Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" holds the all-time record with 19 weeks atop the chart. Mariah Carey, Drake, and Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
The multiple-lead arrangement became a Boyz II Men trademark, and it became typical to hear Wanyá Morris' vibrato-heavy tenor, Shawn Stockman's tenor voice, Nathan Morris' baritone, and Michael McCary's bass (often used in spoken-word sections of many Boyz II Men hits) trading bars in each song.
The current record holder is “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X at 19 weeks, and the longest record held is “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with 8,554 days. Ref. Note: "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton tied the record for 6 weeks at number one on July 6, 1959.
Whitney Houston holds the record for the most consecutive number one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 7. Her streak began with "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in 1985 and ended with "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988.
There are only 11 artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 who have topped the chart at least 10 times. Taylor Swift recently earned her 11th leader, tying Whitney Houston for sixth place. The Beatles have the most No. 1 songs (20), followed closely by Mariah Carey (19).
The Guinness World Records named the holiday single "White Christmas" (1942) by Bing Crosby as the best-selling single worldwide. According to Guinness, "White Christmas" sold over 50 million copies. The single is known as the "best-selling single of all time".
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.
Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
Taylor Swift has notched a new record over the King of Rock 'n' Roll. The “Anti-Hero” singer, 34, has now surpassed Elvis Presley as the soloist with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the release of her latest album 1989 (Taylor's Version), Billboard announced on Sunday.
At 78, Lee becomes the oldest person to ever top the chart, a record previously held by Louis Armstrong, who was 62 when “Hello, Dolly” peaked in 1964.
Swift ties Drake's record of 12 No. 1 records, but sits just behind Jay-Z, who has 14 No. 1 albums to his name, and the Beatles, who have 19. In addition to hitting this incredible milestone, Swift has 2023's biggest album release to date, with 716,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate.
If so, the chart-topper “Stay” (1960) by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs may be considered the shortest pop song ever. Clocking in at a scant 1:34, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960 and went on to sell over 8 million copies.
It has been registered as the world's longest song, which is 138 hours, 41 minutes and two seconds. Dr Jagdish Pillai from Varanasi set a Guinness World Record by singing the Shri Ramcharitmanas for 138 hours, 41 minutes and two seconds.
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