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
Small Faces All or Nothing
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2
Ken Dodd More Than Love
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3
The Beatles Eleanor Rigby
21 augustus 1966

Complete list

  1. 1 13 3 No cover art Small Faces All or Nothing
  2. 2 3 5 No cover art Ken Dodd More Than Love
  3. 3 1 3 No cover art The Beatles Eleanor Rigby
  4. 3 1 3 No cover art The Beatles Yellow Submarine
  5. 4 14 3 No cover art Napoleon XIV They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
  6. 5 16 3 No cover art Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers Got to Get You Into My Life
  7. 6 23 6 No cover art Robert Parker Barefootin'
  8. 7 10 3 No cover art The Alan Bown Set Headline News
  9. 7 10 3 No cover art Edwin Starr Headline News
  10. 8 9 4 No cover art Manfred Mann Just Like a Woman
  11. 9 12 4 No cover art Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Big Time Operator
  12. 10 30 2 No cover art Roy Orbison Too Soon to Know
  13. 11 2 5 The Beach Boys God Only Knows
  14. 12 6 7 No cover art Alan Price Hi‐Lili Hi‐Lo
  15. 13 38 2 No cover art Lee Dorsey Working in the Coal Mine
  16. 14 18 4 No cover art Dean Parrish Tell Her
  17. 15 20 3 No cover art Santelles So Fine
  18. 16 15 3 No cover art Percy Sledge Warm and Tender Love
  19. 17 40 2 No cover art Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas You Make Me Feel Like Someone
  20. 18 37 2 No cover art Shelby Flint Cast Your Fate to the Wind
  21. 19 7 7 No cover art The Troggs With a Girl Like You
  22. 20 4 5 No cover art The Mamas & the Papas I Saw Her Again
  23. 21 40 2 No cover art Otis Redding I Can’t Turn You Loose
  24. 22 37 2 No cover art Chris Andrews Stop That Girl
  25. 23 8 5 No cover art Bob Dylan I Want You
  26. 24 32 2 No cover art Dave Davani Four Tossin' and Turnin'
  27. 25 11 4 No cover art Billy Fury Give Me Your Word
  28. 26 N 1 No cover art Twice as Much Step Out of Line
  29. 27 N 1 No cover art Jackie Trent If You Ever Leave Me
  30. 28 N 1 No cover art The McCoys (You Make Me Feel) So Good
  31. 29 N 1 No cover art Jim Reeves Distant Drums
  32. 30 17 7 No cover art The Lovin’ Spoonful Summer in the City
  33. 31 35 3 No cover art Jimmy James & the Vagabonds This Heart of Mine
  34. 32 N 1 No cover art The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life
  35. 33 N 1 No cover art The Mindbenders Ashes to Ashes
  36. 34 N 1 No cover art Gary Lewis & the Playboys My Heart's Symphony
  37. 35 N 1 No cover art Bobby Hebb Sunny
  38. 36 N 1 No cover art Jr. Walker & the All Stars How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
  39. 36 26 2 No cover art The Chiffons Out of This World
  40. 37 34 2 No cover art Glen Dale Good Day Sunshine
  41. 37 34 2 No cover art The Tremeloes Good Day Sunshine
  42. 38 N 1 No cover art Episode Six Here, There and Everywhere
  43. 38 N 1 No cover art The Tornados Is That a Ship I Hear?
  44. 39 N 1 No cover art Symbols See You In September
  45. 39 33 3 No cover art Billy Stewart Summertime
  46. 40 N 1 No cover art David Bowie I Dig Everything
  47. 40 N 1 No cover art Laurel Aitken & The Soulmen Never You Hurt