Thirty Years Ago, January 1st, 1980, the weekly 1050 Chum top 30 chart is clogged with pop rock tunes with the one-off new wave tune making it in by mistake. It's just under 2 years from new wave/pop hits pushing out the classic rock from the charts. The city is Toronto. There is no internet. Computers are called Pets. The concept of an import record is rare. Vinyl and Cassette tapes are the medium. Radio dominates what we listen too. For us, illegal downloading is taping songs off the radio onto maxell cassette tapes. I'm nine years old and haven't even discovered what music is. It won't be until about 1981 that a punk rock chick named Joan Jett belts out I Love Rock and Roll on a friends portable cassette player as we play ball hockey on the street. This will be the beginning of me being sucked into pop music culture and discovering the historic 1050 Chum chart. Which then led to trips to Sam the Record Man, A&As, and Music World to track down the latest 7 Inch record or the full length cassette tape. The chart has been around for years but for me this is about the eighties. Follow along as we see the likes of the Thompson Twins, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Culture Club, Naked Eyes, OMD, Men At Work, Howard Jones, Michael Jackson, Men Without Hats, Duran Duran, Wham, Split Enz and Madonna dominate the charts. This is the 80s.

Monday, December 31, 2012

Bob Seger - Shame On The Moon Saturday January 1, 1983 Entry 2/2

2nd of 2 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday January 1, 1983 at number 27. Bob Seger with Shame On The Moon. Taken from the album The Distance. First new song to hit the chart in 1983. Happy New Year everyone.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsnZMee16lk

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing Saturday January 1, 1983 Entry 1/2

1st of 2 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday January 1, 1983 at number 28. Marvin Gaye with Sexual Healing. Taken from the album Midnight Love. First new song to hit the chart in 1983.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn4i8bAfnMY

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

1050 Chum Chart Saturday Dec 25, 1982 Thirty Years Later

Christmas Day 30 years later and Phil Collins holds onto the Christmas number 1 with You Can't Hurry Love. With some fierce competition from The Stray Cats and Hall and Oates. Dexys races into the top 5 quickly also. Merry Christmas!!!!!


Monday, December 24, 2012

Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie Saturday Dec 25, 1982 Entry 4/4

4th of 4 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 25, 1982 at number 25. Musical youth with Pass The Dutchie. Taken from the album The Youth Of Today. Uk Reggae mega hit!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUH1XmFb05Y

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Saturday Dec 25, 1982 Entry 3/4

3rd of 4 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 25, 1982 at number 27. Culture Club with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. Taken from the album Kissing To Be Clever.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXGPZaTKik

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Rough Trade - Crimes Of Passion Saturday Dec 25, 1982 Entry 2/4

2 of 4 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 25, 1982 at number 28. Rough Trade with Crimes Of Passion. Taken from the album Shaking The Foundations.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCZqstFJdXE

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Abc - All Of My Heart Saturday Dec 25, 1982 Entry 1/4

1st of 4 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 25, 1982 at number 29. Abc with All Of My Heart. Taken from the album Lexicon Of Love. 2nd single to follow up The Look Of Love which was still on the chart last week for its 14th week at number 12.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfph3043yZU


Tuesday, December 18, 2012

1050 Chum Chart Saturday Dec 18, 1982 Thirty Years Later

Phil Collins hurries love into the top spot this week. Don Henley makes one last effort to hit the top by floating into the second spot. We have the Christmas chart up next week. Hold tight with 4 new entries next week just in time for Christmas.
 
 


Monday, December 17, 2012

Rush - Subdivisions Saturday Dec 18, 1982 Entry 3/3

3rd of 3 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 18, 1982 at number 28. Rush with Subdivisions. Taken from the album Signals. Epic Canadian Rock!!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu9Ycq64Gy4

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Human League - Mirror Man Saturday Dec 18, 1982 Entry 2/3

2nd of 3 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 18, 1982 at number 29. Human League with Mirror Man. Taken from the mini album Fascination. Nice!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMu1T_Tg5Fw

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes Saturday Dec 18, 1982 Entry 1/3

1st of 3 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 18, 1982 at number 30. Adam Ant with Goody Two Shoes. Taken from the album Friend Or Foe.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o41A91X5pns

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

1050 Chum Chart Saturday Dec 11, 1982 Thirty Years Later

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties with internet archiving I cannot provide a nice colourful chart this week but was able to put together a makeshift chart for Saturday Dec 11, 1982 thirty years later. The biggest question wasn't about the top of the chart this week but how a radio station could champion Trio's great song Da Da Da which ended up in the top 5 after only 4 weeks on the chart and then just as quickly push it out. Da Da Da dropped from 4 to 14 this week. Politics? Questionable decision. Guess Supertramp didn't have to worry at all about Trio in the end as they hold onto the top spot for a 3rd week.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Little River Band - The Other Guy Saturday Dec 11, 1982 Entry 2/2

2nd of 2 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 11, 1982 at number 29. Little River Band with The Other Guy. Taken from the album Greatest Hits.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5FrNcAGSj8

Friday, December 7, 2012

Billy Joel - Allentown Saturday Dec 11, 1982 Entry 1/2

1st of 2 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 11, 1982 at number 30. Billy Joel with Allentown. Taken from the album The Nylon Curtain.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHnJp0oyOxs

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

1050 Chum Chart Saturday Dec 4, 1982 Thirty Years Later

Supertramp hold onto the top spot for a second week with It's Raining Again. But look out; Trio just rocketed into the Top 4 with Da Da Da. Of Note, The Spoons celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Arias And Symphonies album this past Friday Night at Revival in Toronto. The song of the same name climbed to number 12 on the chart this week.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Toto - Africa Saturday Dec 4, 1982 Entry 2/2

2nd of 2 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 4, 1982 at number 29. Toto with Africa. Taken from the album Toto IV. Rains!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Falco - Der Kommissar Saturday Dec 4, 1982 Entry 1/2

1st of 2 songs to enter the 1050 chum charts on Saturday December 4, 1982 at number 30. Falco with De Kommissar. Taken from the album Einzelhaft. Rock Me!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w4Xulsjo5I