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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Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe
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2
Cher All I Really Want to Do
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2
The Byrds All I Really Want to Do
22 augustus 1965

Complete list

  1. 1 7 3 No cover art Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe
  2. 2 9 4 No cover art Cher All I Really Want to Do
  3. 2 9 4 No cover art The Byrds All I Really Want to Do
  4. 3 6 5 No cover art Marcello Minerbi Zorba’s Dance
  5. 4 8 4 No cover art The Kinks See My Friend
  6. 5 1 8 No cover art Jonathan King Everyone's Gone to the Moon
  7. 6 10 5 The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody
  8. 7 2 6 No cover art The Beatles Help!
  9. 7 2 6 No cover art The Beatles I'm Down
  10. 8 12 4 No cover art The Walker Brothers Make It Easy on Yourself
  11. 9 5 6 No cover art The Animals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
  12. 10 11 4 No cover art The Shadows Don't Make My Baby Blue
  13. 11 4 7 No cover art The Dave Clark Five Catch Us If You Can
  14. 12 N 1 The Rolling Stones (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
  15. 13 18 3 No cover art Tom Jones What's New Pussycat
  16. 14 3 7 No cover art Brian Poole & The Tremeloes I Want Candy
  17. 15 22 3 No cover art Chet Atkins Yakety Axe
  18. 16 25 2 No cover art Sonny Bono Laugh at Me
  19. 17 32 2 No cover art Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs Ju Ju Hand
  20. 18 13 7 No cover art The Pretty Things Cry to Me
  21. 19 28 2 No cover art Nini Rosso Il silenzio
  22. 20 N 1 No cover art Herman’s Hermits Just a Little Bit Better
  23. 21 24 3 No cover art The Rockin’ Berries You’re My Girl
  24. 22 23 6 No cover art Johnny Rivers Seventh Son
  25. 23 15 7 No cover art The Fortunes You've Got Your Troubles
  26. 24 19 6 No cover art Marianne Faithfull Summernights
  27. 25 16 8 No cover art Billy Fury In Thoughts of You
  28. 26 N 1 No cover art Unit 4 + 2 Hark
  29. 27 37 2 No cover art Donovan Universal Soldier
  30. 28 N 1 No cover art Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers I Have Cried My Last Tear
  31. 29 38 2 No cover art Headliners That’s The Way I Must Go
  32. 30 34 2 No cover art The Mark Four Hurt Me If You Will
  33. 31 30 2 No cover art The Everly Brothers I’ll Never Get Over You
  34. 32 N 1 No cover art Sorrows Take a Heart
  35. 33 N 1 No cover art The McCoys Hang on Sloopy
  36. 34 21 6 No cover art Roy Orbison (Say) You're My Girl
  37. 35 N 1 No cover art Adam, Mike & Tim Little Pictures
  38. 36 N 1 No cover art Joan Baez It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
  39. 37 N 1 No cover art Cliff Richard & The Shadows The Time in Between
  40. 38 17 7 No cover art Four Tops I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
  41. 39 39 2 No cover art Small Faces Whatcha Gonna Do About It
  42. 40 N 1 No cover art Guy Darrell One Of These Days