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The Defamation of Strickland Banks by Plan B
The Defamation of Strickland Banks is an album by Plan B, released in 2010. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Stay Too Long”, on 3 lists with a best position of #73.
The Defamation of Strickland Banks, released on 12 April 2010 by 679 Recordings, is the album where Plan B, the English rapper who'd come snarling out of the gate with Who Needs Actions When You Got Words in 2006, put on a sharp suit and started singing. Paul Epworth produced, and the whole thing is a concept record told in vintage soul and R&B: Strickland Banks is a smooth British soul man who rides his bittersweet love songs, opener "Love Goes Down" among them, to fame, then watches it all drain away when he's locked up for something he didn't do.
The gamble paid off. It entered the UK albums chart at number one, turned out a string of singles from "Stay Too Long" and "She Said" to "Prayin'" and "Writing's on the Wall", and had sold 1.4 million copies at home by 2018. Ill Manors followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Defamation of Strickland Banks on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stay Too Long | 3 | #73 | – | 2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.