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- ↑ Tommy Roe, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" single release Retrieved July 18, 2014
- ↑ Tommy Roe, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" single release Retrieved July 18, 2014
- ↑ Tommy Roe, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved July 18, 2014
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ↑ Tommy Roe, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" Billboard Chart Position Retrieved July 18, 2014
- ↑ Tommy Roe, 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits Retrieved July 18, 2014
- ↑ Teenage Head, Trouble in the Jungle Retrieved July 18, 2014
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