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Ryan Buffett broke 8 compact discs in ten seconds.

Operatic tenor Michael Kennedy sang 24 single-breath opera songs in 10 minutes, a new world record. Each song was sung using just one breath.

BeatboxerAdam Matta delivered 17 different vocal instruments in a 4-beat measure, a new world record. The tempo of the performance was approximately 86 BPM. Matta performed the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City on February 11, 2009. It took place at Pianos, a Lower East Side bar. Dan Rollman was present to time and count the instruments. INSTRUMENTS BEATBOXED: kick drum, floor tom, mid-tom, hi-tom, hi-hat, 808 snare, horn hit ‘sample’, vocal scratch/turntable, inward hand clap snare, upright bass, trumpet, metal guitar, truck horn, trap snare roll, vocal bass, throat singing, crash cymbal. [#WRAS03][]

Viktor O. played a two-octave C-major scale with a golf club in 12.56 seconds.

Tai Star balanced a ukelele on one finger for 21 minutes, 36.00 seconds. NOTE: Portions of the video has been sped up.

Matt Piper and Chris Peacock named 25 #1 UK Christmas singles in one minute.

Trumpet Vigilante spun around 29 times in one minute while playing Rock and Roll Part 2 on a trumpet.

Phil McFarlane drew 43 musical treble clefs in one minute.

Elijah Walker performed a freestyle in a shower for six minutes, 58.36 seconds. NOTE: This attempt contains adult language and therefore may not be suitable for some audiences.

Talib Kweli and 196 others were in the Turntable.fm Coding Soundtrack room at once.

Braden Harris played eight Metallica guitar riffs in one minute. Riffs performed: 1. Through the Never 2. Blackened 3. Holier Than Thou 4. Enter Sandman 5. Seek amp; Destroy 6. For Whom The Bell Tolls 7. That Was Just Your Life 8. One

Jon Shriver played 11 Jimi Hendrix guitar riffs in one minute. Shriver set the record 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. Riffs performed: 1. Purple Haze 2. Voodoo Chile 3. Machine Gun 4. Who Knows 5. Hey Baby 6. Hear My Train 7. Midnight Lightning 8. Little Wing 9. Spanish Castle Magic 10. Freedom 11. In From The Storm [#WRAS19][]

Kristian Foy’s scream of “It’s Christmas!” reached 105 decibels. Foy set the record in homage to Noddy Holder’s line from Slade’s "Merry Christmas Everybody[]".

Chris Carraba of Dashboard Confessional performed a concert on top of Pikes Peak Mountain in Colorado at 14,111 feet above sea level. The concert was performed to raise funds for The Love Hope Strength Foundation.

Eliot Glazer sang The Golden Girls theme song four times while the original version of the song played in the background. Glazer set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at The JCC in Manhattan in New York City. RecordSetter Council president Dan Rollman and senior official Ella Morton presided over the attempt. #RSLIVE24

Michael Kennedy performed a cadenza containing Christmas music for one hour, two minutes and 9.82 seconds.