Fairytale of New York undergoing rewrites and aborted attempts at recording, and losing its original female vocalist along the way, before finally being completed in August 1987. Although the single never reached the coveted UK Christmas number one, being kept at number two on its original release in 1987 by the Pet Shop Boys' cover version of "Always on My Mind", it has proved enduringly popular with both music critics and the public: to date the song has reached the UK Top 20 on fifteen separate occasions since its original release in 1987, including every year since 2005, and was certified double platinum in
When We Were Young (Adele song) United States, solely as an album track. It debuted at number 22 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, becoming the chart's highest new entry. The song also debuted at number 34 on the Adult Pop Songs chart and climbed to number 24 the second week, before being released as a single. After its wide-release on streaming services, "When We Were Young" jumped from number 29 to number 20 on the Hot 100. The following week, the song climbed to number 14, which became its peak position. In the same week, the song also climbed to its peak position, number