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 18th, 2024. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, August 20th, 2024!
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August 12th through August 18th, 2024
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WEARY RAMBLERS | Weary Ramblers | Self-Released |
| 2 | ORVILLE PECK | Stampede | Warner |
| 3 | JOE ELY | Driven To Drive | Rack ‘Em |
| 4 | HOUSE OF HAMILL | Wildfire | Self-Released |
| 5 | MARTHA SPENCER | Out In La La Land | Self-Released |
| 6 | AJ LEE AND BLUE SUMMIT | City Of Glass | Signature |
| 7 | AMOS LEE | Transmissions | Hoagiemouth |
| 8 | CASSANDRA JENKINS | My Light, My Destroyer | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 9 | DANGERMUFFIN | Dangermuffin | Self-Released |
| 10 | JOHNNY BLUE SKIES | Passage Du Desir | High Top Mountain/Thirty Tigers |
| 11 | LIAM PURCELL AND CANE MILL ROAD | Yellow Line | Pinecastle |
| 12 | LOS LONELY BOYS | Resurrection | BMG |
| 13 | MIRANDA HARDY | The Price Of Happiness | Self-Released |
| 14 | MURIEL ANDERSON | Sailing Dreams | CGD |
| 15 | PINE TREE FLYERS | Pine Tree Flyers | Self-Released |
| 16 | TWO OF A KIND | Let The Light In | Magillacutty |
| 17 | PETTY COUNTRY: A COUNTRY MUSIC CELEBRATION OF TOM PETTY | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Big Machine |
| 18 | PO RAMBLIN BOYS | Wanderers Like Me | Folkways |
| 19 | BLONDE REDHEAD | Sit Down For Dinner | section1 |
| 20 | BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY | The Future Is Our Way Out | ATO |
| 21 | BROTHER DEGE | Aurora | Self-Released |
| 22 | CHRISTOPHER WYZE AND THE TELLERS | Stuck In The Mud | Big Radio |
| 23 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Texacali | Yep Roc |
| 24 | DEB SEYMOUR | Sometimes You Gotta Wear Boots | Self-Released |
| 25 | GILLIAN WELCH | “Empty Trainload Of Sky” feat. David Rawlings [Single] | Acony |
| 26 | HANNAH JUANITA | Tennessee Songbird | Self-Released |
| 27 | LOU DOMINGUEZ | Hanging At The Luna Star | LDR 101 |
| 28 | MELISSA CARPER | Borned In Ya | Thirty Tigers |
| 29 | BENNY BLEU | Banjo Jubilations | Circus Tent |
| 30 | RUBYJOYFUL | The Pie Chart Of Love | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LUMINATRIX | “Iron Shirt Training” b/w “Dance NY LA” [Single] | Red Seeds |
| 2 | SHYFRIN ALLIANCE | “Unconditional” [Single] | KES International |
| 3 | STEVE LOUW | Between Time | BFD |
| 4 | MYKAL ROSE, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM, HOLLIE COOK | Rockin’ Like A Champion | Dubshot/Controlled Substance Soundlabs |
| 5 | RENA GUINN AND THE GENTLEMEN | The WILBURLAND Sessions [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | AVA VALIANTI | “January” b/w “Middle Ground” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | DREN MCDONALD | Oceanic | Appearing |
| 8 | ROB MASSARD | “I Am The Sun” b/w “Divided We Stand” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS AND DALTON MILLS | Wasted Luck [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | NOAH ZACHARIN | Points Of Light | SonicPeach |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | OKAIDJA AFROSO | Abor Edin | Chechekule |
| 2 | OPEN THE DOOR FOR THREE | A Prosperous Gale | Self-Released |
| 3 | JANIE ROTHFIELD AND ALLAN CARR | The Two Of Us | Self-Released |
| 4 | MAC GOLLEHON AND THE HISPANIC MECHANICS | Bite Of The Street | Nefarious |
| 5 | SERGIO PEREIRA | BOSSA+ | Tiger Turn |
| 6 | YUKO ITO | Seduzir | Funny Baby Face New York |
| 7 | OLIVIA FOSCHI | A Window Within | Self-Released |
| 8 | MARIAH PARKER | Windows Through Time | Ancient Future |
| 9 | ALF JETZER | Unfolding | Self-Released |
| 10 | KOKOKO | BUTU | Transgressive/PIAS |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | COMMON AND PETE ROCK | The Auditorium, Vol. 1 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 2 | LUPE FIASCO | Samurai | 1st And 15th Too/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | DENZEL CURRY | King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 | PH/Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | CHILDISH GAMBINO | Bando Stone And The New World | RCA |
| 5 | KILLER MIKE | Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival: Songs For Sinners And Saints | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 6 | NXWORRIES | Why Lawd? | Stones Throw |
| 7 | PREVIOUS INDUSTRIES | Service Merchandise | Merge |
| 8 | YOUR OLD DROOG | Movie | Rem-U-Lak |
| 9 | CADENCE WEAPON | Rollercoaster | MNRK |
| 10 | SLUM VILLAGE | F.U.N. | Fun |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LOUIS ARMSTRONG | Louis In London | Verve |
| 2 | MERCER HASSY ORCHESTRA | Duke’s Place | Self-Released |
| 3 | AMINA FIGAROVA AND MATSIKO WORLD ORPHAN CHOIR | Suite For Africa | Amfi |
| 4 | BRIA SKONBERG | What It Means | Cellar |
| 5 | MADELEINE PEYROUX | “Showman Dan” [Single] | Just One/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | MILTON NASCIMENTO AND ESPERANZA SPALDING | Milton + Esperanza | Concord |
| 7 | NUBIYAN TWIST | “Lights Out (Reflex Revision)” [Single] | Strut |
| 8 | WARREN WOLF | History Of The Vibraphone | Cellar |
| 9 | PLANET D NONET | Echoes Of Harlem: A Salute To Duke Ellington, Vol. 2 | Eastlawn |
| 10 | DANNY JONOKUCHI | A Decade | Bandstand Presents |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BARRY CAN’T SWIM | When Will We Land? | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | PURPLE DISCO MACHINE | “Higher Ground” feat. Roosevelt [Single] | RCA |
| 3 | WILKINSON | “Break It Down “feat. Emily Makis [Single] | Sleepless/BMG |
| 4 | BRIJEAN | Macro | Ghostly International/Secretly Group |
| 5 | SALUTE | TRUE MAGIC | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | CHARLI XCX | Brat | Atlantic |
| 7 | MOBY | always centered at night | Always Centered At Night/Mute |
| 8 | PREFUSE 73 | New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 1 & 2 | Lex |
| 9 | WASHED OUT | Notes From A Quiet Life | Sub Pop |
| 10 | EMPIRE OF THE SUN | Ask That God | Capitol |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MYKAL ROSE, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM, HOLLIE COOK | Rockin’ Like A Champion | Dubshot/Controlled Substance Soundlabs |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MYKAL ROSE, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM, HOLLIE COOK | Rockin’ Like A Champion | Dubshot/Controlled Substance Soundlabs |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MYKAL ROSE, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM, HOLLIE COOK | Rockin’ Like A Champion | Dubshot/Controlled Substance Soundlabs |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PHILIP WEBERNDOERFER | Tides | Shifting Paradigm |
| 2 | CITY OF FOUR | Vistas | Self-Released |
| 3 | CREW, THE | The Crew | Self-Released |
| 4 | DANNY JONOKUCHI | A Decade | Bandstand Presents |
| 5 | GINO AMATO | Latin Crossroads | Ovation |
| 6 | JONATHAN POWELL | Mambo Jazz Party | Circle 9 |
| 7 | SHYFRIN ALLIANCE | “Unconditional” [Single] | KES International |
| 8 | WARREN WOLF | History Of The Vibraphone | Cellar |