Friday, August 1, 2014 3:53am ET by Newsdesk
One Direction's 'Midnight Memories' named world's top selling British album in 2013One Direction's 'Midnight Memories' has topped a list of the best-selling British albums on a global level last year. The group only released the record in November, but it has been named by the BPI as Britain's most successful album of 2013. One in eight records sold in the world last year were British and No.2 on the list is Mumford & Sons' 'Babel', whilst Adele's monolithic 2011 effort '21' is No.3. One Direction feature three times on the list's top ten, with 'Take Me Home' at No.5 and 'Up All Night' at No.10. The BPI's Gennaro Castaldo commented: "For home-grown talent to have recorded the world's biggest-selling album six out of the last seven years is a phenomenal achievement that says a great deal about the popularity of British music around the world, especially taking into account the fact that one in every eight albums sold globally are by UK artists. Follow us: @Pressparty on Twitter / Pressparty on Facebook. Watch One Direction in action below:
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