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- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Kulcha – Fly Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Kulcha – Fly Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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