 The album debuted atop the Italian Albums Chart on the issue dated 16 February 2012 . It was certified platinum by Federation of the Italian Music Industry ( FIMI ) , denoting sales of 60 @,@ 000 units . In Mexico , the album topped the Mexican Albums Chart for twelve non @-@ consecutive weeks , and was certified four times platinum by the Mexican Recording Industry Association ( AMPROFON ) , denoting shipments of 240 @,@ 000 units . In Canada , the album bowed atop the Canadian Albums Chart with first @-@ week sales of 35 @,@ 000 copies , which made One Direction the first UK group in Canadian chart history to enter at number one with their debut album , and the first international act to debut at number one in the Nielsen SoundScan era ( post 1991 ) with their debut album . The album has been certified double platinum by Music Canada , denoting shipments of 160 @,@ 000 units . The album went straight to number one on the United States Billboard 200 chart , selling 176 @,@ 000 copies in its first week , which made One Direction the first UK group in US chart history to debut at number one with their first album . They were inducted into the Guinness World Records as a result . The album was certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on 26 July 2012 , denoting shipments of 2 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 copies . Up All Night also became the first album by a boy band to sell 500 @,@ 000 digital copies in the US by October 2012 . The album has sold over 2 @.@ 05 million copies in the United States as of August 2015 . 
