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- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021.