Niall Horan has had an extremely successful 2017, so as the year draws to an end, here are some facts about the Irish star's debut solo album.

The former One Direction member released his highly anticipated solo effort "Flicker" on October 20 this year. It shot straight to No. 1 in the USA, entered the Billboard 200 Chart at No. 1, and topped the iTunes chart in an incredible 61 countries during the week of its release. 

Horan won New Artist of the Year at this year's American Music Awards [AMAs], beating fellow nominees Julia Michaels, Post Malone, James Arthur and Rae Sremmurd.

"This Town", the album’s first single, was released on September 29 last year and sold more than three million track equivalent units globally.

The singer unveiled his follow-up track "Slow Hands" in May of this year. It went straight to No. 1 in 44 countries, amassing over 820 million combined streams worldwide during the month of its release.

Watch Niall Horan in action, below: