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- ↑ "10cc – Silly Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
