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 6th. Our weekly airplay chart is posted below. Our next chart will be posted on Tuesday, September 15th.
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August 31st, 2026 through September 6th, 2026
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | COLLIDE | American Circus | Self-Released |
| 2 | KURT VILE | Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me | Verve |
| 3 | WOMACK SISTERS, THE | The Womack Sisters | Daptone |
| 4 | ALABAMA SHAKES | I Must Be Dreaming | Island/UMG |
| 5 | BILLY STRINGS | So Much For Goodbyes | Reprise |
| 6 | BLACK DUCK WITH ELENA SETIÉN | Black Duck with Elena Setien | Thrill Jockey |
| 7 | MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE | Days | Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | PHOEBE BRIDGERS | Lost Weekend | Dead Oceans |
| 9 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | “Carolina Rain” [Single] | Nonesuch |
| 10 | ROLLING STONES, THE | Foreign Tongues | Universal |
| 11 | ADMIRAL RADIO | Heirloom | Too Fine |
| 12 | ALELA DIANE | Who’s Keeping Time? | Fluff & Gravy |
| 13 | ALICIA BLUE | Country Desire | Soundly |
| 14 | CARLY SIMON | Comes In Waves | C’est |
| 15 | CHARLEY CROCKETT | Clovis | $10 Cowboy |
| 16 | CHRISTIAN PARKER, PATRICK CLEARY, EARL POOLE BALL | American Cosmic Revival Vol. 2: Miles From Nowhere | Subcat/Edgewater |
| 17 | CITIZEN | Halcyon Blues | Run For Cover |
| 18 | DINNER PARTY | Whatchu Bringing? | Sounds of Crenshaw |
| 19 | GRACE CUMMINGS | Bloodhorse! | ATO |
| 20 | JALEN NGONDA | Doctrine Of Love | Daptone |
| 21 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Middle Of Nowhere | Lost Highway |
| 22 | LAKE STREET DIVE | “You’re Never Around” [Single] | Dive Not Drive |
| 23 | LINDSAY LOU | Bluegrass Women | Work Of Bart |
| 24 | LOST FIRE | Weeds In The Astroturf | Bourgeois Dawg |
| 25 | MAMA’S BROKE | Reunion | Free Dirt |
| 26 | MICHIGANDER | Over Before You Know It | Totally Normal/Thirty Tigers |
| 27 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Union Made | Hartland |
| 28 | PAT’S SOUNDHOUSE | “Someone She Deserves” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 29 | RANKY TANKY | This Village | Self-Released |
| 30 | RODNEY CROWELL | Then Again | New West |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDIO SCIENTISTS LABORATORY, THE | Solipsistic | Collective Consciousness |
| 2 | KELLY HUNT | Requiem For a Sleepless Night | Compass |
| 3 | ERIK HANSEN | The Eternal Conflict | Self-Released |
| 4 | 5 HIGHS, THE | “Avant Harde” b/w “All The Time” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | GOOD EXCUSE | Good Excuse | Self-Released |
| 6 | SERA CAHOONE | I’ve Missed You All These Years | Sub Pop |
| 7 | JON SHAIN | Odds… And Even So | Flyin’ |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BLUNDETTO AND PRENDY | Covers | Les Rythmes Ruban |
| 2 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | HOPE!! | Parlophone/Warner |
| 3 | LA NEGRA MEXA | AfroCumbiAs | Self-Released |
| 4 | ORQUESTA AKOKAN | América! | Daptone |
| 5 | RICHARD SHULMAN | Autumn Equinox Piano Meditations | RichHeart |
| 6 | ADRIAN YOUNGE | Afro-Disco Makossa | Linear Labs |
| 7 | LIDO PIMIENTA | Caribenya | Anti- |
| 8 | ALEWYA | Zero | Because |
| 9 | JOYCE MORENO, TUTTY MORENO AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Joyce E Tutty Moreno JID027 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | ZAINAB | Canal View [EP] | Technicolour |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WOMACK SISTERS, THE | The Womack Sisters | Daptone |
| 2 | CHUCK STRANGERS | Glory Of The King’s Hand | Lex |
| 3 | VINCE STAPLES | Cry Baby | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | DJ SHADOW | The Mountain Will Fall (10th Anniversary Edition) | Mass Appeal |
| 5 | PROF | Good Time Boy | Stophouse |
| 6 | MIC KING | Hallelujah [EP] | Firm Language |
| 7 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream: Night Shift | Lex |
| 8 | CAUTIOUS CLAY | The Hours: High Noon | Concord |
| 9 | AMBRE | PEYOTE | Roc Nation |
| 10 | MAGI MERLIN | POWER HOUSE | ONErpm/Bonsound |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARQUIS HILL | “(Beautifulism) Sweet Surrender” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 2 | DANA AND ALDEN | Papa’s Boat | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | JALEN BAKER | Repaved | Cellar |
| 4 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Celestial Keeper | Mack Avenue |
| 5 | JOY HARJO | Insomnia And Seven Steps To Grace | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 6 | MIKE CLARK | KUON GANJO: Time Without Beginning | Wide Hive |
| 7 | SEAN MASON | A Breath Of Fresh Air | Taylor Christian |
| 8 | SUN RA | Blackmyth (Live at the Fondation Maeght, 3 August. 1970) | Strut |
| 9 | RUSS ANIXTER’S HIPPIE BIG BAND | What Next? | Self-Released |
| 10 | RICHARD SHULMAN | Autumn Equinox Piano Meditations | RichHeart |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GOD OF WAR | Molly Picture | Julia’s War |
| 2 | SOTOMAYOR | WABI SABI | Wonderwheel |
| 3 | MUNA | Dancing On The Wall | Dead Oceans |
| 4 | DJ CINEMA QUARTIER LATIN | Bruise | Courage Holdings |
| 5 | ZAINAB | Canal View [EP] | Technicolour |
| 6 | KELELA | New Avatar | Warp |
| 7 | BOARDS OF CANADA | Inferno | Warp |
| 8 | NUTRITIOUS | Solarmaxxing | Liquid Culture |
| 9 | KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD | Alien Metal | p(doom) |
| 10 | JUNGLE | Sunshine | Caiola/AWAL |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ADAM DE LUCIA | The Man Who Would Be King | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | Balaios | AAM |
| 3 | DAN SIEGEL | Resolution | Seal Stone |
| 4 | GREG CHAKO | Hard Bop: For The Record | Mint400 |
| 5 | TAKASHI MATSUNAGA | Ride Five | Ride Five |