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Longest Songs

This list features the reputedly longest songs in history by runtime.

RANK

SONG

MUSICIAN

RUNTIME

1

“Shri Ramcharitmanas”

Dr. Jagadeesh Pillai

138h 41m 20s

2

“Symphony of the Crown”

Earthena

48h 39m 35s

3

“The Ring Cycle”

Richard Wagner

15h 00m 00s

4

“The Rise and Fall of Bossanova Section IV”

PC III

13h 00m 00s

5

“Opus Clavicesmbalisticum”

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

4h 00m 00s

6

"The Whirlwind”

Translatlantic

77m 54s

7

“Apparente Liberta”

Giancarlo Ferrari

76m 44s

8

“The Devil Glitch”

Christ Butler

69m 00s

9

“Light of Day, Day of Darkness”

Green Carnation

60m 06s

10

“Garden of Dreams”

The Flower Kings

59m 25s

11

“Catch Thirtytree”

Meshuggah

47m 09s

12

“Thick As A Brick”

Jethro Tull

43m 50s

13

“Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence”

Dream Theater

42m 04s

14

“A Long Day”

The Polyphonic Spree

36m 30s

15

“Cassandra Gemini”

The Mars Volta

35m 32s

16

“The Great Goodnight”

Magellan

34m 35s

17

“World Without End”

Neal Morse

33m 39s


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References

Guinness World Records. (n.d.) Longest officially released song. [online] Available at: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-officially-released-song [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Facts.net. (n.d.) Longest Songs. [online] Available at: https://facts.net/longest-songs/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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