Village People discography explained

Artist:Village People
Studio:10
Compilation:14
Video:5
Singles:34
1Option:1
1Option Name:Box sets

This is the discography of American disco group Village People.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN
[4]
JPN
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
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Macho Man
  • Released: February 27, 1978
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
243152137
  • AUS: Gold
  • CAN: 3× Platinum
  • US: Platinum
Cruisin'
  • Released: September 25, 1978
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
3516227665324
  • AUS: Gold
  • CAN: 4× Platinum
  • FRA

Gold[14]

Go West
  • Released: March 26, 1979
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
81482188284714
  • AUS: Gold[17]
  • CAN: 3× Platinum
  • FRA: Gold[18]
  • UK: Gold[19]
  • US: Platinum
Live and Sleazy
  • Released: September 20, 1979
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: 2xLP, 2xMC, 8-track
32576923801325
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: Gold
Can't Stop the Music
  • Released: May 20, 1980
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
4713620417359
Renaissance
  • Released: June 1981
  • Label: RCA (US), Casablanca (Japan)
1381234
Fox on the Box
  • Released: July 1, 1982
  • Label: RCA (Australia), Metronome (Germany), Casablanca (Japan), No UK or US release[21]
  • 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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
NZ
SWE
UK
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
31131272
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[22]
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

TitleAlbum 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

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
US
[23] [24]
US Dance
AUS
BEL (FL)
[25]
CAN
[26]
GER
[27]
JPN
[28]
NL
[29]
NZ
[30]
UK
"San Francisco (You've Got Me)"19771021154045Village People
"Macho Man"1978254316417 Macho Man
"In Hollywood (Everybody Is a Star)" 127Village People
"Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" (medley) Macho Man
"Y.M.C.A"22111110111 Cruisin
"I Am What I Am" 432Macho Man
"In the Navy"1979314711310172 Go West
"Go West"451241432915
"I Wanna Shake Your Hand"
"Sleazy"2676Live and Sleazy
"Ready for the 80's"52
"Can't Stop the Music"198027171036211Can't Stop the Music
"Magic Night"8888
"Do You Wanna Spend the Night"198148Renaissance
"5 O'Clock in the Morning"
"Fireman"
"Action Man"
"Fox on the Box"1982Fox on the Box
"Play Bach"
"America" 1983
"Sex Over the Phone"19854059Sex Over the Phone
"New York City"97
"Medley 1985" 91rowspan="2"
"Livin' in the Wildlife" 1988
"Megamix"198914Greatest Hits Remix
"Y.M.C.A" ('93 remix)199376964612The Best of Village People
"In the Navy" ('94 remix)19944236
"Far Away in America" (with die Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) 44Far Away in America
"We Want You – The 1998 Megamix"199892We Want You
"Y.M.C.A." ('99 Millennium Mix) 199935Greatest Hits
"Let's Go Back to the Dance Floor"2013
"A Very Merry Christmas to You"2018A Village People Christmas
"If You Believe"2020
"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 and References

  1. Web site: January 22, 2015. Village People in US charts. February 15, 2018. Billboard.
  2. Village People. 2022-01-10. Billboard. en-US.
  3. Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 309, 329–330. David Kent (historian).
    • The Best of Village People: Web site: Village People – The Best of Village People. australian-charts.com. 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": 295.
  4. Web site: RPM: Village People (albums). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171014084220/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=h6banu1fsvdt9pof8c4m7dun24&q1=village+people&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=50. October 14, 2017. September 7, 2014. RPM Magazine. mdy-all.
  5. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. Roppongi, Tokyo.
  6. Web site: Dutch Charts: Village People (albums). September 7, 2014. Dutch Charts Hung Medien.
  7. Web site: New Zealand Charts: Albums – Village People. February 4, 2015. charts.nz. Hung Medien.
  8. Web site: Village People in Norwegian charts. September 7, 2014. norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
  9. Web site: Village People in Swedish charts. September 7, 2014. swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  10. Web site: UK Official Charts Company Village People. September 7, 2014. Official Charts Company.
  11. January 20, 1979. Morali Wins Aussie Awards. Cash Box. 40. 36. 30. September 8, 2020. World Radio History.
  12. "Certified Awards Search ". 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. Web site: riaa.com Certifications. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082250/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. September 5, 2013. Recording Industry Association of America.
  14. Web site: InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973. 2022-01-10. www.infodisc.fr.
  15. Germany. Village People. September 6, 2014.
  16. Netherlands. Village People. album. 16 March 2019.
  17. March 28, 1979. Initial Shipping of Go West Goes Gold in Australia. Cash Box. 9. December 1, 2021. World Radio History.
  18. Web site: InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973. 2022-01-10. www.infodisc.fr.
  19. "Certified Awards Search ". 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.
  20. Web site: Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980. 12 November 2021. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com.
  21. Web site: Village People - Fox on the Box . .
  22. Web site: Chart Log UK: V - Vybe. 2022-01-10. www.zobbel.de.
  23. September 12, 2008. US Charts. February 15, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  24. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. 1982. 9780898200478. 175.
  25. Web site: Belgian Charts. September 6, 2014. Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  26. Web site: Canadian Charts. July 17, 2013 . January 6, 2016. RPM magazine..
  27. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2022-01-11. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  28. Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment.
  29. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2022-01-11. dutchcharts.nl.
  30. Web site: New Zealand Charts: Song – Village People. February 4, 2015. charts.nz. Hung Medien.
  31. January 20, 1979. Morali Wins Aussie Awards. Cash Box. 40. 36. 30. September 8, 2020. World Radio History.
  32. Web site: riaa.com Certifications. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082250/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. September 5, 2013. Recording Industry Association of America.
  33. Germany. Village People. September 6, 2014.
  34. Netherlands. Village People. single. 16 March 2019.
  35. "Certified Awards Search ". 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. Web site: riaa.com Certifications. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082250/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. September 5, 2013. Recording Industry Association of America.
  37. "Certified Awards Search ". 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. Web site: riaa.com Certifications. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082250/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. September 5, 2013. Recording Industry Association of America.