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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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RECENT POSTS

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Connie Francis on the 1050 CHUM Chart (Part 2) Songs, charting dates, positions

.................................................
Follow The Boys
.................................................
Chart Date                                  Position
Monday, March 11, 1963           45
Monday, March 18, 1963           41

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For Mama (La Mamma)
.................................................
Chart Date                                  Position
Monday, March 15, 1965           50
Monday, March 22, 1965           44
Monday, March 29, 1965           43
Monday, April 05, 1965             38

.................................................
Frankie
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Chart Date                                  Position
Monday, May 18, 1959              49
Monday, May 25, 1959              33
Monday, June 01, 1959              10
Monday, June 08, 1959               8
Monday, June 15, 1959               2
Monday, June 22, 1959               2
Monday, June 29, 1959               3
Monday, July 06, 1959                6
Monday, July 13, 1959                6
Monday, July 20, 1959                8
Monday, July 27, 1959              12
Monday, August 03, 1959         23
Monday, August 10, 1959         36

.................................................
He Thinks I Still Care
.................................................
Chart Date                                  Position
Monday, October 08, 1962        45
Monday, October 15, 1962        38
Monday, October 22, 1962        34
Monday, October 29, 1962        32
Monday, November 05, 1962     26
Monday, November 12, 1962     27
Monday, November 19, 1962     45

.................................................
Hollywood
.................................................
Chart Date                                   Position
Monday, October 02, 1961         21
Monday, October 09, 1961         14
Monday, October 16, 1961         19
Monday, October 23, 1961         23
Monday, October 30, 1961         40

.................................................
I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You)
.................................................
Chart Date                                  Position
Monday, October 15, 1962        38
Monday, October 22, 1962        34
Monday, October 29, 1962        32

.................................................
I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
.................................................
Chart Date                                   Position
Monday, December 17, 1962      44
Monday, December 24, 1962      34
Monday, December 31, 1962      27
Monday, January 07, 1963          21
Monday, January 14, 1963          25
Friday, January 18, 1963             28
Monday, January 21, 1963          48

.................................................
I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
.................................................
Chart Date                                  Position
Monday, May 05, 1958              45
Monday, May 12, 1958              34
Monday, May 19, 1958              28
Monday, May 26, 1958              29
Monday, June 02, 1958              33
Monday, June 09, 1958              27
Monday, June 16, 1958              30
Monday, June 23, 1958              31

.................................................
If I Didn't Care
.................................................
Chart Date                                 Position
Monday, March 09, 1959          50
Monday, March 16, 1959          31
Monday, March 23, 1959          19
Monday, March 30, 1959          24
Monday, April 06, 1959            18
Monday, April 13, 1959            16
Monday, April 20, 1959            20
Monday, April 27, 1959            26
Monday, May 04, 1959            35

.................................................
If My Pillow Could Talk
.................................................
Chart Date                               Position
Monday, May 06, 1963           41
Monday, May 13, 1963           28
Monday, May 20, 1963           22
Monday, May 27, 1963           21
Monday, June 03, 1963           25
Monday, June 10, 1963           38

.................................................
In The Summer Of His Years
.................................................
Chart Date                                Position
Monday, January 13, 1964       42
Monday, January 20, 1964       27
Monday, January 27, 1964       22
Monday, February 03, 1964     21
Monday, February 10, 1964     35


.................................................
Jealous Of You
.................................................
Chart Date                              Position
Monday, May 23, 1960          39
Monday, May 30, 1960          11
Monday, June 06, 1960            7
Monday, June 13, 1960            6
Monday, June 20, 1960            1
Monday, June 27, 1960            1
Monday, July 04, 1960             1
Monday, July 11, 1960           11
Monday, July 18, 1960           14
Monday, July 25, 1960           19
Monday, August 01, 1960      26
Monday, August 08, 1960      35
Monday, August 15, 1960      47

.................................................
Lipstick On Your Collar
.................................................
Chart Date                             Position
Monday, June 01, 1959         10
Monday, June 08, 1959           8
Monday, June 15, 1959           2
Monday, June 22, 1959           2
Monday, June 29, 1959           3
Monday, July 06, 1959            6
Monday, July 13, 1959            6
Monday, July 20, 1959            8
Monday, July 27, 1959          12
Monday, August 03, 1959     23
Monday, August 10, 1959     36

.................................................
Looking For Love
.................................................

Chart Date                           Position
Monday, July 27, 1964        37
Monday, August 03, 1964   31
Monday, August 10, 1964   29
Monday, August 17, 1964   48

.................................................
Love Is Me, Love Is You
.................................................
Chart Date                            Position
Monday, March 28, 1966     49
Monday, April 04, 1966       42
Monday, April 11, 1966       39
Monday, April 18, 1966       38

.................................................
Malaguena
.................................................
Chart Date                                    Position
Monday, August 22, 1960            46
Monday, August 29, 1960            18
Monday, September 05, 1960      10
Monday, September 12, 1960        6
Monday, September 19, 1960        3
Monday, September 26, 1960        4

.................................................
Mama
Chart Date                                    Position
Monday, February 29, 1960         44
Monday, March 07, 1960             31
Monday, March 14, 1960             17
Monday, March 21, 1960               9
Monday, March 28, 1960               7
Monday, April 04, 1960                  9
Monday, April 11, 1960                  8
Monday, April 18, 1960                  3
Monday, April 25, 1960                  8
Monday, May 02, 1960                 19
Monday, May 09, 1960                 30

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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
This
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

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