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 24th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, October 3rd.
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September 17th through September 24th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 2 | DARRELL SCOTT | Old Cane Back Rocker | Soundly |
| 3 | GRACE POTTER | Mother Road | Fantasy/Concord |
| 4 | KENNEDYS, THE | Headwinds | Self-Released |
| 5 | MARGO CILKER | Valley Of Heart’s Delight | Fluff And Gravy |
| 6 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Jubilee | ATO |
| 7 | OPIUM MOON | Where We Are Gathered | Hearts Of Space |
| 8 | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER | Jump For Joy | Merge |
| 9 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
| 10 | STEEP CANYON RANGERS | Morning Shift | Yep Roc |
| 11 | TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS | A Cat In The Rain | Bossier City/Thirty Tigers |
| 12 | BRUCE COCKBURN | O Sun O Moon | True North |
| 13 | CAROLINE COTTER | Gently As I Go | Self-Released |
| 14 | GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV | Appaloosa Bones | Dualtone |
| 15 | LUKAS NELSON AND PROMISE OF THE REAL | Sticks And Stones | 6 Ace/Thirty Tigers |
| 16 | SHANNON CLARK AND THE SUGAR | This Old World | Self-Released |
| 17 | ANA POPOVIC | POWER | ArtistXclusive |
| 18 | BLACKBURN BROTHERS | SoulFunkn’BLUES | Electro-Fi |
| 19 | CASEY NEIL AND THE NORWAY RATS | Sending Up Flares | Fluff And Gravy |
| 20 | CHRISTIAN PARKER | Sweethearts | Subcat |
| 21 | CINDY WILSON | Realms | Kill Rock Stars |
| 22 | CLEMENTS BROTHERS, THE | Dandelion Breeze | Plow Man |
| 23 | CLIENTELE, THE | I Am Not There Anymore | Merge |
| 24 | CORDOVAS | The Rose of Aces | ATO |
| 25 | DEER TICK | Emotional Contracts | ATO |
| 26 | EILEN JEWELL | Get Behind The Wheel | Signature Sounds |
| 27 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Weathervanes | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 28 | JESHUA MARSHALL | The Flood | Self-Released |
| 29 | LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND | Try To Make It Fly | Self-Released |
| 30 | MIGHTY POPLAR | Mighty Poplar | Free Dirt |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AMINDI | Take What You Need | EQT |
| 2 | ANTON BARBEAU | Morgenmusik/Nachtschlager | Think Like A Key |
| 3 | BRADLEY COPPER KETTLE AND FRIENDS | Supertaster | Self-Released |
| 4 | INSTANT SMILE | 4×2 [EP] | Slow N Sober |
| 5 | LIV WARFIELD | The Edge | Leopard |
| 6 | LUMINATRIX | Antihero | Red Seeds |
| 7 | PINK SKY | Disenchantment | Self-Released |
| 8 | SHADWICK WILDE | Forever Home | SofaBurn |
| 9 | SHRED KELLY | “Another Place” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | SUPER CITY | In The Midnight Room | SofaBurn |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ISRAEL TANENBAUM AND THE LATINBAUM JAZZ ENSEMBLE | Impressions | Zoho |
| 2 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
| 3 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 4 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 5 | REGINALD CYNTJE | “Mirror Soul” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Encuentro Theme” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 7 | CAPTAIN PLANET | Sounds Like Home | Bastard Jazz |
| 8 | BEBEL GILBERTO | Joao | PIAS |
| 9 | NICKODEMUS | Soul & Science | Wonderwheel |
| 10 | WITCH | Zango | Desert Daze/Partisan |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DE LA SOUL | 3 Feet High And Rising | AOI/Chrysalis |
| 2 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 3 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 4 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex |
| 6 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 7 | KILLER MIKE | Michael (Deluxe) | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 8 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | City Slang |
| 9 | ILLA J | No Traffic | BBE |
| 10 | TEEZO TOUCHDOWN | How Do You Sleep At Night? | RCA |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ISRAEL TANENBAUM AND THE LATINBAUM JAZZ ENSEMBLE | Impressions | Zoho |
| 2 | JUAN PASTOR | Cachito | Self-Released |
| 3 | RACHEL THERRIEN | Mi Hogar | Outside In |
| 4 | RICKIE LEE JONES | Pieces Of Treasure | Modern |
| 5 | SCOOCHES, THE | Lift You Up | On The Bol |
| 6 | VERONICA SWIFT | Veronica Swift | Mack Avenue |
| 7 | DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA, THE | The DIVA Jazz Orchestra “30” | DIVA Jazz |
| 8 | TECHNOCATS | Technocats: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 9 | STEVE SNYDER TRIO | Prime Vintage | DPU |
| 10 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ODESZA AND YELLOW HOUSE | Flaws In Our Design [EP] | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 2 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 3 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 4 | APHEX TWIN | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 [EP] | Warp |
| 5 | GEORGE CLANTON | Ooh Rap I Ya | 100% Electronica |
| 6 | BAMBII | INFINITY CLUB [EP] | Innovative Leisure |
| 7 | LITTLE DRAGON | Slugs Of Love | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | METRIC | “Just The Once” [Single] | Metric/Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | GEORGIA | Euphoric | Domino |
| 10 | JAMES BLAKE | Playing Robots In Heaven | Republic/UMG |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDREY OCHOA | The Head Of A Mouse | Chronograph |
| 2 | BRAD TURNER QUINTET | The Magnificent | Cellar |
| 3 | HUTCHINSON ANDREW TRIO | The Senator – A Tribute To Tommy Banks | Chronograph |
| 4 | KELLY JEFFERSON | Rituals | Cellar |
| 5 | MIKE BOONE | Enjoying The View | Self-Released |
| 6 | HERB SILVERSTEIN | Aspenrose: Live At The Opera House | Silver Tunes |
| 7 | JESSE DIETSCHI TRIO | Gradient | Self-Released |
| 8 | SEULAH NOH JAZZ ORCHESTRA | NOhMAD | Self-Released |