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- ↑ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 271. ISBN 0823076326.
- ↑ "Chart Toppers of 1958". The Billboard. December 15, 1958. p. 44.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 712.
