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1980-01-05 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Don't Do Me Like That
1980-01-12 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Don't Do Me Like That
1980-01-19 Led Zeppelin / Fool In The Rain
1980-01-26 Led Zeppelin / Fool In The Rain
1980-02-02 Queen / A Crazy Little Thing Called Love
1980-02-09 Queen / A Crazy Little Thing Called Love
1980-02-16 Pink Floyd / Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
1980-02-23 Pink Floyd / Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
1980-03-01 Pink Floyd / Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
1980-03-08 Pink Floyd / Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
1980-03-15 XTC / Making Plans For Nigel
1980-03-22 XTC / Making Plans For Nigel
1980-03-29 Bob Seger / Fire Lake
1980-04-05 Bob Seger / Fire Lake
1980-04-12 Blondie / Call Me
1980-04-19 Blondie / Call Me
1980-04-26 Blondie / Call Me
1980-05-03 Blondie / Call Me
1980-05-10 The B-52's / Rock Lobster
1980-05-17 The Pretenders / Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)
1980-05-24 The Pretenders / Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)
1980-05-31 The Pretenders / Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)
1980-06-07 Paul McCartney & Wings / Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)
1980-06-14 Paul McCartney & Wings / Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)
1980-06-21 Paul McCartney & Wings / Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)
1980-06-28 Genesis / Misunderstanding
1980-07-05 Genesis / Misunderstanding
1980-07-12 Genesis / Misunderstanding
1980-07-19 Genesis / Misunderstanding
1980-07-26 The Rolling Stones / Emotional Rescue
1980-08-02 The Rolling Stones / Emotional Rescue
1980-08-09 The Rolling Stones / Emotional Rescue
1980-08-16 The Rolling Stones / Emotional Rescue
1980-08-23 The Rolling Stones / Emotional Rescue
1980-08-30 The Rolling Stones / Emotional Rescue
1980-09-06 Jackson Browne / Boulevard
1980-09-13 Queen / Another One Bites The Dust
1980-09-20 Queen / Another One Bites The Dust
1980-09-27 Queen / Another One Bites The Dust
1980-10-04 Queen / Another One Bites The Dust
1980-10-11 Queen / Another One Bites The Dust
1980-10-18 Supertramp / Dreamer
1980-10-25 Supertramp / Dreamer
1980-11-01 Supertramp / Dreamer
1980-11-08 Supertramp / Dreamer
1980-11-15 Supertramp / Dreamer
1980-11-22 Split Enz / I Got You
1980-11-29 The Police / Don't Stand So Close To Me
1980-12-06 The Police / Don't Stand So Close To Me
1980-12-13 The Vapors / Turning Japanese
1980-12-20 John Lennon / (Just Like) Starting Over
1980-12-27 John Lennon / (Just Like) Starting Over
1981-01-03 The Police / De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
1981-01-10 The Police / De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
1981-01-17 Blondie / The Tide Is High
1981-01-24 Blondie / The Tide Is High
1981-01-31 Rod Stewart / Passion
1981-02-07 Rod Stewart / Passion
1981-02-14 Steely Dan / Hey Nineteen
1981-02-21 John Lennon / Woman
1981-02-28 John Lennon / Woman
1981-03-07 Styx / The Best Of Times
1981-03-14 Styx / The Best Of Times
1981-03-21 Styx / The Best Of Times
1981-03-28 Blondie / Rapture
1981-04-04 Steve Winwood / While You See A Chance
1981-04-11 Steve Winwood / While You See A Chance
1981-04-18 Steve Winwood / While You See A Chance
1981-04-25 The Who / You Better You Bet
1981-05-02 The Who / You Better You Bet
1981-05-09 The Who / You Better You Bet
1981-05-16 Juice Newton / Angel Of The Morning
1981-05-23 Kim Carnes / Bette Davis Eyes
1981-05-30 Kim Carnes / Bette Davis Eyes
1981-06-06 Stars On 45 / Medley
1981-06-13 Stars On 45 / Medley
1981-06-20 Stars On 45 / Medley
1981-06-27 Stars On 45 / Medley
1981-07-04 George Harrison / All Those Years Ago
1981-07-11 George Harrison / All Those Years Ago
1981-07-18 AC/DC / Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
1981-07-25 The Moody Blues / Gemini Dream
1981-08-01 The Moody Blues / Gemini Dream
1981-08-08 The Moody Blues / Gemini Dream
1981-08-15 The Moody Blues / Gemini Dream
1981-08-22 The Moody Blues / Gemini Dream
1981-08-29 Foreigner / Urgent
1981-09-05 Foreigner / Urgent
1981-09-12 Foreigner / Urgent
1981-09-19 Diesel / Sausalito Summernight
1981-09-26 The Rolling Stones / Start Me Up
1981-10-03 The Rolling Stones / Start Me Up
1981-10-10 The Rolling Stones / Start Me Up
1981-10-17 The Police / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
1981-10-24 The Police / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
1981-10-31 The Police / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
1981-11-07 The Police / Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
1981-11-14 Jon & Vangelis / The Friends Of Mr. Cairo
1981-11-21 Jon & Vangelis / The Friends Of Mr. Cairo
1981-11-28 Foreigner / Waiting For A Girl Like You
1981-12-05 Queen & David Bowie / Under Pressure
1981-12-12 Bob & Doug McKenzie / Take Off
1981-12-19 Bob & Doug McKenzie / Take Off
1981-12-26 Rod Stewart / Young Turks
1982-01-02 Rod Stewart / Young Turks
1982-01-09 The Rolling Stones / Waiting On A Friend
1982-01-16 The J. Geils Band / Centerfold
1982-01-23 The J. Geils Band / Centerfold
1982-01-30 The J. Geils Band / Centerfold
1982-02-06 Soft Cell / Tainted Love
1982-02-13 Soft Cell / Tainted Love
1982-02-20 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982-02-27 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982-03-06 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982-03-13 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982-03-20 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982-03-27 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982-04-03 The J. Geils Band / Freeze Frame
1982-04-10 The J. Geils Band / Freeze Frame
1982-04-17 The J. Geils Band / Freeze-Frame
1982-04-24 Asia / Heat Of The Moment
1982-05-01 Asia / Heat Of The Moment
1982-05-08 Asia / Heat Of The Moment
1982-05-15 Asia / Heat Of The Moment
1982-05-22 Asia / Heat Of The Moment
1982-05-29 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder / Ebony & Ivory
1982-06-05 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder / Ebony & Ivory
1982-06-12 Queen / Body Language
1982-06-19 Queen / Body Language
1982-06-26 Queen / Body Language
1982-07-03 Queen / Body Language
1982-07-10 The Rolling Stones / Going To A Go-Go
1982-07-17 The Rolling Stones / Going To A Go-Go
1982-07-24 Survivor / Eye Of The Tiger
1982-07-31 Survivor / Eye Of The Tiger
1982-08-07 Survivor / Eye Of The Tiger
1982-08-14 Survivor / Eye Of The Tiger
1982-08-21 Survivor / Eye Of The Tiger
1982-08-28 John Cougar / Jack & Diane
1982-09-04 John Cougar / Jack & Diane
1982-09-11 John Cougar / Jack & Diane
1982-09-18 John Cougar / Jack & Diane
1982-09-25 John Cougar / Jack & Diane
1982-10-02 Rush / New World Man
1982-10-09 Rush / New World Man
1982-10-16 Men At Work / Down Under
1982-10-23 Men At Work / Down Under
1982-10-30 Men At Work / Down Under
1982-11-06 ABC / The Look Of Love
1982-11-13 ABC / The Look Of Love
1982-11-20 ABC / The Look Of Love
1982-11-27 Supertramp / It's Raining Again
1982-12-04 Supertramp / It's Raining Again
1982-12-11 Supertramp / It's Raining Again
1982-12-18 Phil Collins / You Can't Hurry Love
1982-12-25 Phil Collins / You Can't Hurry Love
1983-01-01 Daryl Hall & John Oates / Maneater
1983-01-08 Daryl Hall & John Oates / Maneater
1983-01-15 Dexys Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express / Come On Eileen
1983-01-22 Musical Youth / Pass The Dutchie
1983-01-29 Musical Youth / Pass The Dutchie
1983-02-05 Toto / Africa
1983-02-12 Toto / Africa
1983-02-19 Marvin Gaye / Sexual Healing
1983-02-26 Marvin Gaye / Sexual Healing
1983-03-05 Culture Club / Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
1983-03-12 Duran Duran / Hungry Like The Wolf
1983-03-19 Duran Duran / Hungry Like The Wolf
1983-03-26 Michael Jackson / Billie Jean
1983-04-02 Michael Jackson / Billie Jean
1983-04-09 Michael Jackson / Billie Jean
1983-04-16 Styx / Mr. Roboto
1983-04-23 Styx / Mr. Roboto
1983-04-30 Thomas Dolby / She Blinded Me With Science
1983-05-07 Thomas Dolby / She Blinded Me With Science
1983-05-14 David Bowie / Let's Dance
1983-05-21 David Bowie / Let's Dance
1983-05-28 David Bowie / Let's Dance
1983-06-04 Irene Cara / Flashdance...What A Feeling
1983-06-11 Irene Cara / Flashdance...What A Feeling
1983-06-18 The Police / Every Breath You Take
1983-06-25 The Police / Every Breath You Take
1983-07-02 The Police / Every Breath You Take
1983-07-09 The Police / Every Breath You Take
1983-07-16 Eddy Grant / Electric Avenue
1983-07-23 Eddy Grant / Electric Avenue
1983-07-30 Eddy Grant / Electric Avenue
1983-08-06 Eddy Grant / Electric Avenue
1983-08-13 Eddy Grant / Electric Avenue
1983-08-20 Bonnie Tyler / Total Eclipse Of The Heart
1983-08-27 Bonnie Tyler / Total Eclipse Of The Heart
1983-09-03 Michael Sembello / Maniac
1983-09-10 Michael Sembello / Maniac
1983-09-17 Michael Sembello / Maniac
1983-09-24 Michael Sembello / Maniac
1983-10-01 Michael Sembello / Maniac
1983-10-08 Eurythmics / Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
1983-10-15 Eurythmics / Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
1983-10-22 Spandau Ballet / True
1983-10-29 Spandau Ballet / True
1983-11-05 Spandau Ballet / True
1983-11-12 Spandau Ballet / True
1983-11-19 Lionel Richie / All Night Long
1983-11-26 Lionel Richie / All Night Long
1983-12-03 Lionel Richie / All Night Long (All Night)
1983-12-10 Lionel Richie / All Night Long (All Night)
1983-12-17 Lionel Richie / All Night Long (All Night)
1983-12-24 Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson / Say Say Say
1983-12-31 Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson / Say Say Say
1984-01-07 Duran Duran / Union Of The Snake
1984-01-14 Duran Duran / Union Of The Snake
1984-01-21 The Rolling Stones / Undercover Of The Night
1984-01-28 Culture Club / Karma Chameleon
1984-02-04 Culture Club / Karma Chameleon
1984-02-11 Michael Jackson / Thriller
1984-02-18 Michael Jackson / Thriller
1984-02-25 Michael Jackson / Thriller
1984-03-03 Michael Jackson / Thriller
1984-03-10 Michael Jackson / Thriller
1984-03-17 Van Halen / Jump
1984-03-24 Nena / 99 Red Balloons
1984-03-31 Nena / 99 Red Balloons
1984-04-07 Phil Collins / Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
1984-04-14 Phil Collins / Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
1984-04-21 Phil Collins / Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
1984-04-28 Kenny Loggins / Footloose
1984-05-05 Thompson Twins / Hold Me Now
1984-05-12 The Cars / You Might Think
1984-05-19 The Cars / You Might Think
1984-05-26 Steve Perry / Oh Sherrie
1984-06-02 Steve Perry / Oh Sherrie
1984-06-09 Duran Duran / The Reflex
1984-06-16 Duran Duran / The Reflex
1984-06-23 Duran Duran / The Reflex
1984-06-30 Bruce Springsteen / Dancing In The Dark
1984-07-07 Bruce Springsteen / Dancing In The Dark
1984-07-14 Bruce Springsteen / Dancing In The Dark
1984-07-21 Bruce Springsteen / Dancing In The Dark
1984-07-28 Prince / When Doves Cry
1984-08-04 Prince / When Doves Cry
1984-08-11 Prince / When Doves Cry
1984-08-18 Ray Parker, Jr. / Ghostbusters
1984-08-25 Ray Parker, Jr. / Ghostbusters
1984-09-01 Ray Parker, Jr. / Ghostbusters
1984-09-08 Tina Turner / What's Love Got To Do With It
1984-09-15 Tina Turner / What's Love Got To Do With It
1984-09-22 John Waite / Missing You
1984-09-29 John Waite / Missing You
1984-10-06 Prince / Let's Go Crazy
1984-10-13 Prince / Let's Go Crazy
1984-10-20 Twisted Sister / We're Not Gonna Take It
1984-10-27 Stevie Wonder / I Just Called To Say I Love You
1984-11-03 Stevie Wonder / I Just Called To Say I Love You
1984-11-10 Stevie Wonder / I Just Called To Say I Love You
1984-11-17 Wham! / Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
1984-11-24 Wham! / Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
1984-12-01 Wham! / Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
1984-12-08 Duran Duran / The Wild Boys
1984-12-15 Duran Duran / The Wild Boys
1984-12-22 Chaka Khan / I Feel For You
1984-12-29 Chaka Khan / I Feel For You
1985-01-05 The Honeydrippers / Sea Of Love
1985-01-12 The Honeydrippers / Sea Of Love
1985-01-19 Band Aid / Do They Know It's Christmas?
1985-01-26 Wham! / Careless Whisper
1985-02-02 Wham! / Careless Whisper
1985-02-09 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins / Easy Lover
1985-02-16 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins / Easy Lover
1985-02-23 Foreigner / I Want To Know What Love Is
1985-03-02 Foreigner / I Want To Know What Love Is
1985-03-09 Phil Collins / One More Night
1985-03-16 Phil Collins / One More Night
1985-03-23 Tears For Fears / Shout
1985-03-30 Tears For Fears / Shout
1985-04-06 Northern Lights / Tears Are Not Enough
1985-04-13 Northern Lights / Tears Are Not Enough
1985-04-20 Northern Lights / Tears Are Not Enough
1985-04-27 USA For Africa / We Are The World
1985-05-04 USA For Africa / We Are The World
1985-05-11 Madonna / Crazy For You
1985-05-18 Madonna / Crazy For You
1985-05-25 Tears For Fears / Everybody Wants To Rule The World
1985-06-01 Tears For Fears / Everybody Wants To Rule The World
1985-06-08 Wham! / Everything She Wants
1985-06-15 Duran Duran / A View To A Kill
1985-06-22 Duran Duran / A View To A Kill
1985-06-29 Corey Hart / Never Surrender
1985-07-06 Corey Hart / Never Surrender
1985-07-13 Corey Hart / Never Surrender
1985-07-20 Corey Hart / Never Surrender
1985-07-27 Corey Hart / Never Surrender
1985-08-03 Dead Or Alive / You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
1985-08-10 Dead Or Alive / You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
1985-08-17 Dead Or Alive / You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
1985-08-24 Platinum Blonde / Crying Over You
1985-08-31 Platinum Blonde / Crying Over You
1985-09-07 Huey Lewis & The News / The Power Of Love
1985-09-14 John Parr / St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
1985-09-21 John Parr / St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
1985-09-28 A-Ha / Take On Me
1985-10-05 Godley & Creme / Cry
1985-10-12 Jan Hammer / Miami Vice Theme
1985-10-19 Jan Hammer / Miami Vice Theme
1985-10-26 Kool & The Gang / Cherish
1985-11-02 Kool & The Gang / Cherish
1985-11-09 Ready For The World / Oh Sheila
1985-11-16 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin / Separate Lives
1985-11-23 Starship / We Built This City
1985-11-30 Simple Minds / Alive And Kicking
1985-12-07 Simple Minds / Alive And Kicking
1985-12-14 Opus / Live Is Life
1985-12-21 Lionel Richie / Say You, Say Me
1985-12-28 Lionel Richie / Say You, Say Me
1986-01-04 Lionel Richie / Say You, Say Me
1986-01-11 Falco / Rock Me Amadeus
1986-01-18 Falco / Rock Me Amadeus
1986-01-25 Dionne And Friends / That's What Friends Are For
1986-02-01 Dionne And Friends / That's What Friends Are For
1986-02-08 Billy Ocean / When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
1986-02-15 Billy Ocean / When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
1986-02-22 Miami Sound Machine / Conga
1986-03-01 Miami Sound Machine / Conga
1986-03-08 Mr. Mister / Kyrie
1986-03-15 Mr. Mister / Kyrie
1986-03-22 Starship / Sara
1986-03-29 Glass Tiger / Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
1986-04-05 Glass Tiger / Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
1986-04-12 Atlantic Starr / Secret Lovers
1986-04-19 Atlantic Starr / Secret Lovers
1986-04-26 Jennifer Rush / The Power Of Love
1986-05-03 Jennifer Rush / The Power Of Love
1986-05-10 Jennifer Rush / The Power Of Love
1986-05-17 Jennifer Rush / The Power Of Love
1986-05-24 Madonna / Live To Tell
1986-05-31 Madonna / Live To Tell
1986-06-07 Madonna / Live To Tell
1986-06-14 Madonna / Live To Tell
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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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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
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