Drake Breaks The Beatles Record for Most Top 10 Songs in One Year
With help from Bad Bunny, the Canadian MC has surpassed The Beatles for a new record on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Bad Bunny’s Drake-assisted hit “MIA” opens at No. 5 on the Hot 100, giving Drake his 12th top 10 of 2018. He now has the most top 10s by any act in a single year. The Beatles previously held the record with 11 in 1964.
.@Drake surpasses The Beatles as the artist with the most Hot 100 top 10 hits in a single calendar year (12).
— chart data (@chartdata) October 22, 2018
This is the latest chart achievement for Drake. Earlier this year, he passed Usher for the most time spent at No. 1 in a single year, dating back to the Hot 100’s inception in 1958.
“MIA” also earns Drake his 32nd top 10 overall, the most among solo males and the third-most overall, besting Rihanna (31).
See a rundown of Drake’s 12 top 10s of 2018 (via Billboard) below.
No. 1 (11 weeks), “God’s Plan,” Feb. 3
No. 7, “Diplomatic Immunity,” Feb. 3
No. 5, “Look Alive” (BlocBoy JB feat. Drake), March 3
No. 10, “Walk It Talk It” (Migos feat. Drake), April 14
No. 1 (eight weeks), “Nice for What,” April 21
No. 6, “Yes Indeed” (Lil Baby & Drake), June 2
No. 2, “Nonstop,” July 14
No. 7, “I’m Upset,” July 14
No. 8, “Emotionless,” July 14
No. 9, “Don’t Matter to Me” (Drake feat. Michael Jackson), July 14
No. 1 (10 weeks), “In My Feelings,” July 21
No. 5 (to date), “MIA,” Bad Bunny feat. Drake, Oct. 27
