THE POGUES
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
IT was No 2 in 1987 and has been in the top 20 every year since 2005. Currently No 7.
SONG’S EARNINGS: £400,000 a year. Co-writer and Pogues front man Shane MacGowan (pictured) is worth £19 million.
SINCE THEN: MacGowan, 60 on Christmas Day, lives in Dublin. In 2015, he broke his pelvis and is still in a wheelchair.