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: A Whiter Shade of Pale von Procol Harum
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Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale
Cover: The Happening von The Supremes
2
The Supremes The Happening
Cover: There Goes My Everything von Engelbert Humperdinck
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Engelbert Humperdinck There Goes My Everything
28. Mai 1967

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 5 3 Cover: A Whiter Shade of Pale von Procol Harum Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale
  2. 2 2 4 Cover: The Happening von The Supremes The Supremes The Happening
  3. 3 14 2 Cover: There Goes My Everything von Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Humperdinck There Goes My Everything
  4. 4 10 3 Kein Cover Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich Okay
  5. 5 9 4 Kein Cover The Young Rascals Groovin’ / Sueño
  6. 6 16 3 Kein Cover Outer Limits Just One More Chance
  7. 7 21 2 Kein Cover Marvelettes When You’re Young And In Love
  8. 8 25 2 Kein Cover Petula Clark Don’t Sleep In The Subway
  9. 9 27 2 Cover: Paper Sun / Giving to You von Traffic Traffic Paper Sun / Giving to You
  10. 10 15 4 Kein Cover Simon Dupree & Big Sound Day Time Night Time
  11. 11 22 2 Cover: When I Was Young / A Girl Named Sandoz von Eric Burdon and the Animals Eric Burdon and the Animals When I Was Young / A Girl Named Sandoz
  12. 12 23 3 Kein Cover The Walker Brothers Walking in the Rain / Baby Make It the Last Time
  13. 13 18 3 Kein Cover The Dave Clark Five Tabatha Twitchit
  14. 14 1 4 Cover: Waterloo Sunset von The Kinks The Kinks Waterloo Sunset
  15. 15 11 4 Kein Cover Val Doonican Two Streets
  16. 16 3 4 Kein Cover New Vaudeville Band Finchley Central
  17. 17 7 4 Kein Cover Lee Dorsey My Old Car / Why Wait Until Tomorrow
  18. 18 34 2 Kein Cover Los Bravos I’m All Ears
  19. 19 N 1 Kein Cover Troggs Night Of The Long Grass
  20. 20 30 2 Cover: Give Me Time von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield Give Me Time
  21. 21 17 4 Kein Cover The Moody Blues Fly Me High
  22. 22 13 5 Kein Cover Gladys Knight & The Pips Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me
  23. 23 6 5 Kein Cover Wayne Fontana 24 Sycamore
  24. 24 36 2 Kein Cover Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels Too Many Fish In The Sea & Three Little Fishes
  25. 25 N 1 Cover: Carrie Anne / Signs That Will Never Change von The Hollies The Hollies Carrie Anne / Signs That Will Never Change
  26. 26 31 2 Kein Cover Brian Hyland Holiday For Clowns
  27. 27 38 2 Kein Cover Tokens Portrait Of My Love
  28. 28 33 2 Kein Cover James Brown Kansas City
  29. 29 N 1 Kein Cover Small Faces Patterns
  30. 30 8 6 Cover: Silence Is Golden von The Tremeloes The Tremeloes Silence Is Golden
  31. 31 37 2 Kein Cover Rush Happy
  32. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Gary US Bonds Send Her To Me
  33. 33 N 1 Kein Cover The Lovin’ Spoonful 6 O’clock
  34. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Casinos To Be Loved
  35. 35 40 2 Kein Cover Guess The Who This Time Long Ago
  36. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Chantelles The Man I Love
  37. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Jon & Robin & The In Crowd Do It Again A Little Bit Slower
  38. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Jimmy James & The Vagabonds No Good To Cry
  39. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Joe Brown With A Little Help From My Friends
  40. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Young Idea With A Little Help From My Friends
  41. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Spanky & Our Gang Sunday Will Never Be The Same