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References
- ↑ "Connie Francis, "Frankie" Chart Positions" . Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Connie Francis, "Lipstick on Your Collar" Chart Positions" . Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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