C’Mon Billy – PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey took this track into the UK top 40 for one week in 1995.

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Twenty years ago this week, C’mon Billy by PJ Harvey entered the UK singles chart at number 29. This was the highest position the song achieved as it dropped out of the top 40 a week later.

C’mon Billy was released on the Island record label and was the third UK top 40 hit for PJ Harvey. It was taken from the gold-selling album To bring you my love, which peaked at number 12 in the UK albums chart.

More music from PJ Harvey

 

UK singles chart for the week ending 22 July 1995

1. Boom boom boom – Outhere Brothers

2. Alright / Time – Supergrass

3. Shy guy – Diana King

4. A girl like you – Edwyn Collins

5. In the summertime – Shaggy featuring Rayvon

6. Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me – U2

7. Unchained melody / (There’ll be bluebirds over) the White Cliffs of Dover – Robson Green and Jerome Flynn

8. Kiss from a rose / I’m alive – Seal

9. You do something to me – Paul Weller

10. 3 is family – Dana Dawson

 

20. Big yellow taxi – Amy Grant

 

29. C’mon Billy – PJ Harvey