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, June 26th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (based on airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | NEKO CASE | Hell-On | Anti- |
| 2 | DEL MCCOURY BAND | Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass | McCoury |
| 3 | FATHER JOHN MISTY | God’s Favorite Customer | Sub Pop |
| 4 | JOE CRAVEN AND THE SOMETIMERS | Garcia Songbook | Blender Logic Arts |
| 5 | KIERAN KANE AND RAYNA GELLERT | The Ledges | Dead Reckoning |
| 6 | RY COODER | The Prodigal Son | Fantasy |
| 7 | TERESA JAMES AND THE RHYTHM TRAMPS | Here In Babylon | Jesi-Lu |
| 8 | PARQUET COURTS | Wide Awake! | Rough Trade |
| 9 | ARCTIC MONKEYS | Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino | Domino |
| 10 | BIRDS OF CHICAGO | Love In Wartime | Signature |
| 11 | DAMIEN JURADO | The Horizon Just Laughed | Secretly Canadian |
| 12 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 13 | HADLEY MCCALL THACKSTON | Hadley McCall Thackston | Wolfe Island |
| 14 | JOHN PRINE | The Tree of Forgiveness | Oh Boy |
| 15 | JUNIOR SISK | Brand New Shade Of Blue | Mountain Fever |
| 16 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Golden Hour | Universal |
| 17 | LOW LILY | 10000 Days Like This | Mad River |
| 18 | MARCIA BALL | Shine Bright | Alligator |
| 19 | NINA RICCI | Designs on Me | Self-Released |
| 20 | RACHEL PRICE | Something New | Birch Street |
| 21 | STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS | Sparkle Hard | Matador |
| 22 | AMERICAN AQUARIUM | Things Change | New West |
| 23 | ARTHUR BUCK | Arthur Buck | New West |
| 24 | CHRIS ROSS AND THE NORTH | Over Lonesome | Self-Released |
| 25 | COCO O’CONNOR | This Ol’ War | Satarah |
| 26 | COURTNEY BARNETT | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Mom + Pop |
| 27 | DARLINGSIDE | Extralife | Thirty Tigers |
| 28 | DECEMBERISTS, THE | I’ll Be Your Girl | Capitol |
| 29 | HANNAH GILL | Lost in Words [EP] | Footnote |
| 30 | HEATHER MALONEY | Just Enough Sun | Signature |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STANLEY CLARKE BAND | The Message | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 3 | ANDY JENKINS | Sweet Bunch | Spacebomb |
| 4 | ESSEX GREEN, THE | Hardly Electronic | Merge |
| 5 | INNOCENCE MISSION, THE | Sun on the Square | Badman |
| 6 | JOHNNY MARR | Call The Comet | New Voodoo |
| 7 | KRIS GRUEN | Coast & Refuge | Mother West |
| 8 | MAD CADDIES | Punk Rocksteady | Fat Wreck Chords |
| 9 | PROJECT GRAND SLAM | Trippin | CEN/The Orchard |
| 10 | AMOS LEE | “No More Darkness, No More Light” [Single] | Dualtone |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | STING AND SHAGGY | 44/876 | A&M |
| 2 | ALTAN | The Gap Of Dreams | Compass |
| 3 | ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven Works |
| 4 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 5 | CATRIN FINCH AND SECKOU KEITA | Soar | Bendigedig |
| 6 | EL NAAN | La Danza de las Semillas | Mapamundi Musica |
| 7 | FRETLESS, THE | Live from the Art Farm | Self-Released |
| 8 | GENTICORUM | Avant l’orage | Self-Released |
| 9 | LES POULES A COLIN | Morose | Self-Released |
| 10 | LOREENA MCKENNITT | Lost Souls | Ume |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BROWNOUT | Fear Of A Brown Planet | Fat Beats |
| 2 | KANYE WEST | Ye | Good-Def Jam |
| 3 | PUSHA T | Daytona | Def Jam |
| 4 | LADY QUEET | “One Hell Of A Day” Remixed and Remastered (ft. Mr Flamboyant) [Single] | Picture Perfect |
| 5 | PRINCE AMINE | Hram Vybez | Red Rebel |
| 6 | E4T | “How Can I Lose” [Single] | Pretty Money |
| 7 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy | Bastard Jazz |
| 8 | YOUNG RJ | The Detroit Project [EP] | Ne’Astra |
| 9 | CHANHAYS | The Creepy EP | Droppin’ Science |
| 10 | DEL AND AMP LIVE | Gate 13 | Plug Research |
Top Ten Jazz Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AUDRA MCDONALD | Sing Happy | Decca |
| 2 | DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO | Close But No Cigar | Colemine |
| 3 | ERIK APPLEGATE | Three’s A Crowd | Artist Alliance |
| 4 | JERRY VIVINO | Coast To Coast | Blujazz |
| 5 | JOHN KORBEL | Earthlight [EP] | Century |
| 6 | KEVIN BALES AND KERI JOHNSRUD | Beyond the Neighborhood The Music of Fred Rogers | Self-Released |
| 7 | LISA B | I Get A Kick: Cole Porter Reimagined | Jazzed Media |
| 8 | MARIEANN MERINGOLO | Between Yesterday and Tomorrow The Songs of Alan & Marilyn Bergman | Blujazz |
| 9 | POST MODERN JUKE BOX | The New Classics | Concord |
| 10 | ANDREA BRACHFELD | If Not Now When | Jazzheads |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KIDS SEE GHOSTS | Kids See Ghosts | G.O.O.D. |
| 2 | LUMP | LUMP | Dead Oceans |
| 3 | OBUXUM | H.E.R. [EP] | Urbnet |
| 4 | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | Age Of | Warp |
| 5 | BRAZILIAN GIRLS | Let’s Make Love | Six Degrees |
| 6 | PRINCE AMINE | Hram Vybez | Red Rebel |
| 7 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 8 | JON HOPKINS | Singularity | Domino |
| 9 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 10 | CHROME SPARKS | Chrome Sparks | Counter |
Electronic “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LEON VYNEHALL | Nothing Is Still | Ninja Tune |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RICARDO BARRAGAN | “Coo Coo Cucaracha Karaoke” [Single] | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KEVIN BALES AND KERI JOHNSRUD | Beyond the Neighborhood The Music of Fred Rogers | Self-Released |
| 2 | FRANK RUSSELL | Influences | SPJ |
| 3 | LAURA WALLS | OLORI – Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival | SPJ |
| 4 | AMY CERVINI | No One Ever Tells You | Anzic |
| 5 | CHRIS STANDRING | Sunlight | Ultimate Vibe |
| 6 | DAYRAMIR GONZALEZ | The Grand Concourse | Machat |
| 7 | JEAN CHAUMONT | The Beauty Of Differences | Misfitme |
| 8 | ONYX COLLECTIVE | Lower East Suite Part Three | Big Dada |
| 9 | TRIBU | El Matador | Mandala |
| 10 | PROJECT GRAND SLAM | Trippin | CEN/The Orchard |