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{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Wayne Kemp Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. November 26, 1988.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2021.