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
The Casinos Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
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2
The Seekers Georgie Girl
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3
Dusty Springfield I’ll Try Anything
5 maart 1967

Complete list

  1. 1 4 5 No cover art The Casinos Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
  2. 2 9 3 No cover art The Seekers Georgie Girl
  3. 3 8 3 No cover art Dusty Springfield I’ll Try Anything
  4. 4 6 3 No cover art Gene Pitney (In the) Cold Light of Day
  5. 5 14 3 No cover art James & Bobby Purify Wish You Didn't Have to Go
  6. 6 16 3 No cover art The Byrds So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
  7. 7 1 4 No cover art The Silhouets Carrousel
  8. 8 13 3 No cover art Velvelettes He Was Really Saying Something
  9. 9 11 4 No cover art The Young Idea Peculiar Situation
  10. 10 20 2 No cover art The Supremes Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
  11. 11 3 4 No cover art The Beatles Penny Lane
  12. 11 3 4 No cover art The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever
  13. 12 2 4 No cover art Tom Jones Detroit City
  14. 13 32 2 No cover art The Turtles Happy Together
  15. 14 22 2 No cover art Lesley Gore California Nights
  16. 15 18 3 No cover art Paul & Barry Ryan Keep It Out of Sight
  17. 16 29 3 No cover art Lesley Dawson Run for Shelter
  18. 17 40 2 No cover art Simon Dupree & the Big Sound Reservations
  19. 18 37 2 No cover art Kiki Dee I'm Going Out (The Same Way I Came in)
  20. 19 N 1 No cover art Small Faces I Can’t Make It
  21. 20 N 1 No cover art Whistling Jack Smith I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman
  22. 21 N 1 No cover art Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Touch Me, Touch Me
  23. 22 31 2 No cover art Alan Price Set Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
  24. 23 10 4 No cover art Marianne Faithfull Is This What I Get for Loving You
  25. 24 N 1 No cover art The Dave Clark Five You Got What It Takes
  26. 25 25 2 No cover art Barry Benson Cousin Jane
  27. 26 N 1 No cover art James Brown Bring It Up
  28. 27 N 1 No cover art Roy Orbison So Good
  29. 28 35 2 No cover art David Garrick I've Found a Love
  30. 29 34 2 No cover art Soft Machine Love Makes Sweet Music
  31. 30 5 4 No cover art Bobby Darin Lovin' You
  32. 31 27 2 No cover art Val Doonican Memories Are Made of This
  33. 32 38 2 No cover art Herbie’s People Humming Bird
  34. 33 24 3 No cover art The Bats You Look Good Together
  35. 34 N 1 No cover art Harpers Bizarre 59th Street Bridge Song
  36. 35 N 1 No cover art Symbols You’d Better Get Used To Missing Her
  37. 36 N 1 No cover art King George Drive on James
  38. 37 39 2 No cover art The Fascinations Girls Are Out to Get You
  39. 38 N 1 No cover art The Lovin’ Spoonful Darling Be Home Soon
  40. 39 N 1 No cover art Double Feature Baby Get Your Head Screwed On
  41. 40 N 1 No cover art Wilson Pickett Everybody Needs Somebody to Love