RnB Stations
RnB Stations – Rhythm and Blues… Music Of Black Origin… Hip Hop, Grime etc…. May I present BBC Radio 1 Xtra, and Global’s Capital Xtra, which was Choice FM but renamed to join the Capital family/brand, then there was Bauer’s Kiss Fresh – a very tight playlist of only the “Freshest New Beats” to complement the main Kiss brand, also, in March 2025, rebranded as Kiss ‘Xtra’. Notice they all Spell Extra as Xtra, no “E”….
We also have the “oldies” stations from each camp, but that’s hardly cool street speak, so what should they be called?… Bauer have the very snappily named and well known “Kisstory”, and Global have the awfully named “Capital Xtra Reloaded”, whatever that is meant to mean…. Even “Capital Old Skool” would have been better in my opinion, but feel free to send your names/ideas to the gang at Leicester Square! The main Capital Xtra has a surprisingly large song reportoire for Global, but the graph reveals the variety is mainly coming from weekends when the Jocks are given slightly more of a free reign, especially if you can afford the playola fees (ah yes, a quick back hander to DJ Tiiny there!). Kiss Xtra (nee Fresh) is at the other end of the spectrum, playing only 141 different songs in 30 days (that’s not even 12 hour’s worth!), with less than 35 songs making up 50% of the airtime!
Analysis: 25 days, up to 05-01-2026
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 9024
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 3686
Variety factor for this station is : 40.8%
50% OF PLAYS is 605 Songs (16.4% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 252 MOST played songs (6.8% of the total)
or 2490 LEAST played songs (67.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 24m
10th most played song airs every: 15h
252nd most played song airs every: 4d 4h
605th most played song airs every: 8d 8h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 3422 (92.8%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
45 after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 4024
..in 3 months: 7955, in 6 months: 12103
..in 9 months: 15791, in 12 months: 19189
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [81 plays] Tyla – Chanel
2 [77 plays] CallMeTheKidd – Like2
3 [72 plays] Dave – Raindance (feat. Tems)
4= [66 plays] each for…
+ Donae’o – Nights Like This (feat. Omar, Lemar and House Gospel Choir)
+ Raye – Where Is My Husband
6 [61 plays] Tems – Big Daddy
7 [57 plays] Ayra Starr – Who’s Dat Girl (feat. Rema)
8 [46 plays] Summer Walker – No
9 [44 plays] Central Cee – Booga
10 [40 plays] Armanii – B.B.B (Snapchat)
Analysis: 24 days, up to 05-01-2026
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8734
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1314
Variety factor for this station is : 15%
50% OF PLAYS is 118 Songs (8.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 58 MOST played songs (4.4% of the total)
or 1120 LEAST played songs (85.2% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 5h
10th most played song airs every: 5h 22m
58th most played song airs every: 20h 34m
118th most played song airs every: 1d 2h 10m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 990 (75.3%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 13 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1366
..in 3 months: 2091, in 6 months: 3033
..in 9 months: 3715, in 12 months: 4339
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [115 plays] each for…
+ Gunna feat. Burna Boy – WGFT
+ Kehlani – Folded
3= [113 plays] each for…
+ Drake Feat. Central Cee – Which One
+ Tyla – Chanel
5 [112 plays] J Hus Feat. Skepta – Outside
6 [110 plays] Raye – Where Is My Husband!
7 [109 plays] Tems – Big Daddy
8= [108 plays] each for…
+ Dave Feat. Tems – Raindance
+ Fred Again… X Skepta X Plaqueboymax – Victory Lap
10 [107 plays] Summer Walker – No
Analysis: 24 days, up to 05-01-2026
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 9572
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 336
Variety factor for this station is : 3.5%
50% OF PLAYS is 40 Songs (11.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 20 MOST played songs (5.9% of the total)
or 241 LEAST played songs (71.7% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 2h 48m
10th most played song airs every: 2h 51m
20th most played song airs every: 4h 50m
40th most played song airs every: 16h 56m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 84 (25%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 7 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 347
..in 3 months: 437, in 6 months: 725
..in 9 months: 939, in 12 months: 1169
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [205 plays] each for…
+ Kehlani – Folded
+ Tems – Big Daddy
3 [204 plays] Summer Walker – No
4= [203 plays] each for…
+ Gunna ft. Burna Boy – Wgft
+ Moliy and Tyla – Body Go
6= [202 plays] each for…
+ Dave ft. Tems – Raindance
+ Drake and Central Cee – Which One
+ Tyla – Chanel
9= [201 plays] each for…
+ Central Cee – Booga
+ Raye – Where Is My Husband
Analysis: 25 days, up to 05-01-2026
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7945
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 500
Variety factor for this station is : 6.2%
50% OF PLAYS is 156 Songs (31.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 99 MOST played songs (19.8% of the total)
or 281 LEAST played songs (56.2% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 17h 38m
10th most played song airs every: 20h
99th most played song airs every: 1d 1h
156th most played song airs every: 1d 3h 16m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 94 (18.8%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 18 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 505
..in 3 months: 525, in 6 months: 532
..in 9 months: 541, in 12 months: 552
Top 13 Most Played:
1 [34 plays] 112 – It’s Over Now
2= [33 plays] each for…
+ J Cole – Work Out
+ Joe Budden – Pump It Up
+ Ms. Dynamite – Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
5 [32 plays] Major Lazer – Pon De Floor
6= [31 plays] each for…
+ Damage – Ghetto Romance
+ Eve – Who’s That Girl
+ Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack
9= [30 plays] each for…
+ 2 Pac – How Do You Want It
+ Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
+ Lucy Pearl – Don’t Mess With My Man
+ Omarion – Icebox
+ Ruff Endz – No More
Analysis: 24 days, up to 05-01-2026
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7518
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 813
Variety factor for this station is : 10.8%
50% OF PLAYS is 193 Songs (23.7% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 119 MOST played songs (14.6% of the total)
or 528 LEAST played songs (64.9% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 22h 9m
10th most played song airs every: 23h 2m
119th most played song airs every: 1d 8h
193rd most played song airs every: 1d 14h 24m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 316 (38.8%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 867
..in 3 months: 1131, in 6 months: 1224
..in 9 months: 1285, in 12 months: 1380
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [26 plays] each for…
+ Benny Benassi – Satisfaction
+ Daft Punk – One More Time
+ Nina Sky ft. Jabba – Move Ya Body
+ Shakedown – At Night
+ Shapeshifters – Lola’s Theme
+ Sweet Female Attitude – Flowers
7= [25 plays] each for…
+ Coolio ft. L.v. – Gangsta’s Paradise
+ Estelle – American Boy
+ Iio – Rapture
+ Mary J. Blige – Family Affair
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