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230:Released: 31 August 2017
1113:"ARIA Chart Watch #440"
1043:"Cub Sport : Bats"
916:"Good Guys Go – Single"
144:John Castle, Tim Nelson
217:Released: 30 June 2017
18:Bats (Cub Sport album)
1316:Self-released albums
1231:Jesus at the Gay Bar
1119:on 30 September 2017
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286:Professional ratings
1284:Always Got the Love
951:. 22 September 2017
843:"Bats by Cub Sport"
744:Australian Albums (
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945:"Bats– Cub Sport"
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1249:Do You Hear
1139:"Bats (CD)"
974:"Bats (LP)"
304:The Interns
268:ARIA Charts
1300:Categories
1145:26 January
1141:. JB Hi-Fi
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976:. JB Hi-Fi
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878:26 January
852:27 January
829:References
817:Cub Sport
785:Australia
777:Catalogue
664:"Solo III"
459:Tim Nelson
152:chronology
1270:Sometimes
1217:Cub Sport
1188:Cub Sport
810:streaming
739:position
533:"Let U B"
438:Writer(s)
281:Reception
264:Cub Sport
181:Cub Sport
150:Cub Sport
134:Cub Sport
80:Melbourne
55:Cub Sport
847:AllMusic
493:"O Lord"
214:"O Lord"
140:Producer
90:Brisbane
62:Released
52: by
1263:Chasin'
1241:Singles
771:Format
765:Region
624:"Crush"
607:McGorry
451:Chasin'
225:Chasin'
199:Singles
185:(2019)
176:(2017)
167:(2016)
86:Fagan,
774:Label
727:Charts
713:Nelson
690:Nelson
670:Nelson
650:Nelson
630:Nelson
610:Nelson
587:Nelson
562:Nelson
556:"Bats"
542:Nelson
519:Nelson
499:Nelson
479:Nelson
441:Length
299:Rating
296:Source
113:Length
70:Studio
805:Vinyl
780:Ref.
768:Date
737:Peak
435:Title
203:Bats
201:from
130:Label
102:Genre
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