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, September 18th, 2022. Our next airplay chart will be computed on September 27th, 2022!
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September 12th through September 18th, 2022
Top Thirty Overall Most-Played Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | WATKINS FAMILY HOUR | Vol. II | Family Hour/Thirty Tigers |
| 2 | CAAMP | Lavender Days | Mom+Pop |
| 3 | JILL HALEY | The Forests And Shores Of Acadia | Coranglais |
| 4 | ANDREW BIRD | Inside Problems | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 5 | COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS | Loose Future | Fat Possum |
| 6 | DAWES | Misadventures Of Doomscroller | Rounder/Concord |
| 7 | EMPTY POCKETS | Outside Spectrum | Self-Released |
| 8 | FRANK SOLIVAN AND DIRTY KITCHEN | Hold On | Compass |
| 9 | SHE AND HIM | Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson | Fantasy/Concord |
| 10 | ADRIAN JOHN SZOZDA | Night Owl | Rockershop |
| 11 | AMANDA SHIRES | Take It Like A Man | ATO |
| 12 | BLONDIE | Against The Odds: 1974 – 1982 | Capitol/UMG |
| 13 | ELIZA GILKYSON | Songs From The River Wind | Howlin’ Dog |
| 14 | JIM LAUDERDALE | Game Changer | Sky Crunch |
| 15 | JIMMY HALL | Ready Now | Self-Released |
| 16 | JOHN MCCUTCHEON | Leap! | Appalseed |
| 17 | LAURA TATE | Smokey Tango | Blue Heart |
| 18 | LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III | Lifetime Achievement | StorySound |
| 19 | MOLLY TUTTLE AND GOLDEN HIGHWAY | Crooked Tree | Nonesuch |
| 20 | MUSKEG | Say What You Want | Self-Released |
| 21 | PHARIS AND JASON ROMERO | Tell ‘Em You Were Gold | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 22 | STILLHOUSE JUNKIES | Small Towns | Dark Shadow |
| 23 | CRYSTAL SHAWANDA | Midnight Blues | True North |
| 24 | DAMN QUAILS | “Monsters” [Single] | Honky Tonk Lab |
| 25 | ERICA BROWN AND THE BLUEGRASS CONNECTION | Blue Pine Moon | Self-Released |
| 26 | EVER MORE NEST | Out Here Now | Parish Road |
| 27 | JOE HOLT | Tired Of Trying | Self-Released |
| 28 | JOHN DOE | Fables In A Foreign Land | Fat Possum |
| 29 | JOHN MORELAND | Birds In The Ceiling | Old Omens/Thirty Tigers |
| 30 | KELSEY WALDON | No Regular Dog | Oh Boy |
Top “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BETHS, THE | Expert In A Dying Field | Carpark |
| 2 | YOUNG JESUS | Shepherd Head | Saddle Creek |
| 3 | CALEB CAUDLE | “I Don’t Fit In” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 4 | HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS | Modern Adult Kicks | Kitten Robot |
| 5 | JAS STEWART | Just Short Of Redemption | Self-Released |
| 6 | LITTLE WRETCHES, THE | Red Beets & Horseradish | Self-Released |
| 7 | MOMMYHEADS, THE | Genius Killer | Self-Released |
| 8 | NEW MASTERSOUNDS | The Deplar Effect | Color Red |
| 9 | REGULATORS, THE | Jump In The Middle | Self-Released |
| 10 | SUNEATERS | Suneaters IV: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fingers | LotusPool |
Top Ten World Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CLUB D’ELF | You Never Know | Face Pelt |
| 2 | DERYA YILDIRIM AND GRUP SIMSEK | “Bal” [Single] | Bongo Joe/Catapulte |
| 3 | ABIOLA | Abiola Time | Alade Enterprises |
| 4 | RADHA BOTOFASINA | Carry On Spirituals Vol. 2 | Shaila |
| 5 | MINAS | Beatles In Bossa | Blueazul |
| 6 | RAFAEL GRECO | Dice Que Vive | Blue Canoe |
| 7 | KOKOROKO | Could We Be More | Brownswood |
| 8 | HOLLIE COOK | Happy Hour | Merge |
| 9 | MERIDIAN BROTHERS AND EL GRUPO RENACIMIENTO | Meridian Brothers And El Grupo Renacimiento | Ansonia |
| 10 | KIKAGAKU MOYO | Kumoyo Island | Guruguru Brain |
Top Ten Hip Hop Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BEYONCE | Renaissance | Parkwood/Columbia |
| 2 | TRADITIONAL | “I Take The Compliment” [Single] | Godlymovescfd |
| 3 | FLUID DYNAMIC AND PEPPER GOMEZ | “SuperFreakMe” [Single] | Wake Up! |
| 4 | DANGER MOUSE AND BLACK THOUGHT | Cheat Codes | BMG |
| 5 | FEMME DEADLY VENOMS | Femmenomenon | Self-Released |
| 6 | MEECHY DARKO | Gothic Luxury | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 7 | KENDRICK LAMAR | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | pgLang/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 8 | COAST CONTRA | Apt. 505 | Area51/Virgin |
| 9 | DENZEL CURRY | Melt My Eyez See Your Future | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 10 | KILLER MIKE | “RUN” [Single] | Loma Vista/Concord |
Top Ten Jazz Albums
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ELLA FITZGERALD | Ella At The Holltwood Bowl | Verve |
| 2 | CATHERINE RUSSELL | Send For Me | Dot Time |
| 3 | LE VENT DU NORD | 20 printemps | Self-Released |
| 4 | BAIT BAG | Confident, Sloppy, And Loud! | Self-Released |
| 5 | HENRY FRANKLIN, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD | Henry Franklin JID014 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 6 | KOKOROKO | Could We Be More | Brownswood |
| 7 | MONTY ALEXANDER | Love Notes | Self-Released |
| 8 | JAZZ PROFESSORS, THE | Blues And Cubes | Flying Horse |
| 9 | GUSTAVO CORTINAS | Kind Regards/Saludos Afectuosos | Desafio Candente |
| 10 | ANDY ADAMSON QUINTET | A Coincidence Of Cats | Andros |
Top Ten Electronic / Dance Recordings
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BONOBO | Fragments | Ninja Tune |
| 2 | GOLDEN BUG | Piscolabis | La belle |
| 3 | TIRZAH | Highgrade | Domino |
| 4 | YAMA WARASHI | Crispy Moon | PRAH |
| 5 | PANDA BEAR AND SONIC BOOM | Reset | Domino |
| 6 | FLUID DYNAMIC AND PEPPER GOMEZ | “SuperFreakMe” [Single] | Wake Up! |
| 7 | HOT CHIP | Freakout/Release | Domino |
| 8 | SYLVAN ESSO | No Rules Sandy | Loma Vista/Concord |
| 9 | ODESZA | The Last Goodbye | Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune |
| 10 | ROYKSOPP | Profound Mysteries II | Dog Triumph/PIAS |
World “Add”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SO LONG SEVEN | Only Elephants Know Her Name | Self-Released |
Jazz “Adds”
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | CONNIE HAN | Secrets Of Innana | Mack Avenue |
| 2 | HENRY GODFREY JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Attitude & Gratitude | Self-Released |
| 3 | MATTHEW FRIES | Lost Time | Xcappa |
| 4 | NEW MASTERSOUNDS | The Deplar Effect | Color Red |
| 5 | SO LONG SEVEN | Only Elephants Know Her Name | Self-Released |