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- "Yes, I'm Ready", "Dancin' in the Streets" and "Give It Up": "KC Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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- All except noted: "KC and the Sunshine Band Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- "Yes, I'm Ready" and "2 Live Party": "KC Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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- ↑ Peaks on the Dance Club Songs chart:
- All except noted: "KC and the Sunshine Band Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- "Give It Up": "KC Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- "Give Me Some More (Aye Yai Yai)": "Dance Club Songs: May 18, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
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