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- ↑ "Digital Song Sales (The week of January 11, 2025)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
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- ↑ Trust, Gary (January 13, 2025). "Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (January 21, 2025). "Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2025.