Tag Archives: United Kingdom

Most singles sold in the UK

A total of 161,811,236 singles/tracks were sold in the UK in 2010, the best year on record. The week ending 1 January 2011, holds the record for total sales in one week with 4,757,429 tracks. This was an increase of 12.7 per cent on the previous best week exactly two years earlier.

Most socks put on one foot in one minute

The most socks put on one foot in one minute is 30, achieved by Oliver Agutu (UK), in Bexleyheath, Kent, UK, on 1 February 2012. This record was broken on the Guinness World Records Challengers site (Challengers tag: milk12): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/90-most-socks-put-on-in-one-minute/attempts/1350

Most sticky notes on the body

The most sticky notes on the body simultaneously is 454 and was achieved by Sarah Greasley (UK) at Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK, on 17 June 2011. Sarah is a student at Cambridge University, who attempted a number of “one minute” Guinness World Records at her college over the course of a day. For this particular record, a number of sticky notes were discounted due to windy weather conditions. The event was timed by two experienced timekeepers from Cambridge University Athletics Club.