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- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres N° 1 des 70's". Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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- ↑ "Mardi Gras, The* - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby / Girl I've Got News For You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 349. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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