Chart Performances
Paper Lace's version of "Billy Don't Be a Hero" hit number one on the UK singles chart on 16 March 1974. The band made plans to release it in America but the song was covered and released by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. Their version was rushed out before Paper Lace could release and it hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 15 June and number 1 in Canada on 7 July. Subsequently although Paper Lace had the chart-topper in the UK, its version stalled at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Bo Donaldson version failed to chart at all in the UK.
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