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- ↑ "The best UK garage tracks of all time". 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2000" (PDF). Music Week . 13 January 2001. p. 20. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Shola Ama – Imagine". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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