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- ↑ Peak positions for the Cricket's singles on the Canadian CHUM Chart:
- "That'll Be the Day": "CHUM's Top Ten". chumtribute.com. September 9, 1957. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- "Oh, Boy!": "CHUM Hit Parade: Week of January 13, 1958". chumtribute.com. January 13, 1958. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- "Maybe Baby": "CHUM Hit Parade: Week of March 31, 1958". chumtribute.com. March 31, 1958. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- "Think It Over": "CHUM Hit Parade: Week of June 16, 1958". chumtribute.com. June 16, 1958. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Irish Top Ten". Evening Herald . July 26, 1962.
- ↑ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
