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 17th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, August 26th.
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August 11th through August 17th, 2025
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
DEVON ALLMAN |
The Blues Summit |
Ruf |
2 |
HAYES CARLL |
We’re Only Human |
Hwy 87/Thirty Tigers |
3 |
BIG THIEF |
“Grandmother” b/w “Los Angeles” [Single] |
4AD/Beggars |
4 |
RIFLEBIRDS OF PORTLAND, THE |
Windmills On The Moon |
Regional |
5 |
SUNNY SWEENEY |
Rhinestone Requiem |
Thirty Tigers |
6 |
VICKIE PETERSON AND JOHN COWSILL |
Long After The Fire |
Label 51 |
7 |
WATCHHOUSE |
Rituals |
Tiptoe Tiger |
8 |
WOOD BROTHERS, THE |
Puff Of Smoke |
Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers |
9 |
IMAGINARIES, THE |
Fever |
Self-Released |
10 |
BILL GAWLEY |
Are We There Yet? |
Self-Released |
11 |
BLACK KEYS, THE |
No Rain, No Flowers |
Easy Eye Sound/Warner |
12 |
BONESHAKERS |
Live To Be This |
Gulf Coast |
13 |
BRENT COBB AND THE FIXINS |
“Ain’t Rocked In A While” [Single] |
Ol’ Buddy/Thirty Tigers |
14 |
CALEB KLAUDER AND REEB WILLMS |
Gold In Your Pocket |
Free Dirt |
15 |
CARLA GOVER |
Kentucky Queen |
Redbird |
16 |
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS |
In the Hour of Dust |
Yep Rock |
17 |
MAE POWELL |
Making Room For The Light |
Karma Chief |
18 |
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER |
Personal History |
Thirty Tigers |
19 |
MEN I TRUST |
Equus Asinus |
Self-Released |
20 |
MIKE HENDERSON |
Last Nite At The Bluebird Live |
Qualified |
21 |
MOONSHROOM |
Take A Trip |
Spirit Fruit |
22 |
TEETHE |
Magic Of The Sale |
Winspear |
23 |
TYLER CHILDERS |
Snipe Hunter |
RCA |
24 |
WILDMANS, THE |
Longtime Friend |
New West |
25 |
BIG SHOES |
King Size |
Qualified |
26 |
TUCKER WOODS |
Sunshine Blues |
Pleasantville |
27 |
LARRY MCCRAY |
Heartbreak City |
KTBA |
28 |
HIDE AND SHINE |
The Red Core [LP] |
Self-Released |
29 |
ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM |
How I Became A Butterfly [EP] |
Fire Sign |
30 |
ED PALERMO BIG BAND |
Prog Vs. Fusion: A War Of The Ages |
Sky Cat |
Top “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
BRET MCKENZIE |
Freak Out City |
Sub Pop |
2 |
ESSENTIAL MACHINE |
Compressor//Sustainer |
Self-Released |
3 |
JOHN DONOVAN |
Northern Moon [EP] |
Self-Released |
4 |
LERA LYNN |
“Cherry Tree” [Single] |
Ruby Range |
5 |
PINK MARTINI |
Bella Ciao [EP] |
Heinz |
6 |
RIFLEBIRDS OF PORTLAND, THE |
Windmills On The Moon |
Regional |
7 |
GENERATIONS |
“Mess We Leave Behind” [Single] |
Self-Released |
8 |
BOG WITCH |
“Hatter’s Mad Emporium” b/w “Girl In The Box” [Single] |
Mermade |
9 |
BULLETS AND BUTTERFLIES |
Full Circle |
Pacific Underground |
10 |
WAKE MAGNOLIA |
“A Night In Ventura” [Single] |
Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
ADRIAN QUESADA |
Boleros Psicodélicos II |
ATO |
2 |
BAD BUNNY |
Debi Tirar Mas Fotos |
Rimas |
3 |
BARRINGTON LEVY |
Prison Oval Rock 40th Anniversary Edition |
VP |
4 |
BUSCABULLA |
Se Amaba Así |
Domino |
5 |
CAMILA MORENO |
“Fuga” [Single] |
Self-Released |
6 |
COMBO CHIMBITA |
“Dimelo” [Single] |
Wonderwheel |
7 |
DONALD WG LINDSAY |
Two Boats Under The Moon |
Self-Released |
8 |
EMPANADAS ILEGALES |
Sancocho Trifásico |
We Are Time |
9 |
PLAYING FOR CHANGE |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
Playing For Change |
10 |
SPOKET I KOKET |
Grannlat |
Gammalt |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
SABA AND NO ID |
From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID |
Saba Pivot/The Orchard |
2 |
YAYA BEY |
Do It Afraid |
drink sum wtr |
3 |
LEIKELI47 |
Lei Keli ft 47/For Promotional Use Only |
Acrylic/Hardcover/Thirty Tigers |
4 |
POTATOHEAD PEOPLE AND SLIPPERY ELM |
Emerald Tablet |
Mysterybox |
5 |
AESOP ROCK |
Black Hole Superette |
Rhymesayers |
6 |
TYLER THE CREATOR |
DON’T TAP THE GLASS |
Columbia/Sony |
7 |
LITTLE SIMZ |
Lotus |
AWAL |
8 |
CLIPSE |
Let God Sort Em Out |
Roc Nation |
9 |
KEVIN ABSTRACT |
Blush |
Juno/X8 |
10 |
AJ TRACEY |
Don’t Die Before You’re Dead |
Revenge |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
CLIFFORD JORDAN |
Glass Bead Games |
Strata East |
2 |
DAVID MURRAY QUARTET |
Birdly Serenade |
Impulse |
3 |
ED PALERMO BIG BAND |
Prog Vs. Fusion: A War Of The Ages |
Sky Cat |
4 |
BEN CLIFTON |
Overlook |
BCM |
5 |
TIM JAGO |
Time Shift |
Bespoke |
6 |
DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE |
Tappin’ Thru Life |
DIVA Jazz |
7 |
KRISTEN R BROMLEY |
Wes 101 |
KRBM |
8 |
NOLASIA |
NolasiA |
H Flat |
9 |
JENNIFER MADSEN |
Reimagine |
SingBaby |
10 |
ROYCE CAMPBELL AND THE VOSBEIN MAGEE BIG BAND |
Vagabond |
Max Frank |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
CURE, THE |
Mixes Of A Lost World |
Fiction/Capitol |
2 |
DJ KOZE |
Music Can Hear Us |
Pampa |
3 |
RIVAL CONSOLES |
Landscape From Memory |
Erased Tapes |
4 |
TAME IMPALA |
“End Of Summer” [Single] |
Columbia/Sony |
5 |
BICEP |
TAKKUUK (Original Soundtrack) |
EarthSonic/Ninja Tune |
6 |
BARRY CAN’T SWIM |
Loner |
Ninja Tune |
7 |
BAMBII |
Infinity Club II [EP] |
Because |
8 |
SOFIA KOURTESIS |
Volver [EP] |
Ninja Tune |
9 |
L’ECLAIR |
CLOUD DRIFTER |
Innovative Leisure |
10 |
PIXEL GRIP |
Percepticide: The Death Of Reality |
Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
Artist |
Record |
Label |
|
1 |
BEN THOMAS TANGO PROJECT |
The Hat with the Grin and the Chuckle |
Origin |
2 |
ERIC ALEXANDER AND VINCENT HERRING |
Split Decision |
Smoke Sessions |
3 |
JORGE GARCIA |
Still Crossing |
SDG |
4 |
MARC SEALES WITH ERNIE WATTS |
People & Places |
Origin |
5 |
MIKE POPE |
The Parts You Keep |
Origin |
6 |
NADAV REMEZ |
Summit |
HaRamaz |
7 |
RANDY NAPOLEON |
Waking Dream: The Music Of Gregg Hill & Randy Napoleon |
OA2 |