At 27, the baby-faced, swoop-haired Canadian singer became the youngest solo artist in history to notch 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, a singular feat he reached in 2021. In spite of his age, however, the record was well over a decade in the making, starting with his debut single "One Time," which peaked at No. 17 on the chart in 2010.

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