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written and published by

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and David Mann in 1941. In early 1945,

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released Victor 20-1637, which reached the number one position on the Billboard's National Radio Airplay chart for five straight weeks, then no.2 for six more weeks, and a total run of 29 weeks. It finished 1945 as the no. 4 record of the year.

1945 versions

Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on ''

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''s chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", while also reaching No. 1 on ''Billboard''s charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and no. 2 on "Most-Played Juke Box Records".Most-Played Juke Box Records
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released a version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1945, which reached No. 8 on ''Billboard''s chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air" and No. 12 on ''Billboard''s chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Records". A version was also released by

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with Paula Kelly in 1945, which was a hit that year.

Bobby Vinton version

Bobby Vinton, backed by arranger/conductor Stan Applebaum, recorded and released "There! I've Said It Again" as a single in the fall of 1963. In 1964, Vinton released the song on the album ''

There! I've Said It Again "There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written and published by Redd Evans and David Mann in 1941. In early 1945, Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra released Victor 20-1637, which reached the number one position on the Billboard's Natio ...

''. Vinton's version topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks.Hot 100 - Bobby Vinton There! I've Said It Again Chart History
''Billboard.com''. Retrieved March 24, 2018. It was the first No. 1 song of 1964, and spent 13 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song also spent five weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Middle-Road Singles chart. It was Vinton's third number-one song on both charts, following "

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" and " Blue Velvet". Vinton's version also reached No. 1 on the ''

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'' Top 100, No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and spent 10 weeks on the United Kingdom's ''

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'' chart, reaching No. 34. Vinton's version was ranked No. 12 on ''Cash Box''s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964".

Chart performance

All-time charts

Other notable versions

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released a version of the song in 1959. Cooke's version spent five weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching No. 81, while reaching No. 25 on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B Sides chart. Al Saxon released a version of the song in 1961, which reached No. 48 on the United Kingdom's ''

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peaked at No. 53 on the ''Billboard''

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chart in 1989.

References

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