Village People (album)

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Village People
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 1977
Genre Disco
Length22:16
Label Casablanca
Producer Jacques Morali
Village People chronology
Village People
(1977)
Macho Man
(1978)
German cover
Villagepeoplealbum1977.jpg
Original German issue, retitled
San Francisco (You've Got Me) [1]
No.TitleLength
1."San Francisco (You've Got Me)"5:19
2."In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)"5:27
3."Fire Island"5:49
4."Village People"5:41
Total length:22:16

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Village People
Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6] 21
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [7] 70
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] 88
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 29
US Billboard 200 [10] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 36

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [12] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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