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It seems as if the One Direction boys can do no wrong, and that has been proven once again by former member Niall Horan, who has just conquered the American albums chart with ease on his first try. The singer’s debut solo title Flicker begins at No. 1 with 152,000 equivalent copies, with 128,000 of those being actual sales.

Including his work with the quintet that made him a star, Horan now has five No. 1 albums in the U.S. to his credit. He first reached the top with Up All Night back in 2011, and follow-up One Direction records Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013) and Four (2014) also debuted at the pinnacle of the Billboard 200. Between the five albums One Direction released and his sole solo effort, Horan has only missed hitting the No. 1 spot once in his career. The boy band’s final offering, Made In The A.M. stalled at No. 2, held back only by Justin Bieber’s Purpose, which nothing could beat.

Flicker has thus far spun off two singles, both of which have proven to not only be successful, but long-lasting hits. First up was “This Town,” which was originally released over a year ago. The song took its time climbing the charts, and it eventually rose all the way to No. 20 in America. After a considerable amount of time had passed (especially when taking into account the relatively short shelf life of most pop records), he dropped second single “Slow Hands,” which saw him take things in a more sultry direction. That tune performed even better on the Hot 100, rising all the way to No. 11, stopping just shy of becoming his first top 10 in America using his real name.

Horan is now the third of five former members of British boy band One Direction to score a No. 1 album in the U.S. Impressively, only three of the singers have dropped solo full-lengths, and they now have a sterling record when it comes to making a big splash on their own. Zayn was the first to do so, as he left the group, instead of waiting until it disbanded like the other four. His debut Mind Of Mine hit the top of the Billboard 200 back in March of 2016, powered in part by lead single “Pillowtalk,” which also started at No. 1.

Harry Styles found success going in a rockier direction this past summer with his self-titled full-length, and while he didn’t also notch a No. 1 hit single, his biggest track to date, “Sign Of The Times,” did make it all the way to No. 4 in the U.S.

The three former members of 1D who have rocketed to the peak position on the albums tally have been able to grow out of their boy band days by trying different sounds and styles, and each one sounds noticeably different from others. Zayn’s alt-R&B/pop couldn’t sound less like Harry Styles’ 70’s-esque rock, and Niall Horan is pulling off the acoustic guitar-fronted singer-songwriter look very well.

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