The Records Thread
Let's try to put all of the Music Records into one place!
This thread will be divided into categories, and every category will have a sub-category. Each one of these categories are connected to the Music Industry, and the ones who hold the record for these categories will be mentioned.
Did your fave break a record? Post it here!
Please, don't turn this thread into a stan-wars and ridiculous arguments. Any record won't be added unless there is a reliable source supporting it.
- Minor records will not be included. In countries with low music sales, only major records will be included.
- This thread is mainly US / Worldwide records.
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Digital
Digital
Artists:
Most Number Ones:
7 - Rihanna
Most Weeks at Number One:
27 - Black Eyed Peas
General
- Gwen Stefani's, "Hollaback Girl", was the first song in its history to surpass one million downloads.
- Miley Cyrus is the youngest female artist to debut at number one with 226,000 downloads with her song "Party in the USA". It also holds the record for most weeks at #1 without topping the Hot 100.
- Michael Jackson is the only artist to sell over one million downloads in one week.
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Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" becomes the first (non-rap) R&B hit to top the 4 million mark in paid downloads.
Songs:
[US] Best Selling Song:
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling; 6,000,000+ Digital Copies Sold.
Most Weeks at #1:
Flo-Rida feat. T-Pain - Low; 13 weeks.
Largest Downloads in One-Week:
Male: Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha - "Right Round" (636,000) February 28, 2009
Female: Kesha - "Tik Tok" (610,000) January 9, 2010
Largest Debut Week Sales:
Male: Flo-Rida feat. Ke$ha - Right Round; 636,000 Downloads.
Female: Taylor Swift - Today Was a Fairytale; 325,000 Downloads.
Group: Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas; 465,000 Downloads.
General
- Madonna has has the most gold certified singles in the US (26) with the release of Hung Up.
Previous Holder: The Beatles.
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Madonna has the most top ten hits (37) in US chart history.
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Madonna has 62 Top Ten hits in the UK Charts, more than any other artist.
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Madonna has 13 number ones in the UK Charts, more than any other female in the UK chart history.
Radio
Radio
Pop
Highest Spins Record:
Katy Perry - California Gurls - [What's the exact number?]
Previous Holder: TiK ToK - Ke$ha - 12,500 Spins
General
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Aaliyah is the only artist ever to hit the #1 spot on Billboard Hot 100 based solely on Airplay.
- Highest debut on the chart was #2 by Madonna.
Singles
Singles
Longest Stay at #1:
Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day; 16 weeks.
Albums
Albums
[US]
Most albums sold in a week:
Britney Spears- Oops!...I Did It Again; 1,319,193 units.
General
- J
anet Jackson: Most consecutive top 5 hits for a female artist from ONE album - Rhythm Nation 1814 (7 in total)
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Madonna has the most number 1 albums for a female artist in UK chart history, 11.
General
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Britney Spears is the youngest female artist in history to have five albums debut at number one.
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Britney Spears is the highest selling teenager ever.
Tours
Tours
- Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour is the second highest grossing tour of all time, and the highest grossing tour for a solo artist.
Janet Jackson- Biggest debut tour ever (inflation not counted) with $28.1 million gross in the U.S. alone - The Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour.
Awards
Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
- Lady Gaga is the artists with the most VMA nominations ever - 13.
Grammy Awards
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Beyonce is the female artist with the most winnings ever in one night; 6.
American Music Awards
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Beyonce is the first female to be awarded the International Artist Award.
ASCAP
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Beyonce is the first African American female artist to win the Songwriter of the Year award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards
Top of the Game
- Madonna has sold over 300 million records worldwide, becoming the world's best-selling female recording artist of all time.