Toronto's Top Hits Year by Year
A listing of the top songs of each year 1961-1985
according to radio stationCHUM-AM
with links on the internet to information about the artists.
I've researched year-end charts from Toronto's other Top 40
I have started to post some of these listsHERE
Also I have compiled a top hits chart from the years 1961 and 1962 based
on the CHUM charts that I bought from a collector from Toronto, Len Wolinsky
(Thanks Len!). Each page have an explanation on how the charts were complied
NEW July 6th 2000 CHUM played a Top 200 of all time on Janurary 1st 2000
which closely resembled the top ten lists 1957-1976 To see the possible
missing top 10's from 1957-1962 and compare the rest CLICK HERE
CHUM lists & Links last updated March 11 2007
The complete "offical" charts of the all the years 1963 - 1985 are listed with links to artists.
The same format is followed on my self-compiled lists from '61 & '62
The artist links that are found on each years charts pages are
placed in three catagories:
1.Rock Hall of fame inductee with a link to the artist page on the
rock hall of fame web site.
2.Canadian artist with a link to the artist page on the
Canadian Music Encyclopedia site.
3.Artist web site link.(either own offical site or fan created)
One of the best general music link sites isRon Smith's Oldies Music
On each page there is an explanation how the links work.
I am always finding new web sites and there is of course no possible
way that I will find links for all charted artists,but if you do know
of a artist site that I have not found, pleaseE-MAIL Me
Please bookmark this page as a starting point, then click on any year below to begin.
Click the title to go to the page of
The Facts, Feats & Figures
The Years
The Alternative Charts
There are three other "alternative" charts for the years listed below.
the reasons for these are listed on the page or going to the facts page
This page is as yet not endorsed by the current management of
radio station CHUM.
The information on these chart pages is from items I have personally
collected or heard broadcast as a loyal fan through the years indicated.
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