One Direction Are #1 In The U.S. With 540,000 Units Sold

USPA NEWS - One Direction's sophomore album TAKE ME HOME soars to the #1 position on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart with over 540,000 copies sold this week, the third highest debut of the year, making them the first British band to have their freshman and sophomore albums debut at #1 in the US

This is the second time this year One Direction made history as their debut album, UP ALL NIGHT, entered the Billboard Top 200 Album chart at #1, the first for a British band. This amazing U.S. debut comes hot on the heels of One Direction's massive international success where TAKE ME HOME entered the charts at #1 in over 32 countries including the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Singapore. One Direction's TAKE ME HOME has also shattered the US iTunes pre-order record with over 130,000.

One Direction returns to the US on December 3 for a sold out show at New York City's historic Madison Square Garden. In Spring 2013, One Direction will begin their sold out World Tour in the UK, which includes a massive nine shows at London's O2 Arena. The US leg kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on June 13, 2013. Tickets are available now on www.onedirectionmusic.com. The band will document this journey and give fans a behind the scenes look into their lives with the release of their 3D concert film on August 30, 2013, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me).

One Direction are Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.