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Top Albums 8/26/2025

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 24th.  Our weekly airplay chart is posted below.  Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, September 2nd.

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August 18th through August 24th, 2025

Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings

Artist

Record

Label

1

WOODY GUTHRIE

At Home Vol 1 & 2

Shamus

2

MOLLY TUTTLE

So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Nonesuch

3

DEVON ALLMAN

The Blues Summit

Ruf

4

WOOD BROTHERS, THE

Puff Of Smoke

Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers

5

PATTY GRIFFIN

Crown Of Roses

PGM

6

SUNNY SWEENEY

Rhinestone Requiem

Thirty Tigers

7

DARRYL PURPOSE

Connected

Self-Released

8

HAYES CARLL

We’re Only Human

Hwy 87/Thirty Tigers

9

JESSE DANIEL

Son Of The San Lorenzo

Lightning Rod/Thirty Tigers

10

MAMMALS

“Luna Light” [Single]

Self-Released

11

MIKE HENDERSON

Last Nite At The Bluebird Live

Qualified

12

EVIDENCE

Unlearning Vol. 2

Rhymesayers

13

ALEXIS CUNNINGHAM

How I Became A Butterfly [EP]

Fire Sign

14

ALISON JOY WILLIAMS

How You Look At Things

Self-Released

15

ANDY REVKIN

“Save Dreams For Sleeping” [Single]

Self-Released

16

BEWARE WOLVES

Beware Wolves Vol. 9

Aqualamb

17

BIG RICHARD

Girl Dinner

Self-Released

18

BIG SHOES

King Size

Qualified

19

BUDDY GUY

Ain’t Done With The Blues

Silvertone/RCA

20

CHARLEY CROCKETT

Dollar A Day

Lone Star Rider/Island/UMG

21

DAR WILLIAMS

Hummingbird Highway

Righteous Babe

22

EDDIE DILLON

All For A Song

Ark

23

FLOOK

Sanju

Flat Fish

24

FOLK BITCH TRIO

Now Would Be A Good Time

Jagjaguwar

25

FRANZ FERDINAND

The Human Fear

Domino

26

RORY BLOCK

Heavy On The Blues

MC

27

SG GOODMAN

Planting By The Signs

Slough Water/Thirty Tigers

28

VANDOLIERS

Life Behind Bars

Break Maiden/Thirty Tigers

29

WEATHER STATION, THE

Humanhood

Fat Possum

30

YATES MCKENDREE

Need To Know

Qualified

Top “Adds”  

Artist

Record

Label

1

PETUNIA AND THE VIPERS

Callin’ Me Back

Self-Released

2

DIANE KING

Sky

Self-Released

3

INVINCIBLE SUMMER, THE

The Invincible Summer

Self-Released

4

JEFF BERKLEY

A Buffalo Trace

Self-Released

5

CRAIG NUTTYCOMBE

Limestone Wizard

Self-Released

6

CULTJAM

“Burn” [Single]

SPANAMIKE

7

MIKE MAIMONE

“Forever Again” b/w “Butterfly” [Single]

8eat8

8

WAVEWULF

“Tick Tock” [Single]

Self-Released

Top Ten World Recordings

Artist

Record

Label

1

ADRIAN SHERWOOD

The Collapse Of Everything

On-U Sound

2

DONALD WG LINDSAY

Two Boats Under The Moon

Self-Released

3

SEEMA KASTHURI

“Deva” [Single]

Self-Released

4

BEVELED EDGES, THE

I Guess We’re Not Alone

Detrallas

5

RICK SPARKS

“Sea Wind” [Single]

Self-Released

6

VICTORIA CARDONA

Que Paso

Leggero

7

JIM KIMO WEST AND MICHAEL WHALEN

Two Shores

Self-Released

8

GRUPO PAGAN

Power

Subcat

9

DAVE SHARP WORLDS QUARTET AND ELDEN KELLY

Catalyst

Cold Plunge

10

ADRIAN QUESADA

Boleros Psicodélicos II

ATO

Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings

Artist

Record

Label

1

EVIDENCE

Unlearning Vol. 2

Rhymesayers

2

ATMOSPHERE

“Really?” b/w “Velour” [Single]

Rhymesayers

3

MURS

Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation)

Mello

4

CLIPSE

Let God Sort Em Out

Roc Nation

5

TYLER THE CREATOR

DON’T TAP THE GLASS

Columbia/Sony

6

SABA AND NO ID

From The Private Collection Of Saba & No ID

Saba Pivot/The Orchard

7

YAYA BEY

Do It Afraid

drink sum wtr

8

POTATOHEAD PEOPLE AND SLIPPERY ELM

Emerald Tablet

Mysterybox

9

AESOP ROCK

Black Hole Superette

Rhymesayers

10

LITTLE SIMZ

Lotus

AWAL

Top Ten Jazz Albums

Artist

Record

Label

1

JASON MINGLEDORFF

The Journal Sessions

Self-Released

2

BOB SCHLESINGER

Falling From Earth

Self-Released

3

BRAD MEHLDAU

Ride Into The Sun

Nonesuch

4

BRANDEE YOUNGER

Gadabout Season

Impulse

5

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BIG BAND

Without Further Ado Vol. 1

Mack Avenue

6

CIRCLING SUN, THE

Orbits

Soundway

7

CORY WEEDS

Meets Jerry Weldon

Cellar

8

JEFF HAMILTON ORGAN TRIO

Coast To Coast

RMI

9

OKONSKI

Entrance Music

Colemine

10

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON AND CHRISTIE DASHIELL

We Insist 2025!

Candid

Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings

Artist

Record

Label

1

JUSTICE

Mannequin Love Remixed [EP]

Ed Banger/Because

2

OLYMPIA TROUT PATROL

Disinaugural Disco

Self-Released

3

RUMTUM

Glue of Everything

Self-Released

4

SAY SHE SHE

“Under The Sun” [Single]

drink sum wtr

5

STEREOLAB

Instant Holograms On Metal Film

Warp/Duophonic

6

SOFIA KOURTESIS

Volver [EP]

Ninja Tune

7

BARRY CAN’T SWIM

Loner

Ninja Tune

8

BICEP

TAKKUUK (Original Soundtrack)

EarthSonic/Ninja Tune

9

SALUTE

TRUE MAGIC, DELUXE

Ninja Tune

10

DEBBY FRIDAY

The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life

Sub Pop

Jazz “Adds”  

Artist

Record

Label

1

AIRMEN OF NOTE

Around The Horn

USAF

2

ZURHUB

Countryside Motorways

Origin

3

ROGER GLENN

My Latin Heart

Patois

4

ALBERTO PIBIRI

A New World

Self-Released

5

BIRDLAND BIG BAND

Storybook: The Music of Mark Miller

Birdland

6

CAELAN CARDELLO

Chapter One

Jazz Bird

7

KELLY GREEN

Corner Of My Dreams

La Reserve

Electronic “Add” 

Artist

Record

Label

1

WAVEWULF

“Tick Tock” [Single]

Self-Released

August 26, 2025 By Denis Howard

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