The Lion Sleeps Tonight (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in English language version.

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7web.archive.org

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3rdearmusic.com

"3rd Ear Music Forum - Mbube - Mickey Mouse Under House Arrest in SAfrica?". 3rdearmusic.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

almightyrecords.com

"Tight Fit — Together — Almighty Records". Almightyrecords.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

archive.org

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Cohen, Ronald D. (2002). Rainbow Quest: the Folk Music Revival and American Society. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 71.

austriancharts.at

"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

bac-lac.gc.ca

"Top RPM Singles: Issue 7602." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5318." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

bbc.com

"Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer". BBC News. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
"Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer". BBC News. 29 December 2020.

billboard.com

"The Tokens Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"The Tokens Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Robert John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Robert John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

books.google.com

Frith, Simon, Popular Music: critical concepts in media and cultural studies, Volume 4, London: Routledge, 2004. ISBN 978-0-415-33270-5. p. 271

bpi.co.uk

"British single certifications – Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight". British Phonographic Industry.

charts.nz

"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

chumtribute.com

"CHUM Hit Parade - December 11, 1961".

collectionscanada.gc.ca

"RPM Top 100 Singles - October 10, 1966" (PDF).
"RPM Top 100 Singles - March 11, 1972" (PDF).
"RPM Top 100 Singles - April 5, 1986" (PDF).

danishcharts.dk

"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Tracklisten. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

dutchcharts.nl

"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

flavourofnz.co.nz

"flavour of new zealand - Lever hit parades". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

ghostarchive.org

Solomon Linda, Evening Birds - Mbube (take 2, rare), 23 August 2021, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 1 September 2021
Earliest Wimoweh Mbube Lion Sleeps Tonight ? '51, 14 September 2009, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 1 September 2021

imdb.com

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9046576/ ^{[user-generated source]}

imgur.com

i.imgur.com

"National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.

irishcharts.ie

"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lion Sleeps Tonight". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

listverse.com

Cad, Saint (31 July 2012). "Top 10 Famous Songs With Unknown Originals". listverse.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

longform.org

reprints.longform.org

Malan, Rian (2000). "In the Jungle". Longform.org. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

musicoutfitters.com

"Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

officialcharts.com

"Karl Denver". The Official Charts Company.
"Tokens: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

offiziellecharts.de

"Offiziellecharts.de – The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 June 2018. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Tokens"
"Offiziellecharts.de – Robert John – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 November 2020. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Robert John"
"Offiziellecharts.de – Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

riaa.com

rock.co.za

"SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

slagerlistak.hu

"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

spotify.com

open.spotify.com

"The Fun Foundation - Nature's Symphony"". Spotify. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

stereogum.com

Breihan, Tom (19 February 2020). "The Number Ones: Robert John's "Sad Eyes"". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 July 2023. In 1972, John recorded an adult-contempo cover of the Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"...

swedishcharts.com

"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

swisscharts.com

"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

telegraph.co.uk

Blair, David (30 October 2004). "Penniless singer's family sue Disney for Lion King royalties". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

theguardian.com

Laing, Dave (24 August 2010), "George David Weiss obituary", The Guardian, ISSN 0261-3077, retrieved 21 May 2024
Sedghi, Ami (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

timarit.is

"Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (2.–8. apríl)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1993. p. 29. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
"Árslistinn 1993". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

time.com

"It's a Lawsuit, a Mighty Lawsuit". Time. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
"Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel Sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"". Time Magazine. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

top40.nl

"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1982". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

tropicalglen.com

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"Cash Box Top 100 3/18/72". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
"Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1972". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

ultratop.be

"The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

unt.edu

digital.library.unt.edu

"Show 18 — Blowin' in the Wind: Pop discovers folk music. [Part 1]". Pop Chronicles. UNT Digital Library. 18 May 1969. Retrieved 24 September 2010.

web.archive.org

Malan, Rian (2000). "In the Jungle". Longform.org. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
"It's a Lawsuit, a Mighty Lawsuit". Time. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Dove'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
"flavour of new zealand - Lever hit parades". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
"Cash Box Top 100 3/18/72". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
"Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
"Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1972". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

whammo.com.au

McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Dove'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Laing, Dave (24 August 2010), "George David Weiss obituary", The Guardian, ISSN 0261-3077, retrieved 21 May 2024

youtube.com

Solomon Linda, Evening Birds - Mbube (take 2, rare), 23 August 2021, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 1 September 2021
Earliest Wimoweh Mbube Lion Sleeps Tonight ? '51, 14 September 2009, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 1 September 2021
"Voiceplay ft. J. None sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"". Youtube. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.