One Direction make US chart history with 'Take Me Home' "Take Me Home" notched the third-biggest opening week sales of the year with 540,000 units sold according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, placing it behind only Mumford & Son's "Babel" and Taylor Swift's "Red," which had the year's biggest opening with 1.2 million copies sold. It marked the first time a British band have seen their first two albums debut at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart. One Direction's first album "Up All Night" shot to the top of the chart with 176,000 copies in March this year. The lead single from "Take Me Home," "Live While We're Young" also made Billboard chart history after selling 341,000 copies in its first week, becoming the biggest opening week single sales for a non-US artist. One Direction - who were formed on the X Factor, and placed third in the competition - were able to trump a new release from pop star and "The Voice" judge Christina Aguilera, who debuted at No 7 with her fifth studio album "Lotus," selling 73,000 copies. Their success has piqued the curiosity of US interviewer Barbara Walters, who will be speaking to the band for her annual "The 10 Most Fascinating People," airing on ABC on Dec 12. However the band's members - Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne - will face stiff competition from R&B star Rihanna for the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart next week, as her new album "Unapologetic" is set for a big debut.