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- 1 2 "Mario Lanza – Serenade (Vinyl)". Discogs. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - Serenade / I'm A Fool". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Billboard". 31 March 1956.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - Serenade". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-14.