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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
- ↑ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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