Tony Bennett Breaks Own Record as Oldest Artist Atop Billboard Chart

At 88, veteran crooner Tony Bennett broke his own record as the oldest living artist to land a No. 1 record on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday with his latest compilation of duets with Lady Gaga. “Cheek to Cheek,” which features New York singers Bennett and Gaga singing classics such as “Anything Goes” and “Let's Face The Music And Dance,” sold 131,000 copies in its first week according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. Bennett previously set the record for...

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