NOTE: SELECTED FROM THE CHUM CHARTS 1980 TO 1986.
TRACKS MAY NOT BE RADIO EDITS
YEARS INDICATED ARE THE YEARS THE SONGS WERE CHARTING
1980
1980
1981
1981
(Stuck In) Lodi Ronnie Hawkins
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1982
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
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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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Monday, February 28, 2011
1963 countdown was presented on CHUM June 30th
The 1963 countdown was presented on CHUM starting June 30th and was published in the July 29th CHUM Chart.
FROM CRAIG SMITH'S CHUM SITE
No. | Title | Artist |
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1 | Johnny Angel | Shelly Fabares |
2 | Roses Are Red | Bobby Vinton |
3 | Sherry | Four Seasons |
4 | Donna | Ritchie Valens |
5 | Soldier Boy | Shirelles |
6 | Bobby's Girl | Marcie Blane |
7 | Runaway | Del Shannon |
8 | Mashed Potato Time | Dee Dee Sharp |
9 | Palisades Park | Freddie Cannon |
10 | Johnny Get Angry | Joanie Sommers |
11 | Popeye | Chubby Checker |
12 | Hello Mary Lou | Ricky Nelson |
13 | Locomotion | Little Eva |
14 | Girls Girls Girls | Eddie Hodges |
15 | Sheila | Tommy Roe |
16 | Liberty Valence | Gene Pitney |
17 | Return To Sender | Elvis Presley |
18 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | Neil Sedaka |
19 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | Eddie Hodges |
20 | Diana | Paul Anka |
21 | Hats Off To Larry | Del Shannon |
22 | Sink The Bismark | Johnny Horton |
23 | Venus | Frankie Avalon |
24 | It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley |
25 | Battle Of New Orleans | Johnny Horton |
26 | The Twist | Chubby Checker |
27 | Monster Mash | Bobby "Boris" Pickett |
28 | Sealed With A Kiss | Brian Hyland |
29 | Venus In Blue Jeans | Jimmie Clanton |
30 | He's A Rebel | The Crystals |
31 | Blue Moon | Marcells |
32 | The Young Ones | Cliff Richard |
33 | Things | Bobby Darin |
34 | Surrender | Elvis Presley |
35 | She Can't find Her Keys | Paul Peterson |
36 | Calendar Girl | Neil Sedaka |
37 | Who Put The Bomp... | Barry Mann |
38 | A White Sports Coat | Marty Robbins |
39 | Shout Shout | Ernie Maresca |
40 | Big Girls Don't Cry | Four Seasons |
41 | Wolverton Mountain | Claude King |
42 | Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles |
43 | Purple People Eater | Sheb Wooley |
44 | Mr Blue | Fleetwoods |
45 | Tell Laura I Love Her | Ray Peterson |
46 | Itsy Bitsy Yellow .. Bikni | Brian Hyland |
47 | My Boomerang Wont Come Back | Charlie Drake |
48 | Only The Lonley | Roy Orbison |
49 | Fortune Teller | Bobby Curtola |
50 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore | Buddy Holly |
51 | Running Scared | Roy Orbison |
52 | North To Alaska | Johnny Horton |
53 | See You In September | The Tempos |
54 | Little Red Rented Rowboat | Joe Dowell |
55 | Wooden Heart | Elvis Presley |
56 | Duke Of Earl | Gene Chandler |
57 | Bristol Twistin' Annie | The Dovells |
58 | El Paso | Marty Robbins |
59 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Tokens |
60 | Big Bad John | Jimmie Dean |
61 | Do You Love Me | The Contours |
62 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley |
63 | Wonderful To Be Young | Cliff Richard |
64 | Mr. Lee | Bobbettes |
65 | All I Have To Do Is Dream | Everly Brothers |
66 | Crying | Roy Orbison |
67 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | Bobby Vee |
68 | Witch Doctor | David Seville |
69 | Town Without Pity | Gene Pitney |
70 | Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka |
71 | English Country Garden | Jimmie Rodgers |
72 | Love Letters In The Sand | Pat Boone |
73 | Running Bear | Johnny Preston |
74 | Speedy Gonzales | Pat Boone |
75 | Moody River | Pat Boone |
76 | Mission Bell | Donnie Brooks |
77 | Bristol Stomp | Dovells |
78 | Good Luck Charm | Elvis Presley |
79 | Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker |
80 | Rubber Ball | Bobby Vee |
81 | She Wears My Ring | Jimmy Bell |
82 | To Know Him Is To Love Him | Teddybears |
83 | Wake Up Little Susie | Elvis Presley |
84 | Milk And Honey | Eddie Fisher |
85 | Young World | Ricky Nelson |
86 | Alley Oop | Hollywood Argyles |
87 | Barbara Ann | Regents |
88 | Lemon Tree | Peter Paul & Mary |
89 | Quarter To Three | U.S. Bonds |
90 | Susie Darlin' | Robin Luke |
91 | Apache | Jorgen Ingmann |
92 | Here Comes Summer | Jerry Keller |
93 | Tom Dooley | Kingston Trio |
94 | Limbo Rock | Chubby Checker |
95 | Moon River | Henry Mancini |
96 | Johnny Willow | Fred Darian |
97 | My Dad | Paul Peterson |
98 | Ramblin' Rose | Nat King Cole |
99 | Put Your Head On My Shoulders | Paul Anka |
100 | Raindrops | Dee Clark |
Sunday, February 27, 2011
OUR PICK OF THE TOP 10 SONGS OF THE 60'S
NOTE: The songs have been selected from the chum charts - one from each year.
TRACKS MAY NOT BE RADIO EDITS
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
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TRACKS MAY NOT BE RADIO EDITS
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
CHUM CHART Monday, March 2, 1959
Rank -- Song Title -- Artist
1. Alvin's Harmonica -- The Chipmunks
5. Donna -- Ritchie Valens
5. La Bamba -- Ritchie Valens
6. Charlie Brown -- The Coasters
6. Tall Paul -- Annette
7. Petite Fleur -- Chris Barber's Jazz Band
9. She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) -- The Diamonds
9. Venus -- Frankie Avalon
10. The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) -- Cyril Stapleton
10. It Doesn't Matter Anymore -- Buddy Holly
10. The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) -- Mitch Miller
10. Children's Marching Song -- The Sauter-Finegan Doodletown Fifers
11. The Lonely One -- Duane Eddy
14. Raw-Hide -- Link Wray
15. I've Had It -- The Bell Notes
16. The Story Of My Love -- Conway Twitty
16. Tomboy -- Perry Como
17. Peter Gunn -- Ray Anthony
18. Tragedy -- Thomas Wayne
18. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) -- Andy Williams
19. I Got A Wife -- The Mark IV
20. The All American Boy -- Bill Parsons
23. The Little Space Girl -- Jesse Lee Turner
24. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair -- Pat Boone
24. Good Rockin' Tonight -- Pat Boone
24. It's Just A Matter Of Time -- Brook Benton
25. Nola -- Billy Williams
25. Stagger Lee -- Lloyd Price
27. Plain Jane -- Bobby Darin
28. I Cried A Tear -- Lavern Baker
30. My Happiness -- Connie Francis
31. Don't Take Your Guns To Town -- Johnny Cash
31. I'm A Man -- Fabian
33. May You Always -- The McGuire Sisters
34. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- The Platters
34. (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time -- Tab Hunter
35. 16 Candles The Crests
36. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings -- Paul Anka
37. Who Cares -- Don Gibson
37. A Stranger Like Me -- Don Gibson
37. Never Be Anyone Else But You -- Ricky Nelson
37. It's Late -- Ricky Nelson
40. Madrid -- Nat 'King' Cole
42. Here I Stand -- Wade Flemons
42. First Anniversary -- Cathy Carr
44. Blah, Blah, Blah -- Nicola Paone
46. Ladies Choice -- Patty Saturday
47. Please Mr. Sun -- Tommy Edwards
48. When The Saints Go Marching In -- Fats Domino
49. Trade Winds -- Billy Vaughn
50. The Magic Of You -- Tommy Ambrose
50. Catch A Little Moonbean -- The Rinky-Dinks
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Friday, February 25, 2011
CHUM CHARTS AND ARCHIVES COMING BACK ON WEB FOR ALL TO VIEW - new update
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FROM THE PRODUCERS OF THE '1050 chum Memorial Blog':
WE WELCOME THE FOLOWING NEWS.
THE CHARTS AND ARCHIVES ARE NOT ONLY A PART OF TORONTO HISTORY, BUT ALSO THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL IN CANADA.
WE WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE THIS BLOG BECOME OBSOLETE IF IT MEANS A RETURN OF THE ARCHIVES AND CHARTS.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
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Update: NEW 1050 CHUM TRIBUTE SITE CLICK HERE
FROM THE PRODUCERS OF THE '1050 chum Memorial Blog':
WE WELCOME THE FOLOWING NEWS.
THE CHARTS AND ARCHIVES ARE NOT ONLY A PART OF TORONTO HISTORY, BUT ALSO THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL IN CANADA.
WE WOULD BE GLAD TO SEE THIS BLOG BECOME OBSOLETE IF IT MEANS A RETURN OF THE ARCHIVES AND CHARTS.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
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Chum chart Monday, March 3, 1958
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Rank -- Song Title -- Artist
1. Maybe -- The Chantels
2. Short Shorts -- The Royal Teens
3. Sweet Little -- Sixteen Chuck Berry
4. I Beg Of You -- Elvis Presley
4. Don't -- Elvis Presley
5. Click-Clack -- Dickey Doo & The Don'ts
6. You Are My Destiny -- Paul Anka
7. Wonderful Time Up There -- Pat Boone
7. It's Too Soon To Know -- Pat Boone
8. Good Golly Miss Molly -- Little Richard
9. Witchcraft -- Frank Sinatra
10. Are You Sincere -- Andy Williams
11. Tequila -- The Champs
12. Maybe Baby -- The Crickets
13. Dede Dinah -- Frankie Avalon
14. Jo-Ann -- The Playmates
15. Get A Job -- The Silhouettes
16. Oh Julie -- Otis Williams & His Charms
17. Big Guitar -- Owen Bradley Quintet
18. Swinging Shepherd Blues -- Moe Koffman Quintet
19. Magic Moments -- Perry Como
20. La Dee Dah -- Billy & Lillie
21. Why Don't They Understand -- George Hamilton IV
22. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) -- The Four Preps
23. Angel Smile -- Nat 'King' Cole
24. Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah -- Steve Lawrence
25. Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay -- Danny & The Juniors
26. Should We Tell Him -- The Everly Brothers
27. Come To Me -- Johnny Mathis
28. Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again -- Jimmie Rodgers
29. The Stroll -- The Diamonds
30. Helpless -- The Platters
31. Who's Sorry Now -- Connie Francis
32. So Tough -- The Casuals
33. Baby Shame -- Clyde Stacy
34. Belonging To Someone -- Patti Page
35. The Shake -- The Mark IV
36. Weary Blues From Waiting -- Tony Bennett
37. Somebody's Got My Baby -- Phil Gray
38. Listen To Me -- Buddy Holly
39. Gigi -- Billy Eckstine
40. Indian Giver -- Tony Perkins
41. A Farewell To Arms -- Gale Storm
42. The Swivel -- Al Taylor
43. Yellow Dog Blues -- Joe Darensbourg & his Dixie Flyers
44. Shirley Purley -- Ray Peterson
45. Lollipop -- The Chordettes
46. Arrividerci Roma -- Roger Williams
47. Star Of Fortune -- Varetta Dillard
48. The Walk -- Jimmy McCracklin
49. Breathless -- Jerry Lee Lewis
50. College -- Man Bill Justis
51. So Tough -- The Kuf-Linx
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
OUR PICK OF THE TOP TEN SONGS OF THE 70'S
NOTE: The songs have been selected from the chum charts - one from each year.
TRACKS MAY NOT BE RADIO EDITS
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
TRACKS MAY NOT BE RADIO EDITS
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Chum chart Monday, February 22, 1960
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Chart #147 - Monday, February 22, 1960
Rank -- Song Title -- Artist
1. He'll Have To Go -- Jim Reeves
2. Teen Angel -- Mark Dinning
3. What In The World's Come Over You -- Jack Scott
4. Handy Man -- Jimmy Jones
5. Sweet Nothin's -- Brenda Lee
6. "Theme From "A Summer Place" -- Percy Faith
7. Lonely Blue Boy -- Conway Twitty
8. Lucky Devil -- Carl Dobkins Jr.
9. That's The Way Love Is -- Bobby Darin
9. Beyond The Sea -- Bobby Darin
10. Let It Be Me -- The Everly Brothers
11. Tracy's Theme -- Spencer Ross
12. Rockin' Little Angel -- Ray Smith
13. Do-Re-Mi -- Mitch Miller
13. Do-Re-Mi -- Anita Bryant
15. Wild One -- Bobby Rydell
15. Little Bitty Girl -- Bobby Rydell
16. I Know What God Is -- Perry Como
16. Delaware -- Perry Como
17. Down By The Station -- The Four Preps
19. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) -- Brook Benton
20. Harbor Lights -- The Platters
20. Sleepy Lagoon -- The Platters
22. Country Boy -- Fats Domino
23. Where Or When -- Dion
24. Beatnik Fly -- Johnny & The Hurricanes
25. Midnite Special -- Paul Evans
26. Too Much Tequila -- The Champs
27. Forever -- The Little Dippers
28. Tender Love And Care -- Jimmie Rodgers
29. Climb Every Mountain -- Harry Simeone Chorale
29. Onward Christian Soldiers -- Harry Simeone Chorale
30. Go, Jimmy, Go -- Jimmy Clanton
31. Bulldog -- The Fireballs
32. Angelea Jones -- Johnny Ferguson
34. Crazy Arms -- Bob Beckham
35. What'cha Gonna Do -- Nat King Cole
35. Time And The River -- Nat King Cole
36. You Got What It Takes -- Marv Johnson
36. Why Do I Love You So -- Johnny Tillotson
37. (Welcome) New Lovers -- Pat Boone
37. Words -- Pat Boone
39. Adam And Eve -- Paul Anka
39. Puppy Love -- Paul Anka
41. Mary Don't You Weep -- Stonewall Jackson
42. If I Had A Girl -- Rod Laren
42. Lady Luck -- Lloyd Price
43. Pretty Blue Eyes -- Steve Lawrence
43. Alvin's Orchestra -- The Chipmunks
44. How Will It End? -- Barry Darvell
46. The Village Of St. Bernadette -- Andy Williams
46. How About That -- Dee Clark
47. This Magic Moment -- The Drifters
48. Bonnie Came Back -- Duane Eddy
50. Clap Your Hands -- The Beau-Marks
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Dave 'Boomer' Wright Dead at 82
Former 1050 chum sportscaster
Veteran broadcast journalist Dave Wright, whose career took him from Ontario to the Maritimes and beyond, has died at the age of 82. His death after a battle with cancer was reported Thursday on CTV Atlantic, where Wright anchored the Halifax-based ATV Evening News from 1989 to 1993.
Wright's career in radio began in 1950 at a station in Sudbury, Ont., and he moved on to television with CHCH-TV in Hamilton. Wright known as 'boomer' was also a sportscaster at radio station 1050-CHUM in Toronto.
Wright began working with ATV News in 1976, where he also created and hosted ''Live At 5,'' a news magazine show that leads into the suppertime newscast and is still running. Wright also spent two years working in Boston before returning to Halifax in 1989. Source: broadcastermagazine.com
Related story @ thehodgeblog.com
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Chum chart February 17, 1958
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Chart #40 - Monday, February 17, 1958
Rank -- Song Title -- Artist
1. I Beg Of You -- Elvis Presley
1. Don't -- Elvis Presley
2. Get A Job -- The Silhouettes
3. You Are My Destiny -- Paul Anka
4. Maybe -- The Chantels
5. Dede Dinah -- Frankie Avalon
6. Short Shorts -- The Royal Teens
7. Swinging Shepherd Blues -- Moe Koffman Quintet
8. Oh Julie Otis -- Williams & His Charms
9. Witchcraft -- Frank Sinatra
10. La Dee Dah -- Billy & Lillie
11. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) -- The Four Preps
12. Big Guitar -- Owen Bradley Quintet
13. Jo-Ann -- The Playmates
14. Sail Along Silvery Moon -- Billy Vaughn
15. The Stroll -- The Diamonds
16. Should We Tell Him -- The Everly Brothers
17. At The Hop -- Danny & The Juniors
18. Magic Moments -- Perry Como
18. Catch A Falling Star -- Perry Como
19. Click-Clack -- Dickey Doo & The Don'ts
20. Angel Smile -- Nat King Cole
21. Belonging To Someone -- Patti Page
22. Are You Sincere -- Andy Williams
23. It's Too Soon To Know -- Pat Boone
24. Come To Me -- Johnny Mathis
25. Stood Up -- Ricky Nelson
26. Don't Let Go Roy Hamilton
27. Why Don't They Understand -- George Hamilton IV
28. Wonderful Time Up There -- Pat Boone
29. Maybe Baby -- The Crickets
30. Helpless -- The Platters
31. Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again -- Jimmie Rodgers
32. Swingin' Daddy -- Buddy Knox
33. Wait A Minute -- JoAnn Campbell
34. March From The River Kwai And Colonel Bogey -- Mitch Miller
35. The Big Beat -- Fats Domino
36. Sugartime -- The McGuire Sisters
37. Raunchy -- Bill Justis
38. In Love -- The Ames Brothers
39. Oh, Boy! -- The Crickets
40. Yellow Dog Blues -- Joe Darensbourg & his Dixie Flyers
41. Baby Shame -- Clyde Stacy
42. Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah -- Steve Lawrence
43. Sweet Little Sixteen -- Chuck Berry
44. Great Balls Of Fire -- Jerry Lee Lewis
45. Weary Blues From Waiting -- Tony Bennett
46. I Get That Feeling -- Gale Storm
47. Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay -- Danny & The Juniors
48. Somebody's Got My Baby -- Phil Gray
49. Tequila -- The Champs
50. So Tough -- The Kuf-Linx
51. Listen To Me -- Buddy Holly
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
CHUM CHART February 8, 1960
Chart #145
Monday, February 8, 1960
Rank -- Song Title -- Artist
1. He'll Have To Go -- Jim Reeves
2. Teen Angel -- Mark Dinning
4. Handy Man -- Jimmy Jones
5. Lonely Blue Boy -- Conway Twitty
6. Lucky Devil -- Carl Dobkins Jr.
7. Go, Jimmy, Go -- Jimmy Clanton
7. What In The World's Come Over You -- Jack Scott
9. Let It Be Me -- The Everly Brothers
10. You Got What It Takes -- Marv Johnson
10. Down By The Station -- The Four Preps
12. Where Or When -- Dion
13. Tender Love And Care -- Jimmie Rodgers
14. Tracy's Theme -- Spencer Ross
14. Lady Luck -- Lloyd Price
17. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans -- Freddy Cannon
18. Beyond The Sea -- Bobby Darin
19. "Theme From "A Summer Place" -- Percy Faith
21. Delaware -- Perry Como
21. I Know What God Is -- Perry Como
22. Bonnie Came Back -- Duane Eddy
23. If I Had A Girl -- Rod Laren
24. Do-Re-Mi -- Anita Bryant
24. Pretty Blue Eyes -- Steve Lawrence
24. Do-Re-Mi -- Mitch Miller
26. Harlem Nocturne -- The Viscounts
26. Running Bear -- Johnny Preston
27. Rockin' Little Angel -- Ray Smith
27. The Village Of St. Bernadette -- Andy Williams
29. How About That -- Dee Clark
30. Country Boy -- Fats Domino
31. Crazy Arms -- Bob Beckham
31. El Paso -- Marty Robbins
32. Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop -- Little Anthony & The Imperials
34. Onward Christian Soldiers -- Harry Simeone Chorale
34. Climb Every Mountain -- Harry Simeone Chorale
35. Little Co-Co Palm -- Jerry Wallace
36. Sweet Nothin's -- Brenda Lee
37. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) -- Brook Benton
38. No Love Have I -- Webb Pierce
39. Harbor Lights -- The Platters
39. Sleepy Lagoon -- The Platters
41. Not One Minute More -- Della Reese
42. The Happy Muleteer -- Ivo Robic
43. Little Bitty Girl -- Bobby Rydell
43. Wild One -- Bobby Rydell
44. The Big Hurt -- Toni Fisher
44. Mary Don't You Weep -- Stonewall Jackson
45. I Can't Say Goodbye -- The Fireflies
47. Too Much Tequila -- The Champs
48. Midnite Special -- Paul Evans
50. Why Do I Love You So -- Johnny Tillotson
50. Bulldog -- The Fireballs
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Monday, February 8, 1960
Rank -- Song Title -- Artist
1. He'll Have To Go -- Jim Reeves
2. Teen Angel -- Mark Dinning
4. Handy Man -- Jimmy Jones
5. Lonely Blue Boy -- Conway Twitty
6. Lucky Devil -- Carl Dobkins Jr.
7. Go, Jimmy, Go -- Jimmy Clanton
7. What In The World's Come Over You -- Jack Scott
9. Let It Be Me -- The Everly Brothers
10. You Got What It Takes -- Marv Johnson
10. Down By The Station -- The Four Preps
12. Where Or When -- Dion
13. Tender Love And Care -- Jimmie Rodgers
14. Tracy's Theme -- Spencer Ross
14. Lady Luck -- Lloyd Price
17. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans -- Freddy Cannon
18. Beyond The Sea -- Bobby Darin
19. "Theme From "A Summer Place" -- Percy Faith
21. Delaware -- Perry Como
21. I Know What God Is -- Perry Como
22. Bonnie Came Back -- Duane Eddy
23. If I Had A Girl -- Rod Laren
24. Do-Re-Mi -- Anita Bryant
24. Pretty Blue Eyes -- Steve Lawrence
24. Do-Re-Mi -- Mitch Miller
26. Harlem Nocturne -- The Viscounts
26. Running Bear -- Johnny Preston
27. Rockin' Little Angel -- Ray Smith
27. The Village Of St. Bernadette -- Andy Williams
29. How About That -- Dee Clark
30. Country Boy -- Fats Domino
31. Crazy Arms -- Bob Beckham
31. El Paso -- Marty Robbins
32. Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop -- Little Anthony & The Imperials
34. Onward Christian Soldiers -- Harry Simeone Chorale
34. Climb Every Mountain -- Harry Simeone Chorale
35. Little Co-Co Palm -- Jerry Wallace
36. Sweet Nothin's -- Brenda Lee
37. Baby (You've Got What It Takes) -- Brook Benton
38. No Love Have I -- Webb Pierce
39. Harbor Lights -- The Platters
39. Sleepy Lagoon -- The Platters
41. Not One Minute More -- Della Reese
42. The Happy Muleteer -- Ivo Robic
43. Little Bitty Girl -- Bobby Rydell
43. Wild One -- Bobby Rydell
44. The Big Hurt -- Toni Fisher
44. Mary Don't You Weep -- Stonewall Jackson
45. I Can't Say Goodbye -- The Fireflies
47. Too Much Tequila -- The Champs
48. Midnite Special -- Paul Evans
50. Why Do I Love You So -- Johnny Tillotson
50. Bulldog -- The Fireballs
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Chuck 'The Chucker' McCOY
Chuck McCoy started his radio career as an announcer and disc jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. His first station was CKY-FM in Winnipeg, then he moved on to CJME in Regina, Saskatchewan, CKFH in Toronto, CHLO AM in St. Thomas, and CJRN in Niagara Falls.
After his stint at CJRN, McCoy was hired by CHUM Limited as a part of the programming team at CHUM (AM) in Toronto then in 1973 they sent him to Vancouver to be the program director of their newly purchased CKVN, which then became CFUN.READ MORE @ http://www.ask.com/wiki/Chuck_McCoy_(Canadian_radio)
From: J Robert Woods toasts Chuck McCoy’s career success (FYI Music) http://fyimusic.ca/industry-news/6796
'... It wasn't long before Chuck and I both moved to Toronto; he to CKFH and me to CHUM. We hired mostly American jocks at CHUM in those days because it was clear we had to take CHUM to the next level. Moreover, there were too few jocks with Top 40 experience in Canada at the time because there were very few Top 40 stations. Yes, some of the Moffat stations were doing Top 40 but CHUM and Moffat had an agreement in those days not to hire each others talent. So the lineup that emerged at CHUM was virtually all American. The only Canadian jocks we considered good enough and hip enough to hire in those early days were Chuck and Roger Ashby. They had to be good in order to crack a lineup that would boast the likes of incredible talent like Jack Armstrong, Tom Rivers, J. Mike Wilson, Johnny Mitchell (aka Sonny Fox), Duke Roberts, Scott Carpenter, Terry Steele, John Majhor, etc. ...'
Read more @ http://fyimusic.ca/industry-news/6796
“My ultimate radio goal was to get to CHUM. I’d heard the station as a teenager on a visit to Toronto and I wanted that more than anything, so I moved rapidly. I was at CKY in 1965 when a new record, ‘Born A Woman’ by Sandy Posey came out. I was at CJME Regina while the record was rising to the top. I was at CJRN Niagara Falls as it was fading and I got to CHLO St. Thomas before it completely fell off the chart. So I went through four stations in the life of that one record.”
It wasn’t long before CKFH brought The Chucker to Toronto. A year later, in 1967, Chuck finally fulfilled his dream of walking through the doors at 1331 Yonge as a CHUM jock. - 2009 CMW Hall of Fame inductee
"The Chucker" was one of the early stars of CHUM's Drake format - Chuck McCoy aircheck @ http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/air1968.html
Related Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_McCoy_(Canadian_radio)
I remember chum by J Robert Wood
http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Chuck_McCoy_(Canadian_radio)
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Chart #91 - Tuesday, February 3, 1959
(Special Issue)
Rank - Song Title - Artist
1. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
1. Donna - Ritchie Valens
2. The All American Boy - Bill Parsons
3. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
4. Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
5. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
6. The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) - Mitch Miller
6. Children's Marching Song - The Sauter-Finegan Doodletown Fifers
6. The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) - Cyril Stapleton
7. 16 Candles - The Crests
8. The Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
9. My Happiness - Connie Francis
10. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Andy Williams
11. Tall - Paul Annette
12. Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer
13. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
14. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
15. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
15. Good Rockin' Tonight - Pat Boone
16. Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen Orchestra
17. May You Always - The McGuire Sisters
18. She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) - The Diamonds
19. The Diary - Neil Sedaka
20. Petite Fleur - Chris Barber's Jazz Band
20. Petite Fleur - Sidney Bechet
21. I Cried A Tear - Lavern Baker
22. Plain Jane - Bobby Darin
23. The Girl On Page 44 - The Four Lads
24. Raspberries, Strawberries - The Kingston Trio
24. Sally - The Kingston Trio
25. You Are Beautiful - Johnny Mathis
25. Let's Love - Johnny Mathis
26. Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
27. Blue Hawaii - Billy Vaughn
28. Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash
29. Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
30. There Must Be A Way - Joni James
32. The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
33. The Lonely One - Duane Eddy
34. To Know Him Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears
35. Whole Lotta Lovin' - Fats Domino
36. Evening Rain - Earl Grant
37. The Story Of My Love - Conway Twitty
38. Red River Rose - The Ames Brothers
39. White Bucks And Saddle Shoes - Bobby Pedrick Jr.
40. A Stranger Like Me - Don Gibson
40. Who Cares - Don Gibson
41. Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves
42. Trust In Me - Patti Page
43. Rock-A-Conga - The Applejacks
44. First Anniversary - Cathy Carr
45. Pretty Girls Everywhere - Eugene Church
46. Love You Most Of All - Sam Cooke
50. Tomboy - Perry Como
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Note: This chart was a special issue
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Rank - Song Title - Artist
1. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
1. Donna - Ritchie Valens
2. The All American Boy - Bill Parsons
3. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
4. Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
5. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
6. The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) - Mitch Miller
6. Children's Marching Song - The Sauter-Finegan Doodletown Fifers
6. The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) - Cyril Stapleton
7. 16 Candles - The Crests
8. The Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
9. My Happiness - Connie Francis
10. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Andy Williams
11. Tall - Paul Annette
12. Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer
13. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
14. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
15. With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
15. Good Rockin' Tonight - Pat Boone
16. Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen Orchestra
17. May You Always - The McGuire Sisters
18. She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) - The Diamonds
19. The Diary - Neil Sedaka
20. Petite Fleur - Chris Barber's Jazz Band
20. Petite Fleur - Sidney Bechet
21. I Cried A Tear - Lavern Baker
22. Plain Jane - Bobby Darin
23. The Girl On Page 44 - The Four Lads
24. Raspberries, Strawberries - The Kingston Trio
24. Sally - The Kingston Trio
25. You Are Beautiful - Johnny Mathis
25. Let's Love - Johnny Mathis
26. Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
27. Blue Hawaii - Billy Vaughn
28. Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash
29. Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
30. There Must Be A Way - Joni James
32. The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
33. The Lonely One - Duane Eddy
34. To Know Him Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears
35. Whole Lotta Lovin' - Fats Domino
36. Evening Rain - Earl Grant
37. The Story Of My Love - Conway Twitty
38. Red River Rose - The Ames Brothers
39. White Bucks And Saddle Shoes - Bobby Pedrick Jr.
40. A Stranger Like Me - Don Gibson
40. Who Cares - Don Gibson
41. Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves
42. Trust In Me - Patti Page
43. Rock-A-Conga - The Applejacks
44. First Anniversary - Cathy Carr
45. Pretty Girls Everywhere - Eugene Church
46. Love You Most Of All - Sam Cooke
50. Tomboy - Perry Como
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Note: This chart was a special issue
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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 |
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1050 CHUM ORIGINAL AUDIO
John Gilbert "No Charge"
Mike Cooper's April Fools Joke
80's PROMO
Bob Sam Robbie - 1050 CHUM Morning Show - 1992
Tom Rivers 1982