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.
| Tinchy Stryder discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Mixtapes | 4 |
| Featured singles | 5 |
| Collaboration albums | 1 |
| Collaborations | 10 |
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
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK Dance [5] |
IRE [6] | |||||||
| Star in the Hood |
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58 | — | — | |||||
| Catch 22 |
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2 | — | 9 | |||||
| Third Strike |
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48 | 2 | — | |||||
| 360° / The Cloud 9 LP |
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— | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Collaboration albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Tinchy Stryder vs. Maniac (with Maniac) |
Mixtapes
edit| Title | Mixtape details |
|---|---|
| Creeper Volume 2 (with Roll Deep) |
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| I'm Back U Know |
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| Lost and Found |
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| Before the Storm |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Cloud 9 The EP |
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| Star in the Hood EP Vol. 1 |
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| Star in the Hood EP Vol. 2 |
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| III EP |
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| The Wish List | |
| Private Life in Public |
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| Change |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| 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 | — |
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| "Number 1" (featuring N-Dubz) |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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| "Never Leave You" (featuring Amelle Berrabah) |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
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| "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 |
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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. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] | |||
| "Gangsta?" | 2010 | 67 | Third Strike |
Other charted songs
edit| 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 |
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Third Strike |
Collaborations
edit| 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
editNotes
edit- ^ Another version of the song entitled "Bright Lights Part II" is featured on Pixie Lott's second studio album, Young Foolish Happy.
- ^ "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. - ^ "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".
- ^ "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".
- ^ 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. - ^ "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
edit- ^ "Wiley Interview 2023". Rolldeep.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ a b c "UK number one for Tinchy Stryder". BBC News. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (25 July 2009). "Tinchy Stryder: Rapping with the LibDems". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "UK Charts > Tinchy Stryder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Chart Archive > Dance Albums Chart > 27 November 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Irish Charts > Tinchy Stryder". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Tinchy Stryder > Discography > Main Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tinchy Stryder > Discography > Singles & EPs". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Tinchy Stryder – The Wish List EP (Free Mixtape)". SB.TV. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Week of November 21, 2009", billboard.com. Retrieved Monday, September 19, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Preview > "Next Level" > Wiley featuring Tinchy Stryder, Kano & J2K". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Preview > "It's A Par" - Grime Wave > Wiley featuring Tinchy Stryder". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Tinchy Stryder VS Maniac - UK Record Shop". www.ukrecordshop.com. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Preview > "Ed Hardy Party" - Microphone Champion > Skepta featuring Tinchy Stryder". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Preview > "Man Dem" - I Am Chipmunk > Chipmunk featuring Tinchy Stryder". iTunes. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
Sources
- "Kwasi Danquah III > Discography > Main Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- "Kwasi Danquah III > Discography > Singles & EPs". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
External links
edit- Kwasi Danquah III discography at Discogs