BBC Radio 1Xtra

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BBC Radio 1Xtra (also known simply as 1Xtra) is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specializing in urban music.Launched at 6 PM on 16 August 2002, it had been code named Network X during the consultation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1.

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Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers

2001-08-28

Popularity:

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28days10.01%

6months250.04%

12months610.05%

Played 12 minutes ago

before: 21 days ago

Bawo, Scorcher & Jme - Shelloff

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28days40.04%

6months40%

12months40%

Played 28 minutes ago

before: 4 days ago

Ice Cube - You Can Do It (feat. Mack 10 & Ms. Toi)

2001-12-04

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months50%

12months100%

Played 31 minutes ago

before: 20 days ago

Usher - Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)

2004-03-23

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months150.02%

12months490.04%

Played 35 minutes ago

before: 22 days ago

Bobby Brown - Every Little Step

1988-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months70.01%

12months130.01%

Played 41 minutes ago

before: 2 months ago

Craig David - What's Your Flava?

2002-11-19

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months160.02%

12months250.02%

Played 44 minutes ago

before: 23 days ago

Jorja Smith - Alive (feat. Wizkid)

2026-07-02

Popularity:

7days160.65%

28days570.59%

6months1500.23%

12months1500.11%

Played an hour ago

before: 21 hours ago

Alicia Keys - Fallin'

2001-06-05

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months170.03%

12months480.04%

Played an hour ago

before: a month ago

Victony - Slick

Popularity:

7days220.9%

28days830.85%

6months2150.33%

12months2150.16%

Played an hour ago

before: 4 hours ago

So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds

2001-11-19

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days40.04%

6months480.07%

12months1160.09%

Played an hour ago

before: 5 days ago

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Digga D & Masicka - Moneygram

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HUGEL - Jamaican (Bam Bam)

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Marnz Malone - Who Am I

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MizzyGBP - Talkative

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CA$PAR - Creps

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MizzyGBP - Hunger Games

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Switch - NADa

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163Margs - 50K

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Profit6s - Frap Talk

Popularity:

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Last heard 16 hours ago

s25 - Shotta's

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Last heard 16 hours ago

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Victony - Slick

Popularity:

7days220.9%

28days830.85%

6months2150.33%

12months2150.16%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard an hour ago

Darkoo - THAT GIRL! (feat. Asake)

Popularity:

7days210.86%

28days740.76%

6months1020.15%

12months1020.08%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 2 hours ago

kwn - good girl

2026-06-26

Popularity:

7days180.73%

28days660.68%

6months1050.16%

12months1050.08%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard 3 hours ago

K Trap - Pressure (feat. Oxlade)

Popularity:

7days150.61%

28days650.67%

6months930.14%

12months930.07%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 14 hours ago

V'ghn & XplicitMevon - Jabaholic

Popularity:

7days190.77%

28days610.63%

6months930.14%

12months930.07%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard 2 hours ago

Yung Miami - Spend Dat

2026-04-24

Popularity:

7days30.12%

28days580.6%

6months2460.37%

12months2460.19%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard a day ago

Jorja Smith - Alive (feat. Wizkid)

2026-07-02

Popularity:

7days160.65%

28days570.59%

6months1500.23%

12months1500.11%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard an hour ago

Davido - B4 B4 (feat. Mayorkun & FOLA)

Popularity:

7days90.37%

28days540.56%

6months810.12%

12months810.06%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Latto - Okayyy (feat. Doja Cat)

2026-05-26

Popularity:

7days180.73%

28days500.51%

6months520.08%

12months520.04%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 20 hours ago

Nemzzz - GASS (feat. Travis Scott)

Popularity:

7days240.98%

28days470.48%

6months470.07%

12months470.04%

First heard 20 days ago

Last heard 3 hours ago

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Contacts

Typical music includes largely British, North American, Caribbean and African hip hop, grime, bassline, garage, dubstep, drum and bass, U.K. funky, house, dancehall, soca, reggae, gospel music, bhangra, soul, and R&B. It is available on digital radio (DAB), digital satellite television, digital terrestrial television (Freeview), and the Internet. The first ever track played on 1Xtra was a specially created track produced by DJ Skitz and Rodney P and featuring Beverley Knight and Blak Twang. The show was presented by the Rampage DJ collective and the station's then breakfast show host, Female DJ KC.

Address: BBC 1Xtra, London, W1A 1AA

Email: 1xtra@bbc.co.uk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bbc1xtra

Instagram: bbc1xtra

Phone: +020 8743 8000

Twitter: https://x.com/1Xtra

Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_1xtra

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1Xtra

Youtube: @BBC1Xtra