According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday," originally performed by The Beatles, has the most cover versions of any song ever written, while BMI asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century alone.
1. Most recorded artist in music history - Asha Bhosle. India is the country that reads the most and it's also the world's most prolific filmmaking nation, ahead of Nigeria in second place.
Dashed off in just ten minutes during a break from recording, The Beatles' Abbey road cover rivals other Beatles sleeves, such as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and “The White Album”, for being the most famous album cover in the world.
Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Elvis Presley is still the best-selling artist in music history with more than 1 billion album and song sales worldwide. He's also still breaking records from beyond the grave. In 2016, Presley broke Madonna's world record for the most No.
For some people, it's “God Save The Queen,” while for others it's “The Star-Spangled Banner.” There are also those who would say that the song “Happy Birthday to You” is the most famous of all time (not without reason as it netted its creator the most money ever in the history of humankind). Drumbeat please!
James Brown had dozens of songs make it to the Hot 100, but none ever reached No. 1. Brown is another legend who shockingly never reached the top spot on the Hot 100. He came close more than a few times with songs like "Living in America" (peaked at No.
The most modern act on the list is Rihanna, who has released 14 chart-topping singles in her career. The oldest is Elvis Presley, who's had 18 No. ... 1 songs on the Hot 100, ranked.
Elvis Presley's 18 No. ...
Mariah Carey's 19 chart-topping songs put her just one behind the all-time record. ...
