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- ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - May 16, 1960".
- ↑ The Brothers Four, "Greenfields" Chart Position Retrieved April 26, 2023
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ The Beverley Sisters, "Greenfields" Chart Position Retrieved April 26, 2023
- ↑ "Les Compagnons de la chanson". infordisc. Select "Les Compagnons de la chanson" from list
- ↑ "Les Compagnons De La Chanson". Ultratop.
- ↑ The Vogues, "Greenfields" Chart Position Retrieved April 26, 2023
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