The Fab Four may have been outlived by their chart record – but it took a 21-year-old Canadian to break it.

Justin Bieber has 17 songs on the December 5 Hot 100 chart, beating The Beatles's 14, which has been teh most by any one artist since April 11, 1964. The Beatles’ record had been equalled by rapper Drake in March and again in October, but Bieber is the first artist to topple the legendary band as record holders.

The Beatles aren’t the only British supergroup to have been overtaken by Bieber this week. One Direction's fifth, an dpotentially final, album, Made in the AM, was beaten to the top spot by Bieber's new record, Purpose, which debuted at number on eon the Billboard 200.

Of the 18 songs on the deluxe edition of Purpose, 17 singles have entered the chart – with the majority of the new entries being driven by online streaming.

The record breaking feat was boosted the release of videos for each song on Bieber's album. The only song from the album to not enter the charts is album closer All In It.

The Beatles held the record for the most songs on the Hot 100 in a single week for more than 50 years. In April 1964, the height of Beatlemania, the group's 14 singles were led by Can’t Buy Me Love and Twist and Shout at number 1 and 2, respectively. That same year, the Beatles had five singles in the top five – a feat that no artist has matched since.

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Three of Bieber’s songs are currently in the Hot 100’s top five, an accomplishment only achieved by two other acts: the Beatles, for eight week sin 1964, and 50 Cent for two weeks in 2005. Bieber and the Beatles are the only acts to do this as the lead artist on all three songs.

Bieber's hit single Where Are Ü Now, which was produced by Skillrex and Diplo, won the American Music Award for best collaboration. The singer also performed three of his songs, although came under fire from some critics who suspected him of miming.

However, the success of Bieber’s latest album is expected to be eclipsed by the release of Adele’s third album, 25, which sold 2.3 million copies in its first three days in the US.

Bieber's single Sorry was expected to debut at number one when it was released, but it was beaten by Adele’s surprise comeback single Hello. Nonetheless, the Purpose track topped streaming records he previously set with What Do You Mean?