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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 367.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 477.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 693.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 200.
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