Group

Pilot

70s Scottish band

From
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Active
1973–1978
Rating
★ 4 (1 votes)
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.

From Pilot (Scottish band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Discography

Albums 7
EPs 1
Singles 6
Compilations 5
Other 1

Links

Also known as

Scotch Mist

Tags

  • british
  • scottish
  • uk

Identifiers

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.