John Denver recorded the song for his 1971 album Aerie and released it as a single, which peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[6] and number 21 on the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart in 1972.[7] Upon its release, Record World said it was the best of several recent covers of the song.[8]
Don McLean recorded this song for his 1973 album Playin' Favorites and released it as a single, which peaked at number 38 in the UK.[10]
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.
A version recorded by James Taylor was released in 1985, rising to number 3 on the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart in the US,[11] number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[12] and number 26 on the BillboardHot Country Songs chart.[13] It also reached number 1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. The song is included on his 1985 album "That's Why I'm Here". Cashbox called Taylor's version "a perfect showcase for Taylor’s mellow-rocking delivery" with "nice melodic changes and a touching sentiment."[14]Billboard said it has "the wit and style he applied to 'Handy Man.'"[15]
Elliott Murphy recorded the song for a French tribute album, Every Day Is a Holly Day, in 1989.
In 1990, the British guitarist Peter White recorded it for the album Reveillez-Vous.[16][17]
The 2010 AT&T/Blackberry Torch commercial used "Everyday".
The song is played at the beginning of the eleventh episode of the fourth season of Lost ("Cabin Fever"), as well as during the closing credits of the penultimate episode of Mad Men ("The Milk and Honey Route").
