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, September 13th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, September 22nd.
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September 7th, 2026 through September 13th, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BILLY STRINGS | So Much For Goodbyes | Reprise |
| 2 | KURT VILE | Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me | Verve |
| 3 | ANGELA AUTUMN | Believer | Gar Hole |
| 4 | CHRISTIAN PARKER, PATRICK CLEARY, EARL POOLE BALL | American Cosmic Revival Vol. 2: Miles From Nowhere | Subcat/Edgewater |
| 5 | JIM JAMES | Wowed Out | ATO |
| 6 | ALABAMA SHAKES | I Must Be Dreaming | Island/UMG |
| 7 | GNOOMES | Losey | Rocket |
| 8 | JOHNNY BLUE SKIES AND THE DARK CLOUDS | Mutiny After Midnight | High Top Mountain |
| 9 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Middle Of Nowhere | Lost Highway |
| 10 | KEB’ MO’ | The Breakdown | Concord |
| 11 | KELLEY STOLTZ | If You Don’t Know Me, Buy Now! | Dandy Boy |
| 12 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | Days | Thirty Tigers |
| 13 | ROLLING STONES, THE | Foreign Tongues | Universal |
| 14 | SAD DADDY | Ozark Shine | Self-Released |
| 15 | SIERRA FERRELL | “Trying To Love You” [Single] | Rounder |
| 16 | TALLEST MAN ON EARTH, THE | “Overboda” [Single] | Anti- |
| 17 | ALLAH-LAS | Sirenas | Mexican Summer |
| 18 | B-52’S, THE | Mesopotamia (2026 Remaster) | Rhino Warner |
| 19 | BONOBO | Distance In Static | Ninja Tune |
| 20 | PHIL MADERIA | The Millionth Mile | Self-Released |
| 21 | FATALES | “Voices” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 22 | NATHAN MCEUEN | Time To Go Home [EP] | Mesa / Bluemoon |
| 23 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | Solipsistic | Collective Consciousness |
| 24 | ADMIRAL RADIO | Heirloom | Too Fine |
| 25 | CHLOE CAILLET | “Bad Bara” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 26 | ERIC HIRSHBERG AND ALOE BLACC | “For Real” [Single] | Beautiful Corner |
| 27 | AJ LEE AND BLUE SUMMIT | Cover To Cover | Signature |
| 28 | DARTS, THE | Halloween Love Songs | Meow Hiss |
| 29 | ALBERT CASTIGLIA | Grits & Glory | Gulf Coast |
| 30 | DOGWOOD TALES | Every Star In Rockingham County | Born Losers |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BEYOND 1969 | Back To The Blues | HMG |
| 2 | BRIAN TORFF GROUP | Southern Exposure | Self-Released |
| 3 | JASON LENYER BUCHANAN | Lazarus [EP] | Lone Mountain |
| 4 | SENSOR NOISE | “Far From The Heavens” b/w “Gnomes” [Single] | Stacked Apples |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANIMEROS | “La Camita” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | EMPANADAS ILEGALES | Laboratorio Tropical | We Are Time |
| 3 | KAROL G | No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto | Bichota |
| 4 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | América! | Daptone |
| 5 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Afro-Disco Makossa | Linear Labs |
| 6 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Caribenya | Anti- |
| 7 | ALEWYA | Zero | Because |
| 8 | JOYCE MORENO, TUTTY MORENO AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Joyce E Tutty Moreno JID027 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 9 | ZAINAB | Canal View [EP] | Technicolour |
| 10 | LEENALCHI | Here Comes That Crow [EP] | Luaka Bop |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WOMACK SISTERS, THE | The Womack Sisters | Daptone |
| 2 | LISA B | 60s Magic Now! | Piece Of Pie |
| 3 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | Solipsistic | Collective Consciousness |
| 4 | VINCE STAPLES | Cry Baby | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | DJ SHADOW | The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Edition) | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | PROF | Good Time Boy | Stophouse |
| 7 | CHUCK STRANGERS | Glory Of The King’s Hand | Lex |
| 8 | MIC KING | Hallelujah [EP] | Firm Language |
| 9 | AMBRE | PEYOTE | Roc Nation |
| 10 | CAUTIOUS CLAY | The Hours: High Noon | Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT | With Every Breath I Take | Nonesuch |
| 2 | MARQUIS HILL | “(Beautifulism) Sweet Surrender” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | PARLOR GREENS | Emeralds | Colemine |
| 4 | JEFF RUPERT QUARTET | Sea Spell | Rupe |
| 5 | LISA B | 60s Magic Now! | Piece Of Pie |
| 6 | HARUNA FUKAZAWA | Plays At The Wrong Time | Orange Paw |
| 7 | RUSS ANIXTER’S HIPPIE BIG BAND | What Next? | Self-Released |
| 8 | ROBERT JOSPE QUARTET | The Night Sky | Self-Released |
| 9 | JENNIFER MADSEN | Girl Talk | SingBaby |
| 10 | TECHNOCATS | Passionata: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BONOBO | Distance In Static | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | CHLOE CAILLET | “Bad Bara” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 3 | LIARS | “Ice Pick, Kalamazoo” [Single] | Mute |
| 4 | MONTMORENCY RECORDS | Moments | Self-Released |
| 5 | JUNGLE | Sunshine | Caiola/AWAL |
| 6 | KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD | Alien Metal | p(doom) |
| 7 | ZAINAB | Canal View [EP] | Technicolour |
| 8 | DJ CINEMA QUARTIER LATIN | Bruise | Courage Holdings |
| 9 | KELELA | New Avatar | Warp |
| 10 | BOARDS OF CANADA | Inferno | Warp |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRIAN TORFF GROUP | Southern Exposure | Self-Released |
| 2 | JANIS SIEGAL | The Art of Vocalese | Origin |
| 3 | MATT WILSON’S GOOD TROUBLE | Love Is The Whole Thing, We Are Only Pieces | Palmetto |
| 4 | RYAN BARRY | If I Did Not Speak Out | G2 |