685:"Kids in America" signalled the start of Wilde's career. It sold so well in its first week, foul play was suspected and it was not included in that week's chart. In its first eight weeks of release, the single sold more than half a million copies in the UK alone. The song peaked at number two in the UK in 1981 and became the 23rd-best-selling single that year. The following year in 1982, it reached No. 25 on the US
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1467:"The Number Ones: Kim Wilde's "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
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1526:"The top 25 greatest 1980s synthpop songs ever"
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2615:"Len Takes on "Kids in America" for "Digimon""
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2249:"National Top 100 Singles for 1981"
2160:"Kim Wilde Chart History (Hot 100)"
2085:The South African Rock Encyclopedia
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2257:(393). 4 January 1982 – via
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1671:Jones, Peter (19 September 1981).
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2640:Brodsky, Rachel (20 April 2015).
2144:"Kim Wilde: Artist Chart History"
1823:Slater, Aaron (26 January 2023).
1465:Breihan, Tom (19 February 2021).
1432:Williams, Jonathan (April 2003).
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2395:"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1981"
2298:"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981"
2273:"Jaaroverzichten 1981 – Singles"
2238:. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
1872:. Official Charts. 5 March 2021.
1804:from the original on 15 May 2022
1690:– via World radio History.
1387:, Washington episode of Grohl's
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21:Kids in America (disambiguation)
3154:Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)
2595:Smith, Ethan (18 August 1995).
2475:"Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1982"
2320:"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1981"
2013:Nederlandse Top 40 – Kim Wilde"
2002:. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
1960:. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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2019:. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
1770:@Wildericky (19 August 2018).
1554:"11 Essential Kim Wilde Songs"
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1114:Australia (Kent Music Report)
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2968:Pop Don't Stop: Greatest Hits
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1825:"How I Wrote Kids in America"
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3432:Songs written by Ricky Wilde
3427:Songs written by Marty Wilde
3084:Another Step (Closer to You)
2424:(5th ed.). London: The
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587:They wrote the song using a
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1958:Library and Archives Canada
1948:Top RPM Singles: Issue 6547
1937:. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
1524:Owen, Tom (30 April 2024).
1380:Songs from the Laundry Room
1130:Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
675:Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime
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2954:The Very Best of Kim Wilde
2940:The Very Best of Kim Wilde
2531:– via Top-France.fr.
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1970:Nyman, Jake (2005).
1829:Songwriting Magazine
1794:"Kim Wilde in WAVES"
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3266:Perfect Girl
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3063:Rage to Love
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