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For the alternative spelling of the female given name Kayleigh, see Kaylee. For the homophonic country dance, see Céilidh. “Kayleigh” was a number two UK hit for British neo-progressive rock band Marillion in 1985. It remains the group’s most successful single in terms of chart position. The single was kept from the UK Number 1 spot by charity single “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by supergroup The Crowd in the summer of 1985. It also made the top 10 in Ireland, Norway and France. “Kayleigh” is the band’s sole appearance on the USA’s Billboard Hot 100, hitting #74 in 1986. The song received a great deal of media exposure in the UK. 41 Independent Local Radio stations in Britain had the track A-rated on their playlists and it became the most played single on BBC Radio... Read on...