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
Scott McKenzie San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
Cover: All You Need Is Love von The Beatles
2
The Beatles All You Need Is Love
Cover: Claire von Paul and Barry Ryan
3
Paul and Barry Ryan Claire
16. Juli 1967

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  1. 1 3 4 Kein Cover Scott McKenzie San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
  2. 2 1 3 Cover: All You Need Is Love von The Beatles The Beatles All You Need Is Love
  3. 3 8 5 Cover: Claire von Paul and Barry Ryan Paul and Barry Ryan Claire
  4. 4 11 4 Cover: Annabella von John Walker John Walker Annabella
  5. 5 6 4 Kein Cover Lulu Let’s Pretend
  6. 6 9 3 Cover: I Was Made to Love Her von Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder I Was Made to Love Her
  7. 7 25 2 Kein Cover Sandie Shaw Tonight in Tokyo
  8. 8 37 2 Cover: Morning Dew von Tim Rose Tim Rose Morning Dew
  9. 9 33 2 Cover: Death of a Clown / Love Me Till the Sun Shines von Dave Davies Dave Davies Death of a Clown / Love Me Till the Sun Shines
  10. 10 26 2 Kein Cover Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band She Shot a Hole in My Soul / I’ve Been Hurt by Love
  11. 11 5 4 Kein Cover Desmond Dekker & The Aces 7
  12. 12 23 2 Kein Cover Frank Ifield Up Up And Away
  13. 13 28 2 Kein Cover Herman’s Hermits Museum
  14. 14 30 2 Cover: The Last Time / Under My Thumb von The Who The Who The Last Time / Under My Thumb
  15. 15 36 2 Kein Cover Jeff Beck Tallyman / Rock My Plimsoul
  16. 16 21 3 Kein Cover Roy Orbison Cry Softly Lonely One
  17. 17 40 2 Kein Cover Arthur Conley Shake, Rattle & Roll
  18. 18 7 3 Cover: To Love Somebody von Bee Gees Bee Gees To Love Somebody
  19. 19 29 2 Kein Cover Troggs Hi Hi Hazel
  20. 20 N 1 Kein Cover Amen Corner Gin house blues
  21. 21 27 3 Kein Cover Robb and Dean Douglas I Can Make It With You / ’Phone Me
  22. 22 2 5 Kein Cover The Monkees Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git)
  23. 23 N 1 Kein Cover Tiffanies It’s Got To Be A Great Song
  24. 24 34 2 Kein Cover James Brown Let Yourself Go
  25. 25 N 1 Cover: I’ll Never Fall in Love Again / Things I Wanna Do von Tom Jones Tom Jones I’ll Never Fall in Love Again / Things I Wanna Do
  26. 26 38 2 Kein Cover Symbols Bye Bye Baby
  27. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Mama’s & Papa’s Creeque Alley
  28. 28 20 6 Kein Cover Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood Jackson
  29. 28 20 6 Kein Cover Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood You Only Live Twice
  30. 29 N 1 Cover: The Storm / Trying to Forget von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves The Storm / Trying to Forget
  31. 30 31 3 Cover: Mum and Dad von Pinkerton’s Colours Pinkerton’s Colours Mum and Dad
  32. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Gene Latter A Little Piece Of Leather
  33. 32 35 2 Kein Cover Roger Bloom’s Hammer Polly Pan
  34. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Lynne Randell Ciao Baby
  35. 34 R 2 Kein Cover P.P. Arnold The Time Has Come
  36. 35 N 1 Cover: Times Were When von Studio Six Studio Six Times Were When
  37. 36 N 1 Cover: My Lady von Jet Harris Jet Harris My Lady
  38. 37 N 1 Cover: Let It Happen / A Losing Game von James Carr James Carr Let It Happen / A Losing Game
  39. 38 39 2 Cover: Reflections of Charles Brown von Rupert’s People Rupert’s People Reflections of Charles Brown
  40. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Sharon Tandy Stay With Me
  41. 40 N 1 Kein Cover James & Bobby Purify I Take What I Want