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, September 8th, 2020!
Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) / weru.org
August 24th through August 30th, 2020
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CASEY VAN BEEK AND THE TULSA GROOVE | Heaven Forever | Little Village |
| 2 | MIKE GLICK | Alternative Facts And Other White Lies | Generations |
| 3 | BLIND LEMON PLEDGE | Goin’ Home | Ofeh |
| 4 | NATE LEE | Wings Of A Jetliner | Self-Released |
| 5 | PRETENDERS | Hate For Sale | BMG |
| 6 | WAXAHATCHEE | Saint Cloud | Merge |
| 7 | JESSE DANIEL | Rollin On | Die True |
| 8 | LAURA MARLING | Song For Our Daughter | Chrysalis/Partisan |
| 9 | MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER | The Dirt And The Stars | Lambent Light |
| 10 | MYRKUR | Folkesange | Relapse |
| 11 | SARAH JAROSZ | World On The Ground | Rounder |
| 12 | SCARLET RIVERA | All Of Me [EP] | Bright Sun |
| 13 | SWEEPLINGS, THE | Losing Ground Vol. 1 [EP] | Nettwerk |
| 14 | BOB DYLAN | Rough And Rowdy Ways | Columbia |
| 15 | CARY MORIN | Dockside Saints | Self-Released |
| 16 | CHARLIE BEDFORD | Good To Go | Blue Heart |
| 17 | CINDY CASHDOLLAR | Waltz For Abilene | Silver Shot |
| 18 | COCO O’CONNOR | “When I Was Your World” [Single] | Bonfire |
| 19 | DALE ANN BRADLEY AND TINA ADAIR | Oh Darlin’ | Pinecastle |
| 20 | FIONA APPLE | Fetch The Bolt Cutters | Epic |
| 21 | HURRICANE RUTH | Good Life | American Showplace |
| 22 | JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT | Reunions | Southeastern/Thirty Tigers |
| 23 | JAYHAWKS, THE | Xoxo | Sham/Thirty Tigers |
| 24 | LISA MANN | Old Girl [EP] | JayRay |
| 25 | MAMMALS, THE | Nonet | Humble Abode |
| 26 | MARGO PRICE | That’s How Rumors Get Started | Loma Vista |
| 27 | PAM TILLIS | Looking For A Feeling | Stellar Cat |
| 28 | POKEY LAFARGE | Rock Bottom Rhapsody | New West |
| 29 | RACHAEL SAGE | Character | MPress |
| 30 | SCOTT VESTAL AND BLUEGRASS 2020 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Pinecastle |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MOMMYHEADS, THE | New Kings Of Pop | Self-Released |
| 2 | DAN PENN | Living On Mercy | Self-Released |
| 3 | BLUE CAPRICORN | It’s Cold, Yet Warm [EP] | Self-Released |
| 4 | BLYND BIRDS | “Watch Me Pass Out” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | DIRK POWELL | When I Wait For You | Vertical |
| 6 | JERRY JOSEPH | The Beautiful Madness | Self-Released |
| 7 | CHLSY | Cowboy/On Read [EP] | Self-Released |
| 8 | ZOE SAYS GO | Sensible Shoes | Immeasurable |
| 9 | KEVIN MCCOY | “Blue Collar” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | DANIEL BLUMBERG | On&On | Mute |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ONE FOR THE FOXES | Take A Look Around | Self-Released |
| 2 | LADAMA | Oye Mujer | Six Degrees |
| 3 | NOHE AND SUS SANTOS | Tempestad | Self-Released |
| 4 | MAX HIGHSTEIN | Gratitunes | Desert Heart |
| 5 | CEU | APKA! | Six Degrees |
| 6 | MULATU ASTATKE AND BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE | To Know Without Knowing | Agogo |
| 7 | KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time |
| 8 | CAPTAIN PLANET | No Visa | Bastard Jazz |
| 9 | FALLE NIOKE AND GHOST CULTURE | Youkounkoun [EP] | PRAH |
| 10 | TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS | Got To Be Tough | Trojan Jamaica/BMG |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | RUN THE JEWELS | RTJ4 | Jewel Runners/RBC/BMG |
| 2 | 070 PHI | My Father’s Gun | Mass Appeal |
| 3 | AESOP ROCK | Music From The Game Freedom Finger | Rhymesayers |
| 4 | INJURY RESERVE | “Hoodwinked” [Single] | Loma Vista |
| 5 | JAMO GANG | Walking With Lions | Fat Beats |
| 6 | DENZEL CURRY AND KENNY BEATS | Unlocked | Loma Vista |
| 7 | BSTAR | “Tweety” feat. Boosie BadAzz [Single] | Intrepid Media Giant |
| 8 | BLU AND EXILE | Miles | Dirty Science |
| 9 | BLACK SOPRANO FAMILY | Black Soprano Family | eOne |
| 10 | LITTLE SIMZ | Drop 6 [EP] | AGE 101/AWAL |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AARON DIEHL | The Vagabond | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | TWISTED PINE | Right Now | Signature Sounds |
| 3 | DIANA KRALL | How Deep Is The Ocean | Self-Released |
| 4 | DUCHESS | Live At Jazz Standard | Anzic |
| 5 | SAMOA WILSON WITH THE JIM KWESKIN BAND | I Just Want To Be Horizontal | Kingswood |
| 6 | LAUREN HENDERSON | The Songbook Session | Brontosaurus |
| 7 | DEBORAH SILVER | Glitter and Grits | NTL |
| 8 | KENNY CARR | Hard Jazz | Zoozazz |
| 9 | ZEN ZADRAVEC | Human Revolution | Marmite |
| 10 | DAVID BACH | Fierce Heart | Integrity |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIVE INDEX | Waving At Airplanes | Neutral |
| 2 | JAMO GANG | Walking With Lions | Fat Beats |
| 3 | WASHED OUT | Purple Noon | Sub Pop |
| 4 | AVALANCHES, THE | “Wherever You Go” b/w “Reflecting Light” [Single] | Astralwerks |
| 5 | JESSY LANZA | All The Time | Hyperdub |
| 6 | BRONSON | BRONSON | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 7 | DANIEL AVERY | Love + Light | Mute |
| 8 | CAPTAIN PLANET | No Visa | Bastard Jazz |
| 9 | JAGA JAZZIST | Pyramid | Brainfeeder |
| 10 | JAYDA G | Both Of Us/Are You Down [EP] | Ninja Tune |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | FLYING HORSE BIG BAND,THE | Florida Rays | Flying Horse |
| 2 | SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Cheap Thrills: The Music Of Rick Margitza | Summit |