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Today: #145 in Society & Culture, Canada on our combined chart.

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Society & Culture, Canada combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#56#83#110#136#163Chart rankOct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 20Oct 21#145
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Oct 21#145#146—
Oct 20#153#154—
Oct 19#97#99#78
Oct 18#66#66#66
Oct 17#107#105—

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