 "We Are Family" went gold, becoming the number 1 R&B and number 2 pop song on the American charts in 1979 (behind "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer).Along with the tracks "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "Lost in Music", "We Are Family" reached number 1 on the "Billboard" Dance Club Songs.In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."