Highest annual earnings for a band (current year) – Coldplay made £68.53 million.

Most consecutive weeks on the US singles chart (multiple singles) – Drake with a total of 431 weeks – eight years and 88 days – on the Billboard Hot 100.

Longest stay on the US Hot Latin Songs chart by a single artist – 22 weeks by J Balvin with “Ginza”.Most Latin Grammy Award wins by a female – Shakira won her 11th award at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, taking home the Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for her album, “El Dorado”.Most Twitter engagements (average retweets) – BTS registered 330,624 engagements on Twitter, overtaking Harry Styles who had 147,653 engagements on the same date.Most viewed music video online in 24 hours by a K-pop group – (21m) “DNA” by BTS.Most watched video on VEVO in 24 hours – (39m) Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do”.Most streamed track on Spotify in the first 24 hours – (8m) Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do”.Most watched video online in 24 hours – (43.2m) Taylor Swif t’s “Look What You Made Me Do”.Most streamed track in one-week (female) – (84.4m) Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do”.Biggest-selling album worldwide (current year) – (6.1m) Ed Sheeran “Divide”.Most streamed track on Spotify – (1,655,258,694) Ed Sheeran for “Shape of You”.Most weeks in the Top 10 of the US Hot 100 – (33 weeks) Ed Sheeran for “Shape of You”.Best-selling digital single worldwide (current year) – (26.6m) Ed Sheeran for “Shape of You”.Most streamed track worldwide – (4.6bn) “Despacito (remix)” by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber.Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift have also made it into the record books with an impressive set of four new titles each, whilst K-pop phenomenon BTS make their GWR debut. “Despacito” earned the title for Most streamed track worldwide and marks Justin’s 21st GWR title. Singing his way into the record books yet again is Justin Bieber, but this time, it’s alongside Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. Today, Guinness World Records can reveal some of those who have made the cut. The Year in Pop reviews the musicians that feature in GWR2019 from Twitter followers to album sales, the GWR2019 music pages celebrates all kinds of record-breaking achievements of this year in music.Īrriving in shops on 6 September, GWR2019 features a brand-new selection of achievements from the world’s biggest celebrities and pop culture icons, spanning music, TV, film, and more. To celebrate the release, Guinness World Records (GWR) have created The Year in Pop Spotify playlist, giving Spotify users the opportunity to listen to the ultimate record-breaking playlist. London, UK (22 August 2018) – Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, BTS and Ed Sheeran top the list of music artists to make it into the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2019 (GWR2019) edition.

Listen to the best of Billie Eilish on Apple Music or Spotify.REVEALED: TAYLOR SWIFT, JUSTIN BIEBER, DRAKE AND BTS ROCK THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2019 EDITION The pop music spread in the book also includes record-breaking appearances from Ed Sheeran, Anitta, Elton John, Jolin Tsai, Meat Loaf, and more. It featured “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” which was named “Longest Song to Reach No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.” Taylor Swift earned a nod for “Most Simultaneous New Entries on the US Singles Chart” with 26 entities following the release of Red (Taylor’s Version) in November last year. Meanwhile, Tony Bennett was named the “Oldest Person to Release an Album of New Material” for Love For Sale, his collaborative record with Lady Gaga that arrived last year when the musician was 95 years old.Īlso spotlighted this year are BTS for “Most Daesang Awards Won at the MNET Asian Music Awards” with 17 wins and Glass Animals for “Slowest Climb to No.1 on the US Singles Chart” with “Heat Waves” reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 59 weeks after its first appearance. The Weekend previously earned this accolade in 2020 when “Blinding Lights” achieved 2.72 billion streams worldwide. The Weeknd’s inescapable hit single “Save Your Tears” was also highlighted in the 2023 Guinness World Records book for “Biggest Selling Digital Single.” It earned 2.15 billion “subscription streams equivalent” worldwide.

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