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“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” is one of top tunes in American cinema from the 1964 Disney fantasy musical film “Mary Poppins”. Indeed, it was this movie that popularized the word. The song was written by brothers Robert and Richard Sherman, and sung by actress Julie Andrews and actor Dick Van Dyke.
So, the longest title in terms of words to make the top 40 is (deep breath in) “Medley: Intro Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want To Know A Secret?/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You're Going To Lose That Girl /Stars On 45”, a whopping forty-one words for the ...
The full title of the album is "The Boy Bands Have Won, and All the Copyists and the Tribute Bands and the TV Talent Show Producers Have Won, If We Allow Our Culture to Be Shaped by Mimicry, Whether from Lack of Ideas or from Exaggerated Respect. You Should Never Try to Freeze Culture.
In August 2019, Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road” clocked its 19th week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, setting the record for longest stay at No. 1 of any song in the history of the chart. Logging multiple weeks at No. 1 is a rare feat in an industry with constant competition and turnover.
The Beatles have the most number one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached that position.
1 “Heat Waves” is now solely the longest charting song in the list's 64-year history, as it tallies a record-breaking 91st week on the latest Oct. 22-dated survey.
Symphony of the Crown, Pt.
It clocks in at an impressive 48 hours, 39 minutes, and 43 seconds. In October 2021, this track surpassed PC III's 2016 tune “The Rise and Fall of Bossanova” (13 hours, 23 minutes, and 32 seconds). It became the Guinness World Record holder for World's Longest Officially Released Song.
However, "I Believe" by Frankie Laine still holds the record for the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 with 35 weeks. "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl holds the record for the most weeks in the Top 10 without reaching number one with 29 weeks.
Symphony of the Crown is the world's longest song. The original song lasts 48 hours, 30 minutes, and 35 seconds – that's two full days. However, the version on Spotify is actually split up into 25 parts. Each part, including the one on Spotify, lasts for 2 hours.
Question: What singer holds the world record for most words in a hit single? Answer: Eminem. Detroit-native, Eminem, set the Guinness world record with the song "Rap God" clocking in 1,560 words in six minutes. Eminem rapped an average of 4.28 words per second in the track.
Major dictionaries
The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters), a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.
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.
Napalm Death – You Suffer (Duration: 1.3 seconds)
In 1989, the British punk group Napalm Death released on their debut album, what according to Guinness records, is the shortest song ever recorded in the history of music. It has an exact duration of just 1.3 seconds!
According to Billboard, The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” holds the title for the most famous song for the period 1960-2021. If you're interested in songs that appeared on "all-time top" lists compiled by well-known music publications, check this study from 2015 that resulted in 50 iconic songs of all time.
Kid Cudi's 'Beautiful Trip' Breaks Record for Shortest Billboard Hot 100 Hit Ever. Kid Cudi's "Beautiful Trip" breaks the record for the shortest Hot 100 hit by song length in the chart's entire 62-year history.
Kid Cudi's "Beautiful Trip" track has broken a US chart record by becoming the shortest song ever to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. A couple of weeks ago Kid Cudi completed his Man On The Moon album trilogy with Man On The Moon III: The Chosen.
Coincidentally, Michael Jackson's Bad and Katy's Teenage Dream are the only albums in US chart history to each score five Number 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.
Taylor Swift has once again made music history by claiming every single top 10 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart at once. No other artist has ever held all 10 spots at the same time, according to Billboard.
With “All I Want…”, Carey extended her lead over Elvis Presley (17) for the most US No. 1s by a solo artist, and is just one behind The Beatles (20) for the most chart-toppers overall. Mariah's 19 US No.
However, the record for the shortest song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart happened in 1960. That honor was established by Maurice & the Zodiacs with their doo-wop classic “Stay" at just 1 minute and 38 seconds.