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. The next new airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (ranked by airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AIMEE ALLEN | Wings Uncaged | Azuline |
| 2 | COWBOY JUNKIES | All That Reckoning | Self-Released |
| 3 | JOHN HIATT | The Eclipse Sessions [Advance Tracks] | New West |
| 4 | KING OF THE ROAD A TRIBUTE TO ROGER MILLER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | BMG |
| 5 | ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO | The Crossing | Yep Roc |
| 6 | JILL SOBULE | “Where Do I Begin” [Single] | Pinko |
| 7 | PAPER KITES, THE | On The Corner Where You Live | Nettwerk |
| 8 | PASSENGER | Runaway | Nettwerk |
| 9 | STRANGERS ON A PLANE | Wings | Gypsy Soul |
| 10 | ADRIANNE LENKER | abysskiss | Saddle Creek |
| 11 | AMOS LEE | My New Moon | Dualtone |
| 12 | DEVIL MAKES THREE | Chains Are Broken | New West |
| 13 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Secularia | Red House |
| 14 | GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS | The Waves, The Wake | Nettwerk |
| 15 | KAIA KATER | Grenades | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 16 | LEAKY BOOT JUG BAND | Re-Boot | Self-Released |
| 17 | LORI MCKENNA | The Tree | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | NEKO CASE | Hell-On | Anti- |
| 19 | SHIRT TAIL KIN | Face And A Name | Self-Released |
| 20 | AMY HELM | This Too Shall Light [Advance Tracks] | Yep Roc |
| 21 | ASHLEIGH FLYNN AND THE RIVETERS | Ashleigh Flynn And The Riveters | Self-Released |
| 22 | ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL | New Routes | Bismeaux |
| 23 | BILLY F GIBBONS | Big Bad Blues [Advance Tracks] | Concord |
| 24 | COCO O’CONNOR | This Ol’ War | Satarah |
| 25 | COLIN JAMES | Miles To Go | True North |
| 26 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 27 | DAWES | Passwords | HUB |
| 28 | HOT BUTTERED RUM | Lonesome Panoramic | Self-Released |
| 29 | JACKIE GREENE | The Modern Lives Vol 2 | Blue Rose |
| 30 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Back Roads And Abandoned Motels | Legacy |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ERNESTO CERVINI’S TURBOPROP | Abundance | Anzic |
| 2 | ELSA NILSSON AND JON COWHERD | After Us | Bumblebee Collective |
| 3 | CARLI MUNOZ | Follow Me | Tobono |
| 4 | PHOSPHORESCENT | C’est La Vie | Dead Oceans |
| 5 | GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV | Evening Machines | Dualtone |
| 6 | BABY JEY | Someday Cowboy | Maintenance |
| 7 | CARSON MCHONE | Carousel | Nine Mile |
| 8 | COLTER WALL | Songs of the Plains | Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | JASON EADY | I Travel On | Old Guitar |
| 10 | MINUS THE BEAR | Fair Enough | Suicide Squeeze |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BARRIO MANOUCHE | Aires de Cambio | double0one |
| 2 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 3 | GENTICORUM | Avant l’orage | Self-Released |
| 4 | HIGH CEILING | Easy | Self-Released |
| 5 | ILE | “Odio” [Single] | Sony Latin |
| 6 | JAY DOUGLAS | Lovers Paradise (Best Of) | Slammin |
| 7 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Kin Sonic | Everloving |
| 8 | KARAVAN SARAI | Painted Sands | Electrofone |
| 9 | LOREENA MCKENNITT | Lost Souls | Ume |
| 10 | LOS TEXMANIACS | Cruzando Borders | Smithsonian Folkways |
Top Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
| 2 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 3 | RAH CASHIANO | “Bandz” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Unity” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Focus” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | FULTON COUNTY | “Flam Boi Ant” (Remix) [Single] | JLawson |
| 7 | DENZEL CURRY | TA1300 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 8 | CANTRELL | Stardust 2 Angels | Mass Appeal |
| 9 | CHANCE THE RAPPER | Four New Songs | Self-Released |
| 10 | BLOOD ORANGE | Negro Swan | Domino |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AIMEE ALLEN | Wings Uncaged | Azuline |
| 2 | ARIANNA NEIKRUG | Changes | Concord |
| 3 | CONNIE HAN | Crime Zone | Mack Avenue |
| 4 | DEXTER GORDON QUARTET | Tokyo 1975 | Elemental |
| 5 | JOSE JAMES | Lean On Me | Blue Note |
| 6 | MADELEINE PEYROUX | Anthem | Verve |
| 7 | POST MODERN JUKE BOX | The New Classics | Concord |
| 8 | BUSTER WILLIAMS | Audacity | Smoke Sessions |
| 9 | CARLA CAMPOPIANO TRIO | Chicago / Buenos Aires Connection | Self-Released |
| 10 | CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT | The Window | Mack Avenue |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 2 | ANDREW BAYER | In My Last Life | Anjunabeats |
| 3 | BOB MOSES | Battle Lines | Domino |
| 4 | GORILLAZ | The Now Now | Parlophone/Warner Bros. |
| 5 | MATT WARREN | Music Is My Life | Wake Up! |
| 6 | APHEX TWIN | Collapse [EP] | Warp |
| 7 | DORIAN CONCEPT | The Nature Of Imitation | Brainfeeder |
| 8 | HELENA HAUFF | Qualm | Ninja Tune |
| 9 | ADULT | This Behavior | Dais |
| 10 | NIGHT CLUB | Scary World | Gato Blanco |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SOMESH MATHUR | Time Stood Still | Sweet Beats |
Hip Hop / R & B “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RYAN HEMSWORTH | Elsewhere | Secret Songs/Last Gang |
| 2 | RAZ SIMONE | Drive Theory | Black Umbrella |
| 3 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Believe In Something (Kneel)” [Single] | Viral |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CARLA CAMPOPIANO TRIO | Chicago / Buenos Aires Connection | Self-Released |
| 2 | HARRY VETRO | Northern Ranger | T.Sound |
| 3 | CONSTANCE HAUMAN | Falling Into Now | Isotopia |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RYAN HEMSWORTH | Elsewhere | Secret Songs/Last Gang |