Just played
- 13:42Fur - The Fine Line of a Quiet Life
- 13:37Tonic - If You Could Only See
- 13:32Enumclaw - Grocery Store
- 13:26Incubus - Pardon Me
- 13:20Modern English - I Melt with You
- 13:14Maximo Park - Your Own Worst Enemy
- 13:09Colony House - Cannonballers
- 13:05Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka
- 13:00311 - Come Original
- 12:55Infinity Song - Hurricane
- 12:51TOOL - Sober
- 12:46Garbage - Stupid Girl (2015 - Remaster)
- 12:40Young The Giant - Evergreen
- 12:33Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Never Have I Ever
- 12:27Metric - Tremolo
- 12:18The Strokes - Falling out of Love
- 12:13Human Interest - Slackers Paradise
- 12:08The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
- 12:04Oh Hiroshima - Deluge
- 11:59Green Day - Basket Case
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When the station is busiest
Most played this week
| track | times |
|---|---|
| XT - independent alternative | 12 |
| Modern English - I Melt with You | 5 |
| Happy Mondays - W.F.L. | 5 |
| Love and Rockets - Ball of Confusion (USA Mix) | 5 |
| The Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love (Extended Version 1983) | 5 |
| The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? | 5 |
| Living Colour - Cult of Personality | 5 |
| Gang of Four - To Hell With Poverty! | 5 |
| Shriekback - My Spine (Is The Bass Line) | 5 |
| The Specials - Ghost Town | 5 |
| Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole | 5 |
| The Replacements - Bastards of Young (2008 Remaster) | 5 |
| The Clash - Rock the Casbah (Remastered) | 5 |
| Tears for Fears - Pale Shelter (2nd Single Version) | 5 |
| The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (Remastered) | 5 |
| Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (2005 Remaster) | 5 |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (2010 Remastered Version) | 5 |
| Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon | 5 |
| R.E.M. - The One I Love (Remastered 2012) | 5 |
| Fishbone - Ma and Pa | 5 |
Most played artists
| artist | times |
|---|---|
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 23 |
| Nirvana | 20 |
| R.E.M. | 18 |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 16 |
| U2 | 16 |
| Soundgarden | 15 |
| Pearl Jam | 14 |
| Green Day | 13 |
| XT | 12 |
| Nine Inch Nails | 11 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 11 |
| Foo Fighters | 11 |
| Depeche Mode | 10 |
| The Offspring | 9 |
| Sublime | 9 |
| Simple Minds | 8 |
| No Doubt | 8 |
| Talking Heads | 8 |
| Weezer | 8 |
| Echo And The Bunnymen | 8 |
Stations that play the same
| station | in common |
|---|---|
| The Zone - Dublin | 41 tracks in common |
| Freedom FM | 21 tracks in common |
| 8radio | 19 tracks in common |
| HITMIX RADIO IRELAND | 9 tracks in common |
| Easy Radio Ireland, Easy Mix | 7 tracks in common |
| Cork's RedFM | 3 tracks in common |
What goes on air
Over the last 24 hours the station played 260 tracks, 254 of them different — about 11 songs an hour. The most repeated one was “Young The Giant - Evergreen” — 2 times, and the artist heard most often was Young The Giant. It plays densest around 16:00 and quietest around 08:00. Also 113 songs turned up that had not been on air on the previous days.
1304 different songs across 1823 plays: a familiar core of tracks with room left for the rest.
XT Alternative broadcasts from Ireland.
We listen to the stream ourselves and write down what goes on air: 1823 tracks over the week, 1304 of them different, from 978 artists. Every list on this page is built from that — not from how the station describes itself.
Questions
What is playing on XT Alternative right now?
The current track appears in the player the moment you press play — it is read straight from the stream. Just below is what has played over the last hours.
Is it free to listen to XT Alternative?
Yes. The stream plays in your browser: no registration, no app to install, no charge.
Where do these track lists come from?
From the station's own stream. We check it every couple of minutes and record the track title the station reports, with a timestamp. Nothing here is guessed or bought from third parties.