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Learn about the most iconic and remarkable record holders in history, from the first men on the Moon to the fastest car. Explore the stories behind their achievements and apply to set or break a record.
- Victor Vescovo
The raw data collected across the latest series of dives has...
- Max Park
He completed the 7x7x7 record in 1 minute, 40 seconds,...
- Felix Baumgartner
An unprecedented eight million people went onto YouTube on...
- BTS
The record was previously held from 2017 to 2019 by Taylor...
- Jyoti Kisanji Amge
In the meantime, Jyoti has already taken steps to fulfil her...
- Robert Wadlow
He also did a promotional tour with the International Show...
- Victor Vescovo
Record Breakers was a British children's TV show, themed around world records and produced by the BBC. It was broadcast on BBC1 from 15 December 1972 to 21 December 2001. It was originally presented by Roy Castle with Guinness World Records founders twin brothers Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter.
SeriesStart DateEnd DateEpisodes115 December 197219 January 1973625 October 19739 November 1973635 November 197417 December 19747430 September 197511 November 19757- Ariana Grande
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Taylor Swift
- Beyoncé
- Megan Thee Stallion
- BTS
- Randy Orton
- Billie Eilish
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Rumour has it that her song "thank u, next" was actually written about all of her Guinness World Records titles, after achieving her 20th this year. Five singles from her 2020 album Positions went on to top the charts, setting a new record for the most songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to Ariana’s many music-related...
In September, Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record for most goals scored in international soccer matches (male). The Portuguese forward bagged both goals for his team in a 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland, bringing his total to 111 goals in 180 matches. He has scored more goals for his country than most players have for their club team! Ronal...
Taylor Swiftadded four more record titles to her collection this year. In March, she won Album of the Year at the Grammys for her 2020 surprise release Folklore. Taylor now has the most Album of the Year awards won at the Grammys (female). Upon the release of Red (Taylor's version) in November, she swiftly crushed her own record for the most simult...
Also at the Grammys, Beyoncé won the Best R&B Performance for "BLACK PARADE" and Best Music Video for "BROWN SKIN GIRL", breaking the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist. She now has 28, which is also the most Grammy awards won by a vocalist. Queen Bey didn’t stop there though, she also secured another Grammy and record title w...
She’s a savage. She’s classy, bougie and …Officially Amazing! Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé became the first female artists to win Best Rap Performance at the Grammys, after the viral success of "Savage Remix". Megan also won the Grammy for Best New Artist.
With the support of an entire ARMY behind them, BTScontinued to smash world records in 2021. BTS’ official accounts dominate the most Twitter engagements (average retweets) for a music group– a record they’ve set four times in the past and no doubt will improve upon again in the future. In May, the Bangtan Boys scooped up five more records upon the...
He’s won 10 WWE Championship titles, but this is his first Guinness World Records title. Randy Orton (USA) made his 177th pay-per-view appearance at Survivor Series 2021, surpassing Kane’s record for the most WWE PPV appearances (male). Orton made his PPV debut at SummerSlam2003, participating in a six-man Elimination Chamber match won by Triple H....
Her second studio album, Happier than Ever, became the most pre-added album on Apple Music, with 1.028 million pre-adds ahead of its 30 July release date. Eilish first held this record with 800,000+ Apple pre-adds for her 2019 debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, which was dethroned by The Weeknd’s After Hoursin 2020. 2022 is going...
Known simply as Taeil, the main vocalist of South Korean boyband NCT broke the record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagramon 16 July 2021. After the opening of his account (@mo.on_air) was announced on the app bubble, fans flocked to Instagram to follow Taeil. He reached a seven-figure follower count just 1 hour 45 minutes...
2021 saw BLACKPINK member Rosélaunch her solo career with the single "On The Ground", which topped both the Global Billboard 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US. Having previously accomplished this with her band, Rosé became the first artist to reach number one on a Billboard Global chart as a soloist and as part of a group. The song’s music video pr...
See which celebrities shattered world records in music, sports, social media and more in 2021. From Ariana Grande to Cristiano Ronaldo, discover the Guinness World Records titles they earned and how they achieved them.
- Most times to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute (female) Karenjeet Kaur Bains is a champion, a record breaker and the first Sikh female to represent Great Britain in powerlifting.
- Fastest 5m on hind legs by horse. Alvin, a Shetland pony from Skåne, Sweden, is one of the cutest record breakers we’ve seen in a long time. "I always knew he was one of a kind", his trainer Paulina said.
- Heaviest single weight lifted by barbell overhead press while riding a unicycle. While the majority of us were learning how to bake, during the 2020 lockdown Jason Auld (UK) set himself an ambitious goal: to break a record.
- Largest collection of rotating puzzles. Florian Kastenmeier (Germany) has a passion for puzzles! It all started with one Rubik’s cube, and he soon became fascinated by solving the challenges new puzzles brought.
Dec 13, 2023 · Record Breakers delves into a story spanning six generations as Roy Castle meets the only known great-great-great-grandmother in the UK - Mrs Violet Lewis, from Southampton (born on 12 June,...
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The Record Breakers complete playlist with (almost all of) the episodes slotted in.
Aug 4, 2021 · Rai Benjamin, 24, broke the world record in the men’s 400-meter hurdles, only to win silver, because his chief rival had edged him the same way McLaughlin had topped Muhammad.
