Fairytale of New York Christmas number one by the Pet Shop Boys' cover of "Always on My Mind". MacGowan was reported to have said "We were beaten by two queens and a drum machine". MacColl later said that she did not feel they were really in competition with the Pet Shop Boys as they were doing a completely different kind of music. The song was re-released by the Pogues in the UK in 1991 (reaching #36), and again in the UK and Ireland for Christmas 2005, reaching number three in the UK. All proceeds from the latter release were donated towards a mixture of
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