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- ↑ "Svensktoppen - 25 April 2004". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Svensktoppen - 2 May 2004". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ Swedish charts
