"Clinging Vine" is a song released by
Bobby Vinton
Stanley Robert Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American singer and actor, who hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage. One ...
in 1964. The song spent 8 weeks on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17, while reaching No. 2 on ''
Billboard
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''s
Pop-Standards Singles chart, No. 14 on the ''
Cash Box
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'' Top 100, No. 11 on
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RPM
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Standards
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'' "Top 40-5s", and No. 9 on Canada's
CHUM Hit Parade
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It consisted of 50 top tunes from May 1957 to July 1968, but in August ...
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[ Chart No. 392.]
Chart performance
References
1964 songs
1964 singles
Bobby Vinton songs
Epic Records singles
Songs with lyrics by Earl Shuman
Songs with music by Leon Carr
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