One Direction has become the first group to have its first four albums debut at No 1 in the US.
Their fourth album, conveniently named Four, topped the Billboard 200 album chart having sold 387,000 copies in its first week.
Four is the second-fastest selling album of the year in the US. Only Taylor Swift’s 1989 sold more in its opening week with 1.28 million sales.
The album also went to No 1 in the UK on November 23.
One Direction members were named artists of the year at this week’s American Music Awards with Four also being named album of the year and favorite pop/rock album.
One Direction was also named best international artist at the Aria Awards in Australia on November 26.
