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 Who I’m a Boy
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The Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
Cover: Winchester Cathedral von The New Vaudeville Band
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The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
2. Oktober 1966

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 3 6 Kein Cover The Who I’m a Boy
  2. 2 21 2 Kein Cover The Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
  3. 3 4 6 Cover: Winchester Cathedral von The New Vaudeville Band The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
  4. 4 7 4 Cover: All I See Is You / Go Ahead On von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield All I See Is You / Go Ahead On
  5. 5 1 4 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
  6. 6 9 4 Kein Cover Sandpipers Guantanamera
  7. 7 17 4 Kein Cover Peter & Gordon Lady Godiva
  8. 8 2 5 Kein Cover Seekers Walk With Me
  9. 9 12 3 Kein Cover Four Seasons I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  10. 10 5 7 Kein Cover Bobby Hebb Sunny
  11. 10 5 2 Kein Cover Georgie Fame Sunny / Don’t Make Promises
  12. 11 11 4 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  13. 11 11 4 Kein Cover Searchers Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  14. 12 13 3 Cover: Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World von The Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World
  15. 13 14 3 Kein Cover Toys Baby Toys
  16. 14 N 1 Kein Cover Beverley Happy New Year
  17. 14 16 4 Cover: Dear Mrs. Applebee von David Garrick David Garrick Dear Mrs. Applebee
  18. 15 6 5 Cover: You Can’t Hurry Love von The Supremes The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
  19. 16 36 2 Kein Cover Johnny Devlin My Strength Heart And Soul
  20. 17 8 5 Kein Cover Los Bravos I Don’t Care
  21. 18 10 5 Cover: Little Man von Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher Little Man
  22. 19 19 3 Kein Cover Len Barry I Struck It Rich
  23. 20 21 3 Kein Cover Chris Montez There Will Never Be Another You
  24. 20 22 3 Kein Cover Lulu What A Wonderful Feeling
  25. 21 26 3 Kein Cover Swinging Medallions She Drives Me Out Of My Mind
  26. 22 20 6 Kein Cover Roaring Sixties We Love The Pirate Stations
  27. 23 15 7 Cover: Distant Drums von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves Distant Drums
  28. 24 31 3 Kein Cover Miki Dallon What Would Your Mama Say Now
  29. 25 N 1 Kein Cover The Troggs I Can’t Control Myself
  30. 26 32 2 Kein Cover Chantelles There’s Something About You
  31. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Cliff Richard Time Drags By
  32. 28 N 1 Kein Cover The Hollies Stop Stop Stop
  33. 28 37 2 Kein Cover Honeycombs That Loving Feeling
  34. 29 N 1 Kein Cover Bobby Darin If I Were a Carpenter
  35. 30 N 1 Kein Cover Herman’s Hermits No Milk Today
  36. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Cat Stevens I Love My Dog
  37. 31 23 3 Kein Cover Frank Sinatra Summer Wind
  38. 32 29 2 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
  39. 33 33 2 Kein Cover Sandy Posey Born A Woman
  40. 33 34 2 Kein Cover Settlers Till Winter Follows Spring
  41. 34 N 1 Cover: High Time von Paul Jones Paul Jones High Time
  42. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Ugly’s End Of The Season
  43. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Graham Bonney No One Knows
  44. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Brian Poole Everything I Touch Turns To Tears
  45. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Oscar Join My Gang
  46. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Mo & Steve Oh What A Day It’s Gonna Be
  47. 39 35 2 Kein Cover Engelbert Humperdinck Dommage
  48. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Wee Willie Harris Someone’s In The Kitchen With Dinah