One Direction have made chart history in America

Their third album, Midnight Memories, entered the US Billboard 200 at number one making them the only group to have their first three albums top the chart in their opening week.
According to Nielsen SoundScan the record has sold 546,000 copies since being released.

The release sold 237,000 copies in its first week to get to the top of the Official Album Chart on December 01,2013

Midnight Memories is the follow-up to  Take Me Home(2012)which also went to number one.
Their debut album, Up All Night(2011)went to number two in the UK when it was released in 2011.

• One Direction are only the third pop group to sell more than 500,000 copies in a week after Only 'N Sync and
• Backstreet Boys