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EULOGY

Born: October 28, 1945, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

After a few reincarnations 1050 CHUM quietly passed away on March 26, 2009

1050 CHUM was a legendary Top 40 powerhouse from the late 1950s through to the early 1980s.

The station had a formula no other station has been able to duplicate.

Through the formative ‘50s, the unforgettable ‘60s and the interesting ‘70s, 1050 CHUM played a major role in shaping the radio landscape in Toronto. Recording acts from Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Guess Who, Elton John, The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers and Bob Seger not only graced the airwaves but walked the halls of 1050 CHUM.

The radio station was famous for the CHUM Chart. From 1957 to 1986, 1,512 consecutive weekly charts were published, making it the longest-running chart of its kind in the world.

Also, 1050 CHUM was noteworthy for hosting many famous rock concerts including, among others, visits to Maple Leaf Gardens by Elvis Presley (1957) and The Beatles (1964, '65, and '66).

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

CHUM CHARTS - ALL TIME CHARTS - SUMMER OF 66 SURVEY

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Top 66 from the '66 Summer sound Survey


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SOURCE: craig.smith/alltime hits

HOME SITE: Craig's M. Smith's 1050 CHUM Chart fan site
http://craig.sowny.ca/www/www3.sympatico.ca/craig.smith/alltime.htm

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Top 66 from the '66 Summer sound Survey

From the CHUM charts there is no listing that this chart made it to air but it was published in the July 11th CHUM Chart.

No. Title Artist
1 Satisfaction Rolling Stones
2 Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits
3 Help Beatles
4 Mr. Tambourine Man Byrds
5 Yesterday Beatles
6 Do Wah Diddy Manfred Mann
7 Johnny Angel Shelly Fabares
8 House Of The Rising Sun Animals
9 My Boy Lolipop Millie Small
10 Surfin' U.S.A. Beach Boys
11 Downtown Petula Clark
12 Hard Day's Night Beatles
13 Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
14 Down In The Boondocks Billy Joe Royal
15 I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher
16 Turn Turn Turn Byrds
17 Louie Louie Kingsmen
18 All My Loving Beatles
19 Get Off My Cloud Rolling Stones
20 She Loves You Beatles
21 I'm Henry VIII Herman's Hermits
22 You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling Righteous Bros.
23 Silhouettes Herman's Hermits
24 Memphis Johnny Rivers
25 Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry & The Pacemakers
26 Love Potion #9 Searchers
27 Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson
28 I Want To Hold Your Hand Beatles
29 I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits
30 Day Tripper Beatles
31 This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis & The Playboys
32 Fun Fun Fun Beach Boys
33 Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying Gerry & The Pacemakers
34 Bits & Pieces Dave Clark 5
35 Mockingbird Inez Foxx
36 Heart Of Stone Rolling Stones
37 Town Without Pity Gene Pitney
38 California Girls Beach Boys
39 Baby Love Supremes
40 It's My Party Leslie Gore
41 Just One Look Doris Troy
42 Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley
43 Mohair Sam Charlie Rich
44 Sunshine Lollipops & Rainbows Leslie Gore
45 A Taste Of Honey Herb Alpert
46 Glad All Over Dave Clark 5
47 Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson
48 I Feel Fine Beatles
49 Donna Ritchie Valens
50 Sheila Tommy Roe
51 Eight Days A Week Beatles
52 Trains & Boats & Trains Billy J. Kramer
53 Have I The Right Honycombs
54 Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers
55 Liberty Valence Gene Pitney
56 One-Two-Three Len Barry
57 Stop In The Name of Love Supremes
58 Cara Mia Jay & The Americans
59 Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland
60 Soldier Boy Shirelles
61 California Sun Rivieras
62 I'll Be There Gerry & The Pacemakers
63 Help Me Rhonda Beach Boys
64 Sugar Shack Jimmy Gilmer
65 I Hear A Symphony Supremes
66 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

1957 - Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format


1957 - Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format


1957 - Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format. ....

LINK: This Day in History for 27th May


THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE 1050 CHUM AND CHUM LTD TIMELINE TO BE FOUND THUS FAR ONLINE.

LINK: Canadian Communications Foundation - Fondation Des Communications ...

Ontario, City of Toronto

CHUM-AM, Toronto, CTVglobemedia
1944....

1945
CHUM Radio began broadcasting on October 28. The daytime only station operated on a frequency of 1050 kHz with a power of 1,000 watts. Studios and offices were on the top floor of the Hermant Building at 21 Dundas Square. ...

Dick MacDougal was CHUM's first announcer and program director.

1946 ...
In the spring, a fire in the Hermant Building’s basement forced CHUM off the air for a time. Phone service was lost and the program feed from the studios to the transmitter site was cut. Station staff jumped into action and set up a temporary studio at the transmitter building. Programming resumed the following day from the temporary studio location. .. Complete Article @ Canadian Communications Foundation - Fondation Des Communications ...

http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.php?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php%3Fid%3D407%26historyID%3D188

EARLY CHUM HISTORY: CHUM (AM)


Link to another good site with info about CHUM: [Medianews] The history of CHUM

Saturday, August 14, 2010

TOP 30, JULY 29TH., 1968











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TOP 30, JULY 29TH., 1968

1  Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
2  People Got To Be Free - Rascals
3  Classical Gas Mason - Willimas
4  Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano
5  You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge
6  Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton
7  You've Had Better Times - Peter & Gordon
8  Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
9  Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & The MG's
10 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan
11 Hello I Love You - Doors
12 The You Can Cry If You Want To - Troggs
13 Mrs. Bluebird Eternity's Children
14 Do It Again - Beach Boys
15 Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass
16 Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens
17 Don't Give Up - Petula Clark
18 Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife - Glen Campbell
19 Turn Around, Look At Me - Vogues
20 Autumn Of My Life - Bobby Goldsboro
21 Magic Bus - Who
22 You're All I Need To Get By Marvin & Tammi
23 Yesterday's Dreams Four Tops
24 Down At Lulu's Ohio Express
25 Life/M'Lady Sly & The Family Stone
26 I Can't Stop Dancing Archie Bell & The Drells
27 I Would Be The One Kensington Market
28 Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendez & Brasil '66
29 Love Makes A Woman Barbara Acklin
30 Pictures Of Matchstick Men Status Quo

Thursday, August 12, 2010

CHUM number-one hits of 1986 - selected tracks found on YouTube

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CHUM number-one hits of 1986

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These are the CHUM Chart number one hits of 1986

Song - Artist

Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie

Rock Me - Amadeus Falco

That's What Friends Are For - Dionne and Friends

When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean

Conga Miami - Sound Machine

Kyrie - Mr. Mister

Sara - Starship

Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger

Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr

The Power of Love - Jennifer Rush

Live to Tell - Madonna








Wednesday, August 11, 2010

TOP 100 1980 - selected YouTube tracks










TOP 100 1980

Source: Craig's M. Smith's 1050 CHUM Chart fan site

1 Another Brick In The Wall (pt2) - Pink Floyd
2 Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones
3 Misunderstanding - Genesis
4 Brass In Pocket(I'm Special) - Pretenders
5 Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
6 Don't Stand So Close To Me - Police
7 Dreamer - Supertramp
8 Let My Love Open The Door - Peter Townsend
9 Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
10 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
11 Call Me - Blondie
12 Cocaine - Eric Clapton
13 I Got You - Split Enz
14 Making Plans For Nigel - XTC
15 Fire Lake - Bob Seger
16 De Do Da Da De Da Da Da - Police
17 Turning Japanese - Vapours
18 Fool In The Rain - Led Zeppelin
19 All Night Long Joe Walsh
20 Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
21 Touch & Go - Cars
22 Ride Like The Wind - Christopher Cross
23 Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
24 Come Back - J. Geils Band
25 Rock Lobster - B-52's
26 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel
27 Boulevard Jackson Browne
28 Whip It - Devo
29 Coming Up - Paul McCartney
30 Against The Wind - Bob Seger
31 Breakdown Dead Ahead - Boz Scaggs
32 Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette
33 You'll Acompany Me - Bob Seger
34 Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
35 You May Be Right - Billy Joel
36 Little Jeannie - Elton John
37 Sara Fleetwood - Mac
38 Drugs In My Pocket - Monks
39 She's So Cold - Rolling Stones
40 Don't Ask Me Why - Billy Joel
41 Cars - Gary Numan
42 Cool Change - Little River Band
43 Sometimes A Fantasy - Billy Joel
44 Real Love - Doobie Brothers
45 Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
46 Set Me Free - Utopia
47 Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins
48 Love Stinks - J. Geils Band
49 Head Games - Foreigner
50 This Is It - Kenny Loggins
51 Message In A Bottle - Police
52 All Over The World - Electric Light Orchestra
53 Back On My Feet Again - Babys
54 Late In The Evening - Paul Simon
55 Play The Game - Queen
56 99 - Toto
57 We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
58 And The Cradle Will Rock - Van Halen
59 Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
60 Baby Talks Dirty - Knack
61 Jo Jo - Boz Scaggs
62 I'm Alright - Kenny Loggins
63 Babe - Styx
64 Holiday - Nazareth
65 Anyway You Want It - Journey
66 Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
67 Jane - Jefferson Starship
68 I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
69 Free Me - Roger Daltrey
70 I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
71 Sprit Of Radio - Rush
72 The Tide Is High Blondie
73 Keep The Fire - Kenny Loggins
74 Stop This Game - Cheap Trick
75 Under My Thumb - Streetheart
76 Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
77 Damned If I Do - Alan Parsons Project
78 Clones (We're All) - Alice Cooper
79 The Long Run - Eagles
80 Money - Flying Lizards
81 This Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide - Kings
82 Dreaming - Cliff Richard
83 I'm Alive - Electric Light Orchestra
84 He's So Shy - Pointer Sisters
85 Deep Inside My Heart - Randy Meisner
86 Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp
87 Remember (Walking In The Sand) - Aerosmith
88 Into The Night - Benny Mardones
89 Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie
90 Dream Police - Cheap Trick
91 We Live For Love - Pat Benatar
92 How Do I Make You - Linda Ronstadt
93 Johnny & Mary - Robert Palmer
94 I Thank You - ZZ Top
95 Young & Restless - Prism
96 Third Time Lucky - Foghat
97 Teacher Teacher - Rockpile
98 Train In Vain - Clash
99 Something On My Mind - Teenage Head
100 Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd



Tuesday, August 10, 2010

TOP TEN SONGS OF 1983 - selected tracks found on YouTube

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TOP TEN SONGS OF 1983
1 Every Breath You Take - Police
2 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3 Let's Dance - David Bowie
4 Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
5 True - Spandau Ballet
6 All Night Long - Lionel Richie
7 Manaic - Michael Sembello
8 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
9 Flashdance - Irene Cara
10 Hungry Like A Wolf - Duran Duran
- SOURCE: Craig's M. Smith's 1050 CHUM Chart fan site

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Monday, August 9, 2010

CHUM'S TOP #1 HITS - selected tracks found on YouTube

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Most Weeks at #1 by Record.

Source: Craig's M. Smith's 1050 CHUM Chart fan site

8 -- Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart
7 -- (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
7 -- The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
7 -- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert
7 -- Hey Jude/Revolution - Beatles (includes 2 weeks tied at # 1)
7 -- Da Ya Think Im Sexy - Rod Stewart
7 -- The Logical Song - Supertramp
6 -- He'll Have To Go -Jim Reeves
6 -- The Twist - Chubby Checker
6 -- Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer
6 -- I Want To Hold Your Hand/ I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
6 -- Day Tripper/ We Can Work It Out - Beatles
6 -- My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity - George Harrison
6 -- Twelfth Of Never - Donny Osmond
6 -- You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
6 -- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
6 -- Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones
6 -- I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
6 -- Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett (2 weeks in 1962, 4 weeks in 1973)















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Sunday, August 8, 2010

1966 CHUM'S PLAYLIST INCLUDED...







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Toronto's Top 66 Singles of 1966

SOURCE: Craig's M. Smith's 1050 CHUM Chart fan site
COMPLETE CHART: Toronto's Top 66 Singles of 1966

1 We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper - Beatles
2 Nowhere Man - Beatles
3 These Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
4 Last Train To Clarksville - Monkees
5 My Love - Petula Clark
6 Wipeout - Surfaris
7 A Must To Avoid - Hermans' Hermits
8 Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
9 Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudville Band
10 When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
11 19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones
12 Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine - Beatles
13 Fever - McCoys
14 Listen People - Hermans' Hermits
15 Pied Piper - Christian St. Peters
16 Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
17 Mellow Yellow - Donovan
18 Monday Monday - Mamas & Papas
19 Good Vibrations Beach Boys
20 Sunshine Superman - Donovan
21 Paperback Writer/Rain - Beatles
22 Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers
23 You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes
24 Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
T-25 Dublin In The Green - Abby Tavern Singers
T-25 The Merry Ploughboy - Carlton Showband
26 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas
27 Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders
28 Wild Thing - Troggs
29 Cherish - Association
30 Walk Away Renee - Left Banke
31 Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells
32 Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
33 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes
34 Devil With A Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
35 (You're My) Soul & Inspiration) - Righteous Brothers
36 (Clear The Track)Here Comes Shack - Douglas Rankin & The Secrets *
37 I Saw Her Again - Mamas & The Papas
38 Lil' Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham & The Pharoes
39 Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
40 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians
41 See You In September - Happenings
42 Sugar Town - Nancy Sinatra
43 Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon
44 Summer In The City - Lovin' Spoonfull
45 Over & Over - Dave Clark Five
46 California Dreamin' - Mamas & The Papas
47 I'm A Believer/I'm Not Your Stepping Stone - Monkees
48 See See Rider - Eric Burdon & The Animals
49 Bus Stop - Hollies
50 Leaning On A Lampost - Herman's Hermits
51 Well Respected Man - Kinks
52 Daydream - Lovin' Spoonfull
53 Sloop John B. - Beach Boys
54 That's Life - Frank Sinatra
55 Lovedrops Barry Allen
56 Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind
57 Woman - Peter & Gordon
58 It's A Man's Man's World - James Brown
59 Green Grass - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
60 Red Rubber - Ball Cyrkle
61 Sweet Dreams - Tommy McLain
62 Dandy - Hermans' Hermits
63 Stop Stop Stop - Hollies
64 Sunny - Bobby Hebb
65 Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers
66 Groovy Kind Of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

1975 chum's playlist included ... (selected tracks found on YouTube)

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TOP 1OO FOR 1975 BASED ON CHUM CHARTS

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SOURCE: Craig's M. Smith's 1050 CHUM Chart fan site

1 Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
2 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
3 Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
4 Mandy - Barry Manilow
5 Lady Marmalade - Labelle
6 Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
7 Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
8 I'm Sorry / Caylpso - John Denver
9 Get Down Tonight - K.C & The Sunshine Band
10 Have You Never Been Mellow - Oliva Newton-John
11 Fame - David Bowie
12 My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
13 Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
14 Best Of My Love - Eagles
15 Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
16 Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
17 He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando & Dawn
18 Pinball Wizard (LP Cut) - Elton John
19 Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka
20 The Hustle - Van McCoy
21 Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
22 How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
23 Wildfire - Michael Murphy
24 One Man Woman/One Woman Man - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
25 Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
26 Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney & Wings
27 Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
28 It's A Miracle - Barry Manilow
29 I'm Not In Love - 10CC
30 Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B. J. Thomas
31 Island Girl - Elton John
32 Hey You Bachman Turner Overdrive
33 Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
34 Old Days - Chicago
35 Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
36 Some Kind Of Wonderful - Grand Funk
37 Don't Call Us We'll Call You - Sugarloaf
38 Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
39 Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) - Doobie Brothers
40 Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
41 Lyin' Eyes - Eagles
42 Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedaka
43 That's The Way I Like It - K. C. & The Sunshine Band
44 When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt
45 My Melody Of Love - Bobby Vinton
46 Shame Shame Shame - Shirley & Company
47 Nights On Broadway - Bee Gees
48 At 17 - Janis Ian
49 They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)- Spinners
50 You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
51 Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
52 Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney & Wings
53 Miracles - Jefferson Starship
54 I Can Help - Billy Swan
55 The Homecoming - Hagood Hardy
56 Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
57 Rocky - Austin Roberts
58 One Of These Nights - Eagles
59 Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
60 How Long - Ace
61 Sister Golden Hair - America
62 Only Women - Alice Cooper
63 Roll On Down The Highway - Bachman Turner Overdrive
64 Rockin' Chair - Gwen McCrae
65 Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
66 Magic - Pilot
67 I Don't Like To Sleep Alone - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
68 I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Coulter
69 Heat Wave - Linda Ronstadt
70 Dance With Me - Orleans
71 Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin
72 Quick Change Artist - Bachman Turner Overdrive
73 Third Rate Romance Amazing - Rhythm Aces
74 Lovin' You Minnie - Riperton
75 Why Can't We Be Friends - War
76 Fire - Ohio Players
77 Black Water - Doobie Brothers
78 No No Song - Ringo Starr
79 Bad Time - Grand Funk
80 (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka w/ Odia Coates
81 You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
82 New Orleans - Stampeders
83 Who Loves You - Four Seasons
84 Do It (Till Your Satisfied) - B. T. Express
85 I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel
86 What The Hell I Got - Michel Pagliaro
87 Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
88 Chevy Van - Sammy Johns
89 Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli
90 Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady - Helen Reddy
91 Only Yesterday - Carpenters
92 You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
93 Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) - Charity Brown
94 Brazil - Ritchie Family
95 Lady Blue - Leon Russell
96 Hit The Road Jack - Stampeders
97 Rockford Files - Mike Post
98 Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
99 What An Animal - Fludd
100 Dynomite - Bazuka









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CHUM HISTORY

"1050 CHUM" was a legendary Top 40 powerhouse during the late 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.

Early history and Top 40 format

CHUM AM was launched as a dawn-to-dusk radio station on October 28, 1945 by Jack Q'Part, an entrepreneur in the business of patent medicines. The station, then operating from studios in the Mutual Street Arena, was taken over in December 1954 by Allan Waters, a salesman from Q'Parts' patent medicine business. Waters' first major move was to secure a license for 24-hour-a-day broadcasting for CHUM, along with a power increase to 5,000 watts. Less than three years after Waters acquired the station, and soon after bringing the new fulltime transmitter online, a major programming change was made. On May 27 1957, Waters switched to a "Top 50" format that had proven itself popular in some U.S. cities; Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was the first song played. "1050 CHUM" pioneered rock and roll radio in Toronto, and was noteworthy for hosting many noteworthy rock concerts including, among others, visits to Maple Leaf Gardens by Elvis Presley (1957) and The Beatles (1964, '65, and '66). While the station was rising to the top of the popularity ratings in Toronto in the early 1960s, it also built yet another new transmitter in Mississauga, Ontario (a few miles west of the current Toronto city line) along the Lake Ontario shoreline, and raised its power once again to its current 50,000 watts around the clock.

CHUM DJs of the 1960s were zany morning man Al Boliska, who quit in late 1963 to go 'across the street' to CKEY.He was replaced by WKBW, Buffalo radio & TV personality Jay Nelson, popularly known as "Jungle Jay" from his role as host of a children's show on Buffalo's Channel 7 which was also popular among Toronto youngsters. He would be followed by housewives' jock John Spragge; singer/DJ Mike Darow; Pete Nordheimer, replaced in 1961 by witty Bob McAdorey; teen DJ Dave Johnson; and all night maven Bob Laine. Later additions to the CHUM DJ lineup included Duff Roman and Brian Skinner, both of whom came over from CKEY (then owned by Jack Kent Cooke). In the late 1960s, early 1970s, CHUM DJ's included Duke Roberts (also known as Gary Duke for a time), Johnny Mitchell (better known today as Sonny Fox), J. Michael Wilson, Tom Rivers, Scott Carpenter, Jim Van Horne, John Rode, Don Reagan, Terry Steele and Roger Ashby. Among their later mighttime hosts was John D. Roberts, who joined CHUM in 1977 and would eventually become known across North America as White House correspondent for CBS-TV and host of CNN's morning program "American Morning."

CHUM was also well known for its contests, like the 1970s' "I Listen to CHUM" promotion, in which DJs would dial phone numbers at random and award $1,000 to anyone who answered the phone with that phrase.

From gold-based to oldies

By the mid-1980s, CHUM had lost ground in the Toronto ratings to competitor Top 40 station CFTR and FM-based music stations. On June 6, 1986, CHUM dropped its Top 40 format for a heavily gold-based adult contemporary format ("Favourites of Yesterday and Today"). By 1989, CHUM adopted an oldies format, drawing heavily on its previous Top 40 reputation to cater to the fans of that era's music.

Chart #1 - Monday, May 27, 1957 - TOP 50

CHART NUMBER 1

Monday, May 27, 1957

Chart Number: 1
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Week
Last
Week
ArtistTrackTotal
Weeks
10Presley, ElvisAll Shook Up0
20Boone, PatLove Letters In The Sand0
30Williams, AndyI Like Your Kind Of Love0
40Everly Brothers, TheBye Bye Love0
50Mineo, SalStart Movin' (In My Direction)0
60Storm, GaleDark Moon0
70Robbins, MartyA White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)0
80Gracie, CharlieFabulous0
90Como, PerryGirl With The Golden Braids, The0
100Ray, JohnnieYes Tonight, Josephine0
110Diamonds, TheLittle Darlin'0
120Dell-Vikings, TheCome Go With Me0
130Boone, PatWhy Baby Why0
140Husky, FerlinGone0
150Como, PerryRound And Round0
160Berry, ChuckSchool Day0
170Knox, BuddyParty Doll0
170Lawrence, SteveParty Doll0
180Dorsey Orchestra, JimmySo Rare0
190Domino, FatsI'm Walkin'0
190Nelson, RickyI'm Walkin'0
200Gracie, CharlieButterfly0
200Williams, AndyButterfly0
210Belafonte, HarryMama Look At Bubu0
220Lowe, JimFour Walls0
220Reeves, JimFour Walls0
230Dee, JohnnySittin' In The Balcony0
230Cornell, DonSittin' In The Balcony0
230Cochran, EddieSittin' In The Balcony0
240Mathis, JohnnyWonderful! Wonderful!0
250Mello-Tones, TheRosie Lee0
250Tune Drops, TheRosie Lee0
260Coasters, TheYoung Blood0
270Domino, FatsValley Of Tears0
280Draper, RustyFreight Train0
290Gilkyson, Terry & The Easy RidersMarianne0
290Hilltoppers, TheMarianne0
300Bowen, JimmyI'm Stickin' With You0
310Laine, FrankieLove Is A Golden Ring0
320Platters, TheI'm Sorry0
330Hunter, Ivory JoeEmpty Arms0
330Brewer, TeresaEmpty Arms0
340Sands, TommyTeen-Age Crush0
350Little RichardLucille0
360Sands, TommyMy Love Song0
370Starr, KayJamie Boy0
380Starr, RandyAfter School0
390Johnson, BettyLittle White Lies0
400Bennett, TonyOne For My Baby (And One More For The Road)0
410Knox, BuddyRock Your Little Baby To Sleep0
420Clooney, RosemaryMangos0
430Cornell, DonMama Guitar0
440Belloc, DanFlip Top0
450Baker, LavernJim Dandy Got Married0
460Boone, PatBernardine0
470Copeland, KenPledge Of Love0
470Torok, MitchellPledge Of Love0
480Four Lads, TheI Just Don't Know0
490Armenian Jazz SextetHarem Dance0
500Williams, BillyI'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter0

John Gilbert "No Charge"

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1050 CHUM Card 1983