▁ 5 0 ▁Best ▁Albums ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁Best ▁International ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁BR IT ▁Awards , ▁the ▁M ete ors ▁and ▁the ▁Jun o ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁performance ▁Only ▁by ▁the ▁Night ▁was ▁a ▁massive ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁album ▁entered ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁at ▁number ▁one , ▁with ▁first ▁week ▁sales ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Only ▁by ▁the ▁Night ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁biggest ▁s elling ▁digital ▁album ▁of ▁all - time ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁sur pass ing ▁Amy ▁W ine house ' s ▁Back ▁to ▁Black . ▁Sales ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁which ▁Only ▁by ▁the ▁Night ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁biggest ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁were ▁ 1 , 1 8 1 , 6 4 0 ▁and ▁a ▁similar ▁level ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 7 8 , 5 5 5 ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁fifth ▁biggest ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁sold ▁a ▁further ▁ 3 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 1 ▁on ▁the ▁year - end ▁chart . ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1