DRAKE TIES BEATLES CHART RECORD
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Toronto rapper Drake has tied a record with The Beatles for the most songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the same time. Drake has 14 songs on the chart, thanks to his surprise album, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.” The Beatles had 14 songs on the chart the week of April 11, 1964, during the height of Beatlemania. The last artist to come even close to this record: Drake. He had 12 songs on the October 23, 2013, chart.
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