One Direction make transatlantic pop history with US No 1 album
British boyband become first UK act to top American chart with their debutThe debut album by One Direction, the boyband put together on The X Factor, has struck a blow for Britain by entering the the US album chart at No 1 – displacing Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball. Up All Night sold 179,000 copies in a week after an intense promotional blitz that had some excitable commentators comparing it to the Beatles’ first visit to the States in 1964.
published date:Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:40:50 GMT
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One Direction make transatlantic pop history with US No 1 album
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One Direction make transatlantic pop history with US No 1 album
British boyband become first UK act to top American chart with their debutThe debut album by One Direction, the boyband put together on The X Factor, has struck a blow for Britain by entering the the US album chart at No 1 – displacing Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball. Up All Night sold 179,000 copies in a week after an intense promotional blitz that had some excitable commentators comparing it to the Beatles’ first visit to the States in 1964.
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