Arts, Entertainment and Music

• 01 / Music $2.08 billion Highest-grossing concert tour Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour See record ↗
• 02 / Music 22 billion streams Most-streamed album on Spotify Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny See record ↗
• 03 / Music 131.7 billion streams Most-streamed female artist on Spotify (all time) Taylor Swift · Worldwide See record ↗
• 04 / Movies $704 million Highest-grossing horror film It (2017) · Worldwide See record ↗
• 05 / Television 32 awards Most Primetime Emmy Awards won by a person Sheila Nevins See record ↗
• 06 / Speedrunning 3:47.900 Fastest The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time any% speedrun CountLG · JP Wii Virtual Console See record ↗
• 07 / Esports 3 titles Most The International (Dota 2) titles by a player Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk and Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov · Shanghai, China See record ↗
• 08 / Speedrunning 4:54.365 Fastest Super Mario Bros. any% speedrun LeKukie · Brazil See record ↗
• 09 / Television 133.5 viewers Most-watched Super Bowl halftime show Kendrick Lamar · Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States See record ↗
• 10 / Movies $268 million Highest-grossing documentary film Michael Jackson’s This Is It · Worldwide See record ↗
• 11 / Books $65 million Largest book advance Barack Obama and Michelle Obama See record ↗
• 12 / Books 9.6 million characters Longest novel Marcel Proust, for À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) See record ↗
• 13 / Speedrunning 14:32.8 Fastest Super Mario 64 16 Star speedrun Suigi · Nintendo 64, Japanese copy of Super Mario 64 See record ↗
• 14 / Speedrunning 1:35:14 Fastest Super Mario 64 120 Star speedrun Suigi · Unknown See record ↗
• 15 / Speedrunning 40:22.01 Fastest Super Metroid any% speedrun ShinyZeni See record ↗
• 16 / Television 265 million views Most-watched Netflix series Squid Game: Season 1 · South Korea See record ↗
• 17 / Television 105.97 viewers Most-watched TV series finale (US) M*A*S*H, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” · United States See record ↗
• 18 / Movies 16 nominations Most Academy Award nominations for a film Sinners See record ↗
• 19 / Movies $360 million Biggest domestic opening weekend (US and Canada) Spider-Man: Brand New Day · United States and Canada See record ↗
• 20 / Movies $536 million Most expensive film ever made Star Wars: The Force Awakens See record ↗
• 21 / Movies 5 days Fastest film to $1 billion at the box office Avengers: Endgame · Worldwide box office See record ↗
• 22 / Video Games 11.2 million copies Fastest-selling video game Grand Theft Auto V · Worldwide See record ↗
• 23 / Video Games 1.3 million points Highest score in Donkey Kong (arcade) Robbie Lakeman · United States See record ↗
• 24 / Esports 62,196 people Largest live crowd at an esports event Tencent IEG TiMi Esports Center, Honor of Kings 2025 KPL Grand Finals · Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China See record ↗
• 25 / Video Games 3:28:49 Fastest perfect score in Pac-Man David Race · United States See record ↗
• 26 / Esports $57 million Highest career earnings by an esports team Team Liquid See record ↗
• 27 / Music 130 million monthly listeners Most monthly listeners on Spotify Bruno Mars See record ↗
• 28 / Music 24 weeks Most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Ella Langley, "Choosin' Texas" · United States See record ↗
• 29 / Video Games 1,146 people Most people playing a mobile game simultaneously King employees playing Candy Crush Saga See record ↗
• 30 / Music 30 songs Most Detective Conan theme songs performed by the same artist Mai Kuraki See record ↗
• 31 / Songwriting 3 awards Most Grammy Song of the Year wins by a songwriter Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (tied) · United States See record ↗
• 32 / Songwriting 8 nominations Most Grammy Song of the Year nominations Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift (tied) · United States See record ↗
• 33 / Songwriting 4 awards Most Academy Awards for Best Original Song Sammy Cahn, Johnny Mercer, Alan Menken and Jimmy Van Heusen (tied) · United States See record ↗
• 34 / Books 5 billion copies Best-selling book of all time The Bible · Worldwide See record ↗
• 35 / Music 4 million units Biggest first week for an album in the US Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl · United States See record ↗
• 36 / Music 40 million copies Best-selling country album Shania Twain - Come On Over · United States See record ↗
• 37 / Music 90 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 top-10 hits Drake · Canada See record ↗
• 38 / Music 20 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles The Beatles · United Kingdom See record ↗
• 39 / Movies $130.7 billion Highest-grossing media franchise Pokemon · Japan See record ↗
• 40 / Television 78 years Longest-running program on American television Meet the Press · United States See record ↗
• 41 / Television 106 million people Most-watched single episode of a US TV series M*A*S*H - "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" · United States See record ↗
• 42 / Esports 9.3 million viewers Most-watched Twitch stream (peak viewers) La Velada del Ano 5 (Ibai) · Madrid, Spain See record ↗
• 43 / Esports 6 titles Most League of Legends World Championship titles by a player Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) · South Korea See record ↗
• 44 / Video Games 25.4 million players Most concurrent players in a Roblox experience Steal a Brainrot · Online See record ↗
• 45 / Broadway and Theater $2 billion Highest-grossing Broadway production The Lion King · New York City, USA See record ↗
• 46 / Broadway and Theater 17,162 performances Longest-running Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks · New York City, USA See record ↗
• 47 / Broadway and Theater 11,000 performances Longest-running American musical on Broadway Chicago (1996 revival) · New York City, USA See record ↗
• 48 / Books 600 million copies Best-selling book series Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling · United Kingdom See record ↗
• 49 / Esports 6.9 million viewers Most-watched esports event (peak viewers) League of Legends World Championship 2024 Final · London, United Kingdom See record ↗
• 50 / Esports $7 million Highest career earnings by an esports player Johan "N0tail" Sundstein · Denmark See record ↗
• 51 / Books 7,236 translations Most translated author Agatha Christie · United Kingdom See record ↗
• 52 / Books 2 billion copies Best-selling fiction author Agatha Christie · United Kingdom See record ↗
• 53 / Songwriting 4 awards Most CMA Song of the Year awards won by a songwriter Vince Gill · Nashville, Tennessee, USA See record ↗
• 54 / Television 101 awards Most Primetime Emmy Awards won by a TV series Saturday Night Live · United States See record ↗
• 55 / Broadway and Theater 30,000 performances Longest continuous theatrical run in the world The Mousetrap · London, United Kingdom See record ↗
• 56 / Broadway and Theater 3,224 performances Longest-running non-musical play on Broadway Life with Father · New York City, USA See record ↗
• 57 / Songwriting 26 singles Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles as a producer Max Martin · Sweden See record ↗
• 58 / Music 112 weeks Most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for a single song Teddy Swims - "Lose Control" · United States See record ↗
• 59 / Video Games 3.3 million players Most concurrent players for a game on Steam PUBG: Battlegrounds · Online See record ↗
• 60 / Music 10:13 Longest song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Taylor Swift - "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" · United States See record ↗
• 61 / Music 44 songs Most No. 1 hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs George Strait · United States See record ↗
• 62 / Movies $1.34 billion Highest-grossing R-rated film Deadpool & Wolverine · United States See record ↗
• 63 / Songwriting 75 songs Most No. 1 country songs written by a songwriter Ashley Gorley · Nashville, Tennessee, USA See record ↗
• 64 / Video Games $816 million Highest-grossing video game in 24 hours Grand Theft Auto V · United States See record ↗
• 65 / Broadway and Theater 13,981 performances Longest-running Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera · New York City, USA See record ↗
• 66 / Movies 325 million views Most-watched Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters · United States See record ↗
• 67 / Video Games 900 million units Best-selling video game franchise Mario (Nintendo) · Japan See record ↗
• 68 / Music 402 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 chart entries Drake · Canada See record ↗
• 69 / Television 809 episodes Most episodes of a scripted primetime TV series The Simpsons · United States See record ↗
• 70 / Songwriting 8 million performances Most-performed song on US radio and TV of the 20th century You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector) · United States See record ↗
• 71 / Television 128 million people Most-watched US television broadcast Super Bowl LIX (Fox) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA See record ↗
• 72 / Broadway and Theater 12 awards Most Tony Awards won by a production The Producers · New York City, USA See record ↗
• 73 / Songwriting 32 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs as a songwriter Paul McCartney · United Kingdom See record ↗
• 74 / Video Games 160 million units Best-selling video game console Sony PlayStation 2 See record ↗
• 75 / Video Games $40 million Largest esports prize pool The International 2021 (Dota 2) · Bucharest, Romania See record ↗
• 76 / Video Games 425 million copies Best-selling video game Minecraft See record ↗
• 77 / Movies $2.93 billion Highest-grossing film Avengers: Endgame (2019) See record ↗
• 78 / Movies 11 Oscars Most Academy Awards won by a film Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (tied) See record ↗
• 79 / Movies 21 nominations Most Oscar acting nominations Meryl Streep See record ↗
• 80 / Movies $1.2 billion Biggest worldwide opening weekend Avengers: Endgame (2019) See record ↗
• 81 / Movies $2.26 billion Highest-grossing animated film Ne Zha 2 (2025) See record ↗
• 82 / Movies 22 Oscars Most Academy Awards won by a person Walt Disney See record ↗
• 83 / Music 17.4 billion views Most-viewed video on YouTube Pinkfong, "Baby Shark Dance" See record ↗
• 84 / Music 5.62 billion streams Most-streamed song on Spotify The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights" See record ↗
• 85 / Music 6 awards Most IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year awards Taylor Swift See record ↗
• 86 / Music 78 years Oldest artist to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" · United States See record ↗
• 87 / Music 54 weeks Most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 West Side Story (1961 film soundtrack) · United States See record ↗
• 88 / Music 99 nominations Most Grammy nominations Beyoncé See record ↗
• 89 / Music 19 No. 1 albums Most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums The Beatles · United States See record ↗
• 90 / Music 4 awards Most Grammy Album of the Year wins Taylor Swift See record ↗
• 91 / Music 50 million copies Best-selling single of all time Bing Crosby, "White Christmas" See record ↗
• 92 / Music 200 million certified units Most RIAA-certified album units by an artist Garth Brooks · United States See record ↗
• 93 / Music 2.1 million people Largest concert attendance by a female artist Lady Gaga · Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See record ↗
• 94 / Music 70 million copies Best-selling album worldwide Michael Jackson, Thriller See record ↗
• 95 / Music 40 million certified units Best-selling album in the US Eagles, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) · United States See record ↗
• 96 / Music 3.5 million people Largest free concert attendance Rod Stewart · Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See record ↗
• 97 / Music 19.8 billion streams Most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2025 Bad Bunny See record ↗
• 98 / Music 35 Grammys Most Grammy Awards won Beyoncé See record ↗
• 99 / Music 7 awards Most CMA Entertainer of the Year awards Garth Brooks See record ↗
• 100 / Music 20 No. 1 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs The Beatles · United States See record ↗

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