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- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 24, 1971" (PDF).
- ↑ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 62.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 187.
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