Quote:
Originally posted by BoyOnBoy Wonder
1 Rihanna
2 Adele
3 The Beatles
4 Bruno Mars
5 David Guetta
6 One Direction
7 Maroon 5
8 Coldplay
9 Flo Rida
10 P!nk
Source: http://kworb.net/itunes/
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From that same source:
Albums
1 Adele - 21 (charting for 678 days)
7 Rihanna - Unapologetic (charting for 59 days)
It's clear though that Rihanna is more global than 1D.
On topic: Even though The Wanted guy probably didn't mean Beatlemania in terms of sales or impact (I think he was just refering to the resurgence of British boy bands in America), he is still completely wrong. Being a 1-hit wonder in North America doesn't make you successful or (ironically)
wanted in that part of the world, which is what Beatlemania was about.
It applies more to 1D...about whom you can say there's a mini Beatlemania going on.