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

Cover: Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words von The Monkees
1
The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words
Cover: I Was Made to Love Her von Stevie Wonder
2
Stevie Wonder I Was Made to Love Her
Cover: Death of a Clown / Love Me Till the Sun Shines von Dave Davies
3
Dave Davies Death of a Clown / Love Me Till the Sun Shines
23. Juli 1967

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 N 1 Cover: Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words von The Monkees The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words
  2. 2 6 4 Cover: I Was Made to Love Her von Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder I Was Made to Love Her
  3. 3 9 3 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
  4. 4 7 3 Kein Cover Sandie Shaw Tonight in Tokyo
  5. 5 20 2 Kein Cover Amen Corner Gin house blues
  6. 6 25 2 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
  7. 7 27 2 Kein Cover Mama’s & Papa’s Creeque Alley
  8. 8 N 1 Kein Cover Johnny Mann Singers Up Up and Away
  9. 9 1 5 Kein Cover Scott McKenzie San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
  10. 10 2 4 Cover: All You Need Is Love von The Beatles The Beatles All You Need Is Love
  11. 11 11 5 Kein Cover Desmond Dekker & The Aces 7
  12. 12 15 3 Kein Cover Jeff Beck Tallyman / Rock My Plimsoul
  13. 13 17 3 Kein Cover Arthur Conley Shake, Rattle & Roll
  14. 14 29 2 Cover: The Storm / Trying to Forget von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves The Storm / Trying to Forget
  15. 15 19 3 Kein Cover Troggs Hi Hi Hazel
  16. 16 16 4 Kein Cover Roy Orbison Cry Softly Lonely One
  17. 17 31 2 Kein Cover Gene Latter A Little Piece Of Leather
  18. 18 N 1 Kein Cover New Vaudeville Band Green Street Green
  19. 19 40 2 Kein Cover James & Bobby Purify I Take What I Want
  20. 20 N 1 Cover: Sticks and Stones von Warm Sounds Warm Sounds Sticks and Stones
  21. 21 26 3 Kein Cover Symbols Bye Bye Baby
  22. 22 N 1 Kein Cover Ivy League Suddenly Things
  23. 23 N 1 Kein Cover Keith West Excerpt From a Teenage Opera
  24. 24 N 1 Kein Cover Happenings My Mammy
  25. 25 N 1 Kein Cover Cat Stevens A Bad Night
  26. 26 N 1 Kein Cover Buckinghams Mercy Mercy Mercy
  27. 27 N 1 Kein Cover Eddie Floyd Things Get Better / Good Love, Bad Love
  28. 28 36 2 Cover: My Lady von Jet Harris Jet Harris My Lady
  29. 29 34 3 Kein Cover P.P. Arnold The Time Has Come
  30. 30 3 6 Cover: Claire von Paul and Barry Ryan Paul and Barry Ryan Claire
  31. 31 14 3 Cover: The Last Time / Under My Thumb von The Who The Who The Last Time / Under My Thumb
  32. 32 35 2 Cover: Times Were When von Studio Six Studio Six Times Were When
  33. 33 N 1 Kein Cover Mary Langley Stay In My World
  34. 34 N 1 Kein Cover Quik King Of The World
  35. 35 N 1 Cover: Come and Play With Me in the Garden von John’s Children John’s Children Come and Play With Me in the Garden
  36. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Julie Rogers Go On Home
  37. 37 38 3 Cover: Reflections of Charles Brown von Rupert’s People Rupert’s People Reflections of Charles Brown
  38. 38 N 1 Cover: The Greatest Love von Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal The Greatest Love
  39. 39 N 1 Cover: Tiny Goddess / I Believe in Magic von Nirvana Nirvana Tiny Goddess / I Believe in Magic
  40. 40 N 1 Kein Cover American Breed Step Out Of Your Mind