What is the best Village People song?

From stadium anthems to campy cult classics, the Village People's catalog spans the glitter-soaked height of disco right through the decadent 80s. Which track takes the crown? Cast your vote!

1

Y.M.C.A.

The 1978 disco mega-hit famous for its arm-spelling choreography, one of the best-selling singles of all time and a permanent fixture at sporting events worldwide.

1000pts

2

Macho Man

Their 1978 commercial breakthrough, a strutting anthem of masculine bravado that propelled the group to mainstream stardom.

763pts

3

Can't Stop the Music

The high-energy title track from their 1980 semi-autobiographical film, marking the exuberant twilight of the disco era.

699pts

4

Sex Over the Phone

A campy 1985 comeback single parodying phone-sex culture that gave the group a fun minor resurgence in the mid-80s.

699pts

5

Go West

A soaring 1979 anthem of freedom and new horizons, later famously covered by the Pet Shop Boys in 1993 as an enduring gay anthem.

559pts

6

I Am What I Am

A bold 1978 anthem of self-acceptance from the Cruisin' album, later widely adopted as an LGBTQ+ empowerment anthem.

559pts

7

In the Navy

Their first US number-one single from 1979, a driving disco track that the actual US Navy briefly considered using for recruitment.

466pts