the Piglets

{{Short description|British musical act}}

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The Piglets were a British female outfit, and one of the pseudonyms Jonathan King used in the 1970s to release some of his songs.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1959}} Their lead singer on Johnny Reggae was Barbara Kay. The Piglets are best remembered for "Johnny Reggae" (1971), released on Bell Records which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart and was a global hit, charting in various other countries including Germany.{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 426}}

{{cite web |title=Offiziellecharts.de – The Piglets - Johnny Reggae |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-121829 |publisher=GFK Entertainment Charts |language=German |accessdate=13 May 2020 |quote=To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Piglets" }}