M People discography explained

Artist:	M People
Studio:	4
Ep:	1
Option:	1
Option Name:	Remix albums
Compilation:	5
Singles:	20
Video:	3

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.

Albums

Studio albums

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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	Released: 4 November 1991	26	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	UK: Gold^[11]
Elegant Slumming	Released: 4 October 1993 Label: Deconstruction	2	7	23	23	18	67	1	37	19	12	UK: 3× Platinum AUS: Gold^[12] GER: Gold^[13] NZ: Platinum^[14]
Bizarre Fruit	Released: 14 November 1994 Label: Deconstruction	3	14	28	36	30	—	4	—	29	17	UK: 5× Platinum AUS: Platinum GER: Gold^[15] NZ: Platinum^[16]
Bizarre Fruit II	Released: 27 November 1995 Label: Deconstruction			29				24
Fresco	Released: 13 October 1997 Label: M People Records	2	51	21	—	11	76	5	37	20	—	UK: 2× Platinum NZ: Gold^[17]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
UK	AUS	AUT	BEL ^[18]	FIN	GER	NZ	NOR ^[19]	SCO ^[20]	SWI
The Best of M People	Released: 2 November 1998 Label: M People Records	2	101	27	41	34	20	21	2	2	39	UK: 3× Platinum NZ: Platinum^[21]
Testify	Released: 25 May 1999 Label: Epic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ultimate Collection (featuring Heather Small)	Released: 5 April 2005	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	UK: Gold^[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

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

Extended plays

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EP details	Chart Peaks
UK	FIN
Elegantly American	Released: 5 September 1994 Label: Deconstruction	31	19

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK	AUS	BEL	EUR	GER	ICE ^[23]	IRE ^[24]	NZ	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	AUS: Platinum NZ: Gold^[27] UK: Silver^[28]
	"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	—	UK: Silver^[29]
	"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

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

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 G-Mex in Manchester. Also includes music videos from Bizarre Fruit.
1998	One Night in Heaven Released: 1998 Label: Eagle Vision Format: VHS, DVD	Live concert recorded for the Later... with Jools Holland M People special.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Charts > M People. Official Charts Company. 2019-11-02.
2. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: Web site: australian-charts.com > M People in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
   • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 172–173.
   • "Renaissance": Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 10 Jul 1994. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2016-02-26. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "Don't Look Any Further": Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 11 Sep 1994. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2016-02-26.
   • "Love Rendezvous": Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016. Imgur.com. 2016-07-12.
   • All ARIA chart peaks to 3 March 2020: Web site: M People ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 3 March 2020. ARIA. Imgur.com. 2020-03-03. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. Web site: austriancharts.at > M People in der Österreichischen Hitparade. German. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
4. Web site: Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 . Finnish . Sisältää Hitin – Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen) . 2016-07-17.
5. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "M People". German. GfK Entertainment. 2019-11-02. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
6. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > M People in Dutch Charts. Dutch. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
7. Web site: charts.nz > M People in New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
8. Web site: swedishcharts.com > M People in Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
9. Web site: hitparade.ch > Suche nach: M People (Alben). German. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
10. Billboard > M People Chart History > Heatseakers Albums. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102060603/https://www.billboard.com/music/m-people/chart-history/TLN. dead. November 2, 2019. Billboard. 2019-11-02.
11. Web site: BPI Certification . . 2016-07-09 . 2013-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx . dead .
12. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 172–173.
13. Germany. M People. Elegant Slumming. 2016-07-17.
14. Web site: New Zealand Certification – "Elegant Slumming Album" . Recorded Music NZ. 2016-07-17.
15. Germany. M People. Bizarre Fruit / Bizarre Fruit II. 2016-07-17.
16. Web site: New Zealand Certification – "Bizarre Fruit Album" . Recorded Music NZ. 2016-07-17.
17. Web site: New Zealand Certification – "Fresco Album" . Recorded Music NZ. 2016-07-17.
18. Web site: Ultratop > M People in Ultratop Vlaanderen. Dutch. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
19. Web site: norwegiancharts.com > M People in Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. 2019-11-02.
20. Scottish Albums:
    • The Best of M People: Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 > 06 December 1998-12 December 1998. Official Charts Company. 2019-11-02.
    • Ultimate Collection: Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 > 06 March 2005-12 March 2005. Official Charts Company. 2019-11-02.
21. Web site: New Zealand Certification – "The Best of M People" . Recorded Music NZ. 2016-07-17.
22. United Kingdom. album. M People ft Heather Small. 27 July 2016.
23. Peak positions in Iceland:
    • For "One Night In Heaven" & "Moving On Up": Web site: Archived copy . 4 August 2018 . 28 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128140653/http://timarit.is/files/11782392.pdf . dead .
    • For "Don't Look Any Further": Web site: Archived copy . 4 August 2018 . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809074031/http://timarit.is/files/12108207.pdf . dead .
24. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for M People (from irishcharts.ie). Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. 2019-11-02.
25. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Chart. . 27 July 2018.
26. Web site: Billboard > M People Chart History > Hot 100. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102060552/https://www.billboard.com/music/m-people/chart-history/HSI. dead. November 2, 2019. Billboard. 2019-11-02.
27. Web site: New Zealand Certification – "Moving on Up Single" . Recorded Music NZ. 2016-07-20.
28. Web site: M People - Moving on Up. BPI. 2020-10-28.
29. Web site: M People - Search For The Hero. BPI. 2020-10-28.
30. Billboard > M People Chart History > Dance Club Songs. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102060604/https://www.billboard.com/music/m-people/chart-history/DSI. dead. November 2, 2019. Billboard. 2019-11-02.
31. Billboard > M People Chart History > Dance Singles Sales. https://web.archive.org/web/20191102060553/https://www.billboard.com/music/m-people/chart-history/DSA. dead. November 2, 2019. Billboard. 2019-11-02.