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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, December 1, 2012

1050 CHUM Chart Wednesday, December 01, 1976



CHART NUMBER 1038

Wednesday, December 01, 1976
Chart Number: 1038

This
 Week 		Last
 Week 		ArtistTrackTotal
Weeks
11Stewart, RodTonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)7
22KissBeth9
36Cummings, BurtonStand Tall7
47John, EltonSorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word5
58Spinners, TheRubberband Man, The6
613Sylvers, TheHot Line3
74BostonMore Than A Feeling8
83Lightfoot, GordonWreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald8
95Captain & Tennille, TheMuskrat Love6
1010Bee Gees, TheLove So Right10
1116Sayer, LeoYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing2
1219Cooper, AliceI Never Cry2
139ChicagoIf You Leave Me Now13
1412Frampton, PeterDo You Feel Like We Do4
1511Miller, SteveRock 'N Me11
1618Anka, PaulHappier4
1726Electric Light OrchestraLivin' Thing1
1927McCoo, Marilyn & Billy Davis Jr.You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)1
2022Wonder, StevieI Wish2
2114MoxyTake It Or Leave It7
2217Dees, Rick & His Cast Of IdiotsDisco Duck11
2318Wild CherryPlay That Funky Music16
2325Beatles, TheOb-La-Di, Ob-La-Da2
240Bay City Rollers, TheYesterday's Hero0
2520Bay City Rollers, TheI Only Want To Be With You11
2629Commodores, TheJust To Be Close To You1
270T.H.P. OrchrestraFightin' On The Side Of Love0
2821Scaggs, BozLowdown11
2923HeartMagic Man10
300TavaresDon't Take Away The Music0
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Robert Palmer on 1050 CHUM Chart: Songs, charting dates and positions

'Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)' went to #1.






Palmer, Robert
Addicted To Love
Chart Date
 Position
30
27
23
20
17
13
8
6
4
2
2
2
3
7
17
26
Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
Chart Date
 Position
26
17
9
4
2
2
1
2
4
11
20
24
29
30
Jealous
Chart Date
 Position
27
19
15
12
11
15
26
Johnny And Mary
Chart Date
 Position
28
20
16
12
10
11
17
22
26
30
Looking For Clues
Chart Date
 Position
28
23
20
13
10
7
7
6
5
10
21
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Peaches & Herb on 1050 CHUM Chart: Songs, charting dates and positions


Peaches & Herb
Close Your Eyes
Chart Date
 Position
50
45
29
17
10
7
14
24
39
For Your Love
Chart Date
 Position
43
29
28
37
45
Let's Fall In Love
Chart Date
 Position
44
31
29
24
18
15
12
20
45
Love Is Strange
Chart Date
 Position
40
26
14
6
3
4
15
19
34
Reunited
Chart Date
 Position
23
15
6
1
1
2
3
7
9
11
18
23
Two Little Kids
Chart Date
 Position
43
37
28
11
3
5
10
28
United
Chart Date
 Position
45
43
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Percy Sledge on 1050 CHUM Chart: Songs, charting dates and positions


'When A Man Loves A Woman' hit #1





Sledge, Percy
Cover Me
Chart Date
 Position
41
36
19
17
27
48
It Tears Me Up
Chart Date
 Position
43
40
35
13
12
17
22
29
Love Me Tender
Chart Date
 Position
39
25
17
22
32
Take Time To Know Here
Chart Date
 Position
38
24
12
9
4
9
16
22
36
Warm And Tender Love
Chart Date
 Position
38
38
25
18
10
13
20
37
When A Man Loves A Woman
Chart Date
 Position
40
30
7
1
1
3
4
4
11
13
28
48
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

1050 CHUM Chart Saturday, May 19, 1979 Peaches & Herb's 'Reunited' topped the chart





Saturday, May 19, 1979
Chart Number: 1166
This
 Week 		 Last
 Week 		 Artist Track Total
Weeks
1 6 Peaches & Herb Reunited 3
2 3 Wings Goodnight Tonight 9
4 5 Summer, Donna Heaven Knows 4
5 6 Jackson 5, The Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 5
6 2 Blondie Heart Of Glass 10
7 17 Supertramp Logical Song, The 2
7 4 Harrison, George Blow Away 8
8 15 Summer, Donna Hot Stuff 3
8 5 Stewart, Amii Knock On Wood 9
10 10 Chic I Want Your Love 5
12 9 Doobie Brothers, The What A Fool Believes 15
13 11 Soccio, Gino Dancer 7
15 12 Gaynor, Gloria I Will Survive 12
16 17 Instant Funk I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) 5
16 23 Stewart, Rod Ain't Love A Bitch 3
17 13 Village People, The In The Navy 8
18 22 Sister Sledge He's The Greatest Dancer 3
21 28 Bee Gees, The Love You Inside Out 1
21 14 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing 13
23 19 Barry, Claudja (Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes 15
23 26 Beach Boys, The Good Timin' 1
24 15 Quatro, Suzi & Chris Norman Stumblin' In 7
24 27 Larson, Nicolette Rhumba Girl 1
26 0 Joel, Billy Honesty 0
27 20 Raes, The I Only Wanna Get Up And Dance 8
27 0 Cheap Trick I Want You To Want Me 0
29 22 Bee Gees, The Tragedy 15
29 0 G.Q. Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) 0
30 25 Poco Crazy Love 10
30 29 Stewart, Rod Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? 21
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Monday, May 14, 2012

The Babys on 1050 CHUM Chart; Songs, charting dates and positions



Reaching the #3 spot, 'Back On My Feet Again' was The Babys' most successful song on the CHUM chart.





Ironically their most remembered song ('Every Time I Think Of You') topped out at #12.





Babys, The
Back On My Feet Again
Chart Date
 Position
27
23
19
9
6
4
3
7
16
23
Every Time I Think Of You
Chart Date
 Position
30
26
22
19
15
12
16
25
Isn't It Time
Chart Date
 Position
29
24
22
19
14
13
12
12
13
18
25
28
Turn And Walk Away
Chart Date
 Position
26
21
16
15
14
13
20
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Sunday, May 13, 2012

1050 CHUM Chart Saturday, May 13, 1978 - 'You're The One That I Want' topped the chart



Saturday, May 13, 1978
Chart Number: 1112
This
 Week 		 Last
 Week 		 Artist Track Total
Weeks
1 5 Travolta, John You're The One That I Want 3
2 4 Wings With A Little Luck 5
2 1 Browne, Jackson Running On Empty 11
3 1 Elliman, Yvonne If I Can't Have You 7
5 3 Gates, David Goodbye Girl 8
6 8 Gold, Andrew Thank You For Being A Friend 6
7 4 Bee Gees, The Night Fever 11
7 13 Zevon, Warren Werewolves Of London 3
8 6 Electric Light Orchestra Sweet Talkin' Woman 7
10 11 Jefferson Starship Count On Me 6
11 9 Welch, Bob Ebony Eyes 7
12 15 Thomas, Ian Coming Down 5
12 10 Clapton, Eric Lay Down Sally 12
13 18 Flack, Roberta Closer I Get To You, The 2
14 10 Kansas Dust In The Wind 10
15 19 Atlanta Rhythm Section Imaginary Lover 2
16 20 Bee Gees, The More Than A Woman 2
16 13 Bee Gees, The Stayin' Alive 15
17 26 Gibb, Andy Shadow Dancing 1
19 14 Raydio Jack And Jill 5
21 27 Mangione, Chuck Feels So Good 1
23 17 Ferguson, Jay Thunder Island 7
24 21 Lightfoot, Gordon Circle Is Small, The 12
24 21 Manilow, Barry Can't Smile Without You 9
25 22 Gibb, Andy (Love Is) Thicker Than Water 14
25 0 Tyler, Bonnie It's A Heartache 0
26 22 England Dan & John Ford Coley We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye 4
27 0 Stewart, Rod I Was Only Joking 0
30 25 Steely Dan Peg 11
30 23 Stewart, Rod Hot Legs 10
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Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Spinners on 1050 CHUM Chart: Songs, charting dates, and positions





Spinners, The
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
Chart Date
 Position
25
19
12
9
8
8
10
12
18
25
I'll Be Around
Chart Date
 Position
29
20
8
7
4
4
9
13
14
22
27
It's A Shame
Chart Date
 Position
29
25
23
20
19
17
17
One Of A Kind (Love Affair)
Chart Date
 Position
26
23
20
18
16
15
14
19
Rubberband Man, The
Chart Date
 Position
30
24
19
14
10
8
5
4
6
6
8
10
14
20
25
That's What Girls Are Made For
Chart Date
 Position
44
30
26
20
31
They Just Can't Stop It The (Games People Play)
Chart Date
 Position
24
13
9
4
2
5
6
7
10
13
22
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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

John Gilbert "No Charge"

Mike Cooper's April Fools Joke





80's PROMO





Bob Sam Robbie - 1050 CHUM Morning Show - 1992




Tom Rivers 1982


John Majhor CHUM 1050 Morning show 1986





1050 CHUM Card 1983