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 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
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Four Seasons I’ve Got You Under My Skin
9. Oktober 1966

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  1. 1 2 3 Kein Cover The Rolling Stones Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
  2. 2 3 7 Cover: Winchester Cathedral von The New Vaudeville Band The New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
  3. 3 9 4 Kein Cover Four Seasons I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  4. 4 7 5 Kein Cover Peter & Gordon Lady Godiva
  5. 5 6 5 Kein Cover Sandpipers Guantanamera
  6. 6 12 4 Cover: Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World von The Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night in the World
  7. 7 25 2 Kein Cover The Troggs I Can’t Control Myself
  8. 8 14 5 Cover: Dear Mrs. Applebee von David Garrick David Garrick Dear Mrs. Applebee
  9. 9 1 7 Kein Cover The Who I’m a Boy
  10. 10 5 5 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
  11. 11 28 2 Kein Cover The Hollies Stop Stop Stop
  12. 12 4 5 Cover: All I See Is You / Go Ahead On von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield All I See Is You / Go Ahead On
  13. 13 27 2 Kein Cover Cliff Richard Time Drags By
  14. 14 31 2 Kein Cover Cat Stevens I Love My Dog
  15. 15 8 6 Kein Cover Seekers Walk With Me
  16. 16 34 2 Cover: High Time von Paul Jones Paul Jones High Time
  17. 17 10 8 Kein Cover Bobby Hebb Sunny
  18. 17 10 3 Kein Cover Georgie Fame Sunny / Don’t Make Promises
  19. 18 29 2 Kein Cover Bobby Darin If I Were a Carpenter
  20. 19 30 2 Kein Cover Herman’s Hermits No Milk Today
  21. 20 11 5 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Have You Ever Loved Somebody
  22. 21 17 6 Kein Cover Los Bravos I Don’t Care
  23. 22 33 3 Kein Cover Sandy Posey Born A Woman
  24. 23 37 2 Kein Cover Brian Poole Everything I Touch Turns To Tears
  25. 24 N 1 Kein Cover Four Tops Reach Out I’ll Be There / Until You Love Someone
  26. 25 15 6 Cover: You Can’t Hurry Love von The Supremes The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
  27. 26 23 8 Cover: Distant Drums von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves Distant Drums
  28. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Giorgio Full Stop
  29. 28 N 1 Kein Cover Bruno The English Girl
  30. 29 28 3 Kein Cover Honeycombs That Loving Feeling
  31. 30 N 1 Cover: All That I Am / Spinout von Elvis Presley Elvis Presley All That I Am / Spinout
  32. 30 N 1 Kein Cover Tuesday’s Children High On A Hill
  33. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Roger Miller My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died
  34. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Petula Clark The Who Am I
  35. 33 21 4 Kein Cover Swinging Medallions She Drives Me Out Of My Mind
  36. 33 35 2 Kein Cover Ugly’s End Of The Season
  37. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Temptations Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
  38. 34 37 2 Kein Cover Oscar Join My Gang
  39. 35 22 7 Kein Cover Roaring Sixties We Love The Pirate Stations
  40. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Nancy Sinatra In Our Time
  41. 37 N 1 Cover: You’re Ready Now von Frankie Valli Frankie Valli You’re Ready Now
  42. 37 N 1 Kein Cover Peter Fenton Marble Breaks Iron Bends
  43. 38 26 3 Kein Cover Chantelles There’s Something About You
  44. 38 31 4 Kein Cover Frank Sinatra Summer Wind
  45. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Neil Christian & The Crusaders Two At A Time
  46. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Adam Faith Cheryl’s Going Home
  47. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Wishful Thinking Step By Step