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 past week. Our next airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020!
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) / weru.org
July 27th through August 2nd, 2020
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HEATHCOTE HILL | The Stories We Are Told | Self-Released |
| 2 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | WATKINS FAMILY HOUR | Brother, Sister | Family Hour/Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | DAVE FIELDS | Force Of Will | Self-Released |
| 5 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Good Souls Better Angels | Highway 20/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | RED’S BLUES | Broke Down In The Fast Lane | Self-Released |
| 7 | MINK | Deconstruction | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | AMERICAN AQUARIUM | Me + Mine (Lamentations) | New West |
| 9 | BOB DYLAN | Rough And Rowdy Ways | Columbia |
| 10 | CHUCK PROPHET | The Land That Time Forgot [Advance Tracks] | Yep Roc |
| 11 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Old Flowers | Fat Possum |
| 12 | COURTNEY YASMINEH | Songs From the Open Road | Self-Released |
| 13 | ELIZA GILKYSON | 2020 (Twenty Twenty) | Red House |
| 14 | INDIGO GIRLS | Look Long | Rounder |
| 15 | KAT RIGGINS | “Cry Out” [Single] | Gulf Coast |
| 16 | MARSHALL CHAPMAN | Songs I Can’t Live Without | Tall Girl |
| 17 | NATHAN KALISH | Songs For Nobody | Self-Released |
| 18 | PETER KARP | Magnificent Heart | Rose Cottage |
| 19 | SARAH JAROSZ | World On The Ground | Rounder |
| 20 | SARAH PEACOCK | Burn The Witch | Road Dog |
| 21 | SCOTT COOK | Tangle Of Souls | Self-Released |
| 22 | STEVE FORBERT | Early Morning Rain | Blue Rose |
| 23 | TEDDY THOMPSON | Heartbreaker Please | Self-Released |
| 24 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 25 | VETIVER | Up On High | Mama Bird |
| 26 | WHITE BUFFALO, THE | On The Widow’s Rock Walk | Spinefarm |
| 27 | STRO | Back On Saratoga | Mass Appeal |
| 28 | ZEBRA KATZ | LESS IS MOOR | Self-Released |
| 29 | IMMEDIATE FAMILY | The Immediate Family | Self-Released |
| 30 | ERIC HIRSHBERG | Spare Room | Beautiful Corner/UMG |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FURIOUS SEASONS | La Fonda | Stone Garden |
| 2 | LAND OF TALK | Indistinct Conversations | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | MYSTIX, THE | Can’t Change It | WNS |
| 4 | REED WADDLE | Time The River | Self-Released |
| 5 | BRAD BYRD | Into The Big Idea [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | FUZZYSURF | Sweet Tooth | Self-Released |
| 7 | KEVIN MCCOY | “Blue Collar” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | TESUQUE REVOLT | Serenata De Pirata [EP] | Self-Released |
| 9 | ASHLEY RAY | PAULINA | Self-Released |
| 10 | MONICA UHM | Anthem [EP] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BACAO RHYTHM AND STEEL BAND | My Jamaican Dub/The Healer [EP] | Big Crown |
| 2 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | Kar Yagar | Bongo Joe |
| 3 | MAX HIGHSTEIN | Gratitunes | Desert Heart |
| 4 | LADAMA | Oye Mujer | Six Degrees |
| 5 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
| 6 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 7 | CAPTAIN PLANET | No Visa | Bastard Jazz |
| 8 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 9 | BUSCABULLA | Regresa | Ribbon |
| 10 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Miss Colombia | Anti- |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MINK | Deconstruction | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | STRO | Back On Saratoga | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | 070 PHI | My Father’s Gun | Mass Appeal |
| 4 | AESOP ROCK | Music From The Game Freedom Finger | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | HALEEK MAUL | Errol | Lex |
| 6 | RJD2 | The Fun Ones | RJ’s Electrical Connections |
| 7 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 8 | TOM MISCH AND YUSSEF DAYES | What Kinda Music | Beyond The Groove/Blue Note/Caroline |
| 9 | SHABAZZ PALACES | The Don Of Diamond Dreams | Sub Pop |
| 10 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KASSA OVERALL | I Think I’m Good | Brownswood |
| 2 | ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS | Just Coolin’ | Blue Note |
| 3 | SAMOA WILSON WITH THE JIM KWESKIN BAND | I Just Want To Be Horizontal | Kingswood |
| 4 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento | AAM |
| 5 | DAVID BOSWELL | The Story Behind The Story | My Quiet Moon |
| 6 | VITO DIETERLE | Anemone | Ride Symbol |
| 7 | DAVID BACH | Fierce Heart | Integrity |
| 8 | VITO DIETERLE AND JOEL FORRESTER | Status Sphere | Ride Symbol |
| 9 | JEFF REED | Look For The Light | Stricker Street |
| 10 | NOSHIR MODY | An Idealist’s Handbook | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ZEBRA KATZ | LESS IS MOOR | Self-Released |
| 2 | JORDAN RAKEI | Origin (Deluxe Edition) | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | LEIFUR JAMES | Angel In Disguise | Night Time Stories |
| 4 | DANIEL AVERY | Love + Light | Mute |
| 5 | CAPTAIN PLANET | No Visa | Bastard Jazz |
| 6 | PARK HYE JIN | How Can I [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | JAYDA G | Both Of Us/Are You Down [EP] | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | CUT COPY | Freeze, Melt [Advance Tracks] | Cutters |
| 9 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | Connected | Hidden Shoal |
| 10 | MOBY | All Visible Objects | Mute |
Jazz “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRENDA NICOLE MOORER | Marrow | Ropeadope |