Paul McCartney World Record Holder

 May 26, 1986

Paul in the Guinness Book of Records

 October 24, 1979

The Guinness Hall of Fame

 On May 26, 1986 - Paul McCartney was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Record's Hall of Fame for his song, "Yesterday."    Here is what Club Sandwich had to say about the event:

Paul and Linda thoroughly enjoyed the preceding reception and lingered long at the buffet afterwards, happy to be snapped in company with the other celebrities. Each member of the Hall of Fame later received a gold medal. The citation on Paul’s reads as follows: “His unparalleled contribution to popular music as a composer and artiste includes 43 one million sellers, 67 gold discs and ‘Yesterday’, the most recorded song ever written.”