1D are surprised by their American success

Speaking to The Sun, Zayn Malik said:  


"We thought it could be the same few hundred people tweeting us over and over again. Until we got to America, we didn't realize how crazy it was."


1D success probably came as a surprise to many in the USA music industry too.  1D is a classic example of the power of social media.  Thanks Youtube and Twitter.

1D gives snacks to fans camping at Today Show

1D Up All Night first week USA sales

We won't know the final number until next Wednesday but the early estimate are in:

From HITSDAILYDOUBLE:  190,000 to 210,000  (good enough for #1 on Billboard Album 200)

From Billboard estimate:  160,000 - 180,000 (probably good enough for #1, though Adele 21 could pose a challenge).

We will find out for sure in about 6 days.

More than 3,000 Fans showed up for a chance to get a wristband for autograph

- First 2,000 who buy CD will also get a wristband for an autograph session with 1D on March 24.  Sadly, 1,000 came away empty handed.

Video footage of the event:

One Direction on American Radio (statistics)

TOP 40 RADIO

Top 40 is a the most popular radio format and it plays mostly pop.  In America, there are 154 such stations.  The weekly #1 on pop radio gets about 12,000-13,000 radio spins (that reach about 85 million audience)

March 1:  #47 with 672 spins (# of spins = # of radio airplay counted on a weekly basis)
March 2:  #43 with 790 spins
March 3:  #40 with 877 spins
March 4:  #40 with 1,027 spins
March 5:  #33 with 1,166 spins
March 6:  #31 with 1,277 spins
March 7:  #31 with 1,389 spins (+ 112)
March 8:  #30 with 1,507 spins (+118)
March 9:  #29 with 1,660 spins (+153)
March 10: #26 with 1,850 spins (+190)
March 11: -----------------------------
March 12: #24 with 2,174 spins (+324)
March 13: #23 with 2,378 spins (+204)
March 14: #23 with 2,574 spins (+196)
March 15: #23 with 2,747 spins (+173)

Before One Direction Were Famous episode #1

In this series, I will search youtube to find videos of One Direction before they were famous.

Liam Payne "I'm Not Alone" - October 2009

Liam Payne "I'm Yours" - June 2010

What Make You Beautiful #20 U.K. Singles of 2011

From http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/uk-s-top-selling-2011-albums-and-singles-1005779952.story

Top 20 U.K. Singles Of 2011 

01 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE 1,242,000

02 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA 1,043,000

03 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO FT LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 995,000

04 PRICE TAG - JESSIE J FT BOB 981,000

05 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS 902,000

06 GIVE ME EVERYTHING - PITBULL FT NE-YO, AFROJACK AND NAYER 866,000

07 GRENADE - BRUNO MARS 852,000

08 THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN 801,000

09 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE 798,000

10 ON THE FLOOR - JENNIFER LOPEZ FT PITBULL 784,000

11 JAR OF HEARTS - CHRISTINA PERRI 669,000

12 S&M - RIHANNA 643,000

13 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES AND GARETH MALONE 631,000

14 BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA 625,000

15 THE LAZY SONG - BRUNO MARS 618,000

16 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - CHRIS BROWN FT BENNY BENASSI 588,000

17 CHANGED THE WAY YOU KISS ME - EXAMPLE 582,000

18 I NEED A DOLLAR - ALOE BLACC 576,000

19 SWEAT - SNOOP DOGG 558,000

20 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 540,000