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 17, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, September 26th.
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September 11th through September 16th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 2 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Jubilee | ATO |
| 3 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Sweethearts | Subcat |
| 4 | CORDOVAS | The Rose of Aces | ATO |
| 5 | DARRELL SCOTT | Old Cane Back Rocker | Soundly |
| 6 | KENNEDYS, THE | Headwinds | Self-Released |
| 7 | STEEP CANYON RANGERS | Morning Shift | Yep Roc |
| 8 | BILLY STRINGS | “Listen to the Radio” [Single] | Rounder |
| 9 | BLUE MOTHER TUPELO | Take Me With You | JukeTonk |
| 10 | DUKE ROBILLARD | Six Strings Of Steel | MC |
| 11 | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER | Jump For Joy | Merge |
| 12 | HOT SUPPERS, THE | Live At The Colonial Theatre! | Self-Released |
| 13 | JESHUA MARSHALL | The Flood | Self-Released |
| 14 | JIMMY BUFFET | “Like My Dog” [Single] | Mailboat |
| 15 | JIMMY BUFFET | “My Gummie Just Kicked In” [Single] | Mailboat |
| 16 | JIMMY BUFFET | “Bubbles Up” [Single] | Mailboat |
| 17 | LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER | Falling Forward | Self-Released |
| 18 | LORI MCKENNA | 1988 (Nineteen Eighty Eight) | CN/Thirty Tigers |
| 19 | MIGHTY POPLAR | Mighty Poplar | Free Dirt |
| 20 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
| 21 | TOMMY EMMANUEL | Accomplice Two | CGP |
| 22 | TYLER CHILDERS | Rustin’ In The Rain | RCA |
| 23 | SLOWDIVE | Everything Is Alive | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 24 | PRETENDERS | Relentless | Parlophone |
| 25 | ZAC SCHULZ GANG | “Ballyshannon” [Single] | Flatiron |
| 26 | DIANE GENTILE AND THE GENTLE MEN | “Walk With Me” [Single] | Velvet Ilk |
| 27 | JOE BONAMASSA | Road To Redemption [EP] | Self-Released |
| 28 | MAPACHE | Swinging Stars | Innovative Leisure |
| 29 | GREG SOVER | His-Story | Self-Released |
| 30 | BETTYE LAVETTE | LaVette! | Jay-Vee |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRIS BULLINGER | How To Bleed | Self-Released |
| 2 | ELDRIDGE RODRIGUEZ | Atrophy | Midriff |
| 3 | GUM | Saturnia | Spinning Top |
| 4 | KEEGAN MCINROE | Agnes | Self-Released |
| 5 | MASORTI | Lost At Sea | Self-Released |
| 6 | AFTERGREENS, THE | Who We Are [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | MAX FOREMAN | Serious Business [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | PLANES, THE | Dark Matter Recycling Co | Totally Real |
| 9 | POSTAL SERVICE, THE | Everything Will Change | Sub Pop |
| 10 | RACHAEL KILGOUR | My Father Loved Me | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALOGTE OHO AND HIS SOUNDS OF JOY | O Yinne! | Philophon |
| 2 | EASY STAR ALL-STARS | Ziggy Stardub | Easy Star |
| 3 | ENJI | “Taivshral” [Single] | Squama |
| 4 | GENTICORUM | Au Coeur De L’aube | Self-Released |
| 5 | NUSANTARA BEAT | “Djanger” b/w “Borondong Garing” [Single] | Bongo Joe/Lamunai |
| 6 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
| 7 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 8 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 9 | REGINALD CYNTJE | “Mirror Soul” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Encuentro Theme” [Single] | Encuentro |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 2 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex |
| 4 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 5 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 6 | KILLER MIKE | Michael (Deluxe) | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 7 | PARIS TEXAS | Mid Air | Paris Texas/The Orchard |
| 8 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | City Slang |
| 9 | BILLY WOODS AND KENNY SEGAL | Maps | Backwoodz Studioz/Fat Possum |
| 10 | OPEN MIKE EAGLE | another triumph of ghetto engineering | Auto Reverse |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MATT OTTO | Umbra | Origin |
| 2 | AMBIENT MONKEYS | Sentient Being | Sonic Canvas |
| 3 | SCOOCHES, THE | Lift You Up | On The Bol |
| 4 | SUPER BLUE WITH KURT ELLING AND CHARLIE HUNTER | The Iridescent Spree | Edition |
| 5 | SVEN WUNDER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | MR BoNGO |
| 6 | WENDELL HARRISON | Fly By Night | Tidal Waves |
| 7 | DAVID ARKENSTONE | Winterlüde | QDV |
| 8 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra “30” | DIVA Jazz |
| 9 | MATT KANE | Song Poems | Bounce Step |
| 10 | PAUL LONG | The Spectrum Of Life | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LUIZA LIAN | 7 Estrelas | Quem Arrancou O Céu? | ZZK |
| 2 | ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK | “Bauhaus Staircase” [Single] | White Noise |
| 3 | APHEX TWIN | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 [EP] | Warp |
| 4 | GEORGE CLANTON | Ooh Rap I Ya | 100% Electronica |
| 5 | LITTLE DRAGON | Slugs Of Love | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 7 | BAMBII | INFINITY CLUB [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 8 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 9 | ODESZA AND YELLOW HOUSE | Flaws In Our Design [EP] | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 10 | DISCLOSURE | Alchemy | Apollo/AWAL |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DOUG RICHARDS ORCHESTRA | Through A Sonic Prism | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BENJAMIN BOONE | Caught In The Rhythm | Origin |
| 2 | DARDEN PURCELL | Love’s Got Me In A Lazy Mood | OA2 |
| 3 | DOUG RICHARDS ORCHESTRA | Through A Sonic Prism | Self-Released |
| 4 | SIXTH STREET ALL STARS | Everybody | Fishwax |
| 5 | IVAN LINS | My Heart Speaks | Self-Released |
| 6 | MADDIE VOGLER | While We Have Time | Origin |
| 7 | TERI PARKER | Shaping The Invisible | Self-Released |
| 8 | VERONICA SWIFT | Veronica Swift | Mack Avenue |