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- ↑ Decca Records in the 29000 to 29499 series
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- ↑ British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. 2005. p. 42. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 158.
