Beat It (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Beat It" in Simple English language version.

Last modified: 18:24:41, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

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86books.google.com

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22latimes.com

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11independent.co.uk

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11longboredsurfer.com

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11bac-lac.gc.ca

595^th place

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11charts.nz

611^th place

565^th place

11dutchcharts.nl

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11archive.org

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11web.archive.org

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11psu.edu

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11cnn.com

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21^st place

11billboard.com

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11youtube.com

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11ghostarchive.org

64^th place

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11musicradar.com

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archive.org (Global: 6^th place; Simple English: 3^rd place)

"Inside Tracks: The keyboards on Thriller". Keyboard. Vol. 10, no. 7. July 1984. p. 10.

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 595^th place; Simple English: 1,084^th place)

"Top RPM Singles: Issue 6269." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; Simple English: 15^th place)

Klosterman, Chuck (June 19, 2015). "Billboard Cover: Eddie Van Halen on Surviving Addiction, Why He's Still Making Music and What He Really Thinks of David Lee Roth (and Other Past Van Halen Bandmates)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; Simple English: 4^th place)

Cadman, Chris; Halstead, Craig (2007). Michael Jackson: For the Record. Authors On Line. ISBN 978-0-7552-0267-6.
Campbell, Lisa D. (January 1993). Michael Jackson: The King of Pop. Branden Books. ISBN 978-0-8283-1957-7.
Thriller 25th Anniversary - the Book: Celebrating the Biggest Selling Album of All Time. ML Publishing Group. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9768891-9-9.
Jackson, Jermaine (2011). You Are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes. Simon & Schuster. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4516-5158-4.
Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records (7th ed.). Krause. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-89689-958-2.^{[permanent dead link]}
Halstead, Craig; Cadman, Chris (2003). Jacksons Number Ones. Authors On Line Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7552-0098-6.

charts.nz (Global: 611^th place; Simple English: 565^th place)

"Michael Jackson – Beat It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; Simple English: 21^st place)

Quan, Denise (2012-11-30). "Eddie Van Halen deconstructs his collaboration on 'Beat It'". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-04.

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274^th place; Simple English: 204^th place)

"Michael Jackson – Beat It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; Simple English: 176^th place)

"The Many Lives of Q". BBC. December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; Simple English: 47^th place)

Gill, Andy (June 27, 2009). "'Thriller' was the masterpiece that set tone for pop's next generation". The Independent. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; Simple English: 33^rd place)

Roberts, Randall (August 29, 2012). "Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature': An NYC classic on his birthday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
Cromelin, Richard (December 12, 1982). "Jackson goes over 'The Wall'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

longboredsurfer.com (Global: 5,502^nd place; Simple English: 6,012^th place)

"Longbored Surfer - 1983". longboredsurfer.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.

musicradar.com (Global: 2,446^th place; Simple English: 2,888^th place)

Cracknell, Nick (June 29, 2009). "Musicians Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson". MusicRadar. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

psu.edu (Global: 299^th place; Simple English: 419^th place)

digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu

Shields, Gerard (April 22, 1983). "Motown going strong into the '80s". Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.

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

Shields, Gerard (April 22, 1983). "Motown going strong into the '80s". Daily Collegian. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; Simple English: 23^rd place)

"The Many Lives of Q". BBC. December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

Beat It (Simple English Wikipedia)

archive.org (Global: 6th place; Simple English: 3rd place)

bac-lac.gc.ca (Global: 595th place; Simple English: 1,084th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; Simple English: 15th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; Simple English: 4th place)

charts.nz (Global: 611th place; Simple English: 565th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; Simple English: 21st place)

dutchcharts.nl (Global: 274th place; Simple English: 204th place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64th place; Simple English: 176th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; Simple English: 47th place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; Simple English: 33rd place)

longboredsurfer.com (Global: 5,502nd place; Simple English: 6,012th place)

musicradar.com (Global: 2,446th place; Simple English: 2,888th place)

psu.edu (Global: 299th place; Simple English: 419th place)