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: Good Vibrations von The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
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Manfred Mann Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James / Morning After the Party
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The Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin'
6. November 1966

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 22 2 Cover: Good Vibrations von The Beach Boys The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
  2. 2 7 3 Kein Cover Manfred Mann Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James / Morning After the Party
  3. 3 29 2 Kein Cover The Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin'
  4. 4 10 4 Kein Cover Ike & Tina Turner A Love Like Yours
  5. 5 1 6 Kein Cover The Hollies Stop Stop Stop
  6. 6 19 3 Kein Cover Lee Dorsey Holy Cow
  7. 7 9 6 Kein Cover Cliff Richard Time Drags By
  8. 8 11 3 Cover: Wrapping Paper / Cat’s Squirrel von Cream Cream Wrapping Paper / Cat’s Squirrel
  9. 9 2 5 Kein Cover Four Tops Reach Out I’ll Be There / Until You Love Someone
  10. 10 14 3 Kein Cover Animals Help Me Girl
  11. 11 5 4 Kein Cover Cilla Black A Fool Am I
  12. 12 13 4 Kein Cover The Easybeats Friday on My Mind / Gonna Have a Good Time
  13. 13 20 4 Kein Cover Chris Farlowe Ride On Baby
  14. 14 3 6 Kein Cover Bobby Darin If I Were a Carpenter
  15. 15 24 2 Kein Cover The Dave Clark Five Nineteen Days
  16. 16 26 2 Kein Cover Gene Pitney Just One Smile
  17. 17 8 6 Cover: High Time von Paul Jones Paul Jones High Time
  18. 18 31 2 Kein Cover David & Jonathan Ten Storeys High
  19. 19 16 3 Kein Cover Shotgun Express I Could Feel The The Whole World Turn Round
  20. 20 27 4 Kein Cover The Byrds Mr Spaceman
  21. 21 34 2 Cover: Green Green Grass of Home von Tom Jones Tom Jones Green Green Grass of Home
  22. 22 N 1 Kein Cover Dave Berry Picture Me Gone
  23. 23 25 3 Kein Cover Alan Bown Set Emergency 999
  24. 24 12 6 Kein Cover Herman’s Hermits No Milk Today
  25. 24 32 2 Kein Cover Clinton Ford Dandy
  26. 24 32 2 Kein Cover Rockin’ Vickers Dandy
  27. 25 30 2 Kein Cover Ken Dodd It’s Love (In Un Fiore)
  28. 26 N 1 Kein Cover The Mamas & the Papas Look Through My Window
  29. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Gerry & The Pacemakers Girl On The Swing
  30. 28 32 2 Kein Cover Shadows The Dreams I Dream
  31. 28 33 2 Kein Cover Billy Stewart Secret Love
  32. 29 N 1 Kein Cover Sonny & Cher Living For You
  33. 29 39 2 Cover: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted von Jimmy Ruffin Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
  34. 30 4 5 Kein Cover Temptations Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
  35. 30 6 6 Kein Cover Cat Stevens I Love My Dog
  36. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Creation Painter Man
  37. 31 36 2 Kein Cover Gidian Feeling
  38. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Lloyd Banks We’ll Meet Again
  39. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Mia Lewis Nothing Lasts Forever
  40. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Carl Douglas Crazy Feeling
  41. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Steve Darbishire Trains Trains
  42. 36 N 1 Cover: The Great Airplane Strike / In My Community von Paul Revere and The Raiders Paul Revere and The Raiders The Great Airplane Strike / In My Community
  43. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Thane Russal Drop Everything And Run
  44. 37 N 1 Kein Cover A Wild Uncertainty A Man With Money / Broken Truth
  45. 38 15 6 Kein Cover The Troggs I Can’t Control Myself
  46. 38 35 2 Kein Cover Gates Of Eden Too Much On My Mind
  47. 39 37 3 Kein Cover The Lovin’ Spoonful Rain On The Roof
  48. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Summer Set Farmer’s Daughter
  49. 40 18 4 Kein Cover The Monkees Last Train to Clarksville / Take a Giant Step