West End Girls (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "West End Girls" in English language version.

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allmusic.com

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australian-charts.com

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austriancharts.at

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avclub.com

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bac-lac.gc.ca

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bbc.co.uk

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billboard.com

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blender.com

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books.google.com

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bpi.co.uk

"Royal Blood, Royal Blood, Album".
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cashboxmagazine.com

"Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending May 10, 1986". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
"Cash Box Top Black Contemporary Singles – Week ending May 24, 1986". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
"The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1986 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. 27 December 1986. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

charts.nz

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cnn.com

edition.cnn.com

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collectionscanada.gc.ca

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consequence.net

"AV Undercover Archives - GWAR covers Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls". A totally brash take on the new wave jam for AV Club's Undercover series". A.V. Undercover.

dailynews.com

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dutchcharts.nl

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flickr.com

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imdb.com

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imgur.com

i.imgur.com

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irishcharts.ie

"The Irish Charts – Search Results – West End Girls". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

latimes.com

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lescharts.com

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liveabout.com

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metro.co.uk

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mtv.com

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musiccanada.com

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musicomh.com

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mvdbase.com

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norwegiancharts.com

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officialcharts.com

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offiziellecharts.de

"Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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oricon.co.jp

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petshopboys.net

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pitchfork.com

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radioscope.co.nz

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rock.co.za

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rockonthenet.com

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rollingstone.com

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swedishcharts.com

"Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 February 2009.

swisscharts.com

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telegraph.co.uk

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theguardian.com

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thisisdig.com

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top40.nl

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totally80s.com

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tv.com

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ultratop.be

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web.archive.org

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worldcat.org

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worldradiohistory.com

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youtube.com

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