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, July 30th, 2023. Our next weekly airplay chart will be posted on Tuesday, August 8th.
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August 7th through August 13th, 2023
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | City Of Gold | Nonesuch |
| 2 | LUKAS NELSON AND PROMISE OF THE REAL | Sticks And Stones | Ace |
| 3 | LUCINDA WILLIAMS | Stories From A Rock And Roll Heart | Highway 20 |
| 4 | TIM O’BRIEN | Cup Of Sugar | Howdy Skies |
| 5 | ALEKSI CAMPAGNE | For The Giving – Sans Rien Donner | Self-Released |
| 6 | BRENNEN LEIGH | Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet | Signature Sounds |
| 7 | LORI MCKENNA | 1988 (Nineteen Eighty Eight) | CN/Thirty Tigers |
| 8 | BARBIE THE ALBUM | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Atlantic/Warner |
| 9 | BEN HARPER | Wide Open Light | Chrysalis |
| 10 | DAN TYMINSKI | God Fearing Heathens [EP] | 8 Track |
| 11 | IRIS DEMENT | Workin’ On A World | Flariella |
| 12 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Weathervanes | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 13 | JEFF JOLLY BAND | Lucky | Self-Released |
| 14 | LAYNG MARTINE JR | Music Man | Bloodshot |
| 15 | LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER | Falling Forward | Self-Released |
| 16 | MAPACHE | Swinging Stars | Innovative Leisure |
| 17 | PJ HARVEY | I Inside The Old Year Dying | Partisan |
| 18 | RHIANNON GIDDENS | “You’re The One” [Single] | Nonesuch |
| 19 | ROBERT FINLEY | “What Goes Around (Comes Around)” [Single] | Easy Eye/Concord |
| 20 | SON VOLT | Day Of The Doug | Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers |
| 21 | TRACY NELSON | Life Don’t Miss Nobody | BMG |
| 22 | WILCO | “Evicted” [Single] | dBpm |
| 23 | MEMOTONE | How Was Your Life? | Impatience |
| 24 | JOE BONAMASSA | Road To Redemption [EP] | Self-Released |
| 25 | ADAM MASTERSON | Time Bomb (Adam Masterson) | Self-Released |
| 26 | DIANE GENTILE AND THE GENTLE MEN | “Walk With Me” [Single] | Velvet Ilk |
| 27 | BETTYE LAVETTE | LaVette! | Jay-Vee |
| 28 | GREG SOVER | His-Story | Self-Released |
| 29 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 30 | GENESIS OWUSU | “Tied Up!” b/w “Leaving The Light” [Single] | Ourness/AWAL |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | EDUARDO | Cruising A Melody | Self-Released |
| 2 | MASORTI | “Jimmy Hoffa” b/w “Lost At Sea” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | MIKE JACOBY ELECTRIC TRIO, THE | The Long Haul | Self-Released |
| 4 | BLUES PROJECT | Evolution | Self-Released |
| 5 | REGAL THE RARE | “Blue Goo” feat. Ty Prophecy, Dalè, & Jellybean Johnson [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | SUNDAY WORKS | “Breaking Glass” b/w “Fleur De Lune” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 7 | 3148S, THE | Short Sleeve Dress Shirt [EP] | The Animal Farm |
| 8 | HOLY WAVE | Five Of Cups | Suicide Squeeze |
| 9 | PLEASURES | The Beginning Of The End | MGM |
| 10 | DAVID SINGLEY | “Hard Way To Do A Thing” [Single] | Self-Released |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIOGO RAMOS | Cabaça | Self-Released |
| 2 | BELA FLECK, EDGAR MEYER, ZAKIR HUSSAIN | As We Speak feat. Rakesh Chaurasia | Bela Fleck/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | GONZALO GRAU AND LA CLAVE SECRETA | De Verdad Verdad | Self-Released |
| 4 | REGINALD CYNTJE | “Mirror Soul” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | REGINALD POLICARD AND RICHARD BONA | “Encuentro Theme” [Single] | Encuentro |
| 6 | WITCH | Zango | Desert Daze/Partisan |
| 7 | CAPTAIN PLANET | Sounds Like Home | Bastard Jazz |
| 8 | TINARIWEN | Amatssou | Wedge |
| 9 | TONY ALLEN AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Tony Allen JID018 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 10 | EKITI SOUND | Drum Money | Crammed Discs |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLY ANAKIN | Skinemaxxx (Side B) | Lex |
| 2 | GENESIS OWUSU | “Tied Up!” b/w “Leaving The Light” [Single] | Ourness/AWAL |
| 3 | SOL MESSIAH | GOD CMPLX | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | KILLER MIKE | Michael | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | BLACK MILK | Everybody Good? | Mass Appeal |
| 6 | HAVIAH MIGHTY | Crying Crystals | Mighty Gang |
| 7 | KARI FAUX | REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE | Drink Sum Wtr |
| 8 | ATMOSPHERE | So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously | Rhymesayers |
| 9 | LIL UZI VERT | Pink Tape | Generation Now/Atlantic |
| 10 | MCKINLEY DIXON | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | City Slang |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MEM_MODS | “Knotty Pine Kitchen” [Single] | Peabody |
| 2 | SCOOCHES, THE | Lift You Up | On The Bol |
| 3 | CLIFFORD JORDAN | Drink Plenty Water | Harvest Song |
| 4 | MICHAEL COSTANTINO | The Song Inside The Tune | Self-Released |
| 5 | DOUG MACDONALD TRIO | Edwin Alley | Self-Released |
| 6 | PACIFIC JAZZ GROUP, THE | The Pacific Jazz Group | Ropeadope |
| 7 | QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO / GORDON GOODWIN’S BIG PHAT BAND / TAKE SIX | Raymond Scott Reimagined | Violinjazz |
| 8 | LENNIE MOORE | Mentors | LMM |
| 9 | ANTONIO ADOLFO | Bossa 65 | AAM |
| 10 | STEVE SNYDER TRIO | Prime Vintage | DPU |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MEMOTONE | How Was Your Life? | Impatience |
| 2 | CHICANE | “Summer in E Major” [Single] | Armada |
| 3 | JUNGLE | Volcano | Caiola/AWAL |
| 4 | TENSNAKE | Stimulate | Armada |
| 5 | JAYDA G | Guy | Ninja Tune |
| 6 | LITTLE DRAGON | Slugs Of Love | Ninja Tune |
| 7 | APHEX TWIN | Blackbox Life Recorder 21f/In A Room7 F760 [EP] | Warp |
| 8 | DISCLOSURE | Alchemy | Apollo/AWAL |
| 9 | GEORGE CLANTON | Ooh Rap I Ya | 100% Electronica |
| 10 | CAPTAIN PLANET | Sounds Like Home | Bastard Jazz |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RUBIM DE TOLEDO | The Drip | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BELLBIRD | Root in Tandem | Self-Released |
| 2 | ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ | Coral Way | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | LORCA HART TRIO | Inspiration & Gratitude | Night Is Alive |
| 4 | RUBIM DE TOLEDO | The Drip | Self-Released |
| 5 | TECHNOCATS | Technocats: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |