Band World Records
Band Challenges
20 Records
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Mick Cullen named 26 bands, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet, in 10.90 seconds.
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Most 1970s Rock Bands Or Musicians Named In 30 Seconds
VTKlustrum named 75 bands or artists whose careers were alive during the 1970s in 30 seconds.
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Most Black Eyed Peas Songs Named In 20 Seconds
Taylor Jones named 35 Black Eyed Peas songs in 20 seconds, a new world record. Songs named included ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’, ‘Let’s Get It Started’, and ‘Pump It Up’.
Jones set the record on June 27, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Ricky Jones was present as a witness.
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As part of a charity initiative, 53 indie music artists signed a single Saucony sneaker. The contributors came from 20 bands different bands who performed at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois, including Yo La Tengo, The National and The Walkmen[].
The shoe will be auctioned off on MissionFish.org, with all proceeds going to Saucony’s Run for Good Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to combating childhood obesity.
Artists include:
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
The National
Black Lips
Yeasayer
The Dutchess and the Duke
Ponytail
Bowerbirds
Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Antlers
Fucked Up
M83
The Walkmen
Women
Pharoahe Monch
Killer Whales
Blitzen Trapper
Frightened Rabbit
Michael Columbia
Cymbals Eat Guitars#PF01
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Most KISS Songs Named In One Minute
Tyler Hampton named 45 songs by KISS in one minute. He named 46 songs, but Makin’ Love was said twice.
Hampton achieved the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event held in San Francisco on September 24, 2009.
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Most Metallica Songs Named In 30 Seconds
Adam Kelly named 25 Metallica songs in 30 seconds.
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Longest Time To Balance One Drumstick On Top Of Another
Scott Paterson balanced one Rock Band drumstick on top of another Rock Band drumstick in an “X” formation for two minutes, 57.63 seconds.
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Most Wilco Songs Named In 30 Seconds
Dan Morrison of Citizen Effect named 13 Wilco songs named in 30 seconds.
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Most Radiohead Songs Named In 30 Seconds
Brett Walling from Citizen Effect named 21 Radiohead songs in 30 seconds.
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Conan O’Brien hosted a late-night talk show that lasted two minutes, 52.40 seconds.
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Fastest Time To Name 40 CDs By The Cure And Their Release Years While Holding Them
Charlie Todd named 40 CDs by The Cure and their release years while holding them in one minute, 1.88 seconds. He set the record with his eyes closed.
Todd performed the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
[#WRAS18][]
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Most Consecutive Listens To "Hocus Pocus" By Focus
Jesse Brightman listened to the song Hocus Pocus by Focus nine times in a row.
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Fastest Random Order Rolling Stones Alphabet
Ben Greenman completed a random orderRolling Stones alphabet order in one minute and 23 seconds. A volunteer pulled letters from a hat, and Greenman succeeded in matching Stones’ song titles to each one. Three letters (Q, X and Z) have no matching titles, and Greeman identified those as such.
The record was set at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
[#WRAS20][]
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Most Instruments Played At Once By A Five-Person Band
Jasper Jacobs and four members of his family played 18 instruments at once.
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Steven Gaul played the drums for 121 hours (7,260 minutes). Gaul set this record to raise money for cancer research.
Read more about the event here.
Mick Cullen 
VTKlustrum 
Taylor Jones 
Run for Good Foundation 
Tyler Hampton 
Adam Kelly 
Scott Paterson 
Dan Morrison 
Brett Walling 
Conan O'Brien 
Charlie Todd 
Jesse Brightman 
Ben Greenman 
Jasper Jacobs 
Steven Gaul