# Plan B discography

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

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | AUT | BEL | DEN | FRA | GER | GRE | IRL | SWI | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | Released: 26 June 2006 Label: 679 Formats: CD, LP, download | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: 124,126 | BPI: Gold |
| 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 |
| 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. ||||||||||||||

### Soundtracks

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | IRL | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Ill Manors | Released: 23 July 2012 Label: 679/Warner Bros. Formats: CD, 2xCD, download | 1 | 9 | 3 | BPI: Gold |

### Extended plays

* Live at The Pet Cemetery EP (2006)
* Remixes (2006)
* Time 4 Plan B (2007)
* iTunes Festival: London 2010 (2010)
* iTunes Festival: London 2012 (2012)

### Mixtapes

* It's Time 4 Plan B (2006)
* Paint It Blacker: The Bootleg Album (2007)

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, year released, certifications and album name :
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) | Album |
| Single | Year | UK | AUT | BEL | DEN | EU | FRA | GER | IRL | SWI | Certifications (thresholds) | Album |
| "Sick 2 Def" / "No Good" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |
| "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" | 2006 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |
| "Stay Too Long" | 2010 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "She Said" | 2010 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 16 | BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "Prayin'" | 2010 | 16 | — | 74 | — | 47 | — | — | 34 | — | BPI: Silver | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "The Recluse" | 2010 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "Love Goes Down" | 2010 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "Hard Times" (featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith) | 2011 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "Ill Manors" | 2012 | 6 | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | BPI: Silver | Ill Manors |
| "Deepest Shame" | 2012 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ill Manors |
| "Playing with Fire" (featuring Labrinth) | 2012 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Ill Manors |
| "In the Name of Man" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Heartbeat" | 2017 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "Guess Again" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "Queue Jumping" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "Grateful" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "It's a War" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "Stranger" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "Mercy" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "Wait So Long (Cadenza remix)" (featuring Ms. Banks and Lisa Mercedez) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose |
| "First Past the Post" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory. |||||||||||||

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | Album |
| "Kidz" / "Dead and Buried" | 2005 | — | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |
| "Missing Links" | 2006 | — | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |
| "More Is Enough" (with Epic Man) | 2006 | — | Non-album single |
| "No More Eatin'" | 2006 | — | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |
| "She Said Prayin'" (live from the BRITs) | 2011 | 72 | Non-album single |
| "Writing's on the Wall" | 2011 | — | The Defamation of Strickland Banks |
| "Lost My Way" | 2012 | 121 | Ill Manors |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory. ||||

### As featured artist

List of featured singles, with selected chart positions, year released and album name :
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) | Album |
| Single | Year | UK | BEL | Certifications (thresholds) | Album |
| "No Hats, No Trainers" (Shameless featuring Plan B) | 2007 | — | — | | Smokers Die Younger |
| "Pieces" (Chase & Status featuring Plan B) | 2008 | 70 | — | | More than Alot |
| "Shifty" (Riz MC, Sway and Plan B) | 2009 | — | — | | Shifty |
| "End Credits" (Chase & Status featuring Plan B) | 2009 | 9 | 46 | BPI: Platinum | No More Idols |
| "All of You" (Riz MC featuring Aruba Red and Plan B) | 2012 | — | — | | MICroscope |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that country or territory. ||||||

## Other certified songs

List of other certified songs :
| Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
| "Charmaine" | 2006 | BPI: Silver | Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |

## Music videos

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

### 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 |
| 2008 | "Pieces" (with Chase & Status) | Ben Drew |
| 2009 | "Shifty" (with Riz MC & Sway) | Eran Creevy |
| 2009 | "End Credits" (with Chase & Status) | Kim Gehrig |
| 2012 | "All of You" (with Riz MC & Aruba Red) | |

## Compilation appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2005 | "Cap Back" (Wonder featuring Plan B) | Run the Road |
| 2005 | "Broken Wings" (Purple & Doctor featuring Plan B) | Eye of the Tiger, Vol. 1 |
| 2005 | "Polarised Nation" (Carly Bond featuring Plan B, Ripper, Hitman Tiga, Doctor, Riddles, Doom-Man, Faction G & TKO Punisha) | Eye of the Tiger, Vol. 1 |
| 2006 | "Past That" (Shameless featuring Plan B) | Above Board |
| 2007 | "Maybe" (Skrein featuring Plan B, Shameless & Sem) | Bless: The Mixtape |
| 2007 | "My Eyes" (Shameless featuring Plan B, TB & Dat) | Bless: The Mixtape |
| 2007 | "Tik Tok" (Skrein featuring Plan B) | The Southcoast Soulshine EP, Vol. 1 |
| 2007 | "Makin' Love 2 Hip Hop" (Shameless featuring Plan B & Skrein) | Sharpest Tool in the Box |
| 2008 | "End in the Streets" | Adulthood |
| 2008 | "On It '08" (Adam Deacon featuring Plan B, Snakeyman, Blazay & Alphadecious) | Adulthood |
| 2008 | "I Need Love" (featuring Jacob Anderson) | Adulthood |
| 2008 | "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 |
| 2011 | "The Tracks of My Tears" | The Saturday Sessions 2011 |

## Guest appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2006 | "Play Ur Position" (Juse featuring Plan B, Conspicuous, Anecdote, Shameless, Infallible & Cyphanetik) | Global Casino |
| 2006 | "Bring It Back" (Juse featuring Plan B, J.B. & Tyna) | Global Casino |
| 2006 | "Before I Die" (MCs Remix) (Professor Green featuring Plan B, Narstie, Ghetto & Example) | Before I Die |
| 2006 | "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 |
| 2007 | "Everyday" (Rusher Remix) (Shameless featuring Plan B & Example) | Everyday (In a Broken Dream) |
| 2007 | "How's It Feel" (Skrein featuring Plan B & Wyt-Fang) | The Eat Up |
| 2007 | "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) | Non-album single |