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References
- ↑ "Pat Boone – Anastasia". offiziellecharts (Offizielle Deutsche Charts). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ "Cover versions of Anastasia by Pat Boone - Orchestra & Chorus directed by Billy Vaughn". SecondHandSongs.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 December 1956. pp. 34–.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 December 1956. pp. 56–.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1989). Rock Movers & Shakers. Billboard Publications, Incorporated. ISBN 9780823076086.
- ↑ "Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ "Pat Boone - Don't Forbid Me / Anastasia". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 January 1957. pp. 84–.
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