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, October 2nd, 2018!
Top Thirty Recordings (ranked by airplay)
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BLAKE ROSSO BAND | Forest Ave | Self-Released |
| 2 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger | Appalsongs |
| 3 | BOSSA NOVA BEATNIKS | Surfin’ NYC | Self-Released |
| 4 | DAVID ROTH | My Last Day On Earth | Wind River |
| 5 | KATHY MATTEA | Pretty Bird | Captain Potato |
| 6 | LEAKY BOOT JUG BAND | Re-Boot | Self-Released |
| 7 | KING OF THE ROAD A TRIBUTE TO ROGER MILLER | VARIOUS ARTISTS | BMG |
| 8 | ASHLEIGH FLYNN AND THE RIVETERS | Ashleigh Flynn And The Riveters | Self-Released |
| 9 | BLACK LILLIES, THE | Stranger To Me [Advance Tracks] | Thirty Tigers |
| 10 | HAZEL DICKENS AND ALICE GERRARD | Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 | Free Dirt |
| 11 | LORI MCKENNA | The Tree | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | PAUL MCCARTNEY | Egypt Station | Capitol |
| 13 | SUSAN J BERMAN | Nantucket Girl | Self-Released |
| 14 | TASH SULTANA | Flow State | Mom + Pop |
| 15 | AMOS LEE | My New Moon | Dualtone |
| 16 | AMY HELM | This Too Shall Light [Advance Tracks] | Yep Roc |
| 17 | ANA POPOVIC | Like It On Top | ArtisteXclusive |
| 18 | BAND OF HEATHENS, THE | A Message From The People Revisited [Advance Tracks] | BOH |
| 19 | COLIN JAMES | Miles To Go | True North |
| 20 | DAWES | Passwords | HUB |
| 21 | PAUL SIMON | In A Blue Light | Legacy |
| 22 | RICHARD THOMPSON | 13 Rivers | New West |
| 23 | RIVER WHYLESS | Kindness, A Rebel | Roll Call |
| 24 | WILL COURTNEY | Crazy Love | Super Secret |
| 25 | ZOE SPEAKS | Wings | Redbird |
| 26 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | The Dreams | Hidden Shoal |
| 27 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 28 | NIGHTMARE AIR | Fade Out | Nevado |
| 29 | SPIRITUALIZED | And Nothing Hurt | Fat Possum |
| 30 | WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS | The More I Sleep The Less I Dream | Self-Released |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KATIE MATZELL | Katie Matzell [EP] | Self-Released |
| 2 | DIRTY VEGAS | Days Go By (The Retrospective) | New State |
| 3 | ALBERTA | MMMMM | Self-Released |
| 4 | BROTHER REVEREND | The Tables Turn Too Often | Self-Released |
| 5 | LALA LALA | The Lamb | Hardly Art |
| 6 | BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT | Mother Of My Children | Saddle Creek |
| 7 | CALVIN ARSENIA | Cantaloupe | Bullseye |
| 8 | CHRIS LIEBING | Burn Slow | Mute |
| 9 | COMMON KINGS | One Day | Regime |
| 10 | CUMULUS | Comfort World | Trans- |
Top Ten World Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | AINE MINOGUE | Eve | Little Miller |
| 2 | BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan |
| 3 | COMMON KINGS | One Day | Regime |
| 4 | DACTAH CHANDO | Global CityZen | Soulfire |
| 5 | FATOUMATA DIAWARA | Fenfo | Shanachie |
| 6 | GENTICORUM | Avant l’orage | Self-Released |
| 7 | IRATION | Iration | Caroline |
| 8 | KING KONG | Repatriation | Irie Ites |
| 9 | LOREENA MCKENNITT | Lost Souls | Ume |
| 10 | MERTHER | Long Time Coming | Self-Released |
Top Ten Hip Hop / R & B Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KNIFE KNIGHTS | 1 Time Mirage | Sub Pop |
| 2 | RAH CASHIANO | “Bandz” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 3 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Be Great” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Unity” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 5 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Focus” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 6 | FULTON COUNTY | “Flam Boi Ant” (Remix) [Single] | JLawson |
| 7 | MANNY | “All About This Green” [Single] | So Tuff |
| 8 | ST RIDAH | “Never Trust” [Single] | 24K |
| 9 | DARRELL KELLEY | “Storm Is Coming” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 10 | CHANCE THE RAPPER | Four New Songs | Self-Released |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET | United We Swing | Blue Engine |
| 2 | DEBRA MANN | Full Circle | Whaling City Sound |
| 3 | KARRIN ALLYSON | Some Of That Sunshine | kasrecords |
| 4 | MADELEINE PEYROUX | Anthem | Verve |
| 5 | MILES DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE | The Final Tour | Sony/Legacy |
| 6 | MYRIAD 3 | Vera | Alma |
| 7 | POST MODERN JUKE BOX | The New Classics | Concord |
| 8 | STEVEN TAETZ | Drink You In | Orange Grove |
| 9 | ENRIQUE HANEINE | The Minds Mural | Elegant Walk |
| 10 | PETER LIN THE LINTET | With Respect | Lintet |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MARIBOU STATE | Kingdoms Of Colour | Counter |
| 2 | LIMINAL DRIFTER | The Dreams | Hidden Shoal |
| 3 | CHRIS LIEBING | Burn Slow | Mute |
| 4 | LEON VYNEHALL | Nothing Is Still | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | ANDREW BAYER | In My Last Life | Anjunabeats |
| 6 | DORIAN CONCEPT | The Nature Of Imitation | Brainfeeder |
| 7 | HELENA HAUFF | Qualm | Ninja Tune |
| 8 | ROSS FROM FRIENDS | Family Portrait | Brainfeeder |
| 9 | STEVE HAUSCHILDT | Dissolvi | Ghostly International |
| 10 | REJOICER | Energy Dreams | Stones Throw |
World “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | IDAN RAICHEL AND LAWSON ROLLINS | “And If You Will Come To Me” [Single] | Cumbancha |
| 2 | COMMON KINGS | One Day | Regime |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CHRISTOPHER HOLLYDAY | Telepathy | Self-Released |
| 2 | CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT | The Window | Mack Avenue |
| 3 | IDAN RAICHEL AND LAWSON ROLLINS | “And If You Will Come To Me” [Single] | Cumbancha |
| 4 | KENT MILLER QUARTET, THE | Sunday Evenin’ | TNEK Jazz |
| 5 | WILLIE NELSON | My Way | Legacy |
| 6 | ELSA NILSSON AND JON COWHERD | After Us | Bumblebee Collective |
Electronic “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DIRTY VEGAS | Days Go By (The Retrospective) | New State |
| 2 | CHRIS LIEBING | Burn Slow | Mute |