The Guiness Book of World Records 2014 Edition will be released on September 12 and there are many familiar faces in the book. Celebs set records with performances often, but even for them it’s a big deal to get the official title. At least for Betty White it is. “I was astounded when [Guinness World Records] called to tell me. Who? Me!?! It’s such as honor”, she told Huffington Post. Betty joins a long list of stars, shows, songs and events in the book to everything from money records to who has the most twitter followers. So here is a list of some of our favorite stars, some who’ve made it into the book for the first time this year and some who made it before now. Whenever they did it- they shouldn’t get too comfortable...they never know what will get popular tomorrow and bump them right off.
10. Betty White- Longest TV Career for a Female Entertainer.
After a 74 years and counting of career, Betty is being recognized this year with longest TV career for a female entertainer. According to Huffington Post, Betty began her career in 1939, and continues to appear in movies today.
9. Rihanna- Most liked person on Facebook
Riri made it in to the 2013 edition with 70,738,549 likes. She’s since upped to over 75 million.
8. The Royal Wedding- Most Live Streams for a Single Event
72 Million viewers tuned in for the event in 2011 according to Funtuna.com. That’s a lot of wedding guests.
7. Justin Bieber – First Musician with a Music Channel viewed 3 billion times .
JRN.com reported that Justin will receive the award in the 2014 book. This isn’t Biebs first world record though. He first made it into the 2012 edition as the first solo artist to have three #1 US and UK solo albums under the age of 18.
6. Glee- Most Hit Singles in a Calendar Year.
The musical show set the record with 48 singles that made it into the UK Top 75 in 2011, according to Glee Fansite.
5. One Direction- Best US debut by a UK Musician
The boy band earned the title with the release of “Live While We’re Young”, which came out on the US charts at number 3 according to Starpulse.com.
4. Taylor Swift- Fastest Selling Digital Single.
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was the winning track for this record. Taylor is also going into the 2013 book for being the first artist to have two weeks with over 1 million album sales each week. The sales were from albums Red and Speak Now.
3. Lady Gaga- Most Searched for Female on the Internet.
Gaga made it into the book in 2011 with this award alongside the most searched for male… Michael Jackson. Second behind Gaga? Governor Sarah Palin. Gaga also holds the title for “Most Downloaded Female Act in a year”. She broke the record in 2009 with 11. 1 million downloads, according to Guinness World Records.
2. Willow Smith – Youngest Transatlantic Top 20 Artist”
Willow’s song “Whip my hair” became popular while the star was only 10 years old. This earned her a page in the 2012 edition.
1. Psy- Most Online Video Views in 24 Hours.
The internet sensation has set several records, but he made it into the 2014 edition for the “Gentleman” music video according to Global Post. His video for “Gangnam Style was recognized in 2013 as the first video to have over 1 billion views on Youtube.
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