Village People discography

Village People discography
Studio albums10
Compilation albums14
Video albums5
Singles34
Box sets1

This is the discography of American disco group Village People.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		JPN
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NZ
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		SWE
[9] 		UK
[10]
Village People 54 36 21 70 88 — — — 29 —
  • AUS: Gold[11]
  • CAN: Platinum[12]
  • US: Gold[13]
Macho Man
  • Released: February 27, 1978
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 24 31 5 21 — — — — 37 —
  • AUS: Gold[11]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[12]
  • US: Platinum[13]
Cruisin'
  • Released: September 25, 1978
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 3 5 16 2 27 6 6 5 3 24
  • AUS: Gold[11]
  • CAN: 4× Platinum[12]
  • FRA: Gold[14]
  • GER: Gold[15]
  • NED: Gold[16]
  • US: Platinum[13]
Go West
  • Released: March 26, 1979
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 8 14 8 2 18 8 28 4 7 14
  • AUS: Gold[17]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[12]
  • FRA: Gold[14]
  • UK: Gold[18]
  • US: Platinum[13]
Live and Sleazy
  • Released: September 20, 1979
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: 2xLP, 2xMC, 8-track
 32 57 69 23 80 — — 13 25 —
  • CAN: Platinum[12]
  • US: Gold[13]
Can't Stop the Music
  • Released: May 20, 1980
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
 47 — 1 — 36 20 4 17 35 9
  • AUS: Platinum[19]
Renaissance
  • Released: June 1981
  • Label: RCA (US), Casablanca (Japan)
 138 — 12 — — — 34 — — —
Fox on the Box
  • Released: July 1, 1982
  • Label: RCA (Australia), Metronome (Germany), Casablanca (Japan), No UK or US release[20]
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — — — — — — — — — —
Sex Over the Phone — — — — — — — — 47 —
A Village People Christmas
  • Released: November 27, 2018
  • Label: Ceres
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Re-released in 2019 with two additional tracks as Magical Christmas
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3] 		NZ
[7] 		SWE
[9] 		UK
[10]
I Am What I Am – The Best of Village People
  • Released: March 1979
  • Label: Telefunken
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Germany and Sweden-only release
 — — 19 —
Non Stop
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Australia and New Zealand-only release
 42 — — —
Greatest Hits Volume One and Two
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: J&B
  • Formats: 2xLP, 2xMC
  • Australia-only release
 15 — — —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1988
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — — —
Greatest Hits Remix
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Groove & Move, BCM
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — — —
The Greatest Hits of Boney M and the Village People
(with Boney M)
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: Concept
  • Formats: CD, LP
  • Australia-only release
 68 — — —
The Best of Village People
  • Released: November 1993
  • Label: Arista/BMG
  • Formats: CD, MC
 31 13 12 72
The Best of Village People
  • Released: March 22, 1994
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: CD
 — — — —
We Want You
  • Released: January 1998
  • Label: Scorpio Music, Columbia
  • Formats: CD
 — — 38 —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1999
  • Label: Wrasse
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • UK-only release
 — — — 118[21]
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Village People
  • Released: August 21, 2001
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
 — — — —
100%
  • Released: July 2002
  • Label: Mariann
  • Formats: CD
  • Scandinavia-only release
 — — 19 —
Icon
  • Released: June 3, 2014
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
 — — — —
Gold
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Label: Crimson
  • Formats: 3xCD, LP
 — — — 66
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title Album details
En concert
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Proserpine
  • Formats: VHS
  • France-only release
The Best Of
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Wienerworld Presentation
  • Formats: VHS
  • Australia-only release
Village People DVD
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Brioche Edizioni Musicali
  • Formats: DVD
  • Italy-only release
Can't Stop the Music
Les rois du disco
  • Released: April 29, 2008
  • Label: Scorpio Music
  • Formats: 2xDVD
  • France-only release

Box sets

Title Album details
The Album Collection 1977–1985
  • Released: March 20, 2020
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: 10xCD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
US
[22][23] 		US Dance
[22] 		AUS
[3] 		BEL (FL)
[24] 		CAN
[25] 		GER
[26] 		JPN
[27] 		NL
[28] 		NZ
[29] 		UK
[10]
"San Francisco (You've Got Me)" 1977 102 1[A] 15 —[B] — — 40 — — 45 Village People
"Macho Man" 1978 25 4[C] 3 — 16 — 41 — 7 —
  • AUS: Gold[31]
  • US: Gold[32]
 Macho Man
"In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)" [D] — 1[A] — — — — — 27 — — Village People
"Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (medley) [E] — — — — — — — — — — Macho Man
"Y.M.C.A" 2 2[F] 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1
  • GER: Gold[33]
  • NED: Platinum[34]
  • UK: Platinum[35]
  • US: Platinum[36]
 Cruisin'
"I Am What I Am" [G] — 4[C] — — — 32 — — — — Macho Man
"In the Navy" 1979 3 14[H] 7 1 1 3 10 1 7 2
  • UK: Silver[37]
  • US: Gold[38]
 Go West
"Go West" 45 — 12 41 — 43 29 — 15
"I Wanna Shake Your Hand" [I] — — — — — — — — — —
"Sleazy" — 26 — — — — 76 — — — Live and Sleazy
"Ready for the 80's" 52 — — — — — — — —
"Can't Stop the Music" 1980 — 27 1 7 — 10 36 — 2 11 Can't Stop the Music
"Magic Night" — — 88 — — — 88 — — —
"Do You Wanna Spend the Night" 1981 — — 48 — — — — — — — Renaissance
"5 O'Clock in the Morning" — — — — — — — — — —
"Fireman" [J] — — — — — — — — — —
"Action Man" — — — — — — — — — —
"Fox on the Box" 1982 — — — — — — — — — — Fox on the Box
"Play Bach" [K] — — — — — — — — — —
"America" [L] 1983 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Sex Over the Phone" 1985 — — — — — 40 — — — 59 Sex Over the Phone
"New York City" — — — — — — — — — 97
"Medley 1985" [M] — — — — — — — — — 91 Non-album singles
"Livin' in the Wildlife" [N] 1988 — — — — — — — — — —
"Megamix" 1989 — — — 14 — — — — — — Greatest Hits Remix
"Y.M.C.A" ('93 remix) 1993 — — 76 — — 96 — — 46 12 The Best of Village People
"In the Navy" ('94 remix) 1994 — — — — — — — — 42 36
"Far Away in America" (with die Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) [O] — — — — — 44 — — — — Far Away in America
"We Want You – The 1998 Megamix" 1998 — — 92 — — — — — — — We Want You
"Y.M.C.A." ('99 Millennium Mix) [E] 1999 — — — — — — — — — 35 Greatest Hits
"Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"A Very Merry Christmas to You" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — A Village People Christmas
"If You Believe" 2020 —[P] — — — — — — — — —
"My Agenda" (Dorian Electra featuring Village People and Pussy Riot) — — — — — — — — — — My Agenda
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "San Francisco" and "In Hollywood" jointly topped the National Disco Action Top 40 along with "Fire Island", as cuts from the album Village People.
  2. ^ "San Francisco" didn't enter the Ultratop Flanders Top 30, but it did peak at number 47 on the Ultratop Wallonia Top 50.[30]
  3. ^ a b "Macho Man" and "I Am What I Am" jointly charted on the National Disco Action Top 40 along with "Key West", as cuts from the album Macho Man.
  4. ^ Only released in France and Mexico. However, it did chart in the Netherlands, which would have been likely due to import sales.
  5. ^ a b Only released in the UK
  6. ^ "Y.M.C.A." charted on the National Disco Action Top 40 with "Hot Cop", as cuts from the album Cruisin.
  7. ^ Only released in the UK, Germany and Turkey.
  8. ^ "In the Navy" and "Go West" jointly charted on the National Disco Action Top 40 along with "Manhattan Woman", as cuts from the album Go West.
  9. ^ Only released in South Africa and Rhodesia.
  10. ^ Only released in Japan
  11. ^ Only released in Germany, France and Australia.
  12. ^ Only released in Australia and New Zealand.
  13. ^ Only released in the UK, Greece and Sweden.
  14. ^ Only released in Australia.
  15. ^ Only released in Germany.
  16. ^ "If You Believe" didn't enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 25 on the Adult Contemporary.

References

  1. ^ "Village People in US charts". Billboard. January 22, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Village People". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 309, 329–330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • The Best of Village People: "Village People – The Best of Village People". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
    • The Greatest Hits of Boney M and the Village People, "Y.M.C.A." ('93 remix) and "We Want You – The 1998 Megamix": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 295.
  4. ^ "RPM: Village People (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Dutch Charts: Village People (albums)". Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "New Zealand Charts: Albums – Village People". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Village People in Norwegian charts". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Village People in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "UK Official Charts Company Village People". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "Morali Wins Aussie Awards" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 40, no. 36. January 20, 1979. p. 30. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Certified Awards Search Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. Note: User needs to enter "Village People" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  13. ^ a b c d e "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973". www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Village People)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Village People" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved March 16, 2019. Enter Village People in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  17. ^ "Initial Shipping of Go West Goes Gold in Australia" (PDF). Cash Box. March 28, 1979. p. 9. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on September 6, 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Village People" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  19. ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  20. ^ "Village People - Fox on the Box". Discogs.
  21. ^ "Chart Log UK: V - Vybe". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "US Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 12, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  23. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 175. ISBN 9780898200478.
  24. ^ "Belgian Charts". Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  25. ^ "Canadian Charts". RPM magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  26. ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  27. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4
  28. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  29. ^ "New Zealand Charts: Song – Village People". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  30. ^ "Village People - San Francisco - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  31. ^ "Morali Wins Aussie Awards" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 40, no. 36. January 20, 1979. p. 30. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  32. ^ "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013.
  33. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Village People)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  34. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Village People" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved March 16, 2019. Enter Village People in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  35. ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on September 6, 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Village People" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  36. ^ "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013.
  37. ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on September 6, 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Village People" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  38. ^ "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013.
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