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, April 9th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, April 18th.
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April 3rd through April 9th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALLY VENABLE | Real Gone | Ruf |
| 2 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 3 | LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER | Falling Forward | Self-Released |
| 4 | NICK WATERHOUSE | The Fooler | Innovative Leisure |
| 5 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 6 | BEN FOLDS | “Winslow Gardens” [Single] | New West |
| 7 | BIG SHOES | Fresh Tracks | Qualified |
| 8 | CURSE OF KK HAMMOND | Death Roll Blues | Self-Released |
| 9 | JOHN PRIMER | Live At Rosa’s Lounge Teardrops For Magic Slim | Blues House |
| 10 | KARAN CASEY | Nine Apples Of Gold | Crow Valley |
| 11 | SKYLAR ROGERS | Among The Insanity | Blue Heart |
| 12 | SLAID CLEAVES | Together Through The Dark | Candy House |
| 13 | B COOL-AID | Leather Blvd. | Lex |
| 14 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 15 | PINK SKY | Total Devotion | Self-Released |
| 16 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 17 | BETTYE LAVETTE | “Plan B” [Single] | Jay Vee |
| 18 | MARC BROUSSARD | SOS IV Blues For Your Soul | KTBA |
| 19 | CIGARBOX MAN | “I Am Not Terrified” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 20 | ZOMBIES, THE | Different Game | Cooking Vinyl |
| 21 | WHITE OWL RED | Running Blind | Bourgeois Dawg |
| 22 | ROOT CELLAR XTRACT | Dusty Afternoon | Self-Released |
| 23 | IAN JONES | “Lost Highway” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 24 | ANDREW GABBARD | Cedar City Sweetheart | Karma Chief |
| 25 | ATMOSPHERE | “Okay” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 26 | MIGHTY JOE CASTRO AND THE GRAVAMEN | “Embers In The Ash” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 27 | AUDIO SCIENTIST LABORATORY, THE | “That Girl” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
| 28 | ANGEL OLSEN | “Nothing’s Free” [Single] | Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group |
| 29 | BC CAMPLIGHT | “The Last Rotation Of Earth” [Single] | Bella Union/PIAS |
| 30 | AUSTIN BROOKNER | “The Monkey Pox” feat. Melody Maker [Single] | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALIAS WAYNE | FUBAR [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | ANNIE DUKES | Annie Dukes [EP] | Self-Released |
| 3 | AUSTIN BROOKNER | “The Monkey Pox” feat. Melody Maker [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | DESIRE MAREA | On The Romance Of Being | Mute |
| 5 | DIANE COLL | Into the Fire [EP] | Happy Fish |
| 6 | HEARD EYE, THE | Funkalypse [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | MIGHTY JOE CASTRO AND THE GRAVAMEN | “Embers In The Ash” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 8 | MUDHONEY | Plastic Eternity | Sub Pop |
| 9 | BLUEST SKY, THE | The Bluest Sky | Self-Released |
| 10 | MELISSA PIPE | Of What Remains | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALTIN GUN | Ask | ATO |
| 2 | BUZZ AMATO | Muse Cafe | Blue Canoe |
| 3 | MIGUEL ESPINOZA FLAMENCO FUSION | Living In A Daydream | Self-Released |
| 4 | ELLA AND THE BOSSA BEAT | In The Moment | Self-Released |
| 5 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Melancolia” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 6 | IFIHADAHIFI | The Dryad | Naked Muse |
| 7 | JACKIE MENDOZA | Galaxia De Emociones | ZZK |
| 8 | ACID ARAB | Trois | Crammed Discs |
| 9 | TAGUA TAGUA | Tanto | Wonderwheel |
| 10 | KIMI DJABATE | Dindin | Cumbancha |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RARELYALWAYS | WORK | Innovative Leisure |
| 2 | B COOL-AID | Leather Blvd. | Lex |
| 3 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side A) | Lex |
| 4 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 5 | ATMOSPHERE | “Okay” [Single] | Rhymesayers |
| 6 | HARRISON | “Bump” feat. MED & Guilty Simpson [Single] | Last Gang |
| 7 | KASSA OVERALL | “Make My Way Back Home” feat. Nick Hakim & Theo Croker [Single] | Warp |
| 8 | KASSA OVERALL | “Ready To Ball” [Single] | Warp |
| 9 | AUDIO SCIENTIST LABORATORY, THE | “That Girl” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
| 10 | LITTLE SIMZ | NO THANK YOU | Forever Living Originals/AWAL |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BOBBY WATSON | Back Home In Kansas City | Smoke Sessions |
| 2 | HENRY GODFREY JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Attitude & Gratitude | Self-Released |
| 3 | JOEY ALEXANDER | Origin | Mack Avenue |
| 4 | KASSA OVERALL | “Make My Way Back Home” feat. Nick Hakim & Theo Croker [Single] | Warp |
| 5 | KASSA OVERALL | “Ready To Ball” [Single] | Warp |
| 6 | CHRIS KEEFE | Opening | Zugzwangbebop |
| 7 | PLANET D NONET | Blues To Be There, A Salute To Duke Ellington | Eastlawn |
| 8 | MICHAEL DEASE | The Other Shoe: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Origin |
| 9 | MR CHAIR | Better Days | Self-Released |
| 10 | WAYNE ALPERN | Saxology | Henri Elkan |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PINK SKY | Total Devotion | Self-Released |
| 2 | WAX TAILOR | Fishing For Accidents | Lab’oratoire |
| 3 | JUNGLE | “Candle Flame” feat. Erick The Architect [Single] | Caiola/AWAL |
| 4 | AUDIO SCIENTIST LABORATORY, THE | “That Girl” [Single] | Collective Consciousness |
| 5 | M83 | Fantasy | Mute |
| 6 | FEVER RAY | Radical Romantics | Mute |
| 7 | 100 GECS | 10,000 gecs | Dog Show/Atlantic |
| 8 | KELELA | Raven | Warp |
| 9 | WEVAL | Remember | Technicolour |
| 10 | MOON BOOTS | Ride Away | Anjunadeep |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BUZZ AMATO | Muse Cafe | Blue Canoe |
| 2 | MEB | That You Not Dare Forget | Legacy |
| 3 | MELISSA PIPE | Of What Remains | Self-Released |
| 4 | NICK FINZER | Dreams, Visions, Illusions | Ouside In |
| 5 | NICK GREEN | Green On The Scene | Cellar |
| 6 | WAYNE ESCOFFERY | Like Minds | Smoke Sessions |