Billy Don't Be a Hero US version sold over three and a half million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in June 1974. Donaldson and the Heywoods's version was a massive hit in Latin America and Japan as well, but it remained largely unknown elsewhere as of late July 2017. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1974. Despite the song's popularity, it was poorly received, and it was voted No. 8 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's readers' poll of "10 Worst Songs of the 1970s." The song is mentioned as having played on K-Billy's "Super Sounds of the '70s
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Western media as the "real-life "Slumdog Millionaire"". Of all the international versions, the Japanese version has produced the most number (38) of top prize winners, including juniors. The most recent "Millionaire" winner is Hansani Kavindi in the Sri Lankan version, who won Rs. 2,000,000 on December 8, 2018. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" debuted in Britain on 4 September 1998, with episodes broadcast on the ITV network. When it began airing, the show was hosted by Chris Tarrant, and became an instant hit – at its peak in 1999, one edition of the show was watched by over 19