[3] "Everyday" is ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

[4] On the original single, the Crickets are not credited, but it is known that Holly plays acoustic guitar,[citation needed] drummer Jerry Allison slaps his knees for percussion,[5] and Joe B. Mauldin plays a standup acoustic bass.

[11] Phil Ochs used a portion of the song as part of his "Buddy Holly Medley", which was included on his album Gunfight at Carnegie Hall in 1974.

The English teen pop singer Nikki Richards recorded the song as the B-side of his first single in 1978.

[17][18] Pearl Jam covered the song in Lubbock, Texas, Holly's birthplace, on October 18, 2000.

The song is covered in the end credits of the seventh episode of the second season of HBO's Crashing, sung by Fiona Apple.

The song is also sung in Party of Five (season 1, episode 7) by the character Julia, played by actress Neve Campbell.

The song is heavily featured and a key plot point in the second season of the Amazon series Good Omens.