Group
Pilot
70s Scottish band
- From
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1973–1978
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 20
- classic rock
- pop rock
- rock
About
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.
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Their debut studio album, From the Album of the Same Name was released in 1974, and reached number eighty-two on the United States Billboard 200 Albums Charts.
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Also known as
Scotch Mist
Tags
- british
- scottish
- uk
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- 3ff99b4e-3824-40d4-8acb-0147c6eae948
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.