![One Direction's Midnight Memories is the fastest selling album of 2013: 2013 has been a brilliant year for albums (Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie, Chvrches, Biffy Clyro and so many more) but the fastest selling? Yep, it was Midnight Memories by One Direction. The boyband sold 237,000 copies of their third album in its first week of release, eclipsing previous record holders Daft Punk, who shifted 165,000 copies of Random Access Memories in May 2013.]()
One Direction's Midnight Memories is the fastest selling album of 2013: 2013 has been a brilliant year for albums (Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie, Chvrches, Biffy Clyro and so many more) but the fastest selling? Yep, it was Midnight Memories by One Direction. The boyband sold 237,000 copies of their third album in its first week of release, eclipsing previous record holders Daft Punk, who shifted 165,000 copies of Random Access Memories in May 2013.
![Bruno Mars/The Pixies: 'When I Was Your Man' was Bruno Mars's 5th US No 1 single. The Pixies never had one. Where is your mind American record buying public?]()
Bruno Mars/The Pixies: 'When I Was Your Man' was Bruno Mars's 5th US No 1 single. The Pixies never had one. Where is your mind American record buying public?
![Glee/The Beatles: The cast of Glee have now had more singles in the US Billboard 100 than The Beatles ever had. God help us.]()
Glee/The Beatles: The cast of Glee have now had more singles in the US Billboard 100 than The Beatles ever had. God help us.
![Katy Perry/Michael Jackson: Katy Perry's Teenage Dream spawned 7 No 1 singles. This success has been matched previously only by Michael Jackson's Thriller.]()
Katy Perry/Michael Jackson: Katy Perry's Teenage Dream spawned 7 No 1 singles. This success has been matched previously only by Michael Jackson's Thriller.
![Emile Sand/The Beatles: Earlier this year Sand overtook The Beatles for most consecutive weeks an artist's debut album spent in the Top 10. Our Version Of Events was in there for 63 weeks, overtaking Please Please Me with an already impressive 62.]()
Emile Sand/The Beatles: Earlier this year Sand overtook The Beatles for most consecutive weeks an artist's debut album spent in the Top 10. Our Version Of Events was in there for 63 weeks, overtaking Please Please Me with an already impressive 62.
![Jackson 5/Psy: If you take the combined sales of Jackson 5 classics 'I'll Be There' and 'I Want You Back' you still fall just short of the sales for K Pop uber-hit 'Gangnam Style'. A sad case of Pys over substance I'm afraid.]()
Jackson 5/Psy: If you take the combined sales of Jackson 5 classics 'I'll Be There' and 'I Want You Back' you still fall just short of the sales for K Pop uber-hit 'Gangnam Style'. A sad case of Pys over substance I'm afraid.
![Kesha: No Beatles single has ever sold more copies than 'Tik Tok'. Clearly music's party didn't start 'til she walked in.]()
Kesha: No Beatles single has ever sold more copies than 'Tik Tok'. Clearly music's party didn't start 'til she walked in.
![Rihanna: Rihanna has now had a No 1 his in each of the last 7 years. Only Elvis and The Beatles had ever done this previously. To put this into perspective, artists who haven't include The Rolling Stones and David Bowie.]()
Rihanna: Rihanna has now had a No 1 his in each of the last 7 years. Only Elvis and The Beatles had ever done this previously. To put this into perspective, artists who haven't include The Rolling Stones and David Bowie.
![Black Eyed Peas: In digital sales, Black Eyed Peas hold both 1st and 3rd position for the highest sales of all time. 'I've Got A Feeling' and 'Boom Boom Pow' have shifted 15 million and 10.8 million units respectively.]()
Black Eyed Peas: In digital sales, Black Eyed Peas hold both 1st and 3rd position for the highest sales of all time. 'I've Got A Feeling' and 'Boom Boom Pow' have shifted 15 million and 10.8 million units respectively.
![Morrissey/Neil Morrissey: The Smiths frontman and legendary artist Morrissey has never had a No 1 single. Neil Morrissey, through his Bob The Builder, has had 2. How we wish we could fix this.]()
Morrissey/Neil Morrissey: The Smiths frontman and legendary artist Morrissey has never had a No 1 single. Neil Morrissey, through his Bob The Builder, has had 2. How we wish we could fix this.
![UK Hall Of Fame: In 2004 Williams was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as the greatest British artist of the 1990s. He took his place amongst such greats an Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Holly. Can't be right surely.]()
UK Hall Of Fame: In 2004 Williams was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as the greatest British artist of the 1990s. He took his place amongst such greats an Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Holly. Can't be right surely.
