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 albums | 4 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 20 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
Albums
editStudio 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 |
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26 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Elegant Slumming |
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2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 67 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 12 | |||
| Bizarre Fruit |
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3 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 30 | — | 4 | — | 29 | 17 | |||
| Fresco |
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2 | 51 | 21 | — | 11 | 76 | 5 | 37 | 20 | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Reissues
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
NZ [7] | ||||||||||
| Bizarre Fruit II |
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29 | 24 | ||||||||
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 |
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2 | 101 | 27 | 41 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 39 | ||||
| Testify |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ultimate Collection (featuring Heather Small) |
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17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
| |||
| One Night in Heaven: The Best of M People |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Gold |
|
53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Remix albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ultimate Collection: The Remixes |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details | Chart Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
FIN [4] | |||
| Elegantly American |
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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 | — |
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| "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
editVideo albums
edit| Year | Video details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Elegant TV |
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| 1995 | Come Again
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| 1998 | One Night in Heaven
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Official Charts > M People". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > M People in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 172–173.
- "Renaissance": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 Jul 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 26 February 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Don't Look Any Further": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Sep 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 26 February 2016 – via Imgur.com.
- "Love Rendezvous": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 3 March 2020: "M People ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 3 March 2020". ARIA. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c "austriancharts.at > M People in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin – Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > M People in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "charts.nz > M People in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > M People in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: M People (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Heatseakers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 172–173.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (M People; 'Elegant Slumming')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Elegant Slumming Album"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (M People; 'Bizarre Fruit / Bizarre Fruit II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Bizarre Fruit Album"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Fresco Album"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Ultratop > M People in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com > M People in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Scottish Albums:
- The Best of M People: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 > 06 December 1998-12 December 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- Ultimate Collection: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 > 06 March 2005-12 March 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification – "The Best of M People"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Peak positions in Iceland:
- For "One Night In Heaven" & "Moving On Up": "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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- For "One Night In Heaven" & "Moving On Up": "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Moving on Up Single"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "M People - Moving on Up". BPI. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "M People - Search For The Hero". BPI. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Billboard > M People Chart History > Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
