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- ↑ Hot 100 - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra Apples and Bananas Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100", Billboard , April 24, 1965. Accessed July 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard , April 24, 1965. p. 23. Accessed July 27, 2016.
- ↑ Adult Contemporary - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra Apples and Bananas Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ "WLS Silver Dollar Survey", WLS, March 26, 1965. Accessed July 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Top LP's", Billboard , July 7, 1965. Accessed July 27, 2016.
- ↑ Billboard 200 - Lawrence Welk Apples & Bananas, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard Top LP's", Billboard , June 26, 1965. Accessed July 27, 2016.
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