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Drake Has 14 Hits In The Top 100, Which Ties A Record Set By The Beatles

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This week, Canadian rapper Drake has fourteen tracks in the Hot 100, the Billboard chart that measures the one hundred most popular songs in the country across all genres, using an algorithm that combines radio play, sales, and some streaming outlets. That number ties a record for the most songs in the top one hundred at one time (in a single one week frame) that was set by The Beatles back in 1964.

The accomplishment is thanks mostly to the surprise album he dropped last week, but not all fourteen songs are his. Drake has lead billing on ten of the charting hits are his, as on four he’s a featured artist, so we could say that this is all thanks to his never-stop work ethic.

That album, If You’re Reading This It’s Already Too Late, was expected to be a free mixtape, and thus an entity that wouldn’t qualify for charts. Instead, Drake uploaded the collection onto iTunes and attached a price tag to it, which made it eligible for the Billboard 200, according to chart rules. It easily took the top spot, beating the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack, which had been the frontrunner until then.

Drake in his video for "Started From The Bottom".

Here are the songs and their positions on the Hot 100:

#16 - Nicki Minaj - “Only (ft. Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown)”

#17 - Nicki Minaj - “Truffle Butter (ft. Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown)”

#26 - “Energy”

#49 - I LOVE MAKONNEN - “Tuesday (ft. Drake)”

#52 - “Legend”

#58 - “10 Bands”

#68 - Big Sean - “Blessings (ft. Drake)”

#70 - “Know Yourself”

#81 - “No Tellin’”

#82 - “Preach (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR)”

#83 - “6 God”

#84 - “Used To (ft. Lil Wayne)”

#95 - “Now & Forever”

#97 - “6 Man”

The rapper has thus far racked up 37 top 40 hits, an incredible feat considering he only charted his first—“Best I Ever Had”, which reached the runner up slot—in 2009, less than five years ago.

If you were wondering, here are the fourteen Beatles songs that made their way to the top one hundred in the same week back in 1964:

#1 - "Can't Buy Me Love"

#2 - "Twist and Shout"

#4 - "She Loves You"

#7 - "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

#9 - "Please Please Me"

#14 - "Do You Want to Know a Secret"

#38 - "I Saw Her Standing There"

#48 - "You Can't Do That"

#50 - "All My Loving"

#52 - "From Me to You"

#61 - "Thank You Girl"

#74 - "There's a Place" (debut)

#78 - "Roll Over Beethoven"

#81 - "Love Me Do" (debut)

It is worth noting that while the two may have scored the same number of charting songs in one week, Drake’s highest placement is #16, while The Beatles had not only the number one spot, but four other titles in the top ten that week.