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- ↑ "Telemarkinger klare for årets Spellemann" (in Norwegian). Varden. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ "Aasmund Nordstoga discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 46, 2013". Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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