Plan B discography explained

Artist:Plan B
Studio:3
Ep:5
Singles:11
Music Videos:21
Soundtrack:1
Option:2
Option Name:Mixtapes
1Option:7
1Option Name:Promotional singles
2Option:5
2Option Name:Featured singles

The discography of British rapper and songwriter Plan B consists of three studio albums, one soundtrack album, two mixtapes, three extended plays and eighteen singles. Plan B released his first single, the double A-side "Kidz / Dead and Buried" in 2005, as a limited edition 7" vinyl of which only 500 copies were pressed. The parent album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, was first released on 26 June 2006 through 679 Recordings—peaking at number thirty on the UK Albums Chart. The album's breakthrough single, "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)", was released in July 2006—marking the musician's first chart appearance, when it peaked at number forty-one in the United Kingdom"

In January 2010, Plan B released the single "Stay Too Long" as the lead single from his second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. The track saw Plan B attain his first top 10 single; peaking at number nine. Its successor, "She Said", was released in April 2010; attaining European chart success—peaking at number three in the UK, number two in Ireland and number ten in Germany. The album followed the tracks' release on 9 April 2010, debuting at number-one on the UK Albums Chart; having since been certified as triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. A further five singles were released from the studio album: "Prayin'", "The Recluse", "Love Goes Down", "Writing's on the Wall" and "Hard Times"—the latter of which featured additional vocals from Elton John and Paloma Faith.

To accompany the release of the film Ill Manors, Plan B released a soundtrack album of the same name on 23 July 2012. The lead single, also entitled "Ill Manors", became his third top ten single—peaking at number six in the United Kingdom. The follow-up singles, "Lost My Way", "Deepest Shame" and "Playing with Fire", all achieved different levels of success, peaking at No. 121, No. 27 and No. 78 respectively.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[4]
DEN
[5]
FRA
[6]
GER
[7]
GRE
[8]
IRL
[9]
SWI
[10]
Who Needs Actions When
You Got Words
30
The Defamation of
Strickland Banks
  • Released: 9 April 2010
  • Label: 679/Asylum
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
1 25 11 89 18 23 7 12 7 41
  • UK: 1,290,199
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI EU: 2× Platinum[13]
Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose
  • Released: 4 May 2018
  • Label: 679
  • Formats: CD, download
5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

Single! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertifications
Album
UK
AUT
BEL
DEN
EU
[14]
FRA
GER
[15]
IRL
SWI
"Sick 2 Def" / "No Good"2005Who Needs Actions
When You Got Words
"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)"200641
"Stay Too Long"20109
  • BPI: Gold
The Defamation of
Strickland Banks
"She Said"3 9 18 20 11 51 10 2 16
"Prayin'"16 74 47 34
  • BPI: Silver
"The Recluse"35
"Love Goes Down"62
  • BPI: Silver
"Hard Times"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith)2011147
"Ill Manors"20126 136 87
  • BPI: Silver
Ill Manors
"Deepest Shame"27
"Playing with Fire"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(featuring Labrinth)78
"In the Name of Man"[17] 2017
"Heartbeat"[18] 100 Heaven Before All
Hell Breaks Loose
"Guess Again"[19] 2018
"Queue Jumping"[20]
"Grateful"[21]
"It's a War"[22]
"Stranger"[23]
"Mercy"[24]
"Wait So Long (Cadenza remix)"[25]
--font-weight:normal;-->">(featuring Ms. Banks and Lisa Mercedez)
"First Past the Post"[26] 2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak
chart
positions
Album
UK
"Kidz" / "Dead and Buried"2005Who Needs Actions
When You Got Words
"Missing Links"2006
"More Is Enough"
"No More Eatin'"Who Needs Actions
When You Got Words
"She Said Prayin'" 201172
"Writing's on the Wall"The Defamation of
Strickland Banks
"Lost My Way"2012121Ill Manors
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.

As featured artist

Single! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart
positions
Certifications
Album
UK
BEL
[27]
"No Hats, No Trainers"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(Shameless featuring Plan B)2007Smokers Die Younger
"Pieces"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(Chase & Status featuring Plan B)200870 More than Alot
"Shifty"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(Riz MC, Sway and Plan B)2009Shifty
"End Credits"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(Chase & Status featuring Plan B)9 46
  • BPI: Platinum
No More Idols
"All of You"
--font-weight:normal;-->">(Riz MC featuring Aruba Red and Plan B)2012MICroscope
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory.

Other certified songs

Title! scope="col"
YearCertificationsAlbum
"Charmaine"2006
  • BPI: Silver
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2005 "No Good" Daniel Levi[28]
2006 "Missing Links" Paul Gore
"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" Dawn Shadforth
"No More Eatin'" Nick Collett[29]
2007 "Bizness Woman" Mike Figgis[30]
2009 "Stay Too Long" Daniel Wolfe
[31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
2010 "She Said"
"Writing's on the Wall"
"Prayin'"
"The Recluse"
"Love Goes Down"
2012 "Ill Manors" Yann Demange[36]
"Lost My Way" Paul Caslin, Ben Drew[37]
"Deepest Shame" Paul Caslin[38]
"Playing with Fire" Colin Tilley[39]

As featured artist

Year Title Director(s)
2006 "Before I Die" (remix)
(with Professor Green, Narstie, Ghetto & Example)
2007 "No Hats No Trainers" (with Shameless) Paddy Haggaman[40]
2008 "Pieces" (with Chase & Status) Ben Drew[41]
2009 "Shifty" (with Riz MC & Sway) Eran Creevy[42]
"End Credits" (with Chase & Status) Kim Gehrig[43]
2012 "All of You" (with Riz MC & Aruba Red)

Compilation appearances

YearTitleAlbum
2005"Cap Back" (Wonder featuring Plan B)Run the Road
"Broken Wings" (Purple & Doctor featuring Plan B)Eye of the Tiger, Vol. 1
"Polarised Nation" (Carly Bond featuring Plan B, Ripper, Tigger, Doctor, Riddles, Doom-Man & Faction G)
2006"Past That" (Shameless featuring Plan B)Above Board
2007"Maybe" (Skrein featuring Plan B, Shameless & Sem)Bless: The Mixtape
"My Eyes" (Shameless featuring Plan B, TB & Dat)
"Tik Tok" (Skrein featuring Plan B)The Southcoast Soulshine EP, Vol. 1
"Makin' Love 2 Hip Hop" (Shameless featuring Plan B & Skrein)Sharpest Tool in the Box
2008"End in the Streets"Adulthood
"On It '08" (Adam Deacon featuring Plan B, Snakeyman, Blazay & Alphadecious)
"I Need Love" (featuring Jacob Anderson)
"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"Like a Version, Vol. 4
2010"Pass Out"Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 5
2011"Runaway"Like a Version, Vol. 7
"The Tracks of My Tears"The Saturday Sessions 2011

Guest appearances

YearTitleAlbum
2006"Play Ur Position" (Juse featuring Plan B, Conspicuous, Anecdote, Shameless, Infallible & Cyphanetik)Global Casino
"Bring It Back" (Juse featuring Plan B, J.B. & Tyna)
"Before I Die" (MCs Remix) (Professor Green featuring Plan B, Narstie, Ghetto & Example)Before I Die
"I Wanna Get Next to You" (Plan B Remix) (Danielle Senior featuring Plan B, Wretch 32 & Blemish)Take You Home
2007"Reveal Your Inner Self" (Plan B Remix) (Killa Kela featuring Plan B)Reveal Your Inner Self
"Everyday" (Rusher Remix) (Shameless featuring Plan B & Example)Everyday (In a Broken Dream)
"How's It Feel" (Skrein featuring Plan B & Wyt-Fang)The Eat Up
"Shots Echo" (The Mitchell Brothers featuring Plan B & Ghetto)Dressed for the Occasion
2009"Last Dayz" (Skrein featuring Plan B & Tax)Scene Stealers
2010"Harry" (Plan B Remix) (Medison featuring Plan B & Skrein)Harry
2011"Fool Yourself" (Chase & Status featuring Plan B & Rage)No More Idols
2014"Pray for Love" (by Kwabs, produced by Plan B)

Notes

See also

Notes and References

  1. For peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  2. Web site: Plan B. in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Plan B. in der Österreichischen Hitparade. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Plan B. in Belgian Chartspublisher=Hung Medien. Ultratop. 30 April 2011.
  5. Web site: Plan B. in Danish Charts. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011.
  6. Web site: Plan B. Dans Les Charts Francais. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011.
  7. Web site: Chartverfolgung / PLAN B/Longplay. PHONONET GmbH. 30 April 2011. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022220625/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/PLAN+B/?type=longplay. 22 October 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Plan B. in Greek Charts. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724040042/http://greekcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Plan+B. 24 July 2011.
  9. Web site: Discography: Plan B.. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011.
  10. Web site: Plan B Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. 30 April 2011.
  11. Web site: Jones . Alan . Official Charts Analysis: Plan B album sells 37k to hit No.1 . . Intent Media . 30 July 2012 . 30 July 2012.
  12. United Kingdom. Plan B. album. 1 April 2023.
  13. Web site: IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2011 . www.ifpi.org . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110429020545/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2011.html . 29 April 2011 . dead.
  14. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=plan b|chart=all}} Plan B.: European Hot 100]. Billboard magazine. 30 April 2011.
  15. Web site: Chartverfolgung / PLAN B/Singles. PHONONET GmbH. 30 April 2011. German.
  16. Germany. Plan B. 28 September 2011.
  17. Web site: Plan B: In the Name of Man. Google Play. 16 May 2017. 27 October 2019.
  18. Web site: Listen: Plan B Shares 'Heartbeat'. Clash. Murray. Robin. 27 October 2017. 28 October 2017.
  19. Web site: Plan B: Guess Again. Google Play. 8 March 2018. 27 October 2019.
  20. Web site: Plan B: Queue Jumping. Google Play. 29 March 2018. 27 October 2019.
  21. Web site: Plan B: Grateful. Google Play. 5 April 2018. 27 October 2019.
  22. Web site: Plan B: It's a War. Google Play. 12 April 2018. 27 October 2019.
  23. Web site: Plan B: Stranger. Google Play. 19 April 2018. 27 October 2019.
  24. Web site: Plan B: Mercy. Google Play. 26 April 2018. 27 October 2019.
  25. Web site: Plan B: Wait So Long (Cadenza Remix). Google Play. 4 October 2018. 27 October 2019.
  26. Web site: First Past the Post - Single by Plan B. Apple Music. 27 April 2020.
  27. Web site: CHASE & STATUS FEAT. PLAN B – END CREDITS (CHANSON). Hung Medien. 30 May 2011.
  28. Web site: mvdbase.com – Plan B. mvdbase.com. 27 December 2009.
  29. Web site: Marcus Domleo – Director of Photography. domleo.com. 27 December 2009.
  30. Web site: Bizness Woman Video by Mike Figgis . https://archive.today/20120724065047/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5077231 . dead . 24 July 2012 . MySpace.com . 27 December 2009 .
  31. Web site: Plan B's Stay Too Long by Daniel Wolfe . PromoNews . 27 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226062353/http://www.promonews.tv/2009/12/14/plan-b%E2%80%99s-stay-too-long-by-daniel-wolfe/ . 26 December 2009.
  32. Web site: Plan B's She Said by Daniel Wolfe . PromoNews . 19 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100607102047/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/02/19/plan-b%E2%80%99s-she-said-by-daniel-wolfe/ . 7 June 2010.
  33. Web site: Plan B's Prayin' by Daniel Wolfe . PromoNews . 19 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110205215924/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/06/03/plan-b%E2%80%99s-prayin%E2%80%99-by-daniel-wolfe/ . 5 February 2011.
  34. Web site: Plan B's The Recluse by Daniel Wolfe. PromoNews. 19 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919104426/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/09/16/plan-b%E2%80%99s-the-recluse-by-daniel-wolfe/. 19 September 2010. dead.
  35. Web site: Plan B's Love Goes Down by Daniel Wolfe. PromoNews. 18 November 2010.
  36. Web site: Plan B 'Ill Manors' by Yann Demange. PromoNews. 6 August 2012.
  37. Web site: Tom Watson. thirdandnorth.com. 3 August 2012.
  38. Web site: Plan B – Deepest Shame. Vimeo. 6 August 2012.
  39. Web site: Plan B videos . Dailymotion.com. 12 November 2021.
  40. Web site: No Hats No Trainers. 12 November 2021. YouTube.
  41. Web site: Plan B Blog. Bebo.com. 27 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090300/http://www.bebo.com/Blog.jsp?MemberId=3679427458. 21 October 2012. dead.
  42. Web site: Riz MC, Sway and Plan B's Shifty by Eran Creevy . PromoNews . 27 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101017145840/http://www.promonews.tv/2009/04/17/riz-mc-sway-and-plan-b%E2%80%99s-shifty-by-eran-creevy/ . 17 October 2010.
  43. Web site: Chase & Status feat. Plan B's End Credits by Kim Gehrig . PromoNews . 27 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091029101451/http://www.promonews.tv/2009/10/21/chase-status-feat-plan-b%E2%80%99s-end-credits-by-kim-gehrig/ . 29 October 2009.