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Some chart facts and figures for you. For a full list of Kirsty's singles go to the Singles Page.

Singles Stats

Kirsty's UK Top 75 chart placings:

  1. Fairytale of New York (2) with the Pogues original release in 1987
  2. Fairytale of New York (3) with the Pogues reissued in 2005
  3. Fairytale of New York (4) with the Pogues in 2007 (first year of the downloads included policy)
  4. Fairytale of New York (6) with the Pogues reissued in 2006
  5. A new England (7)
  6. Days (12)
  7. Fairytale of New York (12) with the Pogues in 2008
  8. Fairytale of New York (12) with the Pogues in 2009
  9. There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis (14)
  10. Fairytale of New York (13) with the Pogues in 2011
  11. Fairytale of New York (17) with the Pogues in 2010
  12. Walking down Madison (23)
  13. Fairytale of New York (36) with the Pogues reissued in 1991
  14. Days (42) reissued
  15. Free World (43)
  16. My Affair (56)
  17. Caroline (58)
  18. Perfect Day (75) with Evan Dando

Of course, Kirsty's "Bay-bee" vocal was sampled and dropped into Tracey Ullman's cover of "They don't know" which reached No. 2 so feel free to count that as well.

Weeks in the Top 75

  1. Fairytale of New York (49?) with the Pogues (includes all reissues)
  2. Days (10+)
  3. A new England (10)
  4. There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis (9)
  5. Walking down Madison (7)
  6. Free World (6)
  7. My Affair (1) & Caroline (1) & Perfect Day (1)

 

Billboard playlist chart placings (Modern Rock Tracks):

  1. Walking down Madison (4)*
  2. Can't stop killing you (20)
  3. Angel (26)

*also No. 18 on Hot Dance Music/ Club Play and No. 36 on Maxi-Singles

Best-selling seasonal song of the 00s

Fairytale of New York was the third best selling "Christmas song" between 2000 and the end of the decade, according to the Official UK Chart Company. Top was Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? and second was the forgettable but briefly famous Darkness. Considering Fairytale was first released in 1987 that is pretty amazing. The figures were compiled from the decade's physical and digital sales.

Chart positions for Fairytale (with many thanks to Phil!):

1987 9 weeks: 40 (5-12-1987), 19, 8, 2, 2, 4, 19, 39, 68 (30-1-1988)
1991 5 weeks: 64 (14-12-1991), 49, 38, 36, 69 (11-1-1992)
2005 5 weeks: 3 (31-12-2005), 5, 12, 41, 63 (28-1-2006)
2006 5 weeks: 46 (9-12-2006), 23, 10, 6, 13 (6-1-2007)
2007 6 weeks: 81 (1-12-2007), 33, 12, 8, 4, 9 (5-1-2008)
2008 7 weeks: 62 (30-11-2008), 44, 19, 13, 12, 19, 91 (10-1-2009)
2009 5 weeks: 58 (5-12-2009), 31, 18, 18, 12 (2-1-2010)
2010 6 weeks: 75 (27-11-2010), 51, 27, 26, 19, 17 (1-1-2011)
2011 5 weeks: 47 (3-12-2011), 23, 15, 13, 13 (25-12-2011)

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