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What was Billy Preston’s biggest hit?

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Billy Preston’s biggest hits included “Will It Go Round in Circles” (1973) and “Nothing from Nothing” (1974), both of which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He also shared credit with the Beatles for their chart-topping song “Get Back” (1969), on which he played the organ. Preston won a Grammy Award for the instrumental track “Outa-Space” (1972), and he also cowrote “You Are So Beautiful,” a hit for Joe Cocker in 1975.