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, August 9th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, August 18th.
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August 3rd, 2026 through August 9th, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHABOOZEY | The Outlaw Cherie Lee And Other Western Tales | American Dogwood/Empire |
| 2 | BILLY STRINGS | “Burn The Other End” [Single] | Reprise |
| 3 | OSHIMA BROTHERS | In Orbit | Self-Released |
| 4 | BECK | “In The Night” [Single] | Capitol |
| 5 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | Clovis | $10 Cowboy |
| 6 | JILL SCOTT | To Whom This May Concern | Blues Babe |
| 7 | LEON BRIDGES | Happiness Anytime: Part 1 [EP] | Columbia/Sony |
| 8 | LISA BOUCHELLE | Vandals, Thieves & Lovers | Self-Released |
| 9 | CHAD HUGO, TIERRA WACK, LEIKELI47 | “Jumpupw!nya” [Single] | Galaxie |
| 10 | JESSE MALIN | “Hollywood Forever” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
| 11 | CLIFF HILLIS | The Square Route | Independent |
| 12 | JOE LOMBARDO | Searching Man [EP] | Self-Released |
| 13 | GABE SHADID | Piano Passione | Self-Released |
| 14 | AARON LEE TASJAN | Get Over It, Underdog | Blue Elan |
| 15 | CHUCK STRANGERS | Glory Of The King’s Hand | Lex |
| 16 | MODISTE | “Breaking My Own Heart” [Single] | Animoid Owl |
| 17 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Mother Africa” [Single] | Viral |
| 18 | PHIL MADERIA | The Millionth Mile | Self-Released |
| 19 | ROCCO DELUCA | Studio A Session | Sho-Bud / Aunt Dolly |
| 20 | BONNIE PAINE | Unseen | Raven Song |
| 21 | AJ FULLERTON | “Change Is Inevitable” [Single] | Gitcha |
| 22 | DARTS, THE | Halloween Love Songs | Meow Hiss |
| 23 | BEASTS ETHEREAL | A Mass Hallucination | Self-Released |
| 24 | ALABAMA SHAKES | “Garden” [Single] | Island/UMG |
| 25 | DORIO | Agent Friday & The Perfect Angel | Earth Libraries |
| 26 | IAN MCFARLAND | “Leaving New York” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 27 | ALELA DIANE | Who’s Keeping Time? | Fluff & Gravy |
| 28 | DRY CLEANING | Secret Love (Deluxe Edition) | 4AD |
| 29 | ALEXIS P SUTER BAND, THE | Just Stay Live: Recorded Live At The Falcon | Nola Blue |
| 30 | FOGLIGHTS | “The Rain Felt Kind” [Single] | Slumberland |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KATE MACLEOD’S MIND THE GAP | Home Brewed | Courier |
| 2 | GILLIAN JACKSON HAN | “Time And Place” feat. Picnic At Hanging Rock Original Company [Single] | Greta Gertler Gold/Center Stage |
| 3 | TREVOR ROBERTSON | Bright Colors | Self-Released |
| 4 | AUDREY LECRONE | Uptown Divorcée | Voiceworks |
| 5 | CHLORINE BEACH | Groove Forward | Self-Released |
| 6 | DREAM ARENAS | “Cold Years” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTIN GUN | Garip | ATO |
| 2 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | “Canto Andino” [Single] | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 3 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Caribenya | Anti- |
| 4 | SOFIE BIRCH | Bivabippabualukka | Stroom |
| 5 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Mother Africa” [Single] | Viral |
| 6 | SERGIO PEREIRA | Colors Of Time | Self-Released |
| 7 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | América! | Daptone |
| 8 | ALEWYA | Zero | Because |
| 9 | SOSYETE 25 | Yaygara | Tru Thoughts |
| 10 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Afro-Disco Makossa | Linear Labs |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AJA MONET | the color of rain | drink sum wtr |
| 2 | SAUL WILLIAMS | “Robot Slave” b/w “Mazahua” feat. Aztlan Underground [Single] | Big Dada |
| 3 | VINCE STAPLES | Cry Baby | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | CHUCK STRANGERS | Glory Of The King’s Hand | Lex |
| 5 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Mother Africa” [Single] | Viral |
| 6 | DJ SHADOW | The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Edition) | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream: Night Shift | Lex |
| 8 | PROF | Good Time Boy | Stophouse |
| 9 | KNEECAP | FENIAN | PIAS |
| 10 | JOHN DENSMORE AND CHUCK D | do+pe = no country for old men | ORG |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AJA MONET | the color of rain | drink sum wtr |
| 2 | AURALLAURA | The Critique Of Capital: An Engaging Revue | Self-Released |
| 3 | CATHERINE RUSSELL | Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center | Dot Time |
| 4 | GABE SHADID | Piano Passione | Self-Released |
| 5 | MIKI YAMANAKA | Breathe | Cellar |
| 6 | ZEN ZADRAVEC QUINTET | New Paradigm | Marmite |
| 7 | PAUL YONEMURA | First Flight Home | Cellar |
| 8 | JEFF RUPERT QUARTET | Sea Spell | Rupe |
| 9 | LEIGH PILZER | Keep Holding On | Strange Woman |
| 10 | JENNIFER MADSEN | Girl Talk | SingBaby |
Jazz “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
AUDREY LECRONE |
Uptown Divorcée |
Voiceworks |
2 |
CLARK SUMMERS |
WaBaSH |
Calligram |
3 |
MIKI YAMANAKA |
Breathe |
Cellar |
4 |
NICOLEYVETTE |
Say Yes |
Bright Flame |
5 |
PAUL YONEMURA |
First Flight Home |
Cellar |
6 |
RUSS ANIXTER’S HIPPIE BIG BAND |
What Next? |
Self-Released |
7 |
TREVOR ROBERTSON |
Bright Colors |
Self-Released |