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Notes
- 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1273. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ↑ Jefferson at AllMusic
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 281. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Sources
- Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
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