Who has the longest number 1 song ever?
Frankie Laine – I Believe (18 weeks)
Famous composer Mantovani then claimed the Number 1 spot, before Frankie gave him a nudge and racked up an additional three weeks. Only five songs in history have scored three separate stints at the top!
"Blinding Lights" is now the top Billboard Hot 100 song of all time. The Weeknd and his collaborators reveal just how they made history.
According to Guinness World Records, the longest officially released song is 115 hr 45 min long. It is called A Quantum Christmas Song by Mark Christopher Lee and The Pocket Gods (both UK). The track was recorded in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, on 1 December 2021.
Elvis Presley was the first artist to log 60 weeks at No. 1. He reached that milestone in the Billboard issue dated April 14, 1962, when his Blue Hawaii soundtrack was in its 18th of 20 weeks on top. He has since spent seven additional weeks at No.
Mariah Carey (USA) has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 19 different occasions.
The first number-one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958.
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100 most-streamed songs.
Rank | 1 |
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Song | "Blinding Lights" |
Streams (billions) | 3.584 |
Artist(s) | The Weeknd |
Release date | 29 November 2019 |
Nicholas Bullen, writer of the song's four-word lyrics, said that the brevity of "You Suffer" was inspired by Wehrmacht's 1985 song "E!". The song has since been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever recorded.
Not exactly accessible, the longest recorded pop song comes in the form of 'Apparente Libertà' by Giancarlo Ferrari, which is 76:44, smashing the previous record held by 'The Devil Glitch' by Chris Butler at 69:00. Elsewhere, performances of John Cage's piece 'Organ²/ASLSP' have been recorded lasting up to 70 minutes.
An elite 12 artists have achieved top 10 placements on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in four or more decades, led by Andy Williams and Michael Jackson, with top 10 ranks in five decades each.
What is the best selling album of all time?
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26), of The Beatles, rank first and second, respectively, for having written the most Hot 100 No. 1s, thanks to their respective group and solo outputs.
Artist | Country | Claimed sales |
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Michael Jackson | United States | 400 million |
Elton John | United Kingdom | 300 million 250 million |
Queen | United Kingdom | 300 million 250 million |
Madonna | United States | 300 million 250 million |
- As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most No. 1 albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
- Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have No. 1 albums in six different decades.
Rank | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | Elvis Presley | 80 |
2 | The Beatles | 69 |
3 | Ed Sheeran | 61 |
4 | Cliff Richard | 46 |
When the track reached No. 1, Stevie became the youngest solo artist to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 – though another future Motown superstar, Michael Jackson, was aged just 11 years 155 days when The Jackson Five's “I Want You Back” topped the Billboard charts in January 1970.
- The Beatles. The Beatles are unquestionably the best and most important band in rock history, as well as the most compelling story. ...
- The Rolling Stones. ...
- U2. ...
- The Grateful Dead. ...
- Velvet Underground. ...
- Led Zeppelin. ...
- Ramones. ...
- Pink Floyd.
Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, and no one else even comes close. The 33-year-old Canadian singer's success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
The whole note has the longest note duration in modern music. The semibreve has the longest note duration in modern music. The half note has half the duration of a whole note. The minim has half the duration of a semibreve.
“Thick as a Brick” is the longest popular rock song ever recorded.
What songs are exactly 1 minute?
- Pretty Ugly. Tierra Whack.
- Fried Chicken. ICE-T.
- Droppin' Seeds (feat. Lil' Wayne) Tyler, The Creator, Lil Wayne.
- Exit Theory. Pavement.
- Rip up the Streets. The Spits.
- You Get What You Give. Jaime Córdoba.
- Mary Tyler Moore (Love Is All Around) The TV Theme Players.
- Not Just Money. Frank Ocean.
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. | |
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Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff in 1964 | |
Born | c.4 August 1914 Bergedorf, Germany |
Died | 24 October 1997 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | German |
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American Pie (song)
"American Pie" | |
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Recorded | May 26, 1971 |
Genre | Folk rock |
Length | 8:42 (LP) 4:11 (single part 1) 4:31 (single part 2) |
Label | United Artists |
Despite being just under six minutes long, Bohemian Rhapsody isn't even the longest song on the album A Night At The Opera. That honour goes to the epic track The Prophet's Song; an even more complex recording which clocks in at 8 minutes and 21 seconds.
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American Pie (song)
"American Pie" | |
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Released | October 1971 (original) November 1991 (re-release) |
Recorded | May 26, 1971 |
Genre | Folk rock |
- Answer: Free Bird which clocks in at 9:08!
- Hey Jude is 7:11.
- Stairway to Heaven 8:02.
- Bohemian Rhapsody is 5:55.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
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