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- ↑ "オリコン、12月から新ランキング発表へ DL数を楽曲ごとに集計". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "オリコン、12月19日より合算ランキング開始集計詳細を発表". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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