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The Fab 40 number-one singles topped the playlist for the station Wonderful Radio London. Also known as Big L, Wonderful Radio London was a British pirate radio station that operated from MV Galaxy (pictured), about three and a half miles (5.6 km) out from the coast of Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. It was founded by American Don Pierson with a backing of around £500,000, and first aired shortly before Christmas 1964. The station closed on 14 August 1967 when the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act came into effect, with the last Fab 40 chart show presented the previous week by Tommy Vance. The Fab 40 had a significantly higher turnover of singles than the Record Retailer chart; it had 118 different singles top the chart between 23 January 1965 and 12 August 1967. On the Fab 40, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones each had eight number-ones, and the Hollies had seven. (Full list...)