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If Books Could Kill

by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

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Today: #76 in Society & Culture, Ireland on our combined chart.

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#76

#76#90 Pulse 17

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#83

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Chart dated October 22, 2026

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 22. New rankings will appear after the next update.

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

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Castbox
Oct 22	#76	#76	#90
Oct 21	#80	#82	#74
Oct 20	#112	#119	#87
Oct 19	#82	#83	#83
Oct 18	#75	#75	#71
Oct 17	#78	#79	#58
Oct 16	#81	#82	#76

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