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BILLY BRAGG

Billy Bragg (born Stephen William Bragg on December 20, 1957 in Barking, Essex) is an English singer-songwriter. Billy Bragg started off in a pub rock outfit called Riff Raff before joining the British Army. Billy Bragg then styled himself as a busker under the name Spy Vs Spy, capturing the attention of A&R man Peter Jenner, who signed him to a new label called Utility. Billy Bragg wrote the song A New England which Kirsty MacColl turned into a Top 10 hit in 1985, around the time he made his own Official UK Singles Chart debut with Between The Wars. Billy Bragg has had a string of hit albums such as Don’t Try This At Home, Talking With The Taxman About Poetry and Worker’s Playtime, and also scored a UK Official Singles Chart Number 1 with a version of The Beatles’ She’s Leaving Home as a double A side with Wet Wet Wet’s She’s Leaving Home in 1987. Image: Valerio Berdini/Shutterstock

BILLY BRAGG Songs stats

UK No. 1s
1
UK Top 10s
1
UK Top 40s
7
UK Top 75s
13
Weeks in the Top 1
4
Weeks in the Top 10
7
Weeks in the Top 40
27
Weeks in the Top 75
52

BILLY BRAGG Albums stats

UK No. 1s
0
UK Top 10s
2
UK Top 40s
12
UK Top 75s
19
Weeks in the Top 1
0
Weeks in the Top 10
2
Weeks in the Top 40
33
Weeks in the Top 75
86

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This biog needs editing - the final sentence should be "Wet Wet Wet's With a Little Help from My Friends."