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Most decades with a Top 20 hit on the US Hot Country Songs chart
Dolly Parton (USA) has scored Top 20 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for six consecutive…
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Most followers on Twitter for an athlete
As of 23 August 2016, Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) was the most popular…
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Highest annual earnings ever for a female pop star
Taylor Swift (USA) is estimated to have earned $170 million (£116.3 million) in the 12 months…
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Most grand slam home runs in a Major League Baseball career
The Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most career grand slam home runs (a home run hit with the…
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First act to occupy top three positions simultaneously on UK singles chart
In the 65-year history of the UK's Official Singles Chart (1952–), no act had occupied the top three…
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Most views for an act on VEVO in 24 hours
David Bowie (UK) recordings attracted 51 million views on the video-hosting platform VEVO on 11…
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Most consecutive UK Top 10 weeks for a debut album
On the Official Albums Chart dated 26 September 2015, In the Lonely Hour (2014) by Sam Smith (UK)…
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Most followers on Vine
As of 26 July 2016, the most followers on Vine was 16,066,791 – as achieved by Andrew Bachelor, aka…
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Most followers on Twitter for a TV personality
As of 5 September 2016, Ellen DeGeneres (USA, @TheEllenShow) was the most popular TV personality on…
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Highest-grossing female action movie star
As of 8 February 2016, Jennifer Lawrence (USA, b. 1990) was the most successful female action movie…
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Fastest-selling pop album in the UK by a male artist
On the Official Albums Chart dated 16 March 2017, Ed Sheeran's (UK) third studio album, ÷ ("Divide")…
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First to accumulate 100 million followers on Twitter
The first to accumulate 100 million followers on Twitter is Katy Perry (USA, b. Katheryn Hudson),…
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Most Top 10 hits on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart (female)
The most Top 10 hits on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart (female) is 27, achieved by Olga Tañón…
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Most slices of carrots sliced while blindfolded in 30 seconds
The most slices of carrot sliced in 30 seconds while blindfolded is 88, and was achieved by Hirouyki…
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Most words in a hit single
"Rap God" by Eminem (USA) packs 1,560 words into a fast and furious 6 min 4 sec – that's a…
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Most consecutive daily personal video blogs posted on YouTube
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Most streams on Spotify in one year for a female musician
The most streamed female musician on Spotify in one year is Ariana Grande (USA), who has been…