The discography of M People, a British house music band, consists of four studio albums, one remix album, five compilation albums, one extended play and twenty-one singles.

M People discography
Studio albums4
Compilation albums5
Video albums3
EPs1
Singles20
Remix albums1

Albums edit

Studio albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FIN
[4]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
Heat

[10]
Northern Soul 26 150
Elegant Slumming
  • Released: 4 October 1993
  • Label: Deconstruction (#74321166782)
2 7 23 23 18 67 1 37 19 12
Bizarre Fruit
  • Released: 14 November 1994
  • Label: Deconstruction (#74321240812)
3 14 28 36 30 4 29 17
Bizarre Fruit II
  • Released: 27 November 1995
  • Label: Deconstruction (#74321328172)
29 24
Fresco
  • Released: 13 October 1997
  • Label: M People Records (#74321524902)
2 51 21 11 76 5 37 20
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[18]
FIN
[4]
GER
[5]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[19]
SCO
[20]
SWI
[9]
The Best of M People
  • Released: 2 November 1998
  • Label: M People Records (#74321613872)
2 101 27 41 34 20 21 2 2 39
Testify
  • Released: 25 May 1999
  • Label: Epic
Ultimate Collection
(featuring Heather Small)
  • Released: 5 April 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG (#82876669192)
17 22
One Night in Heaven:
The Best of M People
  • Released: 3 December 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
Gold
  • Released: 1 November 2019
  • Label: Crimson
53
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums edit

Title Album details
Ultimate Collection:
The Remixes
  • Released: 4 October 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG

Extended plays edit

Title EP details Chart Peaks
UK
[1]
FIN
[4]
Elegantly American
  • Released: 5 September 1994
  • Label: Deconstruction
31 19

Singles edit

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[18]
EUR GER
[5]
ICE
[23]
IRE
[24]
NZ
[7]
SCO
[25]
US
[26]
1991 "How Can I Love You More?" 29 88 Northern Soul
1992 "Colour My Life" 35 205
"Someday" 38
"Excited" 29
1993 "How Can I Love You More?" (Remix) 8 138 24 10
"One Night in Heaven" 6 23 22 26 15 5 12 Elegant Slumming
"Moving On Up" 2 4 18 12 21 34 4 4 34
"Don't Look Any Further" 9 75 33 23 29 2 16 4
1994 "Renaissance" 5 60 26 17 83 19 8 27 8
"Sight for Sore Eyes" 6 20 31 17 57 32 13 17 4 Bizarre Fruit/
Bizarre Fruit II
1995 "Open Your Heart" 9 25 40 24 54 12 15 21 8
"Search for the Hero" 9 37 29 39 18 13 8
"Love Rendezvous" 32 114 59 75 40 32
"Itchycoo Park" 11 27 55 24 16 21 11
1997 "Just for You" 8 110 34 76 31 11 23 8 Fresco
"Fantasy Island" 33 136 63 76 38 39 34
1998 "Angel St" 8 178 24 79 31 28 6
"Testify" 12 66 10 The Best of M People
1999 "Dreaming" 13 56 12
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles edit

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Club
Play

[30]
US
Dance
Sales

[31]
1994 "Excited" 1 13 Northern Soul
1995 "Search for the Hero" 17 Bizarre Fruit
"Padlock" 13
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos edit

Video albums edit

Year Video details Notes
1993 Elegant TV
  • Released: 1 November 1993
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: VHS
  • Includes interviews, live performances and backstage footage.
1995 Come Again
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: VHS
  • Live concert recorded at the G-Mex in Manchester.
  • Also includes music videos from Bizarre Fruit.
1998 One Night in Heaven

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > M People". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b "austriancharts.at > M People in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin – Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "M People"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 November 2019. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
  6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > M People in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "charts.nz > M People in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ "swedishcharts.com > M People in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: M People (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Heatseakers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 172–173.
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (M People; 'Elegant Slumming')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Elegant Slumming Album"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (M People; 'Bizarre Fruit / Bizarre Fruit II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  16. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Bizarre Fruit Album"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Fresco Album"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Ultratop > M People in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  19. ^ "norwegiancharts.com > M People in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  20. ^ Scottish Albums:
  21. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "The Best of M People"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – M People ft Heather Small". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 July 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Type M People ft Heather Small in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. ^ Peak positions in Iceland:
  24. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for M People (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  27. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Moving on Up Single"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  28. ^ "M People - Moving on Up". BPI. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  29. ^ "M People - Search For The Hero". BPI. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  30. ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  31. ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.