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- 1 2 3 "Tyrrel Corporation > Artist Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Official Charts > Tyrrel Corporation". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "discogs.com > The Tyrrel Corporation". Discogs.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- "The Bottle" and "Going Home": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 18 August 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "You're Not Here": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 6 March 2018: "Response from ARIA re: chart history for The Tyrrel Corporation, received 6 March 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018. N.B. The High Peak number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Tyrrel Corporation > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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