1050 CHUM MEMORIAL BLOG: CHUM HIT PARADE

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).

Thursday, November 19, 2009

CHUM HIT PARADE - CHUM CHARTS

CHUM HIT PARADE - CHART Week: 05/22/67

Week: 05/22/67
Format: T40 CHUM - TORONTO
CHUM HIT PARADE
WEEK OF MAY 22, 1967
1. Him Or Me - Paul Revere & Raiders 2
2. Groovin' - Young Rascals 4
3. Creeque Alley - Mamas & Papas 3
4. Respect - Aretha Franklin 7
5. Here Come My Baby - Tremeloes 15
6. Bowling Green - Everly Brothers 12
7. Close Your Eyes - Peaches & Herb 10
8. Release Me - Englebert Humperdinck 1
9. Shake A Tail Feather - James & Bobby Purify 23
10. Mirage - Tommy James & Shondells 21
11. Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond 6
12. Happy Jack - The Who 5
13. The Happening - Supremes 8
14. Somethin' Stupid - Frank & Nancy Sinatra 11
15. I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman - Whistlin' Jack Smith 16
16. Puppet On A String - Sandie Shaw 34
17. Six O'clock - Lovin' Spoonful 13
18. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli 27
19. I Got Rhythm - The Happenings 14
20. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley 17
21. My Girl Josephine - Jerry Jaye 35
22. When I Was Young - Eric Burdon & Animals 9
23. Give And Take - Mandala 25
24. Two In The Afternoon - Dino, Desi & Billy 43
25. Making Memories - Frankie Laine 20
26. All I Need - Temptations 42
27. Too Many Fish - Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels 24
28. I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & Shondells 18
29. Tremblin' - Gene Pitney 45
30. Sunshine Girl - The Parade 29
31. Long Legged Girl - Elvis Presley 39
32. Sit Down I Think I Love You - Mojo Men 19
33. Do It Again - Jon & Robin 38
34. Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead - 5th Estate 48
35. My Back Pages - The Byrds 30
36. Little Bit O'Soul - Music Explosion 49
37. Every Little Bit Hurts - Spencer Davis Group --
38. Girls In Love - Gary Lewis 50
39. We Had A Good Thing Goin' - The Cyrkle 46
40. The Way I Feel - Gordon Lightfoot 26
41. San Francisco - Scott McKenzie --
42. Sunday Will Never Be The Same - Spanky & Our Gang --
43. She'd Rather Be With Me - Turtles --
44. Little Games - Yardbirds 36
45. Windy - Association --
46. If You're Thinking - Dino, Desi & Billy 22
47. I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group 28
48. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane --
49. I Can't Help It - B.J. Thomas 37
50. A Little Bit Me - Monkees 33

1050 CHUM #1 HITS SHORT LIST PLUS LINK

LINK: CHUM 1050 Toronto
#1 THIS WEEK
1957-12-09
Bill Justis / Raunchy
1957-12-16
Bill Justis / Raunchy
1957-12-23
Danny & The Juniors / At The Hop
1957-12-30
Danny & The Juniors / At The Hop
1959-05-25
Wilbert Harrison / Kansas City
1959-06-08
Johnny Horton / The Battle Of New Orleans
1959-10-05
Ivo Robic / Morgen
1959-10-12
Bobby Darin / Mack The Knife
1959-11-02
The Fleetwoods / Mr. Blue
1959-11-23
Guy Mitchell / Heartaches By The Number
1959-12-07
Guy Mitchell / Heartaches By The Number
1960-01-04
Johnny Preston / Running Bear
1960-02-01
Mark Dinning / Teen Angel
1960-02-15
Jim Reeves / He'll Have To Go
1960-05-23
Anita Bryant / Paper Roses
1960-06-27
Connie Francis / Everybody's Somebody's Fool
1960-06-27
Connie Francis / Jealous Of You
1960-07-11
Hank Locklin / Please Help Me, I'm Falling
1960-09-19
Jimmie Rodgers / The Wreck Of The John B
1960-11-14
Johnny Horton / North To Alaska
1961-01-16
Bert Kaempfert / Wonderland By Night
1961-02-06
Neil Sedaka / Calendar Girl
1961-03-06
Andy Stewart / Donald Where's Your Troosers
1961-04-10
The Marcels / Blue Moon
1961-04-24
Del Shannon / Runaway
1961-05-15
Ricky Nelson / Hello Mary Lou
1961-05-15
Ricky Nelson / Travelin' Man
1961-05-22
Ricky Nelson / Hello Mary Lou
1961-05-22
Ricky Nelson / Travelin' Man
1961-06-12
Ricky Nelson / Hello Mary Lou
1961-06-12
Ricky Nelson / Travelin' Man
1961-07-03
U.S. Bonds / Quarter To Three
1961-08-14
Barry Mann / Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp Bomp Bomp)
1961-09-04
Fred Darian / Johnny Willow
1961-10-09
Jimmy Dean / Big Bad John
1961-11-06
Dion / Runaround Sue
1961-12-04
James Darren / Goodbye Cruel World
1961-12-11
The Tokens / The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1962-01-08
Chubby Checker / The Twist
1962-01-22
Chubby Checker / The Twist
1962-02-05
Chubby Checker / The Twist
1962-03-19
Shelley Fabares / Johnny Angel
1962-04-09
Ernie Maresca / Shout Shout
1962-04-30
The Shirelles / Soldier Boy
1962-05-21
Claude King / Wolverton Mountain
1962-05-28
Claude King / Wolverton Mountain
1962-06-25
Bobby Vinton / Roses Are Red
1962-07-02
Bobby Vinton / Roses Are Red
1962-08-20
Little Eva / Loco Motion
1962-09-17
4 Seasons / Sherry
1963-02-04
Paul & Paula / Hey Paula
1963-02-18
Paul & Paula / Hey Paula
1963-03-04
The Cascades / Rhythm Of The Rain
1963-07-22
Elvis Presley / Devil In Disguise
1963-08-26
Inez Foxx / Mockingbird
1963-09-16
Bobby Vinton / Blue Velvet
1963-10-14
Jimmy Gilmer / Sugar Shack
1963-11-25
Cliff Richard / It's All In The Game
1963-12-02
The Singing Nun / Dominique
1963-12-16
The Singing Nun / Dominique
1964-01-06
Kingsmen / Louie Louie
1964-01-20
The Beatles / She Loves You
1964-02-17
The Beatles / I Want To Hold Your Hand
1964-02-17
The Beatles / I Saw Her Standing There
1964-03-02
The Beatles / Hold Your Hand
1964-03-02
The Beatles / Her Standing There
1964-04-27
Dave Clark 5 / Bits And Pieces
1964-05-18
Dave Clark 5 / Bits And Pieces
1964-05-25
Gerry & Pacemakers / I'm The One
1964-06-22
Peter & Gordon / World Without Love
1964-07-20
Johnny Rivers / Memphis
1964-07-27
The 4 Seasons / Rag Doll
1964-08-31
The Animals / House Of The Rising Sun
1964-09-07
The Animals / House Of The Rising Sun
1964-09-14
The Animals / House Of The Rising Sun
1964-09-21
Roy Orbison / Pretty Woman
1964-10-19
Manfred Mann / Do Wah Diddy
1964-10-26
Manfred Mann / Do Wah Diddy
1965-02-01
Petula Clark / Downtown
1965-02-22
Gary Lewis / This Diamond Ring
1965-04-05
The Beatles / Eight Days
1965-04-05
The Beatles / Spoil The Party
1965-04-12
Herman's Hermits / Mrs. Brown's Daughter
1965-05-31
Elvis Presley / Crying In The Chapel
1965-06-21
Elvis Presley / Crying In The Chapel
1965-06-28
Elvis Presley / Crying In The Chapel
1965-08-23
The Beatles / Help
1965-08-23
The Beatles / I'm Down
1965-08-30
The Beatles / Help
1965-08-30
The Beatles / I'm Down
1965-11-01
Sonny & Cher / Baby Don't Go
1965-12-06
The Byrds / Turn Turn Turn
1965-12-13
The Byrds / Turn Turn Turn
1965-12-27
The Beatles / Day Tripper
1965-12-27
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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

This Week	Last Week	Artist	Track	Total Weeks

1	0	Presley, Elvis	All Shook Up	0

2	0	Boone, Pat	Love Letters In The Sand	0

3	0	Williams, Andy	I Like Your Kind Of Love	0

4	0	Everly Brothers, The	Bye Bye Love	0

5	0	Mineo, Sal	Start Movin' (In My Direction)	0

6	0	Storm, Gale	Dark Moon	0

7	0	Robbins, Marty	A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)	0

8	0	Gracie, Charlie	Fabulous	0

9	0	Como, Perry	Girl With The Golden Braids, The	0

10	0	Ray, Johnnie	Yes Tonight, Josephine	0

11	0	Diamonds, The	Little Darlin'	0

12	0	Dell-Vikings, The	Come Go With Me	0

13	0	Boone, Pat	Why Baby Why	0

14	0	Husky, Ferlin	Gone	0

15	0	Como, Perry	Round And Round	0

16	0	Berry, Chuck	School Day	0

17	0	Knox, Buddy	Party Doll	0

17	0	Lawrence, Steve	Party Doll	0

18	0	Dorsey Orchestra, Jimmy	So Rare	0

19	0	Domino, Fats	I'm Walkin'	0

19	0	Nelson, Ricky	I'm Walkin'	0

20	0	Gracie, Charlie	Butterfly	0

20	0	Williams, Andy	Butterfly	0

21	0	Belafonte, Harry	Mama Look At Bubu	0

22	0	Lowe, Jim	Four Walls	0

22	0	Reeves, Jim	Four Walls	0

23	0	Dee, Johnny	Sittin' In The Balcony	0

23	0	Cornell, Don	Sittin' In The Balcony	0

23	0	Cochran, Eddie	Sittin' In The Balcony	0

24	0	Mathis, Johnny	Wonderful! Wonderful!	0

25	0	Mello-Tones, The	Rosie Lee	0

25	0	Tune Drops, The	Rosie Lee	0

26	0	Coasters, The	Young Blood	0

27	0	Domino, Fats	Valley Of Tears	0

28	0	Draper, Rusty	Freight Train	0

29	0	Gilkyson, Terry & The Easy Riders	Marianne	0

29	0	Hilltoppers, The	Marianne	0

30	0	Bowen, Jimmy	I'm Stickin' With You	0

31	0	Laine, Frankie	Love Is A Golden Ring	0

32	0	Platters, The	I'm Sorry	0

33	0	Hunter, Ivory Joe	Empty Arms	0

33	0	Brewer, Teresa	Empty Arms	0

34	0	Sands, Tommy	Teen-Age Crush	0

35	0	Little Richard	Lucille	0

36	0	Sands, Tommy	My Love Song	0

37	0	Starr, Kay	Jamie Boy	0

38	0	Starr, Randy	After School	0

39	0	Johnson, Betty	Little White Lies	0

40	0	Bennett, Tony	One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)	0

41	0	Knox, Buddy	Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep	0

42	0	Clooney, Rosemary	Mangos	0

43	0	Cornell, Don	Mama Guitar	0

44	0	Belloc, Dan	Flip Top	0

45	0	Baker, Lavern	Jim Dandy Got Married	0

46	0	Boone, Pat	Bernardine	0

47	0	Copeland, Ken	Pledge Of Love	0

47	0	Torok, Mitchell	Pledge Of Love	0

48	0	Four Lads, The	I Just Don't Know	0

49	0	Armenian Jazz Sextet	Harem Dance	0

50	0	Williams, Billy	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter	0

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CHUM CHART HISTORY

The CHUM Chart was a ranking of top 30 (and, until August 1968, the top 50) songs on Toronto, Canada, radio station CHUM 1050 AM, from 1957 to 1986, and was the longest-running Top 40 chart in the world produced by an individual radio station. In the early 2000s, sister station 104.5 CHUM FM, which airs a hot adult contemporary format, revived the CHUM Chart name for a new countdown show.

The CHUM Chart also aired as a television program on Citytv every Saturday at 2:00 p.m until January 2008 when the show was discontinued after Rogers Communications gained control of the Citytv stations. The program aired a list of the most popular songs in the countdown, starting from #30, playing approximately half of them.

History
The chart debuted on May 27, 1957, under the name CHUM's Weekly Hit Parade. The CHUM Chart name was adopted in 1961.

The chart was published for 1,512 consecutive weeks, and had 694 different #1 songs over the course of its original run. Its first #1 single was Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up", and its final #1 was Madonna's "Live to Tell".

From its inception until 1975, each week's CHUM Chart was published in a brochure format, with additional features promoting the station and its personalities. It was distributed to record stores and music venues across the city. In 1975, the brochure was discontinued, and each week's chart was instead published in the entertainment section of the Toronto Star. Mike Myers, Gordon Lightfoot, Dick Clark and Dave Thomas all reportedly own collections of CHUM Charts.

For the first 26 weeks in 1957, the chart published full information only for the top 10, listing only song titles for the remainder of the chart. On November 25, 1957, however, the chart began publishing information on all listed songs. Three minor hits from 1957, "I'm Gettin' the Message Alright", "Lonesome Heart" and "Teenage Heart", are still listed in the CHUM Chart archives as "Unknown Artist" as of 2007.

In 1959, the chart briefly added a Top 10 albums list, which was discontinued in 1960, revived in 1963 and discontinued again in 1967.

Author Ron Hall published The CHUM chart book (ISBN 0920325157) in 1983, listing every song that had appeared in the CHUM Charts to that point. Following the discontinuation of the chart, he published an updated edition in 1990 listing every charted song and profiling the history of the chart. The final chart, for the week of June 14, 1986, was never published until Hall's 1990 book. A commemorative list of all the chart's number one songs was also published in poster format by CHUM in 2007 to commemorate the station's 50th anniversary.

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