Britney Spears Breaks Guinness World Record

Britney Spears Breaks Guinness World Record

LONDON, September 14/PRNewswire/ --

- "Resurrected" Pop Princess Reclaims Title From Paris Hilton
in Guinness World Records 2009

A mere week after sweeping three MTV Video Awards, Britney
Spears confirms her comeback with another global recognition. The 2009
edition of Guinness World Records (out 17th September) reveals that the pop
princess has reclaimed her notorious record title Most Searched Person on the
Internet from socialite Paris Hilton. Spears first grabbed the crown in 2007
but lost it to Hilton last year. The record is based on statistics from
search engine Google and denotes a different type of accolade to the esteemed
achievements that Britney accomplished with her music between 2000 and 2001,
such as Best Selling Album by a Teenage Solo Artist (2000), Best Selling
Album in the US by a Female Artist (2000), Best Selling Teenage Artist
(2001), Fastest Most No. 1 Singles on UK chart by a teenage Female Solo
Artist (2000).

In addition to Spears, artists from the UK receive an
abundance of accolades for their musical talent. Rebel Amy Winehouse makes an
unprecedented mark for the Most Grammy Awards Won by a British Female Act, by
taking home five of the six awards that she was nominated for at the 2008
annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. X Factor winner Leona Lewis is redeemed,
after being overlooked by the Brit Awards in 2008, by grabbing both the
record for Best Selling Debut Album in the UK in One Week by a Female and the
brand new record for Fastest Selling Album to Reach 1 Million Copies in the
UK by a Female Artist, for her debut album Spirit.

Meanwhile, the Sugababes' single 'About You Now' becomes the
First Track by a British Pop Act to Top the Singles Chart solely on the
strength of download sales. Moreover, the single jumped from No. 35 to the
top spot and broke Captain Sensible's long-standing record for 'Happy Talk'
as the Biggest Chart Mover to the No.1 Position in the UK. But that's not
all! The new book also recognises legend Sir Paul McCartney as the Most
Successful Songwriter of all time. Out of his 188 charted records, 91 reached
the Top 10 and 33 made it to No.1. Up until the beginning of 2008, McCartney
had totalled 1,662 weeks on the chart.

The all new 2009 edition of the Guinness World Records is on
sale from the 17th September 2008, bursting with new records, fascinating
stats, celebrity gossip and - for the first time ever - incredible 3D images.

About Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on
record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness
World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages
and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more
than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records
celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its
100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records also annually publishes the
Gamer's Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer
gaming and high score record achievements. The Guinness World Records website
(http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com) receives more than 11 million visitors
a year. Guinness World Records is part of the Jim Pattison Group, one of
Canada's largest privately owned companies which is a conglomerate of
interests, including advertising, broadcasting, grocery stores and automotive
retailing.

Source: Guinness World Records

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