What are the 5 most recorded songs of all time?

The 5 Most Covered Songs of All Time
  • 'Yesterday' by The Beatles.
  • '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' by The Rolling Stones.
  • 'Cry Me A River' by Justin Timberlake Julie London.
  • 'Imagine' by John Lennon.
  • 'Over The Rainbow' by Judy Garland // 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.
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What song is the most recorded of all time?

There are thousands of different versions of The Beatles' (UK) 1965 hit "Yesterday" and John Newton's (UK, 1725–1807) 1779 hymn "Amazing Grace" on record, but George Gershwin's (USA) jazz standard "Summertime" is considered to be the most recorded song, with a staggering 67,591 recorded versions in existence as of 1 ...
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What are the 10 most recorded songs of all time?

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  • Cry Me a River (Julie London) ...
  • And I Love Her (The Beatles) ...
  • 5. ( ...
  • Imagine(John Lennon) ...
  • Summertime (Abbie Mitchell) ...
  • Blackbird(The Beatles) ...
  • Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland) ...
  • The Look of Love (Dusty Springfield)
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Who has the most recorded songs in the world?

Most recorded artist in music history - Asha Bhosle

In 1974, the Guinness Book of Records had older sister Mangeshkar (now 87) down as recording the most songs in history - a staggering 25,000.
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What is the most recorded song of the 20th century?

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.
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What is the 2nd most recorded song in history?

'The Girl From Ipanema,' the classic Brazilian bossa sung by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Dionne Warwick, is the second most recorded song in pop music history.
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Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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What singer has sold the most records?

Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Drake is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.
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Which male singer has sung the most number of songs?

Balasubrahmanyam won the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs by a singer:Sang over 40,000 songs in 16 languages.
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Which song has been number 1 the most times by different artists?

Runner up is "Unchained Melody" which has spent 18 weeks at the summit by four different artists. Only one track has topped the chart by four different artists. It is "Unchained Melody".
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Which is the most covered band of all time?

The Beatles are at the top of the list with the most covers. Many many artists over the years, from all over the world, covered as many as 200 Beatles songs, with a total of 20,185 covers.
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What song is sung more than any other in the world?

The song “Happy Birthday to You” is one of the simplest, yet most enduring, tunes that continues to be sung. Found in the Guinness Book of World Records, the happy birthday song is listed as one of the most commonly sung songs.
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Who broke the most records in music?

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.
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What's the most sold album of all time?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album.
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Who is the most famous male singer?

1. Justin Bieber. Without a doubt, Justin Bieber owns 2022, if you ask us who are the best male pop singers of today? Definitely, Justin tops the Billboard charts in many countries.
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What singer has the most gold records?

The artist with the most Gold Records is Elvis Presley with 101 awards.
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What is the number one oldies song of all time?

1. "Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland. This song came to popularity as the most famous track from The Wizard of Oz.
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Who is the most played artist on the radio?

Ed Sheeran has been named the most-played artist on the radio worldwide. It's estimated that the 30-year-old singer-songwriter received an impressive 4.3 million plays on the airwaves over the past 12 months.
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Who is the most successful songwriter of all time?

1. Bob Dylan. Last weekend we asked our readers to vote for the best songwriter of all time. The winner, in an absolute blow-out, is Bob Dylan.
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What is the most covered pop song of all time?

“Yesterday” by The Beatles

Undoubtedly the most covered song in history, “Yesterday” has racked up approximately 2,200 variations since it was released in 1966.
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What is the most covered song ever written?

According to Guinness World Records, “Yesterday” has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 recorded cover versions.
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What song spent longest at number 1?

The songs that spent the longest at Number 1
  • Frankie Laine – I Believe (18 weeks) ...
  • Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (16 weeks) ...
  • Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around (15 weeks) ...
  • Drake – One Dance (15 weeks) ...
  • Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (14 weeks) ...
  • Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (14 weeks)
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Who has the most Top 40 hits of all time?

For those keeping score, Drake now has the most top 10s (40), top 40 hits (113) and entries on the Hot 100 (224), helped by his prevalence in the streaming era, in which many more songs from albums reach the chart in general, and his standing as one of the acts most tapped for collaborations and featured roles.
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