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, October 9th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022!
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October 3rd through October 9th, 2022
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHEMEKIA COPELAND | Done Come Too Far | Alligator |
| 2 | FOR THE BIRDS: THE BIRDSONG PROJECT, VOL. I | VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Birdsong Project |
| 3 | RORY BLOCK | Ain’t Nobody Worried | Stony Plain |
| 4 | DAMN TALL BUILDINGS | Sleeping Dogs | Self-Released |
| 5 | GORDON THOMAS WARD | Whispers From The Woods | Self-Released |
| 6 | MIKE MORGAN AND THE CRAWL | The Lights Went Out In Dallas | M.C. |
| 7 | ROBERT HILL AND JOANNE LEDIGER | Revelation | Self-Released |
| 8 | BERNARD ALLISON | Highs And Lows | Ruf |
| 9 | BETHS, THE | Expert In A Dying Field | Carpark |
| 10 | TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND | I Am The Moon IV. Farewell | Fantasy/Concord |
| 11 | ALBERT CUMMINGS | Ten | Ivy |
| 12 | BETH ORTON | Weather Alive | Partisan |
| 13 | BUDDY GUY | The Blues Don’t Lie | RCA |
| 14 | CALEB CAUDLE | Forsythia | Self-Released |
| 15 | CHRISTINE SWEENEY | Heart In A Hurry | Self-Released |
| 16 | CONNOR GARVEY | Another End Of A Year | Cogar |
| 17 | ERIKA LEWIS | A Walk Around The Sun | Self-Released |
| 18 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Leap! | Appalseed |
| 19 | JOHN NEMETH | May Be The Last Time | Nola Blue |
| 20 | KIM BEGGS | Steel and Wool [EP] | Self-Released |
| 21 | LEVEE TOWN | Trying To Keep My Head Above Water | Self-Released |
| 22 | LYNNE HANSON | Ice Cream In November | Panda Cave |
| 23 | MICHAEL JOHNATHON | Cosmic Banjo | Woodsongs |
| 24 | MISS BIX | Bring It | Blue Heart |
| 25 | PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO | Tell ‘Em You Were Gold | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 26 | VALERIE JUNE | Under Cover [EP] | Fantasy/Concord |
| 27 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 28 | SYLVAN ESSO | No Rules Sandy | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 29 | GINGER WILDHEART AND THE SINNERS | “Lately, Always” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
| 30 | JESSE MALIN | “Keep On Burning” [Single] | Wicked Cool |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIANE COLL | Happy Fish And Other Delights | Self-Released |
| 2 | CHRIS CHANDLER AND PAUL BENOIT | Don’t Go Back To Sleep | Self-Released |
| 3 | DAUZAT ST MARIE | Overthinking | Self-Released |
| 4 | DUNGEN | En År För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 5 | KENNY SHORE | Time Stands Still | Self-Released |
| 6 | BRYCE ERNEST TAYLOR | Man with the Muse | Self-Released |
| 7 | NICK CARTER | Fountain Pen | Self-Released |
| 8 | COUCH PRINTS | Waterfall | Self-Released |
| 9 | JUSTIN GOLDEN | Hard Times And A Woman | Self-Released |
| 10 | LONESOME HEROES, THE | Rise and Fall | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHERVIN HAJIPOUR | برای آزادی | BELIEVE – Metaverse |
| 2 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE AND KHRUANGBIN | Ali | Dead Oceans/Secretly Group |
| 3 | ABIOLA | Abiola Time | Alade Enterprises |
| 4 | GREG HATZA AND ENAYET HOSSAIN | Talking Hands | AIMREC |
| 5 | RADHA BOTOFASINA | Carry On Spirituals Vol. 2 | Shaila |
| 6 | RAFAEL GRECO | Dice Que Vive | Blue Canoe |
| 7 | KOKOROKO | Could We Be More | Brownswood |
| 8 | MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND EL GRUPO RENACIMIENTO | Meridian Brothers And El Grupo Renacimiento | Ansonia |
| 9 | HOLLIE COOK | Happy Hour | Merge |
| 10 | VIEUX FARKA TOURE | Les Racines | World Circuit |
Top Ten Hip Hop Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DESON TENINCHY | First Supper | Estate |
| 2 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 3 | SAMPA THE GREAT | As Above, So Below | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 4 | BUTCHER BROWN | Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 5 | MEECHY DARKO | Gothic Luxury | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 6 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 7 | SUDAN ARCHIVES | Natural Brown Prom Queen | Stones Throw |
| 8 | FEMME DEADLY VENOMS | Femmenomenon | Self-Released |
| 9 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 10 | DENZEL CURRY | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SHABAKA | Afrikan Culture | Self-Released |
| 2 | KAMASI WASHINGTON | “The Garden Path” [Single] | Young |
| 3 | LIZ TERRELL | It’s All Right With Me | Westmont |
| 4 | MAKAYA MCCRAVEN | In These Times | Intenational Anthem/Nonesuch |
| 5 | MARK WADE | True Stories | Self-Released |
| 6 | STEVE SHAPIRO | Plan To Be Spontaneous | Solidtone |
| 7 | ANA NELSON | Bridges | Self-Released |
| 8 | MARSHALL GILKES | Cyclic Journey | Alternate Side |
| 9 | SPIKE WILNER TRIO | Plays Monk and Ellington | Cellar |
| 10 | CHRIS CORTEZ | Live At Blue Bamboo | Blue Bamboo |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BJORK | Fossora | One Little Indian |
| 2 | SYLVAN ESSO | No Rules Sandy | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 3 | ARMS AND SLEEPERS | “thru & true” [Single] | DXFXWXU Collective |
| 4 | DJUENA TIKUNA | Floresta Cura | Lozk |
| 5 | MODERAT | MORE D4TA | Monkeytown |
| 6 | PANDA BEAR AND SONIC BOOM | Reset | Domino |
| 7 | YASUAKI SHIMIZU | Kiren | Palto Flats |
| 8 | AIDAN NOELL AND NANCY WHANG | “Sharevari” [Single] | Nation Of Language |
| 9 | HOT CHIP | Freakout/Release | Domino |
| 10 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries II | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALEX TREMBLAY | Thoughts & Images | La Reserve |
| 2 | BOBBY WATSON | Back Home In Kansas City | Smoke Sessions |
| 3 | DUNGEN | En År För Mycket Och Tusen Aldrig Nog | Mexican Summer |
| 4 | ERNESTO CERVINI | Joy | TPR |
| 5 | FRASER MACPHERSON | From The Pen Of | Cellar |
| 6 | GENE ESS | Ah-Bop | SIMP |
| 7 | GREGORY TARDY | Sufficient Grace | WJ3 |
| 8 | GRIFFIN WOODARD GROUP | Completion | Praise Message |
| 9 | RICH WILLEY | Puttin’ On The Ritz | Boptism |
| 10 | TED KOOSHIAN | HUBUB! | Summit |