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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Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby

1995-09-26

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months120.02%

12months180.01%

Played 2 minutes ago

before: a month ago

Blackstreet - No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)

1996-09-09

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days20.02%

6months220.03%

12months370.03%

Played 10 minutes ago

before: 16 hours ago

Nas - If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (feat. Lauryn Hill)

1996-07-02

Popularity:

7days00%

28days50.05%

6months330.05%

12months580.04%

Played 11 minutes ago

before: 9 days ago

Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

1996-04-22

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days60.06%

6months290.04%

12months540.04%

Played 18 minutes ago

before: 5 days ago

Sasha Keable - tell me what you want

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days50.05%

6months340.05%

12months340.03%

Played 22 minutes ago

before: 6 days ago

Ella Mai - Outside

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

Played 24 minutes ago

before: 6 days ago

Teyana Taylor - Bed Of Roses

2025-06-27

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months130.02%

12months160.01%

Played 27 minutes ago

before: 6 days ago

FLO - Soft

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months80%

Played 31 minutes ago

before: 6 days ago

Alex Isley - Good And Plenty (feat. Masego)

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

Played 34 minutes ago

before: 12 days ago

Elmiene - Honour

2026-02-27

Popularity:

7days80.31%

28days180.18%

6months260.04%

12months260.02%

Played 37 minutes ago

before: 15 hours ago

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Booter Bee - Bad Bs

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Last heard 4 hours ago

GUDFELLA - Morning Coffee (feat. Jitwam)

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

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Last heard 4 hours ago

Luch - Shepard's Tone

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

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Last heard 4 hours ago

Cassius - Sound Of Violence (Liva K Edit)

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

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Last heard 4 hours ago

Moraine & Picca & Mars - Move In Time

Popularity:

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28days10.01%

6months10%

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Last heard 4 hours ago

Liva K - Didn't Miss You

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 4 hours ago

Last heard 4 hours ago

UVITA, TWiiNS & Milam & Colossio - Ascendance PT II

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 4 hours ago

Last heard 4 hours ago

Liva K - Track With The Organ

2026-01-30

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 4 hours ago

Last heard 4 hours ago

Terrence Parker - Love's Got Me High

2011-10-26

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 5 hours ago

Last heard 5 hours ago

Moodymann - People

Popularity:

7days10.04%

28days10.01%

6months10%

12months10%

First heard 5 hours ago

Last heard 5 hours ago

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Shenseea, Vybz Kartel & Rvssian - Talk To Me Nuh

2026-03-13

Popularity:

7days240.93%

28days950.95%

6months1850.28%

12months1850.14%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 12 hours ago

Jim Legxacy - idk idk

2026-03-24

Popularity:

7days200.78%

28days900.9%

6months1550.23%

12months1550.12%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 16 hours ago

Flo - Leak It

2026-03-20

Popularity:

7days200.78%

28days830.83%

6months1680.25%

12months1680.13%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 10 hours ago

Ayra Starr - Where Do We Go

2026-03-06

Popularity:

7days190.74%

28days810.81%

6months1930.29%

12months1930.14%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 11 hours ago

Chris Brown - Obvious

2007-11-06

Popularity:

7days130.51%

28days770.77%

6months780.12%

12months780.06%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 13 hours ago

Tyla - She Did It Again (feat. Zara Larsson)

2026-04-17

Popularity:

7days261.01%

28days740.74%

6months740.11%

12months740.06%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 9 hours ago

CENTRAL CEE - WAGWAN

2026-03-27

Popularity:

7days130.51%

28days630.63%

6months1150.17%

12months1150.09%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 12 hours ago

Kehlani - Shoulda Never (feat. Usher)

2025-06-11

Popularity:

7days150.58%

28days590.59%

6months590.09%

12months590.04%

First heard 21 days ago

Last heard 8 hours ago

European 305, Lethal Bizzle & Terminal 4 - Hold On (Bacardi Yardi)

2026-01-15

Popularity:

7days140.54%

28days520.52%

6months2230.34%

12months2230.17%

First heard 4 months ago

Last heard 10 hours ago

Asake & DJ Snake - WORSHIP

Popularity:

7days80.31%

28days500.5%

6months830.13%

12months830.06%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 15 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