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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 45.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3187." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. April 21, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Big House Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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