As picked by a select panel and the Radio 1 Dance family, this special box-set features the first ever Essential Mix (from R1's very own Pete Tong), game-changing mixes from the likes of Daft Punk ...

In 2018, Pete Tong has hosted some incredible names for Radio 1's prestigious Essential Mix. But it's time to select the year's finest. Pete has drawn up a shortlist of 2018's best Essential Mixes.

Tong also hosts and co-produces the legendary Essential Mix show, and as part of the 12 hour takeover, he delivered his first ever studio Essential Mix. In September (2009) Pete flipped his time ...