Rapper's Delight (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Rapper's Delight" in English language version.

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allmusic.com

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australian-charts.com

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

austriancharts.at

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

bac-lac.gc.ca

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billboard.com

blender.com

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boardsmag.com

Fera, Rae Ann; "An idea deconstructed for Honda Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Boards, 9 April 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

bpi.co.uk

"British single certifications – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

charts.nz

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

dutchcharts.nl

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

eegtalent.com

"Sugarhill Gang". EEG Talent. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

elespanol.com

"Este hilo explica la desgarradora historia del "Aserejé"". El Español (in European Spanish). September 27, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

facebook.com

"Albert Pittman". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

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top.france.free.fr

"TOP - 1980". Top.france.free.fr. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

ghostarchive.org

"Albert Pittman". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight". YouTube. January 8, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

goudplatina.nl

"Dutch single certifications – Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved March 4, 2021. Enter Rapper's Delight in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1979 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

grammy.com

"GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Class Of 2014". grammy.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

hitparadeitalia.it

"Top Annuali Single 1980".

infodisc.fr

"InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-13.

irishcharts.ie

Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd (October 1, 1962). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

loc.gov

"Complete National Recording Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

mediafire.com

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metmuseum.org

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mlb.com

m.dodgers.mlb.com

Lynch, Joe (October 13, 2014). "35 Years Ago, Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight' Made Its First Chart Appearance". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

musicaedischi.it

"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved June 7, 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Sugarhill Gang".

musiccanada.com

"Canadian single certifications – Sugar Hill Gang – Rapper's Delight". Music Canada.

newsobserver.com

Menconi, David (March 14, 2010). "The riff that lifted rap". News & Observer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
Menconi, David (March 14, 2010). "The riff that lifted rap – Music – NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

norwegiancharts.com

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". VG-lista. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

npr.org

"'Rapper's Delight'". National Public Radio. December 29, 2000. Retrieved December 20, 2010. The story goes that Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike, and Master Gee met Sylvia Robinson on a Friday and recorded "Rapper's Delight" the following Monday in just one take.

nypost.com

"Writing cred for 'Rapper's Delight' sparks grudge". New York Post. January 26, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

nytimes.com

Blow, Charles (June 20, 2023). "America's Black Pain and Joy". The New York Times.

officialcharts.com

"Sugarhill Gang: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

offiziellecharts.de

"Offiziellecharts.de – The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

rock.co.za

"South African Rock Lists". Retrieved July 3, 2019.

rollingstone.com

Weingarten, Christopher R. (November 11, 2014). "Sugarhill Gang Rapper Big Bank Hank Dead at 58". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

song-database.com

"Billboard Hot 100 Chart History". Song-database.com. Retrieved February 10, 2014.

soundcloud.com

"Music: Rappers Delight 25th Anniversary Special | BBC Radio 1Xtra by Bernard P Achampong | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

swedishcharts.com

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

swisscharts.com

"The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

tcelectronic.com

"Chip Shearin artist page". TC Electronic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2017.

terra.es

"Todo lo que sube debe bajar, lo importante es que ahora estamos arriba". Terra Networks (in Spanish). 2004. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

theguardian.com

Simpson, Dave (May 2, 2017). "Sugarhill Gang: how we made Rapper's Delight". The Guardian. Retrieved May 3, 2017.

theloadout.com

"Just Dance 2024 song list and track list". The Loadout. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

thesource.com

Sha Be Allah (September 16, 2020). "Today In Hip-Hop History: Sugar Hill Gang Releases 'Rapper's Delight' 41 Years Ago". The Source. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

top-france.fr

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top40.nl

"Nederlandse Top 40 – The Sugarhill Gang" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com

"Twenty First Century Music: Nile Rodgers interviewed by Peter Paphides at Waterstone's, Piccadilly, London". Twentyfirstcenturymusic.blogspot.com. November 10, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

ultratop.be

"Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

web.archive.org

Lynch, Joe (October 13, 2014). "35 Years Ago, Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight' Made Its First Chart Appearance". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
"The Greatest Songs Ever! Good Times Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More". Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Menconi, David (March 14, 2010). "The riff that lifted rap". News & Observer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight". YouTube. January 8, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
Fera, Rae Ann; "An idea deconstructed for Honda Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Boards, 9 April 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
Menconi, David (March 14, 2010). "The riff that lifted rap – Music – NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
"Chip Shearin artist page". TC Electronic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
"InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Fabrice Ferment (ed.). TOP – 1980 (in French). OCLC 469523661. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Top-France.fr. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
"Todo lo que sube debe bajar, lo importante es que ahora estamos arriba". Terra Networks (in Spanish). 2004. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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"music-bnb". wixsite.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

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Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Fabrice Ferment (ed.). TOP – 1980 (in French). OCLC 469523661. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022 – via Top-France.fr. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

worldradiohistory.com

"Juno Album, Singles Data" (PDF). Billboard. January 24, 1981. p. 102. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via World Radio History.
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Rodriguez, Ces (June 7, 1980). "Filipino Film Sparks Life Into EP Format" (PDF). Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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youtube.com

"The Story of Rapper's Delight by Nile Rodgers". RapProject.tv. March 2, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
"Chic - Good Times (Live At The Budokan)" (video). YouTube. October 16, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
"Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight". YouTube. August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight". YouTube. January 8, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2019.