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 23rd. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, September 1st.
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August 17th, 2026 through August 23rd, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANNIE GALLUP | Nightclothes | Self-Released |
| 2 | LINDSAY LOU | Bluegrass Women | Work of Bart |
| 3 | PHIL MADERIA | The Millionth Mile | Self-Released |
| 4 | RANKY TANKY | This Village | Self-Released |
| 5 | WOMACK SISTERS, THE | The Womack Sisters | Daptone |
| 6 | TRAVIS JAMES HUMPHREY | Home | Self-Released |
| 7 | ALLISON RUSSELL | In The Hour Of Chaos | Fantasy/Concord |
| 8 | BILLY STRINGS | “Burn The Other End” [Single] | Reprise |
| 9 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | Clovis | $10 Cowboy |
| 10 | THE OUTHOUSE ASSOCIATION | The Outhouse Association | Self-Released |
| 11 | WIDOWSPEAK | Roses | Captured Tracks |
| 12 | ARCADIAN WILD, THE | See It To Believe it [EP] | Rip Stitch |
| 13 | BABY ROSE | YEARNALISM | Secretly Canadian |
| 14 | BECK | “Disappearing Act” [Single] | Capitol |
| 15 | BENNY BLEU | When I Am A Fossil | Circus Tent |
| 16 | BRONWYN | Rattlin’ Bones | Self-Released |
| 17 | CAROL SOKOLOFF | Changes In The Weather | Self-Released |
| 18 | DESLONDES, THE | Don’t Let It Die: Vol.1 | New West |
| 19 | DEVON GILFILLIAN | Time Will Tell | Fantasy/Concord |
| 20 | GEORGE MANN AND SI KAHN | Mayday! | Self-Released |
| 21 | JOSIAH AND THE BONNEVILLES | As Is | Rounder/Concord |
| 22 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Middle Of Nowhere | Lost Highway |
| 23 | MARGO CILKER | “Little White Cross” [Single] | Fossil |
| 24 | MIKE FINNIGAN | Mike Finnigan | Forty Below |
| 25 | NAME DROPPERS, THE | Let’s Live Together | Horizon |
| 26 | PANDA BEAR AND SONIC BOOM | A ? Of When | Domino |
| 27 | PUNCH BROTHERS | The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers | Nonesuch |
| 28 | RENEE FLEMING AND BELA FLECK | The Fiddle And The Drum | Thirty Tigers |
| 29 | ROBYN HITCHCOCK | The Confuser | Tiny Ghost |
| 30 | STEEP CANYON RANGERS | Next Act | Yep Roc |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILLY JETER | “Hard Times” feat. Bobby Rush b/w “Shuga” feat. Bobby Rush” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | BISHOP JERRY AND LADY CHERRY GIVENS | “We’ve Got It All” [Single] | Brainstorm |
| 3 | CHRISTIAN PARKER, PATRICK CLEARY, EARL POOLE BALL | American Cosmic Revival Vol. 2: Miles From Nowhere | Subcat/Edgewater |
| 4 | IAN MCFARLAND | Summer Rain [EP] | Self-Released |
| 5 | SLACK KEY ‘OHANA | The ‘Ohana Sessions | Pacific |
| 6 | GOODKITTY | “The Right Kind” [Single] | Babyhorse |
| 7 | JAKE GILES | Cavities | OctoLimbs |
| 8 | RUBY GREENBERG | The Light Behind [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | SWEEPING PROMISES | You Say I Romanticize | Sub Pop |
| 10 | KATHY SABOL | Speak To Me [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STEVEN OQUENDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | A Centennial Salute To Tito And Tito | Truth Revolution |
| 2 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | HOPE!! | Parlophone/Warner |
| 3 | HERMANOS GUTIERREZ | “Canto Andino” [Single] | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 4 | MARCELO CALLADO | Brado | Nublu |
| 5 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | América! | Daptone |
| 6 | ALEWYA | Zero | Because |
| 7 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Caribenya | Anti- |
| 8 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Afro-Disco Makossa | Linear Labs |
| 9 | MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND AND MERIDIAN BROTHERS | Ruido Tovar | Ansonia |
| 10 | SOSYETE 25 | Yaygara | Tru Thoughts |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MIKE D | “Crypto” [Single] | Capitol |
| 2 | VINCE STAPLES | Cry Baby | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | CHUCK STRANGERS | Glory Of The King’s Hand | Lex |
| 4 | PROF | Good Time Boy | Stophouse |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream: Night Shift | Lex |
| 6 | DJ SHADOW | The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Edition) | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | CAUTIOUS CLAY | The Hours: High Noon | Concord |
| 8 | MIC KING | Hallelujah [EP] | Firm Language |
| 9 | L TEEZ | Necessities | Hydrophonik/Indica |
| 10 | KNEECAP | FENIAN | PIAS |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STEVEN OQUENDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | A Centennial Salute To Tito And Tito | Truth Revolution |
| 2 | AURALLAURA | The Critique Of Capital: An Engaging Revue | Self-Released |
| 3 | FAYE CAROL | Faye Sings The Blues | Getdown |
| 4 | FREDI SHEHADI | “Dance Of Begur” [Single] | Rupert Mountain |
| 5 | JARED HALL | Hometown | Origin |
| 6 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Celestial Keeper | Mack Avenue |
| 7 | NICHOLAS PAYTON | Pursuance | Concord |
| 8 | JEREMY MONTEIRO ORGAN QUARTET | Live Upon Nassim Hill | Self-Released |
| 9 | ULYSSES OWENS JR AND GENERATION Y | Kind Of Grunge | Cellar |
| 10 | KAY KOSTOPOULOS | All This Is Possible | Black Olive Jazz |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FOUR TET | “Human Voice” b/w “T246 130ish Electribe Plaits” [Single] | Text |
| 2 | GALANTIS | “Stay Alive” feat. The Devil’s Tax Return [Single] | Counter |
| 3 | TOKIMONSTA | “Joy Without Sound” [Single] | Young Art |
| 4 | BOARDS OF CANADA | Inferno | Warp |
| 5 | DJ CINEMA QUARTIER LATIN | Bruise | Courage Holdings |
| 6 | KELELA | New Avatar | Warp |
| 7 | E.VAX | Just Like Fire | Because |
| 8 | NIA ARCHIVES | Emotional Junglist | HIJINXX/Island |
| 9 | NUTRITIOUS | Solarmaxxing | Liquid Culture |
| 10 | BONOBO | “Always On Your Side” feat. Joy Crookes [Single] | Ninja Tune |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JEREMY MONTEIRO ORGAN QUARTET | Live Upon Nassim Hill | Self-Released |
| 2 | ROB DIXON | Naptown Soul | Strikezone |
| 3 | CHRISTIAN WIGGS AND HIS ORCHESTRA | Oscar Meets Tony: Act One | Bandstand Presents |
| 4 | GREG FARNESE | Oh No, I’m In Love Again | Imani |
| 5 | JIM ROTONDI AND DENA DEROSE | Out Of The Past | Cellar |
| 6 | JULIANN KUCHOCKI | Kuchocki Sings DiNovi | Self-Released |
| 7 | KELLY GREEN | Eat Your Greens | Green Soul Studio/La Reserve |
| 8 | YOKO MIWA AND MIKAYLA SHIRLEY | The Midnight Hour | Cupcakes and Muffins |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BISHOP JERRY AND LADY CHERRY GIVENS | “We’ve Got It All” [Single] | Brainstorm |