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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The Beatles Eleanor Rigby
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The Beatles Yellow Submarine
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The Beach Boys God Only Knows
14 augustus 1966

Complete list

  1. 1 1 2 No cover art The Beatles Eleanor Rigby
  2. 1 1 2 No cover art The Beatles Yellow Submarine
  3. 2 2 4 The Beach Boys God Only Knows
  4. 3 7 4 No cover art Ken Dodd More Than Love
  5. 4 3 4 No cover art The Mamas & the Papas I Saw Her Again
  6. 5 8 4 No cover art Bobby Sheen Dr. Love
  7. 6 10 6 No cover art Alan Price Hi‐Lili Hi‐Lo
  8. 7 5 6 No cover art The Troggs With a Girl Like You
  9. 8 4 4 No cover art Bob Dylan I Want You
  10. 9 22 3 No cover art Manfred Mann Just Like a Woman
  11. 10 11 2 No cover art The Alan Bown Set Headline News
  12. 10 11 2 No cover art Edwin Starr Headline News
  13. 11 17 3 No cover art Billy Fury Give Me Your Word
  14. 12 16 3 No cover art Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Big Time Operator
  15. 13 20 2 No cover art Small Faces All or Nothing
  16. 14 30 2 No cover art Napoleon XIV They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
  17. 14 30 2 No cover art Kim Fowley They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
  18. 15 23 2 No cover art Percy Sledge Warm and Tender Love
  19. 16 24 2 No cover art Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers Got to Get You Into My Life
  20. 17 9 6 No cover art The Lovin’ Spoonful Summer in the City
  21. 18 14 3 No cover art Dean Parrish Tell Her
  22. 19 13 8 No cover art David & Jonathan Lovers of the World Unite
  23. 20 33 2 No cover art Santelles So Fine
  24. 21 21 3 No cover art The Grass Roots Where Were You When I Needed You
  25. 22 12 5 No cover art Cliff Richard Visions
  26. 23 19 5 No cover art Robert Parker Barefootin'
  27. 24 26 4 No cover art Three Blue Teardrops Moment of Truth
  28. 25 29 2 No cover art Jan & Dean Popsicle
  29. 26 N 1 No cover art The Chiffons Out of This World
  30. 27 39 2 No cover art Tuesday’s Children When You Walk In The Sand
  31. 28 19 6 No cover art The Odyssey How Long Is Time
  32. 29 34 2 No cover art The Mike Cotton Sound Harlem Shuffle
  33. 30 N 1 No cover art Roy Orbison Too Soon to Know
  34. 31 28 6 No cover art Paul & Barry Ryan I Love How You Love Me
  35. 32 N 1 No cover art Dave Davani Four Tossin' and Turnin'
  36. 33 40 2 No cover art Billy Stewart Summertime
  37. 34 N 1 No cover art Glen Dale Good Day Sunshine
  38. 34 N 1 No cover art The Tremeloes Good Day Sunshine
  39. 35 37 2 No cover art Jimmy James & the Vagabonds This Heart of Mine
  40. 36 N 1 No cover art Wayne Fontana Goodbye Bluebird
  41. 37 N 1 No cover art Chris Andrews Stop That Girl
  42. 37 N 1 No cover art Shelby Flint Cast Your Fate to the Wind
  43. 38 N 1 No cover art Lee Dorsey Working in the Coal Mine
  44. 39 N 1 No cover art Roger Miller You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
  45. 40 N 1 No cover art Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas You Make Me Feel Like Someone
  46. 40 N 1 No cover art Otis Redding I Can’t Turn You Loose