M People discography

M People discography
Releases
Studio albums 4
Compilation albums 5
EPs 1
Singles 21
Video albums 3
Remix albums 1

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.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4][5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US Heat
[10]
1991 Northern Soul 26
1993 Elegant Slumming
  • Released: 9 October 1993
  • Label: Deconstruction (#74321166782)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2 7 23 18 67 1 37 19 12
1994 Bizarre Fruit
  • Released: 9 November 1994
  • Label: Deconstruction (#74321240812)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4 14 28 30 4 29 17
  • UK: 5× Platinum[11]
1995 Bizarre Fruit II
  • Released: 27 November 1995
  • Label: Deconstruction (#74321328172)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
29 24
1997 Fresco
  • Released: 24 October 1997
  • Label: M People Records (#74321524902)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2 21 11 76 5 37 20
  • UK: 2× Platinum[11]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUT
[3]
GER
[5]
NZ
[7]
SWI
[9]
1998 The Best of M People
  • Released: 2 November 1998
  • Label: M People Records (#74321613872)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2 27 20 21 39
  • UK: 3× Platinum[11]
1999 Testify
  • Released: 25 May 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2005 Ultimate Collection 17
2007 One Night in Heaven: The Best of M People
  • Released: 3 December 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2009 The Collection
  • Released: 27 July 2009
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Remix albums

Year Album details
2005 Ultimate Collection: The Remixes
  • Released: 21 February 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Year Album details UK
[1]
1994 Elegantly American
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Deconstruction
  • Formats: CD, cassette
31

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
UK US Hot 100 US Dance AUS NZ
1991 "How Can I Love You More?" 29 Northern Soul
1992 "Colour My Life" 35
"Someday" 38
"Excited" 29 1
1993 "How Can I Love You More" (Remix) 8
"One Night in Heaven" 6 1 23 Elegant Slumming
"Moving on Up" 2 34 1 4 4
"Don't Look Any Further" 9 4
1994 "Renaissance" 5 27
"Sight for Sore Eyes" 6 20 17 Bizarre Fruit
1995 "Open Your Heart" 9 1 25 21
"Search for the Hero" 9 37
"Love Rendezvous" 32
"Itchycoo Park" 11 27 21 Bizarre Fruit II
1997 "Just for You" 8 23 Fresco
"Fantasy Island" 33 39
1998 "Angel St" 8
"Testify" 12 5 The Best of M People
1999 "Dreaming" 13
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Videos

Video albums

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 GMEX in Manchester.
  • Also includes music videos from Bizarre Fruit.
1998 One Night in Heaven

Music videos

References

  1. ^ a b c "UK Charts > M People". Official Chart Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/m%20people/. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  2. ^ "Australian Charts > M People". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=m+people. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Austrian Charts > M People" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=m+people. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  4. ^ "Charverfolgung / M-People / Longplay". musicline.de PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/M-PEOPLE/?type=longplay. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  5. ^ a b "Charverfolgung / M People / Longplay". musicline.de PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/M+People/?type=longplay. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  6. ^ "Dutch Album Charts > M People" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=m+people&cat=a. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  7. ^ a b "New Zealand Charts > M People". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=m+people. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  8. ^ "Swedish Charts > M People". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=m+people. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  9. ^ a b "Swiss Charts > M People" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=m+people. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  10. ^ "M People > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic.Macrovision. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p44953. Retrieved 19-05-2010. 
  11. ^ a b c d "BPI > Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 03-10-2009.