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Today: #62 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #18 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #28 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #98 in History, Germany on our combined chart.
Today: #123 in History, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #151 in History, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #12 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #12 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in History, India on our combined chart.
Today: #20 in History, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #61 in History, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #18 in History, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #61 | #65 | #48 | #53 |
| Oct 20 | #67 | #69 | — | #49 |
| Oct 19 | #56 | #55 | #46 | #53 |
| Oct 18 | #27 | #27 | #48 | #45 |
| Oct 17 | #51 | #51 | — | #36 |
| Oct 16 | #74 | #74 | — | #58 |
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