Hard to Say I'm Sorry (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" in English language version.

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"AFI: Summer Lovers". Afi.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

allmusic.com (Global: 25^th place; English: 22^nd place)

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americanradiohistory.com (Global: 841^st place; English: 481^st place)

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americansongwriter.com (Global: 1,927^th place; English: 1,025^th place)

"The Story and Meaning Behind "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," Chicago's Comeback Hit that Alienated Half the Band". americansongwriter.com. American Songwriter. Retrieved October 7, 2025.

aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New Zealand single certifications – Az Yet – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

"Top 100 Single". Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.

aria.com.au (Global: 948^th place; English: 599^th place)

"ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

australian-charts.com (Global: 596^th place; English: 389^th place)

"Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1982". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
"Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera – Hard To Say I'm Sorry". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

austriancharts.at (Global: 276^th place; English: 477^th place)

"Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry – Austriancharts.at". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 707^th place; English: 396^th place)

"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. August 28, 1982. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 3259". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3275". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

billboard.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 18^th place)

"The Hot 100 - 1982 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
"The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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"The Hot 100 for May 3, 1997". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
"Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. May 3, 1997. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
"Adult Contemporary". Billboard. August 16, 1997. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. April 19, 1997. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
"Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. May 10, 1997. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

billboardtop100of.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Billboard Top 100 – 1997". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Grein, Paul (January 19, 1985). "Chart Beat: Springsteen's 'U.S.A.' returns to the top following Purple Reign". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 3. New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
"Top Single Picks". Billboard. June 5, 1982. p. 67. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
Grein, Paul (January 26, 1985). "Record of the Year: Chicago Sustaining Comeback Momentum". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 4. New York, NY: Billboard Publications, Inc. pp. 6, 79. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
Bronson, Fred (March 8, 1997). "Az Yet Not Sorry It Redid Chicago Hit". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 10. Howard Lander. p. 78. Retrieved August 16, 2017 – via Google Books.
Taylor, Chuck (July 12, 1997). "For Former Chicago Crooner Cetera, Making Hits Is A Hard Habit To Break". Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc. p. 85. Retrieved August 16, 2017 – via Google Books.
Bronson, Fred (October 25, 1997). "Chart Beat: Jackson Lassoes No. 1 With 'Rope'". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 43. p. 102 – via Google Books.
"ASCAP Honors Gordy; BMI Throws 46th Pop Awards Fete". Billboard. Howard Lander. June 27, 1998. p. 55. Retrieved March 6, 2019 – via Google Books.
"Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. January 31, 1998. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

bpi.co.uk (Global: 292^nd place; English: 226^th place)

"British single certifications – Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

charts.nz (Global: 720^th place; English: 419^th place)

"Charts.org.nz – Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
"Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera – Hard To Say I'm Sorry". Top 40 Singles.

collectionscanada.gc.ca (Global: 956^th place; English: 562^nd place)

"50 Singles". RPM. 36 (4). September 11, 1982. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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dailydot.com (Global: 998^th place; English: 632^nd place)

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dropbox.com (Global: 1,209^th place; English: 689^th place)

"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 400^th place; English: 259^th place)

"Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera – Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

elportaldemusica.es (Global: 3,213^th place; English: 2,699^th place)

"Spanish single certifications – Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

grammy.com (Global: 364^th place; English: 250^th place)

"Chicago". Grammy.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
"Az Yet". Grammy.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

hitparade.ch (Global: 307^th place; English: 874^th place)

"Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry – Hitparade.ch". Hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.

hitparadeitalia.it (Global: 1,897^th place; English: 7,353^rd place)

"Top Annuali Single 1982". Retrieved January 31, 2022.

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"National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. January 3, 1983. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.
"Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. February 28, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Imgur.

irishcharts.ie (Global: 1,454^th place; English: 841^st place)

"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.

musicaedischi.it (Global: 6,020^th place; English: 3,998^th place)

"Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved May 28, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Chicago".

musiccanada.com (Global: 767^th place; English: 503^rd place)

"Canadian single certifications – Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". Music Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

musicoutfitters.com (Global: 6,040^th place; English: 3,161^st place)

"Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

nationalpost.com (Global: 818^th place; English: 524^th place)

Go, Justin (February 1, 2012). "Jazz-rock-fusion group Chicago reflects on a 45-year career". National Post. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

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"Babyface leads nominees for 40th annual Grammy Awards". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Associated Press. January 7, 1998. p. E6. Retrieved August 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

nztop40.co.nz (Global: 777^th place; English: 469^th place)

"End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

officialcharts.com (Global: 76^th place; English: 69^th place)

"1982-10-09 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 21/6/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
"Official Singles Chart on 21/6/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
"Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 21/6/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
"Aquagen | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

officialcharts.de (Global: 3,897^th place; English: 2,945^th place)

"Top 100 Single". Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.

offiziellecharts.de (Global: 190^th place; English: 325^th place)

"Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

popdose.com (Global: low place; English: 8,430^th place)

Fortes, Michael (March 29, 2013). "The Popdose Guide to Chicago". Popdose.com. PopDose. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

radioscope.co.nz (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New Zealand single certifications – Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". Radioscope. Retrieved December 18, 2024. Type Hard to Say I'm Sorry in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

riaa.com (Global: 162^nd place; English: 128^th place)

"Gold & Platinum - RIAA: Artists: Chicago". RIAA. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
"American single certifications – Chicago – Hard to Say I_m Sorry". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
"Gold & Platinum - RIAA Artist: Az Yet Label: LaFace". RIAA. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
"American single certifications – Az Yet – Hard to Say I". Recording Industry Association of America.

riaj.or.jp (Global: 1,909^th place; English: 1,657^th place)

"Japanese digital single certifications – シカゴ – 素直になれなくて" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 5, 2023. Select 2014年2月 on the drop-down menu

rock.co.za (Global: 4,836^th place; English: 2,682^nd place)

"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 2, 2018.

rollingstone.com (Global: 47^th place; English: 38^th place)

Parton, Chris (August 10, 2015). "See Tim McGraw's Backstage Jam of Classic Chicago Hit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

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DeKnock, Jan (August 1, 1986). "Cetera At No. 1 With 'Glory Of Love'". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

swedishcharts.com (Global: 659^th place; English: 483^rd place)

"Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera – Hard To Say I'm Sorry". Singles Top 100.

swisscharts.com (Global: 630^th place; English: 421^st place)

"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1982". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

top40.nl (Global: 1,183^rd place; English: 838^th place)

"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
"Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

ultratop.be (Global: 257^th place; English: 219^th place)

"Ultratop.be – Chicago – Hard to Say I'm Sorry". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 15, 2013.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

DeKnock, Jan (August 1, 1986). "Cetera At No. 1 With 'Glory Of Love'". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
"50 Singles". RPM. 36 (4). September 11, 1982. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
"End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
"Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

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"50 Singles". RPM. 36 (4). September 11, 1982. ISSN 0033-7064. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
"Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. January 31, 1998. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

worldradiohistory.com (Global: 316^th place; English: 190^th place)

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