De Fab40, ook wel Fabulous Forty genoemd, was een wekelijkse hitlijst die werd uitgezonden op de zeezender Radio London ("Big L"). De afkorting "Fab" was in de jaren '60 in zwang en verbonden met de Beatles, die ook wel de "Fab Four" werden genoemd. In tegenstelling tot andere Engelse hitlijsten, was de Fab40 niet gebaseerd op platenverkopen. De Fab40 was daarom meestal 'sneller' dan de gangbare lijsten en kende grotere stijgers en dalers.

De lijst werd elke zondag uitgezonden in een 3-uur durend programma tussen 11 en 2. De laatste lijst werd uitgezonden op 6 augustus 1967. Nummer 1 in die aflevering was het nummer Heroes and Villains van The Beach Boys. Als gevolg van de Marine Broadcasting Offences Act staakten de uitzendingen van Radio London op 14 augustus 1967.

Top 3

Cover: You Can’t Hurry Love von The Supremes
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The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
cassette
2
The Who I’m a Boy
Cover: Little Man von Sonny & Cher
3
Sonny & Cher Little Man
18. September 1966

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 10 3 Cover: You Can’t Hurry Love von The Supremes The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
  2. 2 3 4 Kein Cover The Who I’m a Boy
  3. 3 15 3 Cover: Little Man von Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher Little Man
  4. 4 13 3 Kein Cover Seekers Walk With Me
  5. 5 17 5 Kein Cover Bobby Hebb Sunny
  6. 6 1 5 Cover: Distant Drums von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves Distant Drums
  7. 7 4 7 Cover: Summertime von Billy Stewart Billy Stewart Summertime
  8. 8 23 2 Cover: Bend It! / She’s So Good von Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Bend It! / She’s So Good
  9. 9 19 4 Cover: Winchester Cathedral von The New Vaudeville Band The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
  10. 10 11 3 Kein Cover Los Bravos I Don’t Care
  11. 11 25 2 Kein Cover Kit-Kats That’s The Way
  12. 12 24 2 Cover: All I See Is You / Go Ahead On von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield All I See Is You / Go Ahead On
  13. 13 33 2 Kein Cover Finders Keepers Light
  14. 14 2 6 Kein Cover Lee Dorsey Working in the Coal Mine
  15. 15 6 5 Kein Cover Mindbenders Ashes To Ashes
  16. 16 8 4 Kein Cover The Spencer Davis Group When I Come Home
  17. 17 12 4 Kein Cover Sandie Shaw Run / Long Walk Home
  18. 18 32 2 Kein Cover Sandpipers Guantanamera
  19. 18 N 1 Cover: Guantanamera / La Malaguena von Digno Garcia Digno Garcia Guantanamera / La Malaguena
  20. 19 9 4 Cover: Land of 1000 Dances / You’re So Fine von Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett Land of 1000 Dances / You’re So Fine
  21. 20 26 2 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  22. 20 26 2 Kein Cover Searchers Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  23. 21 40 2 Cover: Dear Mrs. Applebee von David Garrick David Garrick Dear Mrs. Applebee
  24. 22 7 6 Cover: I Can’t Turn You Loose / Just One More Day von Otis Redding Otis Redding I Can’t Turn You Loose / Just One More Day
  25. 23 30 4 Kein Cover Roaring Sixties We Love The Pirate Stations
  26. 24 N 1 Cover: Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World von The Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World
  27. 25 36 2 Kein Cover Giorgio & Marco’s Men Run Run / Girl Without a Heart
  28. 26 N 1 Kein Cover Four Seasons I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  29. 27 35 2 Kein Cover Checkmates Every Day Is Just The Same
  30. 28 40 2 Kein Cover Peter & Gordon Lady Godiva
  31. 29 16 3 Kein Cover Crispian St. Peters Changes
  32. 30 5 7 Kein Cover Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers Got to Get You Into My Life
  33. 30 27 2 Cover: 7 and 7 Is von Love Love 7 and 7 Is
  34. 31 34 2 Kein Cover Jeeps Ain’t It A Great Big Laugh
  35. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Toys Baby Toys
  36. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Len Barry I Struck It Rich
  37. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Miki Dallon What Would Your Mama Say Now
  38. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Lulu What A Wonderful Feeling
  39. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Sonny Childe Two Lovers
  40. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Frank Sinatra Summer Wind
  41. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Chris Montez There Will Never Be Another You
  42. 37 18 8 Kein Cover Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band Big Time Operator
  43. 38 38 2 Kein Cover Birds Say Those Magic Words
  44. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Swinging Medallions She Drives Me Out Of My Mind
  45. 39 36 2 Kein Cover Guy Darrell My Way Of Thinking
  46. 40 37 5 Cover: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) von Jr. Walker & the All Stars Jr. Walker & the All Stars How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)