN | He Walked On | Howdy Skies |
| 26 | TITO JACKSON | Under Your Spell | Gulf Coast |
| 27 | TOMMY Z | Plug In & Play | Self-Released |
| 28 | TONY JOE WHITE | Smoke From The Chimney | Swamp/Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 29 | WANDA JACKSON | Encore | Blackheart |
| 30 | WEE WILLIE WALKER AND THE ANTHONY PAULE SOUL ORCHESTRA | Not In My Lifetime | Blue Dot |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LALA LALA | I Want The Door To Open | Hardly Art |
| 2 | AL ROSS AND THE PLANETS | Blue Crystal | Self-Released |
| 3 | RING FINGER NO PINKY | Coochie Shrink Ray | Self-Released |
| 4 | SCOTT ZOSEL | Tiny Yellow Room | Self-Released |
| 5 | TARA HACK | Dear Abbey [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | 20 MINUTE MISSION | Down On Ruskin St. | Self-Released |
| 7 | SEAN MCCONNELL | A Horrible Beautiful Dream | Soundly |
| 8 | ANTHONIE TONNON | Leave Love Out Of This | Misra |
| 9 | REVERSELS | LaSabre | Self-Released |
| 10 | RODRIGO AMARANTE | Drama | Polyvinyl |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Mother Nature | Verve |
| 2 | BELCIRQUE | La Grande Fete | Arc |
| 3 | WILL ACKERMAN, JEFF OSTER, TOM EATON | Brothers | Retso |
| 4 | ALEX MARTIN | Folk Songs, Jazz Journeys | Pajarito Verde |
| 5 | CIRO HURTADO | Luna | Inti |
| 6 | MAX HIGHSTEIN | Tiptoes | Desert Heart |
| 7 | STEPHEN EDWARDS | Piano Music From Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen | Self-Released |
| 8 | LIQUID MIND | Musical Healthcare | myndstream |
| 9 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 10 | ALBOROSIE | For The Culture | VP/Greensleeves |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DREW LINES | “Rise” [Single] | Stryker |
| 2 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 1 | Rhymesayers |
| 3 | TYLER THE CREATOR | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia |
| 4 | GREENTEA PENG | Man Made | EMI |
| 5 | TOUSSAINT MORRISON | Social Science Club | Urban Home Companion |
| 6 | DJ 2-TONE JONES | Contraband From India | Self-Released |
| 7 | ATMOSPHERE | WORD? – Side A [EP] | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | CADENCE WEAPON | Parallel World | eOne |
| 9 | DANI AND LIZZY | The Opening | 604 |
| 10 | SHA MONEY XL | Chain On The Bike, Vol. 2 | TeamWork |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANGELA WRIGLEY TRIO | You Don’t Know What Love Is | Cellar |
| 2 | BENITO GONZALEZ | Sing To The World | Rainy Days |
| 3 | GREG ABATE | Magic Dance | Whaling City Sound |
| 4 | ROY BROOKS | Understanding | Reel To Real |
| 5 | SIMON MOULLIER TRIO | Countdown | Fresh Sound New Talent |
| 6 | BRIAN JACKSON | Jazz is Dead 8 | Jazz is Dead |
| 7 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | Jobim Forever | Self-Released |
| 8 | TROY ROBERTS AND TIM JAGO | Best Buddies | Toy Robot |
| 9 | JULIAN GERSTIN | Music For The Exploration Of Elusive Phenomena | Zabap |
| 10 | KRISTIN CALLAHAN | Lost In A Dream | Ivy Door |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DOMENIQUE DUMONT | People On Sunday | The Leaf |
| 2 | MOBY | Reprise | DG |
| 3 | KAYMA | “On Site Lover” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | MOONSHINE | SMS For Location, Vol. 4 | Forseen |
| 5 | SAN HOLO | bb u ok? | bitbird/Counter |
| 6 | DANIEL AVERY | Together In Static | Mute |
| 7 | RED HOT + FREE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Red Hot |
| 8 | ANUSHKA | Yemaya | Tru Thoughts |
| 9 | IAIN HOWIE | Patterns | 0110/Symphonic |
| 10 | HIATUS KAIYOTE | Mood Valiant | Brainfeeder/Ninja Tune |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | “Bounce That” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EDDIE BARBASH WITH STRINGS | For Murray And Lillian | Self-Released |
| 2 | LEON LEE DORSEY | Freedom Jazz Dance | Jazz Avenue |
| 3 | TOM COHEN | My Take | Versa |