It was the year The Pogues recorded Jack's Heroes with The Dubliners to commemorate the Republic's success in the World Cup.
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The Pogues' Fairytale Of New York was a re-entry at 26, with Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You not far behind, at 30.
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Costello's previous two marriages ended in divorce, and in November last year it was announced he had split from former Pogues singer Cait O'Riordan after 16 years of marriage.