One Direction breaking record sales

MANILA, Philippines - One Direction’s debut album Up All Night has sold over three million copies worldwide and has hit No.1 in 16 different countries, including the US where the band became the first-ever UK band to debut at No. 1 on US Billboard chart. The album is the top-selling debut album of 2012 in the US.

In the US, Up All Night has been certified platinum with over one million sales, while What Makes You Beautiful has sold over three million copies in the US and five million worldwide. One Direction’s live DVD is also three times platinum in the US. In the UK, Up All Night is at double platinum status, while its DVD is the biggest selling music DVD of the year.

Liam says: “We are obviously ecstatic and incredibly humbled by our award today. We have an incredible team of people around us who have helped us achieve this and above all we would like to thank our fans. We owe all our success to them.”

One Direction will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 6, and has been nominated for Best Pop Act and Best Pop Video awards. It will play a special concert at the Madison Square Garden, New York on Dec. 3, before embarking on a sell-out worldwide tour in 2013. One Direction recently took home three awards at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards including Choice Music Breakout Group, Choice Music Star Group and Choice Summer Song for What Makes You Beautiful.

One Direction has just celebrated its two-year anniversary, marking the time it came together at boot camp of the UK’s X Factor. The band is writing and recording its forthcoming second album.

Up All Night CD and Up All Night: The Live Tour DVD are now available in music stores nationwide.