Highest debut by UK group on US singles chart

Highest debut by UK group on US singles chart
Who
One Direction
Where
United States ()
When

One Direction (UK/Ireland) debuted at No.3 on the US singles chart on 20 October 2012 with “Live While We’re Young” – the highest bow by an all- or predominantly British group in the 55-year history of the Billboard Hot 100. Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson amassed first-week digital sales of 341,000 to eclipse the Spice Girls (UK) and their No.5 debut with “Say You’ll Be There” in May 1997.