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
Chris Andrews Yesterday Man
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2
Roy Head Treat Her Right
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3
The Fortunes Here It Comes Again
24 oktober 1965

Complete list

  1. 1 6 4 No cover art Chris Andrews Yesterday Man
  2. 2 3 4 No cover art Roy Head Treat Her Right
  3. 3 5 4 No cover art The Fortunes Here It Comes Again
  4. 4 4 4 No cover art The Yardbirds Still I'm Sad
  5. 5 1 5 No cover art Hedgehoppers Anonymous It's Good News Week
  6. 6 15 3 No cover art The Everly Brothers Love Is Strange
  7. 7 17 3 No cover art The Kinks A Well Respected Man
  8. 8 14 3 No cover art The Shots Keep a Hold of What You've Got
  9. 9 10 8 No cover art Nita Rossi Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You)
  10. 10 11 3 No cover art The Ivy League Our Love Is Slipping Away
  11. 11 2 6 No cover art Wilson Pickett In the Midnight Hour
  12. 12 N 1 No cover art The Rolling Stones Get Off My Cloud
  13. 13 30 2 No cover art Marianne Faithfull Yesterday
  14. 13 30 2 No cover art Matt Monro Yesterday
  15. 14 28 2 No cover art Sonny & Cher But You’re Mine
  16. 15 27 4 No cover art The Syndicats On the Horizon
  17. 16 40 2 No cover art The Nashville Teens I Know How It Feels to Be Loved
  18. 17 7 6 No cover art Sandie Shaw Message Understood
  19. 18 18 3 No cover art Petula Clark You’re the One
  20. 18 18 3 No cover art The Vogues You're the One
  21. 19 19 4 No cover art The Swinging Blue Jeans Crazy 'Bout My Baby
  22. 20 N 1 No cover art Paul & Barry Ryan Don’t Bring Me Your Heartaches
  23. 21 12 5 No cover art Glenda Collins Thou Shalt Not Steal
  24. 22 25 5 No cover art The Lovin’ Spoonful Do You Believe in Magic?
  25. 22 25 5 No cover art Pack Do You Believe In Magic
  26. 23 9 8 No cover art Dusty Springfield Some of Your Lovin’
  27. 24 8 7 No cover art Manfred Mann If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  28. 25 N 1 No cover art The Birds No Good Without You Baby
  29. 26 38 2 No cover art Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames Something
  30. 27 16 3 No cover art The Gentrys Keep on Dancing
  31. 28 N 1 No cover art Bobby Vee & The Crickets Lookin' for Love
  32. 29 29 2 No cover art Clayton Squares Come And Get It
  33. 30 N 1 No cover art The Seekers The Carnival Is Over
  34. 31 26 5 No cover art Lance Percival Shame and Scandal in the Family
  35. 31 26 5 No cover art Lance Percival There’s Another One Behind
  36. 32 N 1 No cover art Steve Darbishire That’s The Reason Why
  37. 32 13 7 No cover art Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders She Needs Love
  38. 33 35 2 No cover art Jody Miller Home of the Brave
  39. 33 35 2 No cover art Peanut Home of the Brave
  40. 34 32 2 No cover art Lulu Tell Me Like It Is
  41. 35 N 1 No cover art The Newbeats Run, Baby Run
  42. 36 N 1 No cover art The Moody Blues Everyday
  43. 37 N 1 No cover art The Animals It's My Life
  44. 38 N 1 No cover art The Dave Clark Five Over and Over
  45. 39 20 4 No cover art The Searchers When I Get Home
  46. 40 N 1 No cover art Cher Where Do You Go?