Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has joined the Beatles in the music record books.
Azalea's hit Fancy has topped the Billboard Hot 100, which is the toughest pop chart in the world to crack, while her collaboration with pint-sized powerhouse Ariana Grande, Problem, sits in second place.
This means the Mullumbimby woman, who turns 24 next week, joins the Liverpudlian Fab Four as the only act to rank number one and two simultaneously with their first two chart entries.
The Beatles pulled off the feat in 1964 with I Wanna Hold Your Hand and She Loves You. The chart ascension came after their historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show that year.
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It was also a TV spot that got Azalea's songs noticed.
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