One Direction Storms UK Charts with the fastest selling single of 2011

One Direction have taken the UK singles charts by storm by hitting the number one spot with the fastest selling single of 2011.

Their debut release ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ beat of the competition this week with sales volumes that is bound to put a smile on the face of the band’s founder and mentor Simon Cowell.

The X Factor boyband – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson – achieved the biggest first-week sales of 2011 after shifting over 153,000 copies of their eagerly-anticipated track.

The group’s tally is ahead of the numbers for established artists such as Adele, Bruno Mars and Jennifer Lopez, who have also managed to exceed 100,000 sales in one week with their releases throughout the year.