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 30th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, August 8th.
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August 14th through August 20th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
| 2 | LORI MCKENNA | 1988 (Nineteen Eighty Eight) | CN/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | LUKAS NELSON AND PROMISE OF THE REAL | Sticks And Stones | Ace |
| 4 | TIM O’BRIEN | Cup Of Sugar | Howdy Skies |
| 5 | C DANIEL BOLING | New Old Friends | Berkalin |
| 6 | JONI MITCHELL | Joni Mitchell At Newport | Rhino |
| 7 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Stories From A Rock And Roll Heart | Highway 20 |
| 8 | MAPACHE | Swinging Stars | Innovative Leisure |
| 9 | ROD MACDONALD | Rants And Romance | Blue Flute |
| 10 | ANGELO DE AUGUSTINE | Toil And Trouble | Asthmatic Kitty |
| 11 | ANNIE DUKES | Annie Dukes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 12 | BRENNEN LEIGH | Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet | Signature Sounds |
| 13 | CLEMENTS BROTHERS, THE | Dandelion Breeze | Plow Man |
| 14 | CLIENTELE, THE | I Am Not There Anymore | Merge |
| 15 | DARRELL SCOTT | Old Cane Back Rocker | Soundly |
| 16 | ERIC BIBB | Ridin’ | Repute/Stony Plain |
| 17 | JAN GILLIES | Visions | Self-Released |
| 18 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Weathervanes | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 19 | JOY ZIMMERMAN | Where The Light Lives | Cultivate Joy |
| 20 | OLIVER HAZARD | “Ballerina” [Single] | Olihazard/Nettwerk |
| 21 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 22 | RUFUS WAINWRIGHT | Folkocracy | BMG |
| 23 | SON VOLT | Day Of The Doug | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers |
| 24 | GREG SOVER | His-Story | Self-Released |
| 25 | BETTYE LAVETTE | LaVette! | Jay-Vee |
| 26 | DIANE GENTILE AND THE GENTLE MEN | “Walk With Me” [Single] | Velvet Ilk |
| 27 | JOE BONAMASSA | Road To Redemption [EP] | Self-Released |
| 28 | MASORTI | “Jimmy Hoffa” b/w “Lost At Sea” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 29 | LITTLE WRETCHES, THE | Burning Lantern Dropped In Straw | Self-Released |
| 30 | JEFF JOLLY BAND | Lucky | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | C DANIEL BOLING | New Old Friends | Berkalin |
| 2 | KARNEY | Creatures In The Garden | Self-Released |
| 3 | LUMINATRIX | “Among Us” b/w “All The Pretty Horses” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | JEFF PLANKENHORN | Alone At Sea | Self-Released |
| 5 | MASORTI | “Jimmy Hoffa” b/w “Lost At Sea” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | MITCH WOODS | Friends Along The Way | Club 88 |
| 7 | ANDREW HUNG | Deliverance | Lex |
| 8 | CATSMELVIN | America’s Beautiful Waltz | Self-Released |
| 9 | DAN BLAKESLEE | Road Hymns | Self-Released |
| 10 | JAN GILLIES | Visions | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTIN GUN | Ask | ATO |
| 2 | EDWARD SIMON FEATURING MAGOS HERRERA | Femeninas Songs Of Latin American Women | Artists Share |
| 3 | KETURAH | Keturah | Hen House |
| 4 | YAHRITZA Y SU ESENCIA | Fragil | Lumbre |
| 5 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 6 | REGINALD CYNTJE | “Mirror Soul” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Encuentro Theme” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 8 | WITCH | Zango | Desert Daze/Partisan |
| 9 | CAPTAIN PLANET | Sounds Like Home | Bastard Jazz |
| 10 | TONY ALLEN AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Tony Allen JID018 | Jazz Is Dead |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NONAME | Sundial | AWAL |
| 2 | KILLER MIKE | Michael | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 4 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex |
| 6 | ATMOSPHERE | So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously | Rhymesayers Entertainment LLC |
| 7 | LIL UZI VERT | Pink Tape | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 8 | KARI FAUX | REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE | Drink Sum Wtr |
| 9 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | City Slang |
| 10 | KASSA OVERALL | ANIMALS | Warp |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAMES MCGOWAN ENSEMBLE | Reaching In | Self-Released |
| 2 | HOT TODDIES JAZZ BAND | Hot Toddies Jazz Band | Prohibition |
| 3 | NICK MARECHAL | American Roots | Self-Released |
| 4 | OLIVIA VAN GOOR | Don’t Be Mad At Me | Self-Released |
| 5 | SCOOCHES, THE | Lift You Up | On The Bol |
| 6 | LORCA HART TRIO | Inspiration & Gratitude | Night Is Alive |
| 7 | PETE MCCANN | Without Question | McCannic |
| 8 | LENNIE MOORE | Mentors | LMM |
| 9 | STEVE SNYDER TRIO | Prime Vintage | DPU |
| 10 | MICHAEL COSTANTINO | The Song Inside The Tune | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FRENCH 79 | TEENAGERS | Alter K |
| 2 | GEORGE FITZGERALD | Not As I [EP] | Double Six/Domino |
| 3 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 4 | PINK SKY | Total Devotion | Self-Released |
| 5 | LITTLE DRAGON | Slugs Of Love | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | GEORGE CLANTON | Ooh Rap I Ya | 100% Electronica |
| 7 | APHEX TWIN | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 [EP] | Warp |
| 8 | DISCLOSURE | Alchemy | Apollo/AWAL |
| 9 | JAYDA G | Guy | Ninja Tune |
| 10 | JESSY LANZA | Love Hallucination | Hyperdub |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FORD | Guiding Hand | Foreign Family Collective |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALINE’S ETOILE MAGIQUE | Eclipse | Elastic |
| 2 | ANTHONY BRANKER AND ASCENT | Spirit Songs | Origin |
| 3 | BIG CHIEF DONALD HARRISON JR. | Congo Square Suite | Truth Revolution |
| 4 | DANNY JONOKUCHI BIG BAND | Voices | Outside In |
| 5 | JOHN LABARBARA BIG BAND | Grooveyard | Orig |
| 6 | LINDA PURL | This Could Be The Start | Reaching |
| 7 | MACI MILLER | Nine | Self-Released |
| 8 | MARC COPLAND QUARTET | Someday | Innervoice Jazz |
| 9 | MATT OTTO | Umbra | Origin |
| 10 | TED PILZECKER | Vibes on a Breath | OA2 |