A still from One Direction's music video for the 2015 single " Perfect" of their album 'Made In The A.M.' 
 
 'Perfect' enters at No. 10, marking 1D's fifth top 10 start, the most among groups, besting the Beatles' four. 
 
 With its latest Billboard Hot 100 debut, One Direction bests the group's British boy band ancestors the Beatles. 
 
 As previously reported, One Direction roars onto the Hot 100 (dated Nov. 7) at No. 10 with new single "Perfect." Fueling its start, it begins at No. 2 on the Digital Songs chart with 136,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen Music, and No. 18 on Streaming Songs (6.9 million U.S. streams), following the arrival of its official video Oct. 20. 
 
 "Perfect" is 1D's fifth top 10 debut on the Hot 100, and second from its Nov. 13 album Made in the A.M.; "Drag Me Down" debuted and peaked at No. 3 upon its arrival on the Aug. 22. With five, One Direction breaks the record for the most top 10 Hot 100 debuts among groups, passing the Beatles' four. Counting all artists, Taylor Swift has tallied a record 12 top 10 debuts, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 inception. 
 
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 Before "Perfect" and "Drag" (the latter of which tied the Beatles' mark), One Direction debuted at No. 3 on the Hot 100 with "Live While We're Young" (No. 3, Oct. 20, 2012), "Best Song Ever" (No. 2, Aug. 10, 2013) and "Story of My Life" (No. 6, Nov. 16, 2013). 
 
 The Beatles launched three of their fab four top 10 Hot 100 debuts in their original historic heyday, and one as a reunited trio (featuring the late John Lennon's vocals) more than a quarter-century later: "Hey Jude" (No. 10, Sept. 14, 1968), "Get Back," with Billy Preston (No. 10, May 10, 1969), "Let It Be" (No. 6, March 21, 1970) and "Free as a Bird" (No. 10, Dec. 30, 1995). 
 
 Notably, until the adoption of Nielsen Music data in the '90s, which made top 10 Hot 100 debuts more regular (although still fully laudable), the Beatles boasted the only such arrivals, with "Jude," "Back" and "Let." 
 
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 1D also launches a second Hot 100 debut this week. Further down the chart, "Home" -- a stand-alone track not on the new album -- enters at No. 97. 

 By Jonathan Hailey 
 
 British boy band One Direction have broken a record set by the Beatles with their latest single “Perfect.” 
 
 Billboard reports that One Direction’s new single debuted at the No. 10 spot on the Hot 100. “Perfect” is the group’s fifth song to debut in the top 10, which is one more than the Fab Four. 
 
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 Although this is the fifth top 10 debut for 1D, “Perfect” is the second one from their forthcoming album Made in the AM, due out on Nov. 13. The album’s lead single “Drag Me Down” hit the charts at No. 3 when it was sent to radio back in August. One Direction may have bested The Beatles, but they still have a ways to go before they can topple Taylor Swift’s stats. Swift has notched 12 top 10 debuts, which is the most of any artist since the chart was started in 1958.
– Time to be depressed, baby boomers: One Direction has officially overtaken a long-standing Beatles record. The current-day boy band's new single, "Perfect," debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, the fifth time a 1D song has done so—putting One Direction ahead of the Beatles, who only had four singles debut in the Hot 100's top 10 ("Hey Jude" in 1968, "Get Back" in 1969, "Let It Be" in 1970, and "Free as a Bird," recorded as a reunited trio with the late John Lennon's recorded vocals, in 1995). Radio.com points out that Taylor Swift still holds the overall record, with a dozen top 10 debuts in the Hot 100, the most of any artist since the chart debuted in 1958.