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 7th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on August 16th, 2022!
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August 1st through 7th, 2022
Top Thirty Most-Played Overall Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAN TYMINSKI | One More Time Before You Go: A Tribute To Tony Rice [EP] | North Star |
| 2 | CAAMP | Lavender Days | Mom+Pop |
| 3 | TAMI NEILSON | Kingmaker | Outside |
| 4 | HOT SUPPERS, THE | Live At The Colonial Theatre! | Self-Released |
| 5 | LOCAL HONEYS, THE | The Local Honeys | La Honda/Thirty Tigers |
| 6 | ANGEL OLSEN | Big Time | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 7 | BILL SCORZARI | THE CROSSWINDS OF KANSAS | Self-Released |
| 8 | JOE PUG | Nation of Heat: Revisited | Nation of Heat |
| 9 | MARY GAUTHIER | Dark Enough To See The Stars | In The Black/Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | Crooked Tree | Nonesuch |
| 11 | SADIES, THE | Colder Streams | Dine Alone/Yep Roc |
| 12 | AMANDA ANNE PLATT AND THE HONEYCUTTERS | The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Organic |
| 13 | BALLROOM THIEVES, THE | Clouds | Nettwerk |
| 14 | BETHS, THE | “Expert In A Dying Field” [Single] | Carpark |
| 15 | DAVID LAMOTTE | Still | Dryad |
| 16 | DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS | Welcome 2 Club XIII | ATO |
| 17 | JEFFERSON ROSS | Southern Currency | Self-Released |
| 18 | KIRSTEN MANVILLE | Blossom in the Sun | Self-Released |
| 19 | MAVIS STAPLES AND LEVON HELM | Carry Me Home | Anti- |
| 20 | MICHAEL MCARTHUR | Milky Stars | Transoceanic |
| 21 | MICHELLE RIVERS | “Gone” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 22 | MIKE GULDIN | Tumblin’ | Blue Heart |
| 23 | NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND | Dirt Does Dylan | MRI |
| 24 | PATTY GRIFFIN | Tape | PGM |
| 25 | PETER LEHNDORFF | Don’t Be Discouraged | Self-Released |
| 26 | PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO | Tell ‘Em You Were Gold | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 27 | TAJ MAHAL AND RY COODER | Get On Board | Nonesuch |
| 28 | FOLK NOW: SONGS FOR THESE TIMES | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Hudson Harding |
| 29 | VERO | Unsoothing Interior | PNKSLM |
| 30 | WILCO | Cruel Country | dBpm |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EVER MORE NEST | “My Story” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | PRESENT COMPANY | Present Company | Just Married |
| 3 | PROFESSOR PAWS | Bruk Up | Night Wolf |
| 4 | SINK IN | Welcome To Phantomland [EP] | Theoria |
| 5 | TIFFANY WILLIAMS | All Those Days Of Drinking Dust | Blue RedBird |
| 6 | BIG CHEESE BAND, THE | Everything | Self-Released |
| 7 | CUTTER ELLIOTT | Heartache Waiting To Happen [EP] | TCM |
| 8 | GILBERT O’SULLIVAN | Driven | Grand Upright |
| 9 | ROBERT DIACK | Small Bridges | Self-Released |
| 10 | LYNN SWISHER SPEARS | IAM/SONGS | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RAFAEL GRECO | Dice Que Vive | Blue Canoe |
| 2 | DINA OGON | Dina Ogon | Sing A Song Fighter |
| 3 | FANTASTIC NEGRITO | White Jesus Black Problems | Storefront |
| 4 | RADHA BOTOFASINA | Carry On Spirituals Vol. 2 | Shaila |
| 5 | ABIOLA | Abiola Time | Alade Enterprises |
| 6 | MINAS | Beatles In Bossa | Blueazul |
| 7 | HOLLIE COOK | Happy Hour | Merge |
| 8 | ADRIAN QUESADA | Boleros Psicodélicos | ATO |
| 9 | SESSA | Estrela Acesa | Mexican Summer |
| 10 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Electricity | Merge |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DEFCEE AND BOATHOUSE | For All Debts Public And Private | Closed Sessions |
| 2 | KING KHAZM | Return Of A MAD | Fresh Chopped Beats |
| 3 | J ROCC | A Wonderful Letter | Stones Throw |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | “Aquamarine” feat. Michael Kiwanuka [Single] | BMG |
| 5 | FEMME DEADLY VENOMS | Femmenomenon | Self-Released |
| 6 | YAYA BEY | Remember Your North Star | Big Dada |
| 7 | JESHI | Universal Credit | Because |
| 8 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 9 | PLATO III | The Devil Has Texas | Polyvinyl |
| 10 | KILLER MIKE | “RUN” [Single] | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RAFAEL GRECO | Dice Que Vive | Blue Canoe |
| 2 | ELLA FITZGERALD | Ella At The Holltwood Bowl | Verve |
| 3 | LE VENT DU NORD | 20 printemps | Self-Released |
| 4 | SHABAKA | Afrikan Culture | Self-Released |
| 5 | COLOMA BERTRAN | Principis | Microscopi |
| 6 | EMILE PARISIEN | Louise | ACT |
| 7 | SALOME BEY | Salome Bey | Prestige |
| 8 | TROY ROBERTS | NU-JIVE: Nations United | Toy Robot |
| 9 | BILLY DRUMMOND AND FREEDOM OF IDEAS | Valse Sinistre | Cellar |
| 10 | CLIFF KARMAN | Brazilified | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SOFI TUKKER | WET TENNIS | Ultra |
| 2 | OLAN | Contra | Anjunadeep |
| 3 | BELIEF | Belief | Lex |
| 4 | ODESZA | The Last Goodbye | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 5 | LIZETTE LIZETTE | Miss Gendered | Icons Creating Evil Art |
| 6 | HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR | In Amber | BMG |
| 7 | RANGE, THE | Mercury | Domino |
| 8 | TDJ | TDJ123 | Disques Durs |
| 9 | BRAXE AND FALCON | Step By Step [EP] | Smugglers Way/Domino |
| 10 | HAAI | Baby, We’re Ascending | Mute |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LAUREN HENDERSON | La Bruja | Brontosaurus |
| 2 | ANDY ADAMSON QUINTET | A Coincidence Of Cats | Andros |
| 3 | CHARLTON SINGLETON | Crossroads | Self-Released |
| 4 | JAZZ PROFESSORS, THE | Blues And Cubes | Flying Horse |
| 5 | MIKE CLARK AND LEON LEE DORSEY FT. MIKE LEDONNE | Blues On Top | Jazz Avenue 1 |
| 6 | ROBERT DIACK | Small Bridges | Self-Released |