BBC Radio 1Xtra (London)

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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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Sade - Smooth Operator

1994-10-31

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Played 6 minutes ago

Oct 31, 4:20 AM UTC

before: 6 days ago

Sade - The Sweetest Taboo

1985-10-10

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7days50.2%28days90.09%6months120.02%12months240.02%

Played 11 minutes ago

Oct 31, 4:15 AM UTC

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Sade - Paradise

1994-10-31

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7days10.04%28days50.05%6months50%12months70%

Played 14 minutes ago

Oct 31, 4:12 AM UTC

before: 6 days ago

Sade - By Your Side

2000-11-07

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Played 18 minutes ago

Oct 31, 4:08 AM UTC

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Sasha Keable - Options

2026-10-01

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Played 25 minutes ago

Oct 31, 4:01 AM UTC

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PARTYNEXTDOOR - Some of Your Love

2026-08-21

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Played 27 minutes ago

Oct 31, 3:59 AM UTC

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KINGH - Sugar

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Oct 31, 3:56 AM UTC

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Fridayy - Text

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Played 33 minutes ago

Oct 31, 3:53 AM UTC

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Lucky Daye & Leon Thomas - Fly U Out

2026-08-21

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Played 36 minutes ago

Oct 31, 3:50 AM UTC

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Lucky Daye - Margarita Lime

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Played 39 minutes ago

Oct 31, 3:47 AM UTC

before: 6 days ago

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Nomi - right/left

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Nandipha808 & Ceeka RSA - Rekere 2.5

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Don Toliver - Sweet Home

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DJ Mafolk - E*Sense

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its murph - My Love (Rework)

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Little Torment & Potter Payper - Life Now

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Little Torment - Didn't Quite

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Frosty - Lines 3 (feat. HFromTheBando)

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Snupe - Optical Iillusion

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Nines & J Styles - Freestyle

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Anderson .Paak & Cordae - A Good Day

2019-07-26

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Nemzzz - GASS (feat. Travis Scott)

2026-09-04

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Victony - Slick

2026-07-08

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Jhené Aiko - So Good (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2026-09-11

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Wale - Overthink (feat. Elmiene)

2026-07-31

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Masicka - Spend

2026-08-07

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kwn - good girl

2026-06-26

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Latto - Okayyy (feat. Doja Cat)

2026-05-26

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Nippa - Bittersweet

2026-09-25

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Last heard 14 hours ago

Sasha Keable - Options

2026-10-01

Popularity:

7days190.76%28days420.43%6months420.06%12months420.03%

First heard 24 days ago

Last heard 25 minutes 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: https://www.instagram.com/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