The song reached number four in the UK Singles Chart,[2] and Burnett appeared dressed as a chicken on Top of the Pops.
From 5 July 1976 Burnett hosted the weekday lunchtime show after Johnnie Walker left the station.
During 1982–84, Burnett was heard on BBC Radio 2 as a stand-in host for broadcasters such as David Hamilton and Terry Wogan and occasionally presenting the Early Show.
In October 1985, billed as the 'Pee Bee Squad' he reached #52 in the United Kingdom chart with "Rugged and Mean, Butch and on Screen".
Burnett replaced Jimmy Savile as the long-time host of The Vintage Chart Show on the BBC World Service (1989–1999).
Burnett could be heard presenting weekdays between 5 and 7 (9 February – September 2009) on internet radio station Wight FM (this was voicetracked).
On Saturday 16 October 2010, he stood in for Dave Cash on BBC Radio Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Solent, Oxford and Berkshire presenting a classic chart show featuring top 40 sounds from 1971 and 1981.
On 27 December 2023 Burnett broadcast a one-off programme on Boom Radio as part of their festive programming.