One Direction DVD Outsells Number One Album; Dominating Charts in 25 Countries
One Direction has broken the record - again. The British boy band's "Up All Night: The Live Tour" concert DVD has topped the Billboard DVD chart and is currently number one in 25 countries.
This is the first DVD to outsell a number one album in the States. The number one album this week was John Mayer's "Born and Raised", selling 65,000 copies. The concert DVD outsold all music albums, selling 76,000 copies and becoming the highest debut of 2012.
The band also topped charts in UK, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.
And the boys voiced their excitement at their success. In a statement released by the band, Niall Horan said: "We're blown away by the success of the DVD all around the world and want to thank everyone who has gone out and bought it, the support means so much to us. It was lots of fun filming the concert for the DVD, so we're chuffed all the fans love it so much."
1D's "What Makes You Beautiful" debut single received certified double platinum status. Their album "Up All Night" became the first British group to debut at number one on the Billboard chart.
