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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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| Oct 21 | #98 | #83 | #77 |
| Oct 20 | #90 | #73 | #67 |
| Oct 19 | #84 | #64 | #69 |
| Oct 18 | #101 | #83 | #89 |
| Oct 17 | #100 | #83 | #94 |
| Oct 16 | #111 | #93 | #93 |
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