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
Casinos Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
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Seekers Georgie Girl
Cover: I’ll Try Anything von Dusty Springfield
3
Dusty Springfield I’ll Try Anything
5. März 1967

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 4 5 Kein Cover Casinos Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
  2. 2 9 3 Kein Cover Seekers Georgie Girl
  3. 3 8 3 Cover: I’ll Try Anything von Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield I’ll Try Anything
  4. 4 6 3 Kein Cover Gene Pitney (In The) Cold Light Of Day
  5. 5 14 3 Kein Cover James & Bobby Purify Wish You Didn’t Have To Go
  6. 6 16 3 Kein Cover The Byrds So You Want to Be a Rock’n’Roll Star
  7. 7 1 4 Cover: On a Carousel / All the World Is Love von The Hollies The Hollies On a Carousel / All the World Is Love
  8. 8 13 3 Kein Cover Velvelettes He Was Really Saying Something
  9. 9 11 4 Kein Cover Young Idea Peculiar Situation
  10. 10 20 2 Kein Cover The Supremes Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
  11. 11 3 4 Cover: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane von The Beatles The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
  12. 11 3 4 Cover: Strawberry Fields Forever von The Beatles The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever
  13. 12 2 4 Cover: Detroit City / More / Ten Guitars / Memphis Tennessee von Tom Jones Tom Jones Detroit City / More / Ten Guitars / Memphis Tennessee
  14. 13 32 2 Cover: Happy Together von The Turtles The Turtles Happy Together
  15. 14 22 2 Kein Cover Lesley Gore California Nights
  16. 15 18 3 Kein Cover Paul & Barry Ryan Keep It Out Of Sight
  17. 16 29 3 Kein Cover Lesley Dawson Run For Shelter
  18. 17 40 2 Kein Cover Simon Dupree & Big Sound Reservations
  19. 18 37 2 Kein Cover Kiki Dee I’m Going Out (The Same Way I Came In)
  20. 19 N 1 Kein Cover Small Faces I Can’t Make It / Just Passing
  21. 20 N 1 Kein Cover Whistling Jack Smith I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman
  22. 21 N 1 Kein Cover Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Touch Me, Touch Me
  23. 22 31 2 Kein Cover Alan Price Set Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
  24. 23 10 4 Kein Cover Marianne Faithfull Is This What I Get For Loving You
  25. 24 N 1 Kein Cover The Dave Clark Five You Got What It Takes
  26. 25 25 2 Kein Cover Barry Benson Cousin Jane
  27. 26 N 1 Kein Cover James Brown Bring It Up
  28. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Roy Orbison So Good
  29. 28 35 2 Kein Cover David Garrick I’ve Found a Love
  30. 29 34 2 Kein Cover Soft Machine Love Makes Sweet Music
  31. 30 5 4 Kein Cover Bobby Darin Lovin’ You
  32. 31 27 2 Kein Cover Val Doonican Memories Are Made of This
  33. 32 38 2 Kein Cover Herbie’s People Humming Bird
  34. 33 24 3 Kein Cover Bats You Look Good Together
  35. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Harpers Bizarre 59th Street Bridge Song
  36. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Symbols You’d Better Get Used To Missing Her
  37. 36 N 1 Kein Cover King George Drive On James
  38. 37 39 2 Kein Cover Fascinations Girls Are Out To Get You
  39. 38 N 1 Cover: Darling Be Home Soon / Darlin’ Companion von The Lovin’ Spoonful The Lovin’ Spoonful Darling Be Home Soon / Darlin’ Companion
  40. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Double Feature Baby Get Your Head Screwed On
  41. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Wilson Pickett Everybody Needs Somebody To Love