Tinchy Stryder discography

Tinchy Stryder discography
Studio albums4
EPs5
Compilation albums1
Singles17
Mixtapes4
Featured singles5
Collaboration albums1
Collaborations10

The discography of Tinchy Stryder, a recording artist whose real name is Kwasi Danquah, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album (with Roll Deep), one collaboration album, five extended plays, four mixtapes (including one with Roll Deep), 17 singles (including one promotional single, and one other charted single), five singles as a featured artist (including two charity singles), and ten collaborations. Danquah has sold over 22.2 million digital singles worldwide. Danquah performed under the stage name Stryder from 1997 to 2006, and has performed under the stage name Tinchy Stryder since 2006.

Danquah is a recording artist who throughout his music career mainly practiced the grime music genre from 2002 to 2007, and was a member of the grime group Roll Deep. In 2002, the grime group Roll Deep was formed, and included Danquah and Dizzee Rascal. They were making music that was a derivative of garage. For a while, there was not even a name for it. The label "grime" was the one that stuck.[1]

In 2007, Danquah released his debut solo studio album, Star in the Hood, on the independent record label Takeover Entertainment—a partner of Live Nation—in August 2007. This album spawned two main singles, "Breakaway", which was released on 9 April 2007 and "Something About Your Smile", released on 6 August 2007. Bonus track "Mainstream Money" was also released as an underground single in November 2007.

In 2009, Danquah released his second solo studio album, Catch 22, which was mainly influenced by the electronic and alternative hip hop genres. He released his second single from the album, Catch 22, entitled "Take Me Back" with English singer Taio Cruz, which peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 2009.[2] He then released the song "Number 1" (a collaboration with English band N-Dubz), which entered the European Hot 100 at number 6, on 26 April 2009.[2] Danquah later released "Never Leave You" with English singer Amelle Berrabah, which entered the European Hot 100 at number 5, on 9 August 2009.[2]

In 2010, Danquah released his third solo studio album, Third Strike, an electronic dance music studio album. On BBC Radio 1's Chart Show, it was revealed that the song "Number 1" is the first song in chart history anywhere in the world entitled "Number 1" ever to actually reach number one.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4]
UK
Dance

[5]
IRE
[6]
Star in the Hood 58
Catch 22 2 9
Third Strike
  • Released: 15 November 2010
  • Label: Universal Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
48 2
360° / The Cloud 9 LP
  • Released: 29 April 2016
  • Label: Cloud 9
  • Formats: Digital download
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Collaboration albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Tinchy Stryder vs. Maniac
(with Maniac)
  • Released: 24 November 2008
  • Label: Eskibeat
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
Title Mixtape details
Creeper Volume 2
(with Roll Deep)
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Roll Deep
  • Formats: Cassette, digital download
I'm Back U Know
Lost and Found
  • Released: 24 October 2006
  • Label: Boy Better Know
  • Format: Digital download
Before the Storm

Extended plays

List of extended plays (EP), with selected details
Title EP details
Cloud 9 The EP
Star in the Hood EP Vol. 1
  • Released: June 2009[9]
  • Label: Takeover Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download
Star in the Hood EP Vol. 2
  • Released: July 2009[9]
  • Label: Takeover Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download
III EP
  • Released: 27 September 2010[9]
  • Label: Takeover Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download
The Wish List
  • Released: 24 December 2011[9][10]
  • Label: Takeover Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download
Private Life in Public
  • Released: 18 August 2017[9]
  • Label: Cloud 9
  • Formats: digital download
Change
  • Released: 19 July 2019
  • Label: Cloud 9
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4]
UK R&B
[4]
UK Dance
[4]
IRE
[6]
SCO
"Breakaway" 2007 Star in the Hood
"Something About Your Smile"
(featuring Cylena Cymone)
"Mainstream Money"
"Stryderman" 2008 73 14 Catch 22
"Take Me Back"
(featuring Taio Cruz)
2009 3 1 16
"Number 1"
(featuring N-Dubz)
1 1 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[8]
"Never Leave You"
(featuring Amelle Berrabah)
1 1 2
"You're Not Alone" 14 21 13
"In My System" 2010 10 3 38 11 Third Strike
"Second Chance"
(featuring Taio Cruz)
22 5 35 19
"Let It Rain"
(featuring Melanie Fiona)
2011 14 3 15
"Spaceship"
(featuring Dappy)
5 1 45 5 Non-album singles
"Off the Record"
(featuring Calvin Harris and Burns)
24 5 23
"Bright Lights"[A]
(featuring Pixie Lott)
2012 7 3 19 6
"Help Me"
"Misunderstood" 2014
"ESG"
(Takura)
360° / The Cloud 9 LP
"Imperfection"
(featuring Fuse ODG)
2015 17 Non-album single
"Leg Day (Remix)"
(featuring feat. Capo Lee, AJ Tracey & Frisco)
2016 360° / The Cloud 9 LP
"Made It" Non-album singles
"Bros Dem"
(featuring Donae'o & President T)
"Promise" 2019
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
List of singles, with chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]
UK R&B
[11]
CAN
[12]
"Where's Your Love"
(Craig David featuring Tinchy Stryder and Rita Ora)
2008 58 Greatest Hits
"Give It All U Got"[B]
(Lil Jon featuring Kee & Tinchy Stryder)
2009 90
"Bring It"
(Jodie Connor featuring Tinchy Stryder)
2011 37 11 TBA
"Lights On"
(Wiley featuring Angel & Tinchy Stryder)
2013 9 The Ascent
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Charity singles

List of charity singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]
IRE
[6]
"I Got Soul"[C]
(as part of Young Soul Rebels)
2009 10 19 Non-album single
"Teardrop"[D]
(as part of The Collective)
2011 24 We Are the Collective
"To Me, To You (Bruv)"
(with Chuckle Brothers)
2014 92 Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of non-single songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[4]
"Gangsta?" 2010 67 Third Strike

Other charted songs

List of non-single songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4]
UK Dance
[4]
"Game Over"
(featuring Giggs, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Devlin, Example and Chipmunk)
2010 22 2 Third Strike

Collaborations

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album Ref.
"U Were Always" 2002 Wiley, Dizzee Rascal Street Anthems
"Next Level" 2004 Wiley, Kano, J2K Treddin' on Thin Ice [13]
"It's a Par" 2008 Wiley, Messy Grime Wave [14]
"Rollin" Maniac, Roachee Tinchy Stryder vs. Maniac [15]
"Loud!" Example, Frisco What We Almost Made
"Ed Hardy Party" 2009 Skepta Microphone Champion [16]
"Man Dem" Chipmunk I Am Chipmunk [17]
"Hello Good Morning (Remix)"[E] 2010 Diddy – Dirty Money, Tinie Tempah
"Take The World" Bridget Kelly Third Strike
"Africa" Mdot-E, Tinie Tempah Red Carpet
"Spinnin' for 2012"[F] 2011 Dionne Bromfield Good for the Soul
"Gucci Time" (Sinden Remix) Gucci Mane, Swizz Beats Sinden Presents Free Gucci 2
"100K" Tinie Tempah, G FrSH, Krept & Konan Happy Birthday
"Up in Flames" 2012 Labrinth, Devlin Electronic Earth
"Tell Your Friends" Loick Essien I.D Mixtape
"O2" Angel, Sloth, A Star In Between Time

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Another version of the song entitled "Bright Lights Part II" is featured on Pixie Lott's second studio album, Young Foolish Happy.
  2. ^ "Give It All U Got" was supposed to be the fourth single off Lil Jon's debut studio album, Crunk Rock.
    The song was left off the album when it was finally released in 2010.
  3. ^ "I Got Soul" is a 2009 charity single by charity group War Child UK, recorded by Young Soul Rebels. It is a cover of The Killers' "All These Things That I've Done".
  4. ^ "Teardrop" is a 2011 charity single covered by British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow for the charity group Children in Need, recorded by The Collective and produced by Labrinth. It is a cover of Massive Attack's 1998 hit single "Teardrop".
  5. ^ Official UK Remix of Diddy and his band Dirty Money 2010 hit single, "Hello Good Morning", from
    their 2010 debut studio album, Last Train to Paris.
  6. ^ "Spinnin' for 2012" is the Official Olympic Torch Song for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
    The song is a reworked version of a Speech Debelle original, with both Kwasi Danquah III and Dionne Bromfield
    rewriting the track's lyrics. The song has also been included on Bromfield's second studio album, Good for the Soul.

References

  1. ^ "Wiley Interview 2023". Rolldeep.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. ^ a b c "UK number one for Tinchy Stryder". BBC News. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (25 July 2009). "Tinchy Stryder: Rapping with the LibDems". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "UK Charts > Tinchy Stryder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  5. ^ "Chart Archive > Dance Albums Chart > 27 November 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Irish Charts > Tinchy Stryder". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  7. ^ "Tinchy Stryder > Discography > Main Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "British certifications – Tinchy Stryder". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 February 2023. Type Tinchy Stryder in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Tinchy Stryder > Discography > Singles & EPs". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  10. ^ "Tinchy Stryder – The Wish List EP (Free Mixtape)". SB.TV. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  11. ^ Jodie Connor ft. Tinchy Stryder - Bring It (Top 40 R&B Singles Archive, 16 April 2011). UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved Monday, September 19, 2011.
  12. ^ "Week of November 21, 2009", billboard.com. Retrieved Monday, September 19, 2011.
  13. ^ "iTunes Preview > "Next Level" > Wiley featuring Tinchy Stryder, Kano & J2K". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  14. ^ "iTunes Preview > "It's A Par" - Grime Wave > Wiley featuring Tinchy Stryder". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "Tinchy Stryder VS Maniac - UK Record Shop". www.ukrecordshop.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  16. ^ "iTunes Preview > "Ed Hardy Party" - Microphone Champion > Skepta featuring Tinchy Stryder". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  17. ^ "iTunes Preview > "Man Dem" - I Am Chipmunk > Chipmunk featuring Tinchy Stryder". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

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