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, May 22nd, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (based on airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 2 | MARCIA BALL | Shine Bright | Alligator |
| 3 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 4 | GOODNIGHT MOONSHINE | I’m The Only One Who Will Tell You, You’re Bad | Self-Released |
| 5 | GOLDENOAK | Foxgloves [EP] | Self-Released |
| 6 | JOHN PRINE | The Tree of Forgiveness | Oh Boy |
| 7 | LUCIUS | Nudes | Mom + Pop |
| 8 | REVEREND FREAKCHILD | Dial It In | Floating |
| 9 | TRAMPLED BY TURTLES | Life Is Good On The Open Road [Advance Tracks] | Banjodad |
| 10 | TRAVIS LLOYD | Ghost Flower [EP] | Self-Released |
| 11 | ISLAND | Feels Like Air | Frenchkiss |
| 12 | DR DOG | Critical Equation | We Buy Gold/Thirty Tigers |
| 13 | JANIVA MAGNESS | Love Is an Army | Blue Elan |
| 14 | JEFF JENSEN | Wisdon and Decay | Self-Released |
| 15 | LAKE STREET DIVE | Free Yourself Up | Nonesuch |
| 16 | NINA RICCI | Designs on Me | Self-Released |
| 17 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Volunteer | Self-Released |
| 18 | PETE YORN AND SCARLETT JOHANSSON | Apart [EP] | Capitol |
| 19 | REGGIE HARRIS | Ready to Go | Self-Released |
| 20 | RY COODER | The Prodigal Son | Fantasy |
| 21 | BEN HARPER AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE | No Mercy In This Land | Anti- |
| 22 | CALEXICO | The Thread That Keeps Us | Anti- |
| 23 | DAVID BYRNE | American Utopia | Nonesuch |
| 24 | DEAD HORSES | My Mother The Moon | Self-Released |
| 25 | DECEMBERISTS, THE | I’ll Be Your Girl | Capitol |
| 26 | DEWEY AND LESLIE BROWN AND THE CAROLINA GENTLEMEN | Under The Mountain | Liberty Showcase |
| 27 | DOM FLEMONS | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 28 | ED ROMANOFF | The Orphan King | Self-Released |
| 29 | EELS | The Deconstruction | E-Works/PIAS |
| 30 | FLASHBACK | Denver Snow | Pinecastle |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANDREA BRACHFELD | If Not Now When | Jazzheads |
| 2 | CHANHAYS | The Creepy EP | Droppin’ Science |
| 3 | WEBB WILDER | Powerful Stuff! | Landslide |
| 4 | DAVID LEASK | Six in 6/8 | Self-Released |
| 5 | MATT COSTA | Santa Rosa Fangs | Dangerbird |
| 6 | TURBONEGRO | RockNRoll Machine | Burger |
| 7 | ORANGE PEELS, THE | Trespassing | Minty Fresh/Mystery Lawn |
| 8 | EDDIE HENDERSON | Be Cool | Smoke Sessions |
| 9 | DEANNE MATLEY | Because I Loved | Self-Released |
| 10 | TWISTED PINE | Twisted Pine | Signature Sounds |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRAAGAS | O Ptacich a Rybach | Indies Scope |
| 2 | CATRIN FINCH AND SECKOU KEITA | Soar | Bendigedig |
| 3 | COLADERA | La Dotur Lada | Scubidu |
| 4 | CONNLA | The Next Chapter | Self-Released |
| 5 | DACTAH CHANDO | Global CityZen | Soulfire |
| 6 | DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY | Stony Hill | Republic |
| 7 | DAVID ROVICS | Ballad of a Wobbly | Self-Released |
| 8 | EVA SALINA AND PETER STAN | Sudbina | Vogiton |
| 9 | FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO | Tempo Dos Mestres | Now Again |
| 10 | FRETLESS, THE | Live from the Art Farm | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PROF | Pookie Baby | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | ELAQUENT | Celebrate Life! [EP] | Urbnet |
| 3 | E4T | “How Can I Lose” [Single] | Pretty Money |
| 4 | YOUNG RJ | The Detroit Project [EP] | Ne’Astra |
| 5 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Storm Is Coming” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | FULTON COUNTY | “Inside Out” (feat. Ebony Camille) [Single] | JLawson |
| 7 | RICK DUFF | High Life | Osean Entertainment |
| 8 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 9 | PRHYME | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme |
| 10 | DEL AND AMP LIVE | Gate 13 | Plug Research |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAMES WEIDMAN | Spiritual Impressions | Inner Circle |
| 2 | DAVE MCMURRAY | Music is Life | Blue Note |
| 3 | SOLON MCDADE | Murals | Self-Released |
| 4 | ANDREW DISTEL | It Only Takes Time | Jeru Jazz |
| 5 | DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO | Close But No Cigar | Colemine |
| 6 | DOLORES SCOZZESI | Here Comes The Sun | Cafe Pacific |
| 7 | GLENN CRYTZER ORCHESTRA | Ain’t It Grand? | Blue Rhythm |
| 8 | HRISTO VITCHEV | Of Light and Shadows | First Orbit Sounds |
| 9 | JARED GOLD | Reemergence | Strykezone |
| 10 | SHAREL CASSITY AND ELEKTRA | Evolve | Relsha |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LOMA | Loma | Sub Pop |
| 2 | KASBO | Places We Don’t Know | Foreign Family Collective |
| 3 | MATT AND KIM | Almost Everyday | Fader |
| 4 | TRACEY THORN | Record | Merge |
| 5 | MOBY | Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt | Mute |
| 6 | BRAZILIAN GIRLS | Let’s Make Love | Six Degrees |
| 7 | ANEMONE | Baby Only You & I [EP] | Luminelle |
| 8 | DANIEL AVERY | Song For Alpha | Mute |
| 9 | CUT CHEMIST | Die Cut | A Stable Sound |
| 10 | WHAT SO NOT | Not All The Beautiful Things | Counter |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ALI FARKA TOURE | The Source (Remastered) | World Circuit |
| 2 | ALEXANDRA JACKSON | Legacy And Alchemy | Robert Hebert |
| 3 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 4 | MOHSEN NAMJOO | On The String Of The Tear’s Bow | Daf-Daf |
Hip Hop / R & B “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | YOUNG RJ | The Detroit Project [EP] | Ne’Astra |
| 2 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy | Bastard Jazz |
| 3 | CHANHAYS | The Creepy EP | Droppin’ Science |
Top Ten Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SUNDAE + MR. GOESSL | When You’re Smiling | Self-Released |
| 2 | CALLE MAMBO PROJECT | See The Light | Self-Released |
| 3 | DOLORES SCOZZESI | Here Comes The Sun | Cafe Pacific |
| 4 | BILLY JONES | 3’s A Crowd | AC49 |
| 5 | CORCORAN HOLT | The Mecca | HoltHouse |
| 6 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND, THE | The Bat Swings | Flying Horse |
| 7 | JOHN PROULX | Say It | Artist Share |
| 8 | ADAM ROBERT THOMAS | Adam Robert Thomas | Self-Released |
| 9 | GEORGE KAHN | Straight Ahead | Self-Released |
| 10 | RONDI MARSH | The Pink Room | Self-Released |