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Paper Trail
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Today: #67 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.
Today: #122 in Society & Culture, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #175 in Society & Culture, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #120 in Society & Culture, India on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · Canada
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.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #122 | #123 | — |
| Oct 20 | #111 | #111 | — |
| Oct 19 | #104 | #109 | #91 |
| Oct 18 | #79 | #79 | #78 |
| Oct 17 | #91 | #93 | #80 |
| Oct 16 | #69 | #69 | #81 |
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