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- ↑ Duda, Christopher – "Bob Mersereau – The Top 100 Canadian Singles Interview" – SugarBuzz Magazine.
- ↑ Hurlbert, Wayne – "Bob Mersereau: The Top 100 Canadian Singles – Author interview" Archived October 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Book lists top Canadian singles" CBC News
- ↑ "'American Woman' tops best Canadian songs list" CTV News
- ↑ Rockingham, Graham – "Randy Bachman: lord of the song" The Spec
- 1 2 "Bob Mersereau's list of top 100 Canadian songs will please some, infuriate others". The Georgia Straight , October 1, 2010.
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