During the early 1990s, the Compact Disc surpassed the gramophone record in popularity, but gramophone records continued to be made ( although in very limited quantities ) into the 21st century — particularly for club DJs and for local acts recording on small regional labels.

Taipei 101 also set new records for ascending elevator speed which has also recently been surpassed by Burj Khalifa.

As 2005 ended and 2006 began, new " largest buyout " records were set and surpassed several times with nine of the top ten buyouts at the end of 2007 having been announced in an 18-month window from the beginning of 2006 through the middle of 2007.

The Spurs ' perfect record in NBA Finals series is surpassed only by the Chicago Bulls, who have won six without a loss ; the Bulls and Spurs are the only two teams to maintain perfect records through multiple Finals series.

It had been the Olympic Games at which the most number of world records were broken, until surpassed by the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Because Coughlan surpassed the mark indoors and before the IAAF validated indoor performances as being eligible for outdoor records, World Masters Athletics still had not recognized a sub-4 minute mile performance as a record in the M40 division.

The total sales of Michiya Mihashi's work surpassed 100 million records in 1983, making him the first artist to achieve that in Japan.

As 2005 ended and 2006 began, new " largest buyout " records were set and surpassed several times with nine of the top ten buyouts at the end of 2007 having been announced in an 18-month window from the beginning of 2006 through the middle of 2007.

Current Governor Rick Perry, who took office in December 2000, has now surpassed both these records, becoming the first Texas governor to serve three consecutive four-year terms.

He struck out 4, 136 batters in his career, setting a record for a left-handed pitcher ( since surpassed by Randy Johnson ), and holds many other records for both left-handed and Phillies pitchers.

EMI Records ' Australian sales of Slim Dusty records surpassed 7 million in 2007.

* EMI Records ' Australian sales of Slim Dusty records surpassed 7 million in 2007.

In 2000, Cruz coached from first base as Biggio surpassed many of his other long-standing franchise records, including at-bats, hits and total bases.

None of his successors has surpassed these records.

Freehan held the records for career putouts ( 9941 ) and total chances ( 10, 734 ) from 1975 until the late 1980s ; Bob Boone broke his major league mark for career total chances in 1987, and Gary Carter surpassed his putouts total in 1988 ; Carlton Fisk broke his American League records in 1989 ( total chances ) and 1990 ( putouts ).

* At the time of his retirement in 1993, he held the records for most home runs all-time by a catcher with 351 ( since passed by Mike Piazza ) and most games played at the position of catcher with 2, 226 ( surpassed by Iván Rodríguez on June 17, 2009 ).

Among personal milestones, he became the first human to be launched into space seven times, and had held United States records for spacewalks ( nine ) and spacewalking time ( 58 hours and 18 minutes ) until he was surpassed by the current record holder, ISS Expedition 14 commander Michael Lopez-Alegria ( ten EVA's totaling 67 hours and 40 minutes ).

From April 16 – 18, 2010 the festival drew a reported 75, 000 spectators or more each day for an estimated average aggregate of 225, 000 attendees, which surpassed previous attendance records.

It set new records as the highest gross for any IMAX engagement and surpassed the highest weekly total for any previous IMAX film.

Both records have since been surpassed.

His manager records and longevity at the helm of Manchester United are only surpassed by Sir Alex Ferguson.

In 1915, Photoplay Magazine wrote, “ No single performance in the records of active photography has surpassed his visualization of the humble book-keeper in “ Acquitted ”.

Bill Dickey surpassed his records for most runs batted in and hits in, while his career home run record for catchers was broken by Yogi Berra in.

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Hesiod describes Alcmene as the tallest, most beautiful woman with wisdom surpassed by no person born of mortal parents.

Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United ( 758 ), but this was surpassed by Ryan Giggs on 21 May 2008 ( the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final ).

The Muisca people had one of the most developed political systems in South America, surpassed only by the Incas.

He briefly held the record for winning the most Best Director Oscars when he won for the third time in 1938, until this record was matched by John Ford in 1941, and then later surpassed by Ford in 1952.

He hit 58 home runs in 1938, equaling Jimmie Foxx's mark for the most home runs in one season by any player between 1927 ( when Babe Ruth set a record of 60 ) and 1961 ( when Roger Maris surpassed it ).

By 1990, income per capita in Japan equalled or surpassed that in most countries in the West.

Luanda was ranked the most expensive city to live in for expatriates by Mercer, in 2011, but was surpassed by Tokyo in 2012.

In 2000, industrial fishing surpassed tourism as the most important foreign exchange earner.

Perhaps his most evident trait was his massive ambition ; " In his ambition he surpassed all men "; " he hankered after public office rather as a man in delirium might crave a cure ".

By 1942, the Schlesinger studio had surpassed Walt Disney Studios as the most successful producer of animated shorts in the United States.

Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972.

The Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, overran most of Asia, thus creating the second largest empire to ever exist, surpassed only by the British Empire.

Despite being more famous for its Sauvignon blanc production, Chardonnay was New Zealand's most widely planted grape variety from 1990 till 2002 when Sauvignon blanc finally surpassed it.

In Chile, it has surpassed Sauvignon blanc and Sauvignon vert to be the most widely planted white wine grape.

For most of the 20th century, it was the world's most widely planted premium red wine grape until it was surpassed by Merlot in the 1990s.

LLNL is home to many unique facilities and a number of the most powerful computer systems in the world, according to the TOP500 list, including Blue Gene / L, the world's fastest computer from 2004 until Los Alamos National Laboratory's IBM Roadrunner supercomputer surpassed it in 2008.

This was especially true for major magnate families ( Sapieha and Radziwiłł clans being the most notable ), whose personal fortunes and properties often surpassed those of the royal families and were huge enough to be called a state within a state.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads ?, a sequel to the earlier show, surpassed the original, while the same writers ( Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais ) provided Ronnie Barker with his most successful sitcom vehicle, Porridge ( 1974 – 77 ).

Although The Planets remains Holst's most popular work, the composer himself did not count it among his best creations and later in life complained that its popularity had completely surpassed his other works.

According to Brownfield, the Loyalists attacked, carrying out " indiscriminate carnage never surpassed by the most ruthless atrocities of the most barbarous savages ".

High School Musical 2 is currently the most successful DCOM in popularity and awards, setting a cable record for most viewers of a basic cable program, when its August 2007 debut scored 17. 2 million, a record that stood until the December 3, 2007 Monday Night Football matchup between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens on corporate sibling ESPN surpassed it with 17. 5 million viewers ( it still remains the most-watched scripted program in cable television history ).