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: I’ll Never Fall in Love Again / Things I Wanna Do von Tom Jones
1
Tom Jones I’ll Never Fall in Love Again / Things I Wanna Do
Cover: Death of a Clown / Love Me Till the Sun Shines von Dave Davies
2
Dave Davies Death of a Clown / Love Me Till the Sun Shines
Cover: I Was Made to Love Her von Stevie Wonder
3
Stevie Wonder I Was Made to Love Her
30. Juli 1967

Vollständige Liste

  1. 1 6 3 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
  2. 2 3 4 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
  3. 3 2 5 Cover: I Was Made to Love Her von Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder I Was Made to Love Her
  4. 4 5 3 Kein Cover Amen Corner Gin house blues
  5. 5 7 3 Kein Cover Mama’s & Papa’s Creeque Alley
  6. 6 1 2 Cover: Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words von The Monkees The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday / Words
  7. 7 19 3 Kein Cover James & Bobby Purify I Take What I Want
  8. 8 13 4 Kein Cover Arthur Conley Shake, Rattle & Roll
  9. 9 25 2 Kein Cover Cat Stevens A Bad Night
  10. 10 18 2 Kein Cover New Vaudeville Band Green Street Green
  11. 11 14 3 Cover: The Storm / Trying to Forget von Jim Reeves Jim Reeves The Storm / Trying to Forget
  12. 12 8 2 Kein Cover Johnny Mann Singers Up Up and Away
  13. 13 20 2 Cover: Sticks and Stones von Warm Sounds Warm Sounds Sticks and Stones
  14. 14 24 2 Kein Cover Happenings My Mammy
  15. 15 4 4 Kein Cover Sandie Shaw Tonight in Tokyo
  16. 16 21 4 Kein Cover Symbols Bye Bye Baby
  17. 17 23 2 Kein Cover Keith West Excerpt From a Teenage Opera
  18. 18 N 1 Kein Cover Elvis Presley Long-Legged Girl (With The Short Dress On)
  19. 19 22 2 Kein Cover Ivy League Suddenly Things
  20. 20 27 2 Kein Cover Eddie Floyd Things Get Better / Good Love, Bad Love
  21. 21 N 1 Kein Cover Strawberry Children Love Years Coming
  22. 22 26 2 Kein Cover Buckinghams Mercy Mercy Mercy
  23. 23 15 4 Kein Cover Troggs Hi Hi Hazel
  24. 24 39 2 Cover: Tiny Goddess / I Believe in Magic von Nirvana Nirvana Tiny Goddess / I Believe in Magic
  25. 25 N 1 Kein Cover Chuck Berry Back To Memphis
  26. 26 N 1 Kein Cover Peanut Butter Conspiracy It’s A Happening Thing
  27. 27 34 2 Kein Cover Quik King Of The World
  28. 28 N 1 Cover: The Day I Met Marie / Our Story Book von Cliff Richard Cliff Richard The Day I Met Marie / Our Story Book
  29. 29 N 1 Kein Cover Critters Don’t Let The Rain Fall Down On Me
  30. 30 40 2 Kein Cover American Breed Step Out Of Your Mind
  31. 30 36 2 Kein Cover Julie Rogers Go On Home
  32. 31 N 1 Kein Cover Johnny Young Craise Finton Kirk
  33. 32 N 1 Kein Cover Billy Forrest Hello Lover
  34. 33 N 1 Kein Cover The Spencer Davis Group Time Seller
  35. 34 35 2 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. 35 N 1 Kein Cover Alan Price The House That Jack Built
  37. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Jerry Lee Lewis It’s A Hang Up Baby
  38. 36 N 1 Kein Cover Majority Running Away With My Baby
  39. 37 N 1 Kein Cover West Coast Consortium Some Other Someday
  40. 38 N 1 Kein Cover Barry Benson I Can’t Wait
  41. 38 38 2 Cover: The Greatest Love von Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal The Greatest Love
  42. 39 N 1 Kein Cover Dave Justin For Brandy
  43. 40 N 1 Kein Cover Tremeloes Even The Bad Times Are Good