Guinness World Records 2017: Pop star Justin Bieber tops music section, wins 8 titles

Pop star Justin Bieber has topped the music section of the Guinness World Records 2017 edition book with set of eight record titles. 

The 22-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter's tally of achievements in this year's edition of the annual include, most streamed track on Spotify in one week for "What Do You Mean," most simultaneous tracks on the US singles chart and most simultaneous new entries in the Hot 100 by a solo artist. 

Other categories were; the most followers on twitter (male), First act to occupy all top three positions simultaneously on UK singles chart, most viewed music channel on YouTube (individual) and most subscribers on YouTube for a musician (male). 

The official website of Guinness World Records recently made the announcement after presenting the "Sorry" hitmaker with his certificates before he performed at one of his "Purpose World Tour" concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 

The Guinness World Records 2017 Edition will be out on September 8.