What is the oldest female number 1 song?

Cher (pictured) topped the list with "Believe" after the song was number one on the Hot 100 chart for four weeks, making her the oldest female artist to top the chart.
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Who is the oldest female to reach number 1?

Kate Bush has broken three world records with her 1985 track Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God). The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed the singer has broken the record for the oldest female artist to reach No. 1 on the UK's Official Singles Chart, the longest time for a track to reach No.
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What is the oldest song to hit number 1?

“Running Up That Hill” oldest song to hit No. 1 streaming.
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What female singer has the most number 1 hits?

Mariah Carey (USA) has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 19 different occasions.
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Who is the oldest female to have a UK number 1?

Kate Bush (UK, b. 30 July 1958) was 63 years 342 days old when “Running Up that Hill (A Deal with God)” spent a third week at No. 1 on the UK's Official Singles Chart on 7 July 2022.
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The Oldest (Known) Song of All Time



Who had a baby at 54?

Carolyn Aronson got pregnant with her second daughter at age 54. Her first pregnancy, at 40, was a completely different experience. Between 1997 and 2019, there has been a 745% increase in pregnancies in women over 50.
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Who is the youngest female singer number 1?

Exactly 56 years ago today, 15-year-old singer Peggy March claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with her second single on RCA, “I Will Follow Him,” which stayed in the top spot for three weeks.
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Who is the number 1 female artist of all time?

The undisputed 'Queen of Pop,' Madonna is the best-selling female artist of all time by some margin. According to Billboard, Madonna is the second most successful artist in history, behind only The Beatles. Now in the fifth decade of her musical career, Madonna has released fourteen studio albums and ninety singles.
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What is the best-selling female record?

The top-selling female-fronted album of all time based on certified unit sales worldwide is currently Whitney Houston's 1992-released 'The Bodyguard Soundtrack,' with a massive 45 million copies sold.
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Which is the world first song in India?

Gauhar Jaan, the very first Indian recording (1904)
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Who has the longest number 1?

Old Town Road by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus holds the overall record of 19 weeks. Despacito by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, and One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, each reigned for 16 weeks.
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What is the shortest song to hit #1?

The Shortest Hot 100 Hits

While it just misses the second list above, Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs' “Stay” is the shortest No. 1: just 1:38 in length. The classic led the Nov. 21, 1960, Hot 100.
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Who is the youngest #1 song artist?

The youngest person ever to top the US charts is Stevie Wonder, who was 13 when he hit Number One with 'Fingertips Pt 2' in 1963.
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Who is the oldest girl alive right now?

She has survived the horrors of two world wars, a civil war and two global pandemics. Now US-born Maria Branyas Morera has been named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records (GWR), following the death of French nun Sister André earlier this month aged 118.
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Who was the youngest person to get a number 1?

When the track reached No. 1, Stevie became the youngest solo artist to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 – though another future Motown superstar, Michael Jackson, was aged just 11 years 155 days when The Jackson Five's “I Want You Back” topped the Billboard charts in January 1970.
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Who are the 3 biggest female artist?

Who are the 3 biggest female artist?
  • 300 million or more records sold. Madonna. Artist. Country of origin. ...
  • 200 million to 299 million records. Rihanna. Mariah Carey. Taylor Swift. ...
  • 100 million to 199 million records. Barbra Streisand. Katy Perry. ...
  • 75 million to 99 million records. Alicia Keys. Avril Lavigne.
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Who are the top 5 female singers of all time?

The top 10 greatest female singers of all time, according to...
  1. Celine Dion. The inspiration behind this list is the fabulous Celion Dion, of course. ...
  2. Etta James. ...
  3. Madonna. ...
  4. Adele. ...
  5. Aretha Franklin. ...
  6. Cher. ...
  7. Whitney Houston. ...
  8. Mariah Carey.
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Who has the best voice of all time?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 35. Celine Dion. Kevin Winter/Getty Images. ...
  • 2 of 35. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 3 of 35. Etta James. ...
  • 4 of 35. Nina Simone. ...
  • 5 of 35. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 6 of 35. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 7 of 35. Smokey Robinson. ...
  • 8 of 35. Mariah Carey.
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Who has the most 1 hit songs?

Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No. 1 songs of all time.
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Who is No 1 Billboard artist?

BTS currently holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one with 180. Justin Bieber has spent 163 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50. Taylor Swift have spent 28 weeks at number one, the most by any female artist.
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Who is the youngest singer in India?

Meet 5-year-old Dhritishman Chakraborty, India's Youngest Multilingual Singer And National Award Recipient.
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What is the number one girl band?

Not only are Spice Girls the most commercially successful girl group of all time, with 80 million records sold during their career, they're also by far the most influential of modern times.
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Who is the best youngest singer in India?

Top 10 Young Singers Of India
  • Armaan Malik. He is an Indian singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. ...
  • Darshan Raval. Darshan Raval is one of the most popular singers in India. ...
  • Shirley Setia. She is a New Zealand singer and also an actress. ...
  • Prakriti Kakkar. ...
  • Sukriti Kakkar. ...
  • Palak Muchhal. ...
  • Jasleen Royal. ...
  • Siddarth Mahadevan.
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