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, September 29th, 2020!
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) / weru.org
September 14th through September 20th, 2020
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AVETT BROTHERS, THE | The Third Gleam | Loma Vista |
| 2 | ON THE ROAD: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN HARTFORD | VARIOUS ARTISTS | LoHi |
| 3 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 4 | MUSTANGS OF THE WEST | Time | Blue Elan |
| 5 | SAMANTHA CRAIN | A Small Death | Ramseur |
| 6 | BRIGHT EYES | Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 7 | CHRIS SMITHER | More From The Levee | Signature Sounds |
| 8 | DESTROYER | Have We Met | Merge |
| 9 | GATHERING TIME | Old Friends | Self-Released |
| 10 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Reunions | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 11 | JULIE AND JOHN PENNELL | Keep On Walkin’ | JPE |
| 12 | MAMMALS, THE | Nonet | Humble Abode |
| 13 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | The Dirt And The Stars | Lambent Light |
| 14 | PRETENDERS | Hate For Sale | BMG |
| 15 | RECKLESS KELLY | American Jackpot American Girls | No Big Deal |
| 16 | TARA DENTE | Truth In The Mud | Travianna |
| 17 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 18 | WILL HOGE | Tiny Little Movies [Advance Tracks] | Thirty Tigers |
| 19 | MINK | Deconstruction | Rhymesayers |
| 20 | BELLA WHITE | Just Like Leaving | Self-Released |
| 21 | BRONWYNNE BRENT | Undercover | Self-Released |
| 22 | JAKE REED | Reed Between The Lines | Real & Imagined |
| 23 | JAY STOTT | Wreckage Of Now | Self-Released |
| 24 | KRISTEN GRAINGER AND TRUE NORTH | Ghost Tattoo | Self-Released |
| 25 | LISA MANN | Old Girl [EP] | JayRay |
| 26 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Good Souls Better Angels | Highway 20/Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | LUCKY LOSERS | Godless Land | Vizztone |
| 28 | PANHANDLERS, THE | The Panhandlers | Motel Time |
| 29 | RONNIE EARL AND THE BROADCASTERS | Rise Up | Stony Plain |
| 30 | SVEN WUNDER | Eastern Flowers | Light In The Attic |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BETTE SMITH | The Good, The Bad And The Bette | Ruf |
| 2 | RYAN AND PONY | Moshi Moshi | Pravda |
| 3 | LARRY SCHMID | Words | Self-Released |
| 4 | PAUL MARK AND THE VAN DORENS | Gravity | Radiation |
| 5 | SPIRIT OF 74 | Spirit Of 74 | Self-Released |
| 6 | WILL BUTLER | Generations | Merge |
| 7 | SUSAN PEPPER | Prettiest Bird | Self-Released |
| 8 | CORY FAY AND THE GOOD GODDAMN | Greetings From The Apocalypse Club | Self-Released |
| 9 | CLARA ZIMM | Down The Drain/Second Hand Baby [EP] | Self-Released |
| 10 | EEP | Death Of A Very Good Machine | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SVEN WUNDER | Eastern Flowers | Light In The Attic |
| 2 | JOHN DOYLE | The Path Of Stones | Compass |
| 3 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
| 4 | MAX HIGHSTEIN | Gratitunes | Desert Heart |
| 5 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
| 6 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 7 | LADAMA | Oye Mujer | Six Degrees |
| 8 | VUSI MAHLASELA | Shebeen Queen | ATO |
| 9 | CAPTAIN PLANET | No Visa | Bastard Jazz |
| 10 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| 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 | BSTAR | “Tweety” feat. Boosie BadAzz [Single] | Intrepid Media Giant |
| 9 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 10 | BLACK SOPRANO FAMILY | Black Soprano Family | eOne |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 2 | KASSA OVERALL | I Think I’m Good | Brownswood |
| 3 | KANDACE SPRINGS | The Women Who Raised Me | Blue Note |
| 4 | FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO | Prelúdio | Now And Again |
| 5 | CHARLES RUMBACK | June Holiday | Astral Spirits |
| 6 | MIKI YAMANAKA | Human Dust Suite | OutsideIn |
| 7 | NINA SIMONE | Fodder On My Wings | Verve |
| 8 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | Florida Rays | Self-Released |
| 9 | GEORGE COLLIGAN TRIO | Live In Arklow | Ubuntu |
| 10 | NEIL SWAINSON QUINTET | 49th Parallel (Re-Issue) | Reel To Real |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ZEBRA KATZ | LESS IS MOOR | Self-Released |
| 2 | DIVE INDEX | Waving At Airplanes | Neutral |
| 3 | LEIFUR JAMES | Angel In Disguise | Night Time Stories |
| 4 | MOBY | All Visible Objects | Mute |
| 5 | DISCLOSURE | ENERGY | Capitol |
| 6 | BOB MOSES | Desire | Domino |
| 7 | JESSY LANZA | All The Time | Hyperdub |
| 8 | WASHED OUT | Purple Noon | Sub Pop |
| 9 | CUT COPY | Freeze, Melt | Cutters |
| 10 | JAGA JAZZIST | Pyramid | Brainfeeder |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRIAN SWARTZ QUARTET, THE | To Be With You | DistroKid |
| 2 | MODASAURUS | 4K | Self-Released |
| 3 | NEIL SWAINSON QUINTET | 49th Parallel (Re-Issue) | Reel To Real |
| 4 | MIKE MELITO/DINO LOSITO QUARTET | You’re It! | Cellar |
| 5 | SANDRA MARLOWE | The Heart Always Remembers | LoveDog! |
| 6 | WILLIAM CHERNOFF | Aim To Stay | Self-Released |