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.

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Cover: Bend It! / She’s So Good von Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Bend It! / She’s So Good
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Seekers Walk With Me
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The Who I’m a Boy
25. September 1966

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  1. 1 8 3 Cover: Bend It! / She’s So Good von Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Bend It! / She’s So Good
  2. 2 4 4 Kein Cover Seekers Walk With Me
  3. 3 2 5 Kein Cover The Who I’m a Boy
  4. 4 9 5 Cover: Winchester Cathedral von The New Vaudeville Band The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
  5. 5 5 6 Kein Cover Bobby Hebb Sunny
  6. 5 N 1 Kein Cover Georgie Fame Sunny / Don’t Make Promises
  7. 6 1 4 Cover: You Can’t Hurry Love von The Supremes The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
  8. 7 12 3 Cover: All I See Is You / Go Ahead On von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield All I See Is You / Go Ahead On
  9. 8 10 4 Kein Cover Los Bravos I Don’t Care
  10. 9 18 3 Kein Cover Sandpipers Guantanamera
  11. 10 3 4 Cover: Little Man von Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher Little Man
  12. 11 20 3 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  13. 11 20 3 Kein Cover Searchers Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  14. 12 26 2 Kein Cover Four Seasons I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  15. 13 24 2 Cover: Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World von The Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World
  16. 14 32 2 Kein Cover Toys Baby Toys
  17. 15 6 6 Cover: Distant Drums von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves Distant Drums
  18. 16 21 3 Cover: Dear Mrs. Applebee von David Garrick David Garrick Dear Mrs. Applebee
  19. 17 28 3 Kein Cover Peter & Gordon Lady Godiva
  20. 18 13 3 Kein Cover Finders Keepers Light
  21. 19 33 2 Kein Cover Len Barry I Struck It Rich
  22. 20 23 5 Kein Cover Roaring Sixties We Love The Pirate Stations
  23. 21 N 1 Kein Cover The Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
  24. 21 37 2 Kein Cover Chris Montez There Will Never Be Another You
  25. 22 35 2 Kein Cover Lulu What A Wonderful Feeling
  26. 23 36 2 Kein Cover Frank Sinatra Summer Wind
  27. 24 14 7 Kein Cover Lee Dorsey Working in the Coal Mine
  28. 25 15 6 Kein Cover Mindbenders Ashes To Ashes
  29. 26 39 2 Kein Cover Swinging Medallions She Drives Me Out Of My Mind
  30. 27 16 5 Kein Cover The Spencer Davis Group When I Come Home
  31. 28 19 5 Cover: Land of 1000 Dances / You’re So Fine von Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett Land of 1000 Dances / You’re So Fine
  32. 29 N 1 Cover: Gotta Get a Hold of Myself / The Way I Feel Inside von The Zombies The Zombies Gotta Get a Hold of Myself / The Way I Feel Inside
  33. 30 7 8 Cover: Summertime von Billy Stewart Billy Stewart Summertime
  34. 31 34 2 Kein Cover Miki Dallon What Would Your Mama Say Now
  35. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Chantelles There’s Something About You
  36. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Sandy Posey Born A Woman
  37. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Settlers Till Winter Follows Spring
  38. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Engelbert Humperdinck Dommage
  39. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Johnny Devlin My Strength Heart And Soul
  40. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Downliners Sect The Cost of Living / Everything I’ve Got to Give
  41. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Honeycombs That Loving Feeling
  42. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Jackie de Shannon I Can Make It With You
  43. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Pozo Seco Singers I Can Make It With You
  44. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Creation Painter Man
  45. 40 N 1 Kein Cover The Mike Sammes Singers Somewhere my love
  46. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Diana Dors Security