The Village People

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2003

First Recording: 1977

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

The Village People
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys
Nat'l Recording Registry

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Y.M.C.A. (1978)
Macho Man (1978)
In the Navy (1979)

The Village People @ Wikipedia

Will The Village People be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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The VP were one of the campiest acts of the late 1970s, and had a cool stage show. Like them or not, their material still has a lot influence today and gets airplay. The only detractor I can find about them musically was the ill-advised fashion change for their 1981 album "Renaissance", which could have brought them back from the post-disco slide. They certainly deserve a spot in the RHOF.

Posted by John Cady on Wednesday, 02/20/2013 @ 10:48am


I was there at Riotfest, Dude!! Walked by their set. Did not see the Wall of Death, but just caught very end of their set.

Anyone who likes rock & roll, should go to Riotfest. Saw The Wu Tang Clan!

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 09/23/2019 @ 07:54am


YES, PLEASE!!! YMCA IS SUCH AN ICONIC AND NOSTALGIC SONG FOR ME!!!

Posted by Carlos on Sunday, 06/4/2023 @ 18:55pm


The Villiage People are iconic. They set the standard it's okay to be who you are with the song I am what I am. The YMCA and In The Navy. Talked to Victor on facebook and the interpretations on the songs get a little far fetched. Still these guys set the precedent on coming out. I think Ellen DeGeneres would agree. I am not gay not even close but no one should be afraid to be who they are. Automatically they set the bar. In a time when it wasn't okay to be gay. Put them in.

Posted by Chris Burgess on Wednesday, 08/23/2023 @ 01:15am


I am perplexed why Village People isn't inculded in the biggest snubs on this site , Village Pepole made some of the most enduring music of the 70s, with even YMCA, even being in the national recording registry, and one of the main reasons for Discos revaluation, was it's impotnce to the Queer community and The Village Pepole exemplify that, as i can't think of any other music that is as Queer as the Village Peoples music.
They should be inducted.

Posted by Dw on Tuesday, 11/28/2023 @ 18:55pm


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