One Direction's new album hits No. 1 in the U.K. 

From Boys to Men: EW reviews Justin Bieber and One Direction’s new albums

On the homefront, chalk up a point to One Direction over Justin Bieber. The four-piece pop group’s latest album

hit No. 1 in the U.K. on Friday, notching 93,000 sales in one week, according to

. The quartet’s fifth album is also the year’s fastest-selling album, but don’t be surprised if Adele crushes that with

Purpose, were both released last Friday. Bieber barely trailed One Direction, raking in 90,000 sales, in the U.K. Per

would have been the fastest-selling album of the year across the pond. As for the sales battle in the U.S.,

will release the Billboard 200 chart next week.

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Read EW’s review of both albums here, and see which received the critical edge.

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