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- ↑ "2005 French albums chart". Archived from the original on 2005-01-27. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ↑ Meilleurs ventes de singles Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Meilleures ventes d'albums Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine