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References
- ↑ Lila McCann Chart History
- ↑ RPM Country Tracks
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3462." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 23, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Lila McCann Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM . December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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