Village People discography

Village People discography
Studio albums	10
Compilation albums	14
Singles	34
Video albums	5
Music videos	14
Box sets	1

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	Released: July 11, 1977 Label: Casablanca Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	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	Released: July 1985 Label: Black Scorpio, Record Shack Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	Released: 2006 Label: Le Studio Canal+ Formats: DVD France-only release
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 [11] US: Gold [13]	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 [15] NED: Platinum [16] UK: Platinum [18] US: Platinum [13]	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 [18] US: Gold [13]	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.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Album
1977	"In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)"	Unknown	Village People
	"San Francisco (You've Got Me)"	Julie Kavner
1978	"Macho Man"		Macho Man
	"Y.M.C.A."		Cruisin'
1979	"In the Navy"		Go West
	"Go West"
	"Ready for the 80's"	Unknown	Live and Sleazy
	"Sleazy"
1981	"5 O'Clock in the Morning"		Renaissance
	"Do You Wanna Spend the Night"	Steve Kahn
1985	"Sex Over the Phone"	Julie Kavner	Sex Over the Phone
1996	"In the Navy" (from the movie Down Periscope )	Unknown	non-album
2013	"Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor"
2022	"Magic Christmas"

Notes

1. "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. "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. 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. 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. "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. "Village People in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
10. "UK Official Charts Company Village People". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
11. "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. "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. "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013.
14. "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 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine ". 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. "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. July 17, 2013. 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.