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: Green Green Grass of Home von Tom Jones
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Tom Jones Green Green Grass of Home
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Small Faces My Mind’s Eye / I Can’t Dance With You
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Val Doonican What Would I Be
27. November 1966

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 2 5 Cover: Green Green Grass of Home von Tom Jones Tom Jones Green Green Grass of Home
  2. 2 6 3 Kein Cover Small Faces My Mind’s Eye / I Can’t Dance With You
  3. 3 4 3 Kein Cover Val Doonican What Would I Be
  4. 4 10 5 Cover: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted von Jimmy Ruffin Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
  5. 5 9 4 Kein Cover Lloyd Banks We’ll Meet Again
  6. 6 16 3 Cover: Think Sometimes About Me von Sandie Shaw Sandie Shaw Think Sometimes About Me
  7. 7 32 2 Kein Cover Seekers Morningtown Ride
  8. 8 27 2 Cover: Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke von The Kinks The Kinks Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke
  9. 9 1 5 Kein Cover The Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin'
  10. 10 14 4 Kein Cover Sonny & Cher Living For You
  11. 11 20 3 Cover: Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) / Good To Me von Otis Redding Otis Redding Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) / Good To Me
  12. 12 31 2 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Missy Missy
  13. 13 32 2 Kein Cover Wayne Fontana Pamela Pamela
  14. 14 3 5 Kein Cover Gene Pitney Just One Smile
  15. 15 29 2 Cover: True Story / You’re So Good to Me von Twice as Much Twice as Much True Story / You’re So Good to Me
  16. 16 19 3 Kein Cover Symbols Canadian Sunset
  17. 17 30 2 Kein Cover Chanters Every Night (I Sit And Cry)
  18. 18 36 2 Kein Cover Little Richard I Need Love
  19. 19 7 6 Kein Cover Lee Dorsey Holy Cow
  20. 20 40 2 Kein Cover Jackie Wilson Whispers
  21. 21 39 2 Kein Cover Neil Diamond I Got The Feelin’
  22. 22 N 1 Cover: East West von Herman’s Hermits Herman’s Hermits East West
  23. 22 12 5 Kein Cover Shadows The Dreams I Dream
  24. 23 21 3 Kein Cover Martha Reeves & The Vandellas I’m Ready For Love
  25. 24 33 2 Kein Cover Tommy James & The Shondells It’s Only Love
  26. 25 8 6 Kein Cover Manfred Mann Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James / Morning After the Party
  27. 26 28 2 Kein Cover C-Jam Blues Candy
  28. 27 N 1 Cover: You Keep Me Hangin’ On von The Supremes The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin’ On
  29. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Bachelors Walk With Faith In Your Heart
  30. 28 N 1 Kein Cover The Righteous Brothers Island In The Sun
  31. 29 N 1 Kein Cover Valerie Masters Don’t Ever Go
  32. 29 5 5 Kein Cover The Dave Clark Five Nineteen Days
  33. 30 N 1 Kein Cover Normie Rowe It’s Not Easy
  34. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Peter & Gordon Knight In Rusty Armour
  35. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Crispian St. Peters But She’s Untrue
  36. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Crispian St. Peters Your Ever Changin’ Mind
  37. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Neil Spence Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus
  38. 33 N 1 Cover: If Every Day Was Like Christmas von Elvis Presley Elvis Presley If Every Day Was Like Christmas
  39. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Peddlers I’ve Got To Hold On
  40. 34 22 3 Kein Cover Corby & The Champagne Time Marches On
  41. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Maze Hello Stranger
  42. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Transatlantics Don’t Fight It
  43. 36 17 4 Kein Cover Carl Douglas Crazy Feeling
  44. 36 33 2 Cover: Another Night / Go With Love von Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick Another Night / Go With Love
  45. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Chris Montez Time After Time
  46. 37 N 1 Kein Cover The Washington DC’s Seek and Find / I Love Gerald Chevin the Great
  47. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Keith Relf Make Me Break This Spell
  48. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Roy Orbison There Won’t Be Many Coming Home
  49. 39 N 1 Kein Cover High Society People Passing By
  50. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Tony Jackson Anything Else You Want
  51. 40 37 2 Kein Cover Spectres Hurdy Gurdy Man