Guinness Book 2021: Remember the celebrities who set records this year

The year 2021 was very important for some celebrities who had the chance to break records and enter the Guinness Book.

Earlier this year, the award-winning singer Ariana Grande, 28, was awarded five hits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100: “Thank u, Next”, “7 Rings”, “Stuck With U”, “Rain On Me” and “Positions”. She racks up 20 records in the book with respect to the American and British charts and also in streaming.

Beyoncé, 40, also became a record holder at this year’s Grammys alongside Megan Thee Stallion. Both entered the Book of Records as the first women to win the Best Rap Performance category at the awards.

Worldwide success, K-pop band BTS has registered more than 20 Guinness titles among them the most watched YouTube video in 24 hours, the biggest online concert ticket sales and the most watched clip in 24 hours on YouTube with “Butter”.

Lisa, 24, of the band Blackpink, saw her debut single, “Lalisa”, released in September, become the most viewed solo artist music video on YouTube in the first 24 hours with more than 73 million views.

Billie Eilish, 19, logged over a million previous additions to her “Happier than Ever” album by fans on the Apple Music streaming app prior to the disc’s release on July 30, 2021.

Singer and Grammy winner Tony Bennett, 95, set another Guinness record for being the oldest person to release a new album. The album was “Love for Sale”, which hit the public on October 1st. He was 95 years and 60 days old at the time.

Taylor Swift, 31, managed to make his ten-minute song “All Too Well” the longest to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and for that reason was awarded his name in the Book of Records in 2021.

Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, received a Guinness certificate after scoring two goals in Portugal’s victory over Ireland. With the mark of 111 goals, he surpassed the Iranian Ali Daei with 109 goals and became the athlete who scored the most in the history of a national team in the world.