SOUNDBITE: Unnamed Fan, saying (English):<br/> <br />"They're so cute and it's such good music. I'm just loving it."<br/> <br />Not even the Beatles or the Spice Girls could accomplish it.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Unnamed Fan, saying (English):<br/> <br />"They're just amazing."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Unnamed Fan, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I love you guys all so much, you're amazing."<br/> <br />British boyband One Direction have made history by debuting number one on the US album charts.<br/> <br />They're the first and only British group to do so.<br/> <br />Their album "Up All Night" entered the US Billboard 200 with more than 176,000 copies sold.<br/> <br />The boys who were put together by music mogul Simon Cowell on the talent show X-Factor have also taken the rest of the world by storm.<br/> <br />The album entered the charts at number one in 12 countries, going triple platinum in Ireland and double platinum in the UK and Australia.<br/> <br />Their legion of young female fans have no doubt helped boost the boys' popularity on social networking sites.<br/> <br />Online platforms have been created on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr of girls who have been struck with "1D-mania".<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Unnamed Fan, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I love them, they're beautiful, they're talented."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Unnamed Fan, saying (English):<br/> <br />"Huge fans, fans since last year."<br/> <br />Another British boyband hot on their heels is The Wanted.<br/> <br />Their single "Glad You Came" went Gold on the Billboard 100 singles chart.<br/> <br />It could very well be a battle of the UK boybands for U.S. chart supremacy.<br/> <br />One Direction are set for a number of upcoming U.S. appearances including the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, and the tv shows iCarly and Saturday Night Live.<br/> <br />And for now, it seems the only way for One Direction is up.<br/> <br />Cindy Martin, Reuters
