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

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1
Seekers Morningtown Ride
Cover: Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke von The Kinks
2
The Kinks Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke
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3
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas I’m Ready For Love
11. Dezember 1966

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 3 4 Kein Cover Seekers Morningtown Ride
  2. 2 2 4 Cover: Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke von The Kinks The Kinks Dead End Street / Big Black Smoke
  3. 3 7 5 Kein Cover Martha Reeves & The Vandellas I’m Ready For Love
  4. 4 5 3 Cover: You Keep Me Hangin’ On von The Supremes The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin’ On
  5. 5 14 3 Cover: If Every Day Was Like Christmas von Elvis Presley Elvis Presley If Every Day Was Like Christmas
  6. 6 28 3 Kein Cover Roy Orbison There Won’t Be Many Coming Home
  7. 7 20 2 Kein Cover Donovan Sunshine Superman
  8. 8 19 2 Kein Cover Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Save Me
  9. 9 11 3 Kein Cover Bachelors Walk With Faith In Your Heart
  10. 10 16 4 Kein Cover Wayne Fontana Pamela Pamela
  11. 11 22 2 Kein Cover Petula Clark Colour My World
  12. 12 N 1 Cover: Any Way That You Want Me von The Troggs The Troggs Any Way That You Want Me
  13. 13 15 3 Cover: East West von Herman’s Hermits Herman’s Hermits East West
  14. 14 25 3 Kein Cover Neil Spence Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus
  15. 15 40 2 Kein Cover Association Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies
  16. 16 1 5 Kein Cover Small Faces My Mind’s Eye / I Can’t Dance With You
  17. 17 6 7 Cover: Green Green Grass of Home von Tom Jones Tom Jones Green Green Grass of Home
  18. 18 31 3 Kein Cover Peddlers I’ve Got To Hold On
  19. 19 21 3 Kein Cover The Righteous Brothers Island In The Sun
  20. 20 9 5 Kein Cover Val Doonican What Would I Be
  21. 21 25 2 Kein Cover The Merseys Rhythm of Love
  22. 22 37 2 Kein Cover Tim Hardin Hang On To A Dream
  23. 23 N 1 Cover: Happy Jack von The Who The Who Happy Jack
  24. 24 N 1 Kein Cover Cliff Richard In the Country
  25. 25 N 1 Kein Cover Cream I Feel Free
  26. 25 13 3 Kein Cover The Washington DC’s Seek and Find / I Love Gerald Chevin the Great
  27. 26 8 4 Cover: True Story / You’re So Good to Me von Twice as Much Twice as Much True Story / You’re So Good to Me
  28. 27 26 2 Cover: Going Nowhere / Brand New Baby von Los Bravos Los Bravos Going Nowhere / Brand New Baby
  29. 27 33 2 Kein Cover Junior Walker & The All Stars Money (That’s What I Want)
  30. 28 N 1 Kein Cover Move Night Of Fear
  31. 29 N 1 Kein Cover Temptations (I Know) I’m Losing You
  32. 29 34 2 Kein Cover Simon Dupree And The Big Sound I See the Light / It Is Finished
  33. 30 23 3 Kein Cover Normie Rowe It’s Not Easy
  34. 30 38 2 Kein Cover Studio Six When I See My Baby
  35. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Frank Ifield Call Her Your Sweetheart
  36. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band The Star Of The Show (The La La Song)
  37. 31 27 4 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Missy Missy
  38. 32 N 1 Kein Cover The Walker Brothers Deadlier Than the Male / Archangel
  39. 32 37 2 Kein Cover Spellbinders Help Me
  40. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Wilson Pickett Mustang Sally / Three Time Loser
  41. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Escorts From Head To Toe
  42. 34 N 1 Cover: Hey Joe / Stone Free von The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience Hey Joe / Stone Free
  43. 34 38 2 Kein Cover Inez & Charlie Foxx Come By Here
  44. 35 36 2 Kein Cover Ebony Keyes Sitting In A Ring
  45. 35 40 2 Kein Cover Frankie Valli The Proud One
  46. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Gene Latter Something Inside of Me Died
  47. 37 28 2 Kein Cover Young Idea Gotta Get Out Of The Mess I’m In
  48. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Barry Benson Always Waitin’
  49. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Ronnie Hilton When Will The Good Apples Fall
  50. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Mike Patto Can’t Stop Talkin’ About My Baby