Pilot 1976-06-24

Pilot

Top of the Pops Archive Also known as Scotch Mist
Classic Rock Pop Rock Rock

TYPE

Group

FOUNDED

1973

DISBANDED

1978

LOCATION

United Kingdom

PRIMARY GENRE

Classic Rock

12

TOTAL APPEARANCES

GROUP MEMBERS

Ian Bairnson Billy Lyall David Paton Stuart Tosh

ARTIST OVERVIEW

Pilot are a Scottish rock group, formed in 1973 in Edinburgh by David Paton and Billy Lyall. They achieved considerable mainstream success during 1974–1975, primarily with the release of "Magic" which reached number one in Canada, five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, six in Ireland and eleven in the United Kingdom. Follow up single "January" released in 1975 reached number one in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching eighty-seven in the United States. In the United Kingdom, "January" was awarded a Silver certification from the BPI. Read more on Wikipedia.

Timeline


Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Archived - Video

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TOTP Appearances

Episode Performance archived performance image preview YouTube performance
24/06/1976 Canada
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Christmas 1975 - Part 2 January
Live
11/09/1975 Just A Smile
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03/04/1975 Call Me Round
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13/02/1975 January
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06/02/1975 January
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30/01/1975 January
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16/01/1975 January
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02/01/1975 January
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28/11/1974 Magic
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07/11/1974 Magic
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04/10/1974 Magic
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