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Most Weeks at No.1 in US Dance/Electronic Albums Chart
Holder: Lady Gaga Details: 'The Fame' for 106 non-consecutive weeks
Most Grammy Awards Won by an Electronic Music Artist
Holder: Daft Punk Details: French duo with 6 Grammy Awards
First Electronic Musician to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Holder: John Luther Adams Details: Awarded for 'Become Ocean' in 2014
First Electronic Instrument
Holder: Telharmonium Details: Invented by Thaddeus Cahill, first performance in 1906
Longest Solo Electronic Drum Marathon
Holder: KJ Sawka Details: 7 hours and 7 minutes of nonstop drumming, set in 2011
Largest Synthesizer Ensemble
Holder: 'Switched-On Eugene' Details: 83 participants playing simultaneously in 2018
Oldest Electronic Music Festival
Holder: Club Amnesia Details: Amnesia has been hosting electronic events since 1976
First Electronic Music to Win an Academy Award
Holder: Vangelis Details: Score for 'Chariots of Fire', won in 1981
First DJ to Perform at the Olympic Games
Holder: Tiësto Details: Performed at the Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
First Ever Electronic Music Hit
Holder: 'Popcorn' by Gershon Kingsley Details: Composed in 1969 and became a hit in 1972 by Hot Butter
Best-Selling Electronic Music Album
Holder: The Chemical Brothers Details: 'Dig Your Own Hole' sold over 2 million copies
Most Expensive Synthesizer
Holder: Original Moog Synthesizer Details: Sold at auction for
Most Streamed Track on Spotify in 24 Hours
Holder: Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ Details: 'Lean On' was streamed 4.2 million times on June 19, 2015
Highest-Paid DJ
Holder: Calvin Harris Details: Earned
Most Influential Electronic Album
Holder: Kraftwerk Details: 'Autobahn' is often considered the most influential electronic album
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