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 27th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, October 6th.
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September 21st, 2026 through September 27th, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BAIT BAG | Cut Fruit [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | TWO RUNNER | Porchlight | Gar Hole |
| 3 | RANKY TANKY | This Village | Self-Released |
| 4 | RODNEY CROWELL | Then Again | New West |
| 5 | FRUITION | Something More | Bloodhsot |
| 6 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Sanctuary Park | Thirty Tigers |
| 7 | BILLY STRINGS | So Much For Goodbyes | Reprise |
| 8 | GRACE POTTER | Trespasser | Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | JAKE XERXES FUSSELL | The Old Beloved Path | Fat Possum |
| 10 | KENNEDYS, THE | Smoketree | Self-Released |
| 11 | CHRISTIAN PARKER, PATRICK CLEARY, EARL POOLE BALL | American Cosmic Revival Vol. 2: Miles From Nowhere | Subcat/Edgewater |
| 12 | BECK | Ride Lonesome | Capitol |
| 13 | BRONWYN | Rattlin’ Bones | Self-Released |
| 14 | CEDAR COUNTRY COBRAS | Sinners & Saints | Overton |
| 15 | DESLONDES, THE | Don’t Let It Die: Vol.1 | New West |
| 16 | ELI ‘PAPERBOY’ REED | Getting There | Yep Roc |
| 17 | GISELLE AND ERIK | Over The Horizon (Deluxed Edition) | Self-Released |
| 18 | MAYA DE VITRY | All My Faith | Self-Released |
| 19 | MICHELE GEDNEY | Map Of The World | Open Book |
| 20 | MUMFORD AND SONS | Prizefighter | Glassnote |
| 21 | NOAH KAHAN | The Great Divide | Mercury/Republic |
| 22 | ORVILLE PECK | Mule | Warner |
| 23 | PHOEBE BRIDGERS | Lost Weekend | Dead Oceans |
| 24 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | Hope Is The Thing With Feathers | Nonesuch |
| 25 | RILEY DOWNING | Landfill Poetery | Oh Boy |
| 26 | SERA CAHOONE | I’ve Missed You All These Years | Sub Pop |
| 27 | SON VOLT | Sound Signal Serenades | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers |
| 28 | STEVE BROOKS | The Song Is My Home | Frog |
| 29 | THEE SINSEERS | Love Stories | Colemine |
| 30 | JOE LOMBARDO | Searching Man [EP] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GULFF | GULFF | Self-Released |
| 2 | ZERA STARCHILD | The Oracle | Self-Released |
| 3 | FREDI SHEHADI | ‘Bout Time | Rupert Mountain |
| 4 | JANE’S PARTY | Avalanche | Self-Released |
| 5 | JESSE AND THE HOGG BROTHERS | “Tater Tots” b/w “Go Ugly Early” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | ALIAS WAYNE | “Tribute” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | 72 RATS | it all burns down someday | grahamcracker |
| 8 | WESLIE BROWN AND HER BAND OF MEN | Thoughts Of Love | Barton Avenue |
| 9 | SUNMILLS, THE | “The World Lights Up For You” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | TOM CIURCZAK | Antarctica | Ludlow TFC |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JOYCE MORENO, TUTTY MORENO AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Joyce E Tutty Moreno JID027 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 2 | LOS MIRLOS | The World Meets Los Mirlos | BMG |
| 3 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | América! | Daptone |
| 4 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Chopping Mountain | Merge |
| 5 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Caribenya | Anti- |
| 6 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Afro-Disco Makossa | Linear Labs |
| 7 | EMPANADAS ILEGALES | Laboratorio Tropical | We Are Time |
| 8 | EZRA COLLECTIVE | Here Because Of Hope | Partisan |
| 9 | ALEWYA | Zero | Because |
| 10 | ZAINAB | Canal View [EP] | Technicolour |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KOFI STONE | All The Flowers Have Bloomed | Tru Community |
| 2 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | Solipsistic | Collective Consciousness |
| 3 | ERYKAH BADU AND THE ALCHEMIST | Before The World Blows | Young/Beggars |
| 4 | AMBRE | PEYOTE | Roc Nation |
| 5 | VINCE STAPLES | Cry Baby | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 6 | MIKE D | Thank You | Capitol |
| 7 | TOUSSAINT MORRISON | SHPSHFTR Vol. 1 | Urban Home Companion |
| 8 | DJ SHADOW | The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Edition) | Mass Appeal |
| 9 | PROF | Good Time Boy | Stophouse |
| 10 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream: Night Shift | Lex |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KARATE BOOGALOO | Access All Areas | Funk |
| 2 | BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET AND DIANNE REEVES | Dedicated To You | Blue Note |
| 3 | CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT | With Every Breath I Take | Nonesuch |
| 4 | TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON + SOCIAL SCIENCE | Trip The Night Fantastic | Candid |
| 5 | LISA B (LISA BERNSTEIN) | ’60s Magic Now!: The Y-Verse | Piece Of Pie |
| 6 | HARUNA FUKAZAWA | Plays At The Wrong Time | Orange Paw |
| 7 | TECHNOCATS | Passionata: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 8 | ROBERT JOSPE QUARTET | The Night Sky | Self-Released |
| 9 | TAKASHI MATSUNAGA | Ride Five | Ride Five |
| 10 | GREG CHAKO | Hard Bop: For The Record | Mint400 |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EMANCIPATOR | Chrysalis | Loci |
| 2 | MOSES BOYD | “Criticise” feat. Amber-Simone b/w “Say Yeah” [Single] | Exodus |
| 3 | BOARDS OF CANADA | Inferno | Warp |
| 4 | BONOBO | Distance In Static | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | ZAINAB | Canal View [EP] | Technicolour |
| 6 | KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD | Alien Metal | p(doom) |
| 7 | IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Chopping Mountain | Merge |
| 8 | LATROIT HOUSE ENSEMBLE | CLASSICS VOL. 1 | House Of Latroit/Symphonic |
| 9 | KELELA | New Avatar | Warp |
| 10 | OVERMONO | Pure Devotion | XL |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALIAS WAYNE | “Tribute” [Single] | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WESLIE BROWN AND HER BAND OF MEN | Thoughts Of Love | Barton Avenue |
| 2 | ALIAS WAYNE | “Tribute” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | ADONIS ROSE | Live At JazzAscona: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| 4 | DAVE FOX GROUP | Odell Place | Bigdog Applewood |
| 5 | DENNIS MITCHELTREE | Seeing Red | Dengor |
| 6 | DOUG WEBB | Watch Your Step | Cellar |
| 7 | EMMALINE | Sinatra, My Sweetheart | CurlyCue! |
| 8 | FREDI SHEHADI | ‘Bout Time | Rupert Mountain |
| 9 | MARLON SIMON AND THE NAGUAL SPIRITS | Resistencia! | Stay Black |
| 10 | MONTY ALEXANDER | A Jamarican In Paris | PeeWee |