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Thursday, January 30, 2014

One Direction Announced As Global Recording Artists Of 2013

They certainly have a lot of fans out there, but now One Direction can officially call themselves the Global Recording Artists of 2013, following their amazing chart success last year.

The British and Irish boy band have been named the Global Recording Artist of 2013 by the IFPI, a company which promotes the international recording industry, it has been revealed today.

Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, the boys that make up the famous five-piece will be over joyed to discover that they can claim the coveted title, beating the likes of Eminem and Justin Timberlake.

Their success can be largely attributed to the incredible amount of music downloads and CD sales. Due to their amazing popularity, last year the boys became the first group EVER in US Billboard chart history to debut at the number one spot with their first three albums.

Of course they've not just enjoyed success Stateside, One Direction have also topped the UK chart with their third album, Midnight Memories.

YouTube has also been their friend, offering them almost 200 million views for their hilarious music video, Best Song Ever and more than 100 million for Story Of My Life.

It will be just another award in the trophy cabinet for the successful boys after already kicking off 2014 with plenty of accolades. Irish cutie, Niall has already thanked fans on Twitter after One Direction won at the People's Choice Awards as he shared: "Just found out we won favourite band at people's choice last night! Guys thank you so much , great start to 2014! Love you lots"
The boys will also be up for the Brit Awards in February this year, and it seems that this had Niall feeling rather emotional: "Holy c**p! We've been nominated for best group and best single at the Brits! I can't believe what's goin on! Honestly have a tear in my eye", he tweeted earlier this month.

The boy pipped the likes of Eminem and Justin Timberlake in the IFPI charts. The rapping supremo came in at number two, following the tremendous success of his album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2.

Second runner up went to Justin Timberlake for his third album, The 20/20 Experience, which was released in March 2013.

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