Post by billcs on May 19, 2007 21:12:48 GMT -5
CHUM-AM is Toronto's oldies station, and was Canada's first Top 40 radio station. It published weekly charts from May 1957 till June 1986 - I remember coming back from a trip to Europe to find they switched format!
Anyway, their 50th birthday is May 27, and for the past several Saturdays they have been playing all 694 of their #1 songs. They apparently ranked them in order of weeks at #1. Having collected these charts for 17 years, I knew then exactly what would be #1 - but would you?
It's definitely an interesting list - they included B sides that spent #1 with the A side separately, and I've asterisked them - so I've posted their Top 100 #1's, which just wrapped - I was listening to all day while painting my backyard deck Enjoy, and if you have any questions or comments please feel free to post them!
CHUM-AM's Top 100 #1's
01 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) – ROD STEWART 1977
02 DA YA THINK I’M SEXY – ROD STEWART 1979
03 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT – BERT KAEMPFERT 1961
04 THE LOGICAL SONG – SUPERTRAMP 1979
05 (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR – ELVIS PRESLEY 1957
06 HEY JUDE – THE BEATLES * 1968
07 REVOLUTION – THE BEATLES * 1968
08 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS – JOHNNY HORTON 1959
09 THE TWIST – CHUBBY CHECKER 1960 & 1962
10 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES 1964
11 HE'LL HAVE TO GO - JIM REEVES 1961
12 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE 1977
13 I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 1982
14 STAYIN' ALIVE -THE BEE GEES 1978
15 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND 1973
16 SUGAR SHACK - JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS 1963
17 EMOTIONAL RESCUE - THE ROLLING STONES 1980
18 DAY TRIPPER - THE BEATLES * 1966
19 WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES * 1966
20 MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON * 1970
21 ISN'T IT A PITY - GEORGE HARRISON * 1970
22 I SAW HER STANDING THERE - THE BEATLES 1964
23 WHENEVER I CALL YOU "FRIEND" - KENNY LOGGINS 1978
24 YOU'RE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) - ROD STEWART 1978
25 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) - LIONEL RICHIE 1983
26 (I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION - THE ROLLING STONES 1965
27 THREE TIMES A LADY - COMMODORES 1978
28 NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART 1985
29 I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES * 1965
30 ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT 1983
31 EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR 1982
32 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 1974
33 GEMINI DREAM - THE MOODY BLUES 1981
34 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - THE EVERLY BROTHERS 1958
35 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - ELTON JOHN 1975
36 JACK & DIANE – JOHN COUGAR 1982
37 I'M A BELIEVER - THE MONKEES * 1966
38 AMERICAN PIE - DON MCLEAN 1972
39 FROM A JACK TO A KING - NED MILLER 1962
40 JOY TO THE WORLD - THREE DOG NIGHT 1971
41 SHE'S A WOMAN - THE BEATLES * 1965
42 BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON 1963
43 (I'm Not Your) STEPPIN' STONE - THE MONKEES * 1966
44 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN 1980
45 THIS BOY - THE BEATLES * 1964
46 SHERRY – THE 4 SEASONS 1962
47 ALL MY LOVING - THE BEATLES * 1964
48 MANIAC - MICHAEL SEMBELLO 1983
49 JIVE TALKIN' - THE BEE GEES 1975
50 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 1965
51 HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA 1982
52 GET BACK - THE BEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON * 1969
53 DREAMER - SUPERTRAMP 1980
54 LOVE IS BLUE - PAUL MAURIAT 1968
55 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON 1984
56 DON'T LET ME DOWN - THE BEATLES * 1969
57 DIZZY - TOMMY ROE 1969
58 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN 1973
59 TOO MUCH HEAVEN - THE BEE GEES 1978
60 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE 1975
61 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE 1983
62 DELTA DAWN - HELEN REDDY 1973
63 MISUNDERSTANDING - GENESIS 1980
64 NIGHT FEVER - THE BEE GEES 1978
65 TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET 1983
66 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY - MANFRED MANN 1964
67 BOOGIE FEVER - THE SYLVERS 1976
68 HELLO MARY LOU - RICK NELSON * 1961
69 TRAVELIN' MAN - RICK NELSON * 1961
70 ALL SHOOK UP - ELVIS PRESLEY 1957
71 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part II) - PINK FLOYD 1980
72 MEDLEY – STARS ON 45 1981
73 DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN 1963
74 CALL ME - BLONDIE 1980
75 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE 1981
76 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE 1976
77 DONNA - RITCHIE VALENS * 1959
78 DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC 1977
79 BODY LANGUAGE - QUEEN 1982
80 I SHOT THE SHERIFF - ERIC CLAPTON 1974
81 DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 1984
82 THE POWER OF LOVE - JENNIFER RUSH 1986
83 MR. BLUE - THE FLEETWOODS 1959
84 WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER 1977
85 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - THE ANIMALS 1964
86 GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - THE ROLLING STONES 1965
87 HANDY MAN - JAMES TAYLOR 1977
88 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE BEATLES * 1966
89 I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY - THE BEATLES * 1966
90 PUPPY LOVE - DONNY OSMOND 1973
91 DON'T GIVE UP ON US - DAVID SOUL 1977
92 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) - ZAGER AND EVANS 1969
93 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - ROBERTA FLACK 1972
94 SUPERSTAR - MURRAY HEAD 1971
95 HONEYCOMB - JIMMIE RODGERS 1957
96 LITTLE WOMAN - BOBBY SHERMAN 1969
97 MONSTER MASH - BOBBY “BORIS” PICKETT 1962 & 1973
98 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978
99 RUNAWAY - DEL SHANNON 1961
100 LA BAMBA - RITCHIE VALENS * 1958
Anyway, their 50th birthday is May 27, and for the past several Saturdays they have been playing all 694 of their #1 songs. They apparently ranked them in order of weeks at #1. Having collected these charts for 17 years, I knew then exactly what would be #1 - but would you?
It's definitely an interesting list - they included B sides that spent #1 with the A side separately, and I've asterisked them - so I've posted their Top 100 #1's, which just wrapped - I was listening to all day while painting my backyard deck Enjoy, and if you have any questions or comments please feel free to post them!
CHUM-AM's Top 100 #1's
01 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) – ROD STEWART 1977
02 DA YA THINK I’M SEXY – ROD STEWART 1979
03 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT – BERT KAEMPFERT 1961
04 THE LOGICAL SONG – SUPERTRAMP 1979
05 (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR – ELVIS PRESLEY 1957
06 HEY JUDE – THE BEATLES * 1968
07 REVOLUTION – THE BEATLES * 1968
08 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS – JOHNNY HORTON 1959
09 THE TWIST – CHUBBY CHECKER 1960 & 1962
10 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES 1964
11 HE'LL HAVE TO GO - JIM REEVES 1961
12 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - DEBBY BOONE 1977
13 I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS 1982
14 STAYIN' ALIVE -THE BEE GEES 1978
15 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND 1973
16 SUGAR SHACK - JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS 1963
17 EMOTIONAL RESCUE - THE ROLLING STONES 1980
18 DAY TRIPPER - THE BEATLES * 1966
19 WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES * 1966
20 MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON * 1970
21 ISN'T IT A PITY - GEORGE HARRISON * 1970
22 I SAW HER STANDING THERE - THE BEATLES 1964
23 WHENEVER I CALL YOU "FRIEND" - KENNY LOGGINS 1978
24 YOU'RE IN MY HEART (The Final Acclaim) - ROD STEWART 1978
25 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) - LIONEL RICHIE 1983
26 (I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION - THE ROLLING STONES 1965
27 THREE TIMES A LADY - COMMODORES 1978
28 NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART 1985
29 I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES * 1965
30 ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT 1983
31 EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR 1982
32 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET - BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE 1974
33 GEMINI DREAM - THE MOODY BLUES 1981
34 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - THE EVERLY BROTHERS 1958
35 LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS - ELTON JOHN 1975
36 JACK & DIANE – JOHN COUGAR 1982
37 I'M A BELIEVER - THE MONKEES * 1966
38 AMERICAN PIE - DON MCLEAN 1972
39 FROM A JACK TO A KING - NED MILLER 1962
40 JOY TO THE WORLD - THREE DOG NIGHT 1971
41 SHE'S A WOMAN - THE BEATLES * 1965
42 BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON 1963
43 (I'm Not Your) STEPPIN' STONE - THE MONKEES * 1966
44 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN 1980
45 THIS BOY - THE BEATLES * 1964
46 SHERRY – THE 4 SEASONS 1962
47 ALL MY LOVING - THE BEATLES * 1964
48 MANIAC - MICHAEL SEMBELLO 1983
49 JIVE TALKIN' - THE BEE GEES 1975
50 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 1965
51 HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA 1982
52 GET BACK - THE BEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON * 1969
53 DREAMER - SUPERTRAMP 1980
54 LOVE IS BLUE - PAUL MAURIAT 1968
55 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON 1984
56 DON'T LET ME DOWN - THE BEATLES * 1969
57 DIZZY - TOMMY ROE 1969
58 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN 1973
59 TOO MUCH HEAVEN - THE BEE GEES 1978
60 LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE 1975
61 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE 1983
62 DELTA DAWN - HELEN REDDY 1973
63 MISUNDERSTANDING - GENESIS 1980
64 NIGHT FEVER - THE BEE GEES 1978
65 TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET 1983
66 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY - MANFRED MANN 1964
67 BOOGIE FEVER - THE SYLVERS 1976
68 HELLO MARY LOU - RICK NELSON * 1961
69 TRAVELIN' MAN - RICK NELSON * 1961
70 ALL SHOOK UP - ELVIS PRESLEY 1957
71 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part II) - PINK FLOYD 1980
72 MEDLEY – STARS ON 45 1981
73 DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN 1963
74 CALL ME - BLONDIE 1980
75 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE 1981
76 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE 1976
77 DONNA - RITCHIE VALENS * 1959
78 DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC 1977
79 BODY LANGUAGE - QUEEN 1982
80 I SHOT THE SHERIFF - ERIC CLAPTON 1974
81 DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 1984
82 THE POWER OF LOVE - JENNIFER RUSH 1986
83 MR. BLUE - THE FLEETWOODS 1959
84 WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER 1977
85 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - THE ANIMALS 1964
86 GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - THE ROLLING STONES 1965
87 HANDY MAN - JAMES TAYLOR 1977
88 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE BEATLES * 1966
89 I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY - THE BEATLES * 1966
90 PUPPY LOVE - DONNY OSMOND 1973
91 DON'T GIVE UP ON US - DAVID SOUL 1977
92 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) - ZAGER AND EVANS 1969
93 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE - ROBERTA FLACK 1972
94 SUPERSTAR - MURRAY HEAD 1971
95 HONEYCOMB - JIMMIE RODGERS 1957
96 LITTLE WOMAN - BOBBY SHERMAN 1969
97 MONSTER MASH - BOBBY “BORIS” PICKETT 1962 & 1973
98 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978
99 RUNAWAY - DEL SHANNON 1961
100 LA BAMBA - RITCHIE VALENS * 1958