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, November 12th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, November 21st.
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November 6th through November 12th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROLLING STONES, THE | Hackney Diamonds | Polydor |
| 2 | CHRISTIE MCCALL | Don’t Look Back | Self-Released |
| 3 | MORE THAN A WHISPER: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF NANCI GRIFFITH | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Rounder/Concord |
| 4 | ALICE HOWE | Circumstance | Know Howe |
| 5 | BEATLES, THE | “Now And Then” [Single] | Capitol |
| 6 | CARRIE NEWCOMER | A Great Wild Mercy | Available Light |
| 7 | DAVID DODSON | Yee-Ha! | Self-Released |
| 8 | DYLAN LEBLANC | Coyote | ATO |
| 9 | POSTAL SERVICE, THE | Everything Will Change | Sub Pop |
| 10 | PRETENDERS | Relentless | Parlophone |
| 11 | ROBERT FINLEY | Black Bayou | Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 12 | ARI B INGBER | Moon Phases [EP] | Some Other Shore |
| 13 | BAHAMAS | Bootcut | Brushfire Republic |
| 14 | CHRIS SHIFLETT | Lost At Sea | Blue Elan |
| 15 | DUKE ROBILLARD | Six Strings Of Steel | MC |
| 16 | GENTICORUM | Au Coeur De L’Aube | Self-Released |
| 17 | GRAHAM NASH | Now | BMG |
| 18 | ISRAEL NASH | Ozarker | Desert Folklore/Soundly |
| 19 | KATHRYN SEVERING FOX | Sweet Beginnings | Self-Released |
| 20 | KATHY KALLICK BAND, THE | The Lonesome Chronicles | Live Oak |
| 21 | KEVIN DREW | Aging | Arts & Crafts |
| 22 | LINDSAY LOU | Queen of Time | Kill Rock Stars |
| 23 | RAIN PARADE | Last Rays Of A Dying Sun | Label 51 |
| 24 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | You’re The One | Nonesuch |
| 25 | TEENAGE FANCLUB | Nothing Lasts Forever | Merge |
| 26 | TOM PAXTON AND JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Together | Appalled |
| 27 | WILLIE NELSON | Bluegrass | Sony |
| 28 | YASMIN WILLIAMS | “Dawning” [Single] | Nonesuch |
| 29 | ZAC SCHULZ GANG | “Ballyshannon” [Single] | Flatiron |
| 30 | DIANE GENTILE AND THE GENTLE MEN | “Walk With Me” [Single] | Velvet Ilk |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAN BERN | “Thanksgiving Day Parade” [Single] | Grand Phony |
| 2 | JACK NELSON | Going Places | Self-Released |
| 3 | GABY MORENO | “Dance The Night Away” [Single] | Cosmica Artists |
| 4 | JASON MATU | Different Love | I Can’t Wait For Summer |
| 5 | KELLEY FAMILY | Kelley Family Christmas | Patio |
| 6 | LISA BOUCHELLE AND THE BLEU | Jump In! | Trash Can Dreams |
| 7 | SLIGHTEST CLUE | Suit Uptight! [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | GRAIN HOPPERS, THE | Fireflies Trapped in a Jar | Self-Released |
| 9 | EMPTY COUNTRY | Empty Country II | Get Better |
| 10 | ILL PEACH | THIS IS NOT AN EXIT | Hardly Art |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GENTICORUM | Au Coeur De L’Aube | Self-Released |
| 2 | CLARISSA BITAR | “Nasak” [Single] | MERLIN |
| 3 | EASY STAR ALL-STARS | Ziggy Stardub | Easy Star |
| 4 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FUSION | Gabriella | Self-Released |
| 5 | CLAUDIA VILLELA | Cartas Ao Vento | Taina |
| 6 | AGUANKO | Unidad | Self-Released |
| 7 | PACHYMAN | Switched-On | ATO |
| 8 | BOMBINO | Sahel | Partisan |
| 9 | DENGUE FEVER | Ting Mong | Tuk Tuk |
| 10 | ELISAPIE | Inuktitut | Bonsound |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BUTCHER BROWN | Solar Music | Concord Jazz/Concord |
| 2 | DANGER MOUSE AND JEMINI | Born Again | Lex |
| 3 | SHABAZZ PALACES | Robed In Rareness [EP] | Sub Pop |
| 4 | SEAFOOD SAM | Afros In The Wind [EP] | drink sum wtr |
| 5 | K-RIZ | One Way Ticket | Birthday Cake |
| 6 | DJ SHADOW | Action Adventure | Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber |
| 7 | MICK JENKINS | The Patience | BMG |
| 8 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 9 | ARMAND HAMMER | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Fat Possum |
| 10 | KIPP STONE | 66689 BLVD | Closed Sessions |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY | FInding Beauty, Originals Volume 1 | Shanachie |
| 2 | ARINA FUJIWARA | Neon | Self-Released |
| 3 | CLARK SOMMERS | Feast Ephemera | Irrabagast |
| 4 | GEORGE FREEMAN | The Good Life | HighNote |
| 5 | GORDON LEE | The Remainder | PJCE |
| 6 | JILL HALEY | Alaskan Soundscapes | Coranglais |
| 7 | MADDIE VOGLER | While We Have Time | Origin |
| 8 | BRYAN LUBECK | Welcome Winter | Self-Released |
| 9 | SEULAH NOH JAZZ ORCHESTRA | NOhMAD | Self-Released |
| 10 | DAVID LINDSAY | EVER SO | Self-Released |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | YEULE | softscars | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Again | Warp |
| 3 | CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE | For That Beautiful Feeling | Republic |
| 4 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 5 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries Remixes | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
| 6 | MOCEAN WORKER | Boombox | MoWo Inc. |
| 7 | NATION OF LANGUAGE | Strange Disciple | Play It Again Sam |
| 8 | METRIC | Formentera II | Metric/Thirty Tigers |
| 9 | CRI | Miracles | Anjunadeep |
| 10 | BARRY CAN’T SWIM | When Will We Land | Ninja Tune |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | IZZY DED | What Hurts Most | Self-Released |
| 2 | JULIAN TAYLOR | Anthology Vol. 1 | Howling Turtle |
| 3 | ARTHUR KELL SPECULATION QUARTET | Live at LunAtico | Origin |
| 4 | BRYAN LUBECK | Welcome Winter | Self-Released |
| 5 | HEALERS, THE | Healers | Diagonal Man |
| 6 | MARCUS REZAK | Guitar Head | Deko/ADA/Warner |
| 7 | PHILIPPE COTE AND FRANCOIS BOURASSA | Confluence | OddSound |