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- ↑ Certifications des albums et des singles en France
- ↑ Charts français
- ↑ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 Lescharts.com - Garou discography
- ↑ Ultratop.be/vl/ - Garou albums discography
- 1 2 3 Ultratop.be/fr/ - Garou albums discography
- 1 2 3 htparade.ch - Garou discography
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – May 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- 1 2 Archived 29 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Garou Official website Archived 2011-02-08 at archive.today
- ↑ "On The Charts: November 11, 2019". FYIMusicNews. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "Top Albums (Week 49, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "Top Albums: Semaine du 11 novembre 2022" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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- 1 2 Ultratop.be/fr/ - Garou discography