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- ↑ "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). October 8, 1984. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
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- ↑ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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