Drake overtakes Madonna's US Billboard chart record for the most Top 10 singles

The rapper and singer adds another feat to his ever-growing list of chart records.
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Drake has broken a record for the most Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, overtaking previous record-holder Madonna.

The Canadian rapper takes the title in spectacular fashion, scoring two Top 10 hits on this week's chart - his 39th and 40th - as the featured artist on two new DJ Khaled singles, Popstar and Greence. 

Madonna had previously held the record of 38 US Top 10s since 2008, when her song 4 Minutes ft. Justin Timberlake reached Number 3.

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Before Madonna, The Beatles held the record with 34 Top 10s between 1962's Love Me Do and 1995's Free As A Bird. Madonna surpassed the Fab Four in 2002, when her Bond Theme Die Another Day became her 35th Top 10.

Acts with the most Top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100

Drake - 40
Madonna - 38
The Beatles - 34
Rihanna - 31
Michael Jackson - 30
Mariah Carey - 28
Stevie Wonder - 28
Janet Jackson - 27
Elton John - 27
Lil Wayne - 25
Elvis Presley - 25 (majority of his hits pre-date the Hot 100)
Taylor Swift - 25
Source: Billboard

While Drake has achieved the record in just 11 years since his first Top 10 appearance with Best I Ever Had, Madonna still holds the record for the most Top 10s as a lead artist, credited as the main performer on all 38 singles, compared to Drake's 25. 

The feat is the latest in a string of chart records for Drake. In America he holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries on 224, and Top 40 hits on 113. 

In the UK, where Drake has 105 Top 100 entries, the rapper/singer also scored two Top 10s last week - DJ Khaled collab Greece debuted at 8, and Headie One duet Only You Freestyle landed at 9. Popstar with Khaled opened at 11. 

Drake also lays claim the longest-running Number 1 of the Millennium on the Official Singles Chart - 2016's One Dance racked up 15 weeks at Number 1.

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Nu No

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Drake is a streaming payola trick that relays 99% on streams of albums and playlists (not really selected songs) - these are not hit singles as many of those TOP 10's weren't even EVER promoted as singles (even digital/streaming singles). Only 1/3 of those songs were real singles and are real hits. Streams are important but when streams como from people listening to his album and spinning playlists aren't really HITS. Are songs that charts but those songs will never be called hits by anyone. Even some Madonna TOP 40 Hits in US are bigger hits than many Drake TOP 10's

Also as a SOLO Artist Drake only have 15 TOP 10 singles so many of his singles relay on other artists to get that high on charts. Some of them only even spent 1 week inside the charts due to high streams of his new albums on week of release.

Madonna have 36 SOLO HIT SINGLES (all were SINGLES promoted and played on the radio).

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chicagary

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So as it says, Madonna still holds the record for most top 10 hits as lead artist! Madonna has 38 and Drake has 25. I don't understand how Billboard ranks anymore...it is not a fair system. Why do they count artists who do a quick 20 second rap on someone else's song as getting another top 10 record? That's not fair! Make another chart for artists who do guest spots on other people's records. This also explains why they say Nikki Minaj has so many "hits". She does so many guest raps and then gets credited for another hit song, it's ridiculous. Sometimes her raps are literally less than 10 seconds. Today's artists can't hold a candle to artists from before 2000. When Madonna released a new album you are talking 10, 15 , 20 million copies sold, every time. How about Fleetwood Mac, Prince, the Eagles, Billy Joel, etc....

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Nu No

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Yes, and Drake only have 15 TOP 10 songs as a SOLO artist.
While Madonna have 36 TOP 10 songs as a SOLO artist (without other artist featuring on her songs). Drake couldn't do anything near this if he was doing songs without featurings other artists (some really big like Rihanna).

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JoeNak

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When you release 100 songs a year, and since billboard counts all tracks on Hot 100, it's not as impressive as when Madonna did.

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Jack fitsy

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First of all Drake has only managed to reach this tally by FEATURING as a guest artist on others hit singles, 75% of his claimed 40 top 10 singles are him, featuring as a guest rapper or singer. Really???? understanding this is a crucial fact when artists make big claims like this. Madonna's 38 top 10 hits on the other hand feature no one but her, which is surprising given she featured on Ariana Grande's top 10 smash God is a Woman track in 2019, Madonna's tally should technically be her 39th top 10 hit if we are playing by the fair rules, but why are they NOT including this track for her as guest act?? "Madonna still holds the record for the most Top 10s as a lead artist, credited as the main performer on all 38 singles, compared to Drake's 25". Says it all. VERY misleading! If we are to bend those rules for him, then do it for everyone. Mariah Carey is also notorious for reaching dizzy numbers by featuring other major acts, collaborations and rappers. All this does is prove how immensely successful Madonna is as a genuine solo artist, and how desperate the music industry is to best her. Of all Carey's number 1 singles, take away the hits featuring other rappers etc, they drop from 19 to 14 respectively, just 1 above Madonna. She's still the Queen of charts, and when the RIAA finally get round to re-certifying her complete chart back catalogue, the way they did with Carey's in Oct 2019, Madonna will once again dominate not only in chart numbers, but also in sales. Careys re certified back catalogue BTW pushed her ahead of Madonna in the US by only 1 million, many of Madonna's albums havnt been re certified since the 80's

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timmusicmaniac@yahoo.ca

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First up MADONNA were all single on CD MAXI Singles,7 inch Vinyl 45's or 12"Vinyl re-mix records....Most of her songs went to radio......one single at a time,much like Elvis,The Beatles ect...The had video's she got over 92 video's now....They were SINGLE's......not SONG....Imagine if MADONNA,The BEATLES & ELVIS could have charted every song off the Albums in the same week.....The Last 10 years with Streaming the percentage is way to high they use...The first 51 years of the Billboard Rock Era it had to be a single or it didn't chart.....Example "Into the groove" never charted in the USA....The Hot 100 is a piece of the last 10 years....Example last week Juice WRLD debut 5 songs in the Top 10....they are gone this week,..Pop Smoke debut 19 songs two weeks ago on the Hot 100...lol 2 years ago Drake debut 7 songs in the Top 10 they were gone the next few weeks.....Not any of theses artist are gonna be remember in 10 years time...Because most of theses songs never go to RADIO.....For the record MADONNA songs are not played much in the states since she went against BUSH back in 2003 American Life....But on a good note she Does have 71 TOP 10 Songs in Canada......And 63 Top 10 songs in the UK.....I Would like to know how many Top 10 songs she has on the World Music chart....i know she has 22 no.1's.....Enough said Tim the Crazy Canada....

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Nu No

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Madonna have 47 TOP 10 songs (all singles) on Global Charts.
Also Madonna have 25 #01 singles in Canada and Italy. In Spain she have 22 #01 singles.

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de Sascha

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Madonna reached her 38th Top 10 with
GIVE ME ALL YOUR LUV in 2012 - not with4 Minutes.
There really should be an explanation why&how he broke the record so easily, based on streaming.
During Madonna's main era's the 80's, 90's & 00's virtually no streaming available and worth mentioning, after 2008 Hard Candy - Madonna started long breaks between releasing new albums, she still does music but in my opinion she not as focused on having mega huge hits as she used to be.
2005 Confessions on a dancefloor
2008 Hard Candy
2012 MDMA
2015 Rebel Heart
2019 Madame X

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Nu No

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Yes she only released 3 albums during last decade and didn't even promote them much. She did toured after the album release but that's because touring tickets gives much more money than albums/song sales or streams. She is more focused on her family now.

Still "GIVE ME ALL YOUR LUV" was still able to reach #01 in Canada in 2012 and #02 in Spain.
It reached #10 in US and was also TOP 10 in other countries. As in UK only reached #37 they probably forgot about that song.

In 2008 "4 Minutes" became Madonna 37th TOP 10 putting her ahead of Elvis Presley that had 36. Later Billboard decided that all songs released by Elvis before August 1958 Hot 100 wouldn't count despite they have TOP 100 positions charts as the previous chart was pure sales and didn't have airplay. Not sure why they are keeping this chart the same now after streaming taking part ot the equation if they do not count songs before 1958.

With new rules and without Elvis songs before 1958 It means Madonna actually held the record with these rules since "Die Another Day" became her 35th TOP 10 in 2002 and not with "4 Minutes" in 2008 else this makes no sense.

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Sakgra

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They must back to the original charts NOW.the only thing streaming can do is to destroy the history of legends and real artists

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D .

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You are so right the way records are made these days has nothing to do with days before streaming.We used to buy anything we like to hear but after streaming anyone can stream/hear millions of songs even for free,that's not fair for artists who really sell records and do not count on virtual sales .Records must be count in two eras before and after streaming ,

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timmusicmaniac@yahoo.ca

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I agree with you 100% buddy.....Destroyed the Hot 100 Chart....The legends will always be legends.......

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JoeNak

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Most people listen to music via streaming, not purchases, so counting only purchases would not reflect the consumption of the public's music accurately.