# The 7 Best UK Drill Tracks of All Time

South London from 2015, taking Chicago drill's subject matter and rebuilding it on a sliding 808 and a skipping, off-grid hi-hat pattern that owes more to grime than to Atlanta. Heavily policed, and legally suppressed more than any music since.

- **Origin:** South London, England, 2015
- **Tempo:** 138–145 BPM
- **Also known as:** drill, uk drill, brooklyn drill
- **Tracks:** 7
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/genre/uk-drill/

## The list

### 1. [Headie One](https://waxonia.com/artist/headie-one/) — [Next Up?](https://waxonia.com/track/headie-one--next-up/)

*2018*

A freestyle series entry that became the genre's calling card. Headie's timing is behind the beat throughout, and the restraint is what separates him from the field.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Headie%20One%20Next%20Up%3F) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FTw_3O1Hw7g)

### 2. [Digga D](https://waxonia.com/artist/digga-d/) — [Mad About Bars](https://waxonia.com/track/digga-d--mad-about-bars/)

*2018*

Digga D has recorded under a court order requiring him to submit lyrics to the police before release, which is a fact about British music worth stating plainly.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Digga%20D%20Mad%20About%20Bars) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPz5BMVcsw)

### 3. [67](https://waxonia.com/artist/67/) — [Kennington Where It Started](https://waxonia.com/track/67--kennington-where-it-started/)

*2016*

Brixton and Kennington, and one of the first UK drill records to travel. The beat is closer to Chicago here than to what the sound became.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/67%20Kennington%20Where%20It%20Started) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NCfT8kPxDBQ)

### 4. [Russ Millions and Tion Wayne](https://waxonia.com/artist/russ-millions-and-tion-wayne/) — [Body](https://waxonia.com/track/russ-millions-and-tion-wayne--body/)

*2021 · Relentless*

The first drill record to top the UK singles chart. Lighter than the scene's core, and it took the sound to an audience that had only read about it.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Russ%20Millions%20and%20Tion%20Wayne%20Body) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=hS91BXWg5IM)

### 5. [Unknown T](https://waxonia.com/artist/unknown-t/) — [Homerton B](https://waxonia.com/track/unknown-t--homerton-b/)

*2018*

East London, and the melodic end. A hook rather than a threat, and it demonstrated the form could carry a tune without losing its weight.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Unknown%20T%20Homerton%20B) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9T3N_trY10)

### 6. [Skengdo and AM](https://waxonia.com/artist/skengdo-and-am/) — [Panic Room](https://waxonia.com/track/skengdo-and-am--panic-room/)

*2018*

The duo later received a suspended prison sentence for performing their own lyrics live. Whatever one concludes about the music, that is an extraordinary thing to record here.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Skengdo%20and%20AM%20Panic%20Room) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wSCtYivaWtM)

### 7. [Dave featuring Burna Boy](https://waxonia.com/artist/dave-featuring-burna-boy/) — [Location](https://waxonia.com/track/dave-featuring-burna-boy--location/)

*2019 · Neighbourhood*

Not drill exactly, by an artist who came through it, and proof of where the sound's writers could go. Dave won the Mercury the same year.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Dave%20featuring%20Burna%20Boy%20Location) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=JpGKWUdRnXE)

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