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Today: #68 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #29 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #91 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #38 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #172 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #170 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #92 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #178 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Spotify |
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| Oct 21 | #68 | #37 |
| Oct 20 | #70 | #40 |
| Oct 19 | #77 | #45 |
| Oct 18 | #76 | #45 |
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