A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

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Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

A&M RECORDS CANADA MUSIC CHARTS

ALL TIME
DECADE
TOP 50 SINGLES
TOP 50 ALBUMS

ALL-TIME TOP ARTISTS ON CANADA'S MUSIC CHARTS

RANK	ALBUMS (1976-2003)	SINGLES
1	Bryan Adams (9)	Bryan Adams (24)
2	Chris DeBurgh (8) Police (8) Sting (8) Styx (8) Supertramp (8)	Carpenters (19)
3	Joe Jackson (7)	Janet Jackson (12)
4	Sheryl Crow (5)	Styx (11)
5	Soundgarden (4) Suzanne Vega (4)	Police (10)
6	Extreme (3) Peter Frampton (3) John Hiatt (3) Chuck Mangione (3) Payola$ (3)	Sting (9)
7		Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (8) Peter Frampton (8) Supertramp (8)
8		Captain and Tennille (7)
9		Charity Brown (5) Paul Janz (5) Cece Peniston (5) Cat Stevens (5) Gino Vannelli (5)
10		Rita Coolidge (4) Pablo Cruise (4) Chris DeBurgh (4) Billy Preston (4) Go-Go's (4) Joe Jackson (4) Chris Montez (4)

SOURCES:
1. Lwin, Nanda. Top Albums the Essential Chart Guide. Ontario: Music Data Research. 2003.
2. Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits the Essential Chart Guide. Ontario: Music Data Research. 2003.
3. CHUM 1050 Radio Charts. Toronto, Canada

TOP POP ARTISTS IN CANADA BY DECADE

DECADE	ALBUMS	SINGLES
1962 to 1969		Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (13) Chris Montez (4) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (3)
1970 to 1979		Carpenters (13) Captain & Tennille (5) Peter Frampton (5)
1980 to 1989	Joe Jackson (5) Chris DeBurgh (4) Police (4) Supertramp (4) Bryan Adams (3) Payola$ (3)	Bryan Adams (11) Police (10) Janet Jackson (6) Chris DeBurgh (4) Go-Go's (4) Sting (4) Styx (4)
1990 to 1999	Bryan Adams (6) Amy Grant (4) Sting (4) Sheryl Crow (3) Extreme (3) Soundgarden (3) Suzanne Vega (3)	Bryan Adans (14) Amy Grant (6) Janet Jackson (6) Sting (6) Cece Peniston (5) Sheryl Crow (3) Gin Blossoms (3) Aaron Neville (3)

THE TOP 50 CANADIAN POP SINGLES

NO.	PEAK	TITLE	ARTIST
1	1	Song of Joy (a)	Miguel Rios
2	1	Love Will Keep Us Together	Captain & Tennille
3	1	I'm in You	Peter Frampton
4	1	Babe	Styx
5	1	Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic	Police
6	1	It's Raining Again	Supertramp
7	1	Every Breath You Take	Police
8	1	Lady in Red (the)	Chris DeBurgh
9	1	Miss You Much	Janet Jackson
10	2	Love Hurts	Nazareth
11	2	Lonely Night (Angel Face)	Captain & Tennille
12	2	Logical Song (the)	Supertramp
13	2	Best of Times (the)	Styx
14	2	Mr. Roboto	Styx
15	2	Rock Me Amadeus	Falco
16	2	Captain of Her Heart (the)	Double
17	2	What Have You Done for Me Lately	Janet Jackson
18	2	Rumors	Timex Social Club
19	2	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You	Glenn Medeiros
20	2	Rhythm Nation	Janet Jackson
21	3	Nadia's Theme	Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.
22	3	Eyes of a Stranger	Payola$
23	3	Nasty	Janet Jackson
24	3	Two to Make It Right	Seduction
25	4	Way I Want to Touch You (the)	Captain & Tennille
26	4	Muskrat Love	Captain & Tennille
27	4	Steppin' Out	Joe Jackson
28	4	King of Pain	Police
29	4	Heat of the Night	Bryan Adams
30	5	Dynomite Parts 1 & 2	Bazuka
31	5	Show Me the Way	Peter Frampton
32	5	Shop Around	Captain & Tennille
33	5	Rise	Herb Alpert
34	5	I Got You	Split Enz
35	5	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	Police
36	5	Desert Moon	Dennis DeYoung
37	5	Luka	Suzanne Vega
38	6	Goodbye Stranger	Supertramp
39	6	Don't Stand So Close to Me	Police
40	6	Six Months in a Leaky Boat	Split Enz
41	6	Heaven	Bryan Adams
42	6	We'll Be Together	Sting
43	7	Jackie Blue	Ozark Mountain Daredevils
44	7	Higher and Higher	Rita Coolidge
45	7	Feels So Good	Chuck Mangione
46	7	Is She Really Going Out with Him	Joe Jackson
47	7	Caught Up in You	38 Special
48	7	Never Gonna Let You Go	Sergio Mendes
49	7	Put a Little Love in Your Heart	Al Green & Annie Lennox/Spheres
50	8	Only Yesterday	Carpenters

THE TOP 50 CANADIAN POP ALBUMS

NO.	PEAK	TITLE	ARTIST
1	1	Breakfast in America	Supertramp
2	1	Zenyatta Mondatta	Police
3	1	Paradise Theatre	Styx
4	1	Ghost in the Machine	Police
5	1	Famous Last Words	Supertramp
6	1	Synchronicity	Police
7	1	Reckless	Bryan Adams
8	1	Into the Fire	Bryan Adams
9	2	Even in the Quietest Moments	Supertramp
10	2	Cornerstone	Styx
11	2	Supertramp	Supertramp
12	2	Kilroy Was Here	Styx
13	2	Dream of the Blue Turtles (the)	Sting
14	3	Pieces of Eight	Styx
15	3	Reggatta de Blanc	Police
16	3	...Nothing Like the Sun	Sting
17	4	I'm in You	Peter Frampton
18	4	Time and Tide	Split Enz
19	5	Crime of the Century	Supertramp
20	5	True Colours	Split Enz
21	6	Grand Illusion (the)	Styx
22	6	Solitude Standing	Suzanne Vega
23	7	Worlds Away	Pablo Cruise
24	7	Cuts Like a Knife	Bryan Adams
25	7	Brother Where You Bound	Supertramp
26	7	Every Breath You Take: the Singles	Police
27	7	Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet Jackson
28	8	Feels So Good	Chuck Mangione
29	8	Getaway (the)	Chris DeBurgh
30	9	No Stranger to Danger	Payola$
31	9	Man on the Line	Chris DeBurgh
32	10	Falco 3	Falco
33	10	Night and Day	Joe Jackson
34	11	Hammer on a Drum	Payola$
35	11	In the Eye of the Storm	Roger Hodgson
36	12	Into the Light	Chris DeBurgh
37	12	Look Sharp	Joe Jackson
38	14	I'm the Man	Joe Jackson
39	14	Body and Soul	Joe Jackson
40	16	Brother to Brother	Gino Vannelli
41	16	Control	Janet Jackson
42	19	Crusader	Chris DeBurgh
43	19	Outlandos d'Amour	Police
44	22	Anytime...Anywhere	Rita Coolidge
45	24	An Evening of Magic Live at the Hollywood Bowl	Chuck Mangione
46	24	Sing the Hit Songs	California Raisins
47	24	Flying Colours	Chris DeBurgh
48	27	Children of Sanchez (the)	Chuck Mangione
49	27	Here's the World for Ya	Payola$
50	27	Hai Hai	Roger Hodgson