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 12th, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (based on airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CATHY FINK, MARCY MARXER AND SAM GLEAVES | Shout and Shine | Community |
| 2 | LAKE STREET DIVE | Free Yourself Up | Nonesuch |
| 3 | JOHN PRINE | The Tree of Forgiveness | Oh Boy |
| 4 | RIVER WHYLESS | Kindness, A Rebel [Advance Tracks] | Roll Call |
| 5 | BROWNOUT | Fear Of A Brown Planet | Fat Beats |
| 6 | CHRIS ROSS AND THE NORTH | Over Lonesome | Self-Released |
| 7 | COURTNEY BARNETT | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Mom + Pop |
| 8 | DECEMBERISTS, THE | I’ll Be Your Girl | Capitol |
| 9 | FATHER JOHN MISTY | God’s Favorite Customer | Sub Pop |
| 10 | OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW | Volunteer | Columbia Nashville |
| 11 | RY COODER | The Prodigal Son | Fantasy |
| 12 | TRAVIS LLOYD | Ghost Flower [EP] | Self-Released |
| 13 | BIRDS OF CHICAGO | Love In Wartime | Signature |
| 14 | CALEXICO | The Thread That Keeps Us | Anti- |
| 15 | DAVE ALVIN AND JIMMIE DALE GILMORE | Downey To Lubbock | Yep Roc |
| 16 | DOM FLEMONS | Black Cowboys | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 17 | KACEY MUSGRAVES | Golden Hour | Universal |
| 18 | KEESHEA PRATT BAND | Believe | Self-Released |
| 19 | KELLY WILLIS | Back Being Blue | Premium |
| 20 | KIM RICHEY | Edgeland | Yep Roc |
| 21 | MAMMALS, THE | Sunshiner | Humble Abode |
| 22 | MARCIA BALL | Shine Bright | Alligator |
| 23 | ANA EGGE | White Tiger | Self-Released |
| 24 | ANNA AND ELIZABETH | The Invisible Comes To Us | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 25 | BRANDI CARLILE | By the Way, I Forgive You | Elektra |
| 26 | DAMIEN JURADO | The Horizon Just Laughed | Secretly Canadian |
| 27 | DANA FUCHS | Love Lives On | Get Along |
| 28 | DAWES | Passwords [Advance Tracks] | HUB |
| 29 | EMERALD RAE | Emerald Rae | Self-Released |
| 30 | FREDDIE PATE | I Got The Blues | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PRINCE AMINE | Hram Vybez | Red Rebel |
| 2 | LAURA CARBONE | Empty Sea | Future Shock |
| 3 | TRUCKSTOP CONFIDENTIAL | Fools Rodeo | Self-Released |
| 4 | COCO O’CONNOR | This Ol’ War | Satarah |
| 5 | SUFFERS, THE | “Everything Here” [Single] | Shanachie |
| 6 | AMERICAN AQUARIUM | Things Change | New West |
| 7 | MELODY DIACHUN | To the Groove [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | JEFFREY FOUCAULT | Blood Brothers | Blue Blade |
| 9 | DAISY O’CONNOR | Mixtape [EP] | Tremolo |
| 10 | DAN ISRAEL | You’re Free | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LOREENA MCKENNITT | Lost Souls | Ume |
| 2 | ALTAN | The Gap Of Dreams | Compass |
| 3 | BRAAGAS | O Ptacich a Rybach | Indies Scope |
| 4 | EL HIJO DE LA CUMBIA | Genero Genero | Nacional |
| 5 | GENTICORUM | Avant l’orage | Self-Released |
| 6 | KARAVAN SARAI | Painted Sands | Electrofone |
| 7 | LUNASA | Cas | Self-Released |
| 8 | MOHSEN NAMJOO | On The String Of The Tear’s Bow | Daf-Daf |
| 9 | MONSIEUR DOUMANI | Angathin | Self-Released |
| 10 | PLAYING FOR CHANGE | Listen to the Music | Motema |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHILDISH GAMBINO | “This is America” [Single] | RCA |
| 2 | YOUNG RJ | The Detroit Project [EP] | Ne’Astra |
| 3 | CHANHAYS | The Creepy EP | Droppin’ Science |
| 4 | PROF | Pookie Baby | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | DR OCTAGON | Moosebumps | Bulk/Caroline |
| 6 | DEL AND AMP LIVE | Gate 13 | Plug Research |
| 7 | POTATOHEAD PEOPLE | Nick And Astro’s Guide To The Galaxy | Bastard Jazz |
| 8 | ARTSON | Brave Star | Artson |
| 9 | ELAQUENT | Celebrate Life! [EP] | Urbnet |
| 10 | PRHYME | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | TIFFANY AUSTIN | Unbroken | Con Alma |
| 2 | DEANNE MATLEY | Because I Loved | Self-Released |
| 3 | JERRY WELDON | Those Were The Days | Cellar Live |
| 4 | WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET | United We Swing | Blue Engine |
| 5 | BILL FRISELL | Music Is | OKeh |
| 6 | CASEY ABRAMS | Put A Spell On You | Chesky |
| 7 | CYRILLE AIMEE | Live | Mack Avenue |
| 8 | EDDIE HENDERSON | Be Cool | Smoke Sessions |
| 9 | ELINA DUNI | Partir | ECM |
| 10 | GREG BURROWS | Tell Your Story | GreBu |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MOBY | Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt | Mute |
| 2 | SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO | Murmurations | Wichita |
| 3 | DANIEL AVERY | Song For Alpha | Mute |
| 4 | CHROME SPARKS | Chrome Sparks | Counter |
| 5 | THIEVERY CORPORATION | Treasures From the Temple | ESL |
| 6 | JON HOPKINS | Singularity | Domino |
| 7 | BRAZILIAN GIRLS | Let’s Make Love | Six Degrees |
| 8 | NICKODEMUS | A Long Engagement | Wonderwheel |
| 9 | CUT CHEMIST | Die Cut | A Stable Sound |
| 10 | NIGHTMARES ON WAX | Deep Shadows Remix [EP] | Warp |
Electronic / Dance “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PRINCE AMINE | Hram Vybez | Red Rebel |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PRINCE AMINE | Hram Vybez | Red Rebel |
| 2 | AFRO B | Afrowave 2 [EP] | Marathon |
Hip Hop / R & B “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | PRINCE AMINE | Hram Vybez | Red Rebel |
| 2 | AFRO B | Afrowave 2 [EP] | Marathon |
| 3 | THONIO | The Audio Bio | Skitzso Society |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | YELENA ECKEMOFF QUARTET | Desert | L and H |
| 2 | ABIAH | ABIAH Sings NINA | Madoh |
| 3 | ALLAN HARRIS | The Genius Of Eddie Jefferson | Resilience |
| 4 | TIA FULLER | Diamond Cut | Mack Avenue |
| 5 | ERIK APPLEGATE | Three’s A Crowd | Artist Alliance |
| 6 | GRACE KELLY | Go Time: Brooklyn | Pazz |
| 7 | JERRY VIVINO | Coast To Coast | Blujazz |
| 8 | MARIEANN MERINGOLO | Between Yesterday and Tomorrow The Songs of Alan & Marilyn Bergman | Blujazz |
| 9 | PAUL KREIBICH | Thank You Elvin | Blujazz |
| 10 | HAROLD LOPEZ NUSSA | Un Dia Cualquiera | Mack Avenue |