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- 1 2 UK chart positions:
- "All Seeing I UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: A> All Seeing I". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
- "Pickled Eggs and Sherbet". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Beat Goes On". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Beat Goes On". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Walk Like a Panther". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "1st Man in Space". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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