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The campy gay-influenced late 70's disco group called the Village People had three top 40 hits. One was "YMCA." What were the other two?

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With their iconic costumes and irresistibly catchy disco anthems, the Village People became a global sensation in the late 1970s. While "YMCA" is their most enduring hit, it was preceded by their first Top 40 entry, "Macho Man." Released in 1978, the song peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and served as a perfect introduction to the group's concept: a tongue-in-cheek celebration of masculine archetypes conceived by French producer Jacques Morali.

The group's third and final Top 40 hit was 1979's "In the Navy," which sailed all the way to number 3. The song was so popular that it attracted the attention of the actual U.S. Navy, which was struggling with recruitment at the time. The Navy struck a deal to use the song in a promotional campaign, even lending the group a warship—the USS Reasoner—to film the music video. However, after media scrutiny over the use of government resources, the official recruitment campaign was scrapped, leaving behind an unforgettable piece of pop culture history.