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. Our next airplay chart will be computed and posted on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021!
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May 31st, 2021 through June 6th, 2021
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG | Déjà Vu (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) | Rhino |
| 2 | HOTH BROTHERS BAND | Tell Me How to Feel | Self-Released |
| 3 | IRON AND WINE | Archive Series Volume No. 5: Tallahassee Recordings | Sub Pop |
| 4 | JACKSON BROWNE | “My Cleveland Heart” [Single] | Inside |
| 5 | PARKER MILLSAP | Be Here Instead | Okra Homa |
| 6 | ST VINCENT | Daddy’s Home | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 7 | ANTHONY JOSEPH | The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running For Their Lives | Heavenly Sweetness |
| 8 | BOB DYLAN | 1970 (Nineteen Seventy) | Columbia/Legacy |
| 9 | CRYS MATTHEWS | Changemakers | Self-Released |
| 10 | ERIN ASH SULLIVAN | We Can Hear Each Other | Willoughby |
| 11 | ESTHER ROSE | How Many Times | Father/Daughter |
| 12 | HOLD STEADY, THE | Open Door Policy | Positive Jams |
| 13 | JESSE TERRY | When We Wander | Self-Released |
| 14 | JIMBO MATHUS AND ANDREW BIRD | These 13 | Thirty Tigers |
| 15 | LAST BIRDS | Last Birds | Self-Released |
| 16 | LEFTOVER SALMON | Brand New Good Old Days | Compass |
| 17 | MORGAN WADE | Reckless | Ladylike |
| 18 | NICK WATERHOUSE | Promenade Blue | Innovative Leisure |
| 19 | NORTH AMERICANS | Roped In | Third Man |
| 20 | OLIVER WOOD | Always Smilin’ | Honey Jar |
| 21 | PINK STONES, THE | Introducing… | Normaltown |
| 22 | RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI | They’re Calling Me Home | Nonesuch |
| 23 | RODNEY CROWELL | Triage | RC1/Thirty Tigers |
| 24 | SHANNON MCNALLY | The Waylon Sessions | Compass |
| 25 | STEEL WOODS, THE | All Of Your Stones | Thirty Tigers |
| 26 | TEENAGE FANCLUB | Endless Arcade | Merge |
| 27 | TONY JOE WHITE | Smoke From The Chimney | Swamp/Easy Eye Sound/Concord |
| 28 | BLIND RACCOON NOLA BLUE COLLECTION VOLUME THREE | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Heart |
| 29 | WAXAHATCHEE | Saint Cloud +3 | Merge |
| 30 | TRAPPER SCHOEPP | May Day | Grand Phony |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | LANTERNA | Hidden Drives | Badman |
| 2 | MIKE MAIMONE | Broke, Not Broken | 8eat8 |
| 3 | ERIC SELBY | Where You Born At? | Soul Stew |
| 4 | JOSHUA RADIN | The Ghost and the Wall | Self-Released |
| 5 | KARNEY | “Be Together” b/w “Heart Of Gold” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | PIERA | Piera | Self-Released |
| 7 | GHOUL TALK | Magician [EP] | Death Certificate |
| 8 | KC JONES | Queen of the In Between | Self-Released |
| 9 | LITTER, THE | Future Of The Past | Blackberry Way |
| 10 | MITCHEL EVAN | Mitchel Evan | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JUPITER AND OKWESS | Na Kozonga | Everloving |
| 2 | KASAI ALLSTARS | Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound | Crammed |
| 3 | ALTIN GUN | Yol | ATO |
| 4 | INNOV GNAWA | Lila | Daptone |
| 5 | FIMBER BRAVO | Lunar Tredd | Moshi Moshi |
| 6 | MDOU MOCTAR | Afrique Victime | Matador/Beggars Group |
| 7 | AFRO YAQUI MUSIC COLLECTIVE | Maroon Futures | Neuma |
| 8 | KANE MATHIS | Geminus | Nyaato |
| 9 | FEMI KUTI | Stop The Hate | Partisan |
| 10 | MARINERO | Hella Love | Hardly Art |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CADENCE WEAPON | Parallel World | eOne |
| 2 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | Question Everything/RCA |
| 3 | MOTHER NATURE AND BOATHOUSE | SZNZ | Closed Sessions |
| 4 | DAWN RICHARD | Second Line | Merge |
| 5 | KIPP STONE | Faygo Baby [EP] | Closed Sessions |
| 6 | MCKINLEY DIXON | For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her | Spacebomb |
| 7 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked 1.5 | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 8 | GENESIS OWUSU | Smiling With No Teeth | House Anxiety/Ourness |
| 9 | TONE CHOP AND FROST GAMBLE | underestimated | Self-Released |
| 10 | WHEELUP | Good Love | Tru Thoughts |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ARTURO O’FARRILL | Virtual Birdland | ZOHO |
| 2 | ARTEMIS | Artemis | Blue Note |
| 3 | JAKE SHIMABUKURO TRIO | Wish You Were Here | Theorie |
| 4 | JAMES FRANCIES | Purest Form | Blue Note |
| 5 | NORAH JONES | …Till We Meet Again (Live) | Blue Note/Capitol |
| 6 | STEVE SLAGLE | Nasentia (Birth) | Self-Released |
| 7 | DAN MORETTI | Tres Libre | Roots Grooves |
| 8 | GABOR LESKO | Earthway | Creativity’s Paradise |
| 9 | VINCENT HERRING | Preaching To The Choir | Smoke Sessions |
| 10 | JOANIE PALLATTO | My Original Plan | Southport |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLYING LOTUS | Yasuke | Warp |
| 2 | ROCHELLE JORDAN | Play With The Changes | Young Art |
| 3 | HEMAI | Strange Beauty | Tru Thoughts |
| 4 | DAWN RICHARD | Second Line | Merge |
| 5 | GILLIGAN MOSS | Gilligan Moss | Foreign Family Collective |
| 6 | LEON VYNEHALL | Rare, Forever | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | BLUEWERKS VOL. 2: IN FULL BLOOM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Blue Note/Astralwerks |
| 8 | TOR | Oasis Sky | Eleuthera |
| 9 | FLOATING POINTS, PHAROAH SANDERS AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Promises | Luaka Bop |
| 10 | ZEDS DEAD | Catching Z’s | Altered States |
Hip Hop “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | JAMES HATCHER | “Due To You” [Single] | Self-Released |
Electronic / Dance “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DAWN RICHARD | Second Line | Merge |
| 2 | PIERA | Piera | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | GREG SKAFF | Polaris | SMK Jazz |
| 2 | BRUCE HARRIS | Soundview | Cellar |
| 3 | SLIDE ATTACK | Road Trip | SACD |