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References
- ↑ "The Safaris, "Image of a Girl" Chart Position" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Wynter, "Image of a Girl" Chart Position" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Nelson Keene, "Image of a Girl" Chart Position" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Otis Williams and the Charms, "Image of a Girl" Single Release" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Meredith MacRae, "Image of a Boy" Single Release" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "The Torquays, "Image of a Girl" Single Release" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ "The Deep Six, "Image of a Girl" Single Release" . Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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