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- ↑ "Cover versions of My Wish Came True by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires". SecondHandSongs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Elvis Presley". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - A Big Hunk O' Love / My Wish Came True (1959, Indianapolis Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ↑ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ↑ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
