One Direction Smash New Records And Hit Number 1 Spot In 32 Countries
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
One Direction's second album 'Take Me Home' has hit the Number 1 position on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart with over 540,000 copies sold this week, crowning them the first British band to have their debut and second albums debut at Number 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 Number 1, the first for a British band.
This US debut follows One Direction's massive international success where 'Take Me Home' entered the charts at Number 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 smashed the US iTunes pre-order record with over 130,000 albums sold in advance of its release.
The album has sold over 1 million copies in just one week, whilst the band are currently Number 1 in both the UK single and album chart.
In the USA, One Direction fans took over NBC's the Today Show plaza on November 13th to celebrate the release of 'Take Me Home'. With over 15,000 fans in attendance, One Direction made history for bringing out the largest crowd ever for the 2-day televised outdoor concert event. One Direction return to the US on December 3rd for a sold out show at New York City's historic Madison Square Garden.
In Spring 2013, the band will begin their sold out World Tour in the UK, which includes a massive nine shows at London's O2 Arena. 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 23rd, 2013, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.
Fri February 22nd 2013 - O2 Arena, London
Sat February 23rd 2013 - O2 Arena, London
Sun February 24th 2013 - The O2 Arena, London
Tue February 26th 2013 - SECC, Glasgow
Wed February 27th 2013 - SECC, Glasgow
Fri March 1st 2013 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Sat March 2nd 2013 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Sun March 3rd 2013 - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Tue March 5th 2013 - The O2 - Dublin, Dublin
Wed March 6th 2013 - The O2 - Dublin, Dublin
Thu March 7th 2013 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Fri March 8th 2013 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Sun March 10th 2013 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Mon March 11th 2013 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Tue March 12th 2013 - The O2 - Dublin, Dublin
Wed March 13th 2013 - The O2 - Dublin, Dublin
Fri March 15th 2013 - Arena, Manchester
Sat March 16th 2013 - Arena, Manchester
Sun March 17th 2013 - Echo Arena, Liverpool
Tue March 19th 2013 - Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Wed March 20th 2013 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Fri March 22nd 2013 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Sat March 23rd 2013 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Sun March 31st 2013 - Echo Arena, Liverpool
Mon April 1st 2013 - O2 Arena, London
Tue April 2nd 2013 - O2 Arena, London
Thu April 4th 2013 - The O2, London
Fri April 5th 2013 - The O2, London
Mon April 8th 2013 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Tue April 9th 2013 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Wed April 10th 2013 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Fri April 12th 2013 - SECC, Glasgow
Sat April 13th 2013 - Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Sun April 14th 2013 - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Tue April 16th 2013 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Wed April 17th 2013 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Fri April 19th 2013 - Manchester Arena, Manchester
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