Essential Mix of The Year
At the end of each year, a shortlist of the most popular Essential Mixes from that year is drawn up by the BBC. Listeners are invited to vote for their favourite shortlisted mix in a poll on the Essential Mix web site around two weeks before the final show of the year. The mix with the majority of the votes is given the title of "Essential Mix of the Year" and is replayed in the final show of the year. The exception for the proper nomination of the essential mix of the year award was in 2003 - when voting and competitions were suspended on Radio 1 until further notice. So for that year, the essential mix of the year (High Contrast) was chosen by Pete Tong and the Radio 1 Essential mix team.
Essential Mixes of the Year
- 1997 David Holmes 15/06/1997
- 1999 Paul Oakenfold 20/06/1999
- 2000 Dave Clarke 16/01/2000
- 2001 Sander Kleinenberg 10/06/2001
- 2002 Sasha & John Digweed 07/04/2002
- 2004 Above and Beyond 06/06/2004
- 2005 Sasha 22/05/2005
- 2006 Trentemøller 15/10/2006
- 2007 High Contrast 07/10/2007
- 2008 Flying Lotus 29/11/2008
- 2009 Sharam 29/08/2009
- 2010 Swedish House Mafia 04/09/2010
- 2011 Above and Beyond 02/07/2011
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