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

cassette
1
Sandie Shaw Puppet on a String
cassette
1
Sandie Shaw Tell the Boys
cassette
2
The Monkees A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
2 april 1967

Complete list

  1. 1 2 3 No cover art Sandie Shaw Puppet on a String
  2. 1 2 3 No cover art Sandie Shaw Tell the Boys
  3. 2 N 1 No cover art The Monkees A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You
  4. 3 6 3 No cover art Martha and the Vandellas Jimmy Mack
  5. 4 1 4 No cover art Frank & Nancy Sinatra Somethin’ Stupid
  6. 5 10 3 No cover art Georgie Fame Because I Love You
  7. 6 4 4 No cover art Cliff Richard It’s All Over
  8. 7 24 3 No cover art The 4 Seasons Beggin’
  9. 8 18 2 No cover art Manfred Mann Ha! Ha! Said The Clown
  10. 9 19 2 No cover art Four Tops Bernadette
  11. 10 22 2 No cover art Cat Stevens I’m Gonna Get Me a Gun
  12. 11 5 4 No cover art The Nashville Teens I'm Coming Home
  13. 12 16 3 No cover art Jeff Beck Hi Ho Silver Lining
  14. 13 40 2 No cover art The Platters With This Ring
  15. 14 29 2 No cover art Jackie Trent Humming Bird
  16. 15 38 2 No cover art Magic Lanterns Auntie Grizelda
  17. 16 3 5 No cover art The Dave Clark Five You Got What It Takes
  18. 17 26 2 No cover art Ebony Keyes Cupid’s House
  19. 18 N 1 No cover art The Move Flowers in the Rain
  20. 19 8 4 No cover art The Forum The River Is Wide
  21. 20 11 3 No cover art The Mamas & the Papas Dedicated to the One I Love
  22. 21 9 3 No cover art The Montanas Ciao Baby
  23. 22 23 2 No cover art Peter & Gordon Sunday for Tea
  24. 23 N 1 No cover art Gates Of Eden One To Seven
  25. 24 39 2 No cover art Jan & Dean Yellow Balloon
  26. 25 15 3 No cover art The Mindbenders We'll Talk About It Tomorrow
  27. 26 35 2 No cover art Simon & Garfunkel At the Zoo
  28. 27 N 1 No cover art The Alan Bown Set Gonna Fix You Good (Everytime You’re Bad)
  29. 28 N 1 No cover art The Royal Guardsmen The Return of the Red Baron
  30. 29 N 1 No cover art Normie Rowe Going Home
  31. 30 13 4 No cover art Truth Walk Away Renee
  32. 31 33 2 No cover art Chris Montez Because of You
  33. 32 N 1 No cover art Warm Sounds Birds and Bees
  34. 33 36 2 No cover art Interns Ray Of Sunshine
  35. 34 N 1 No cover art Stevie Wonder Dove vai? (Travlin’ Man)
  36. 35 N 1 No cover art Paul Revere and the Raiders Ups and Downs
  37. 36 30 3 No cover art Daddy Lindberg Shirl
  38. 37 N 1 No cover art The Peddlers What'll I Do?
  39. 38 27 3 No cover art Corsairs Pay You Back With Interest
  40. 39 N 1 No cover art Brian Auger Tiger
  41. 40 N 1 No cover art Bobby Goldsboro Too Many People