<Li> "Perfect" Released: 16 October 2015 </Li> <Li> "History" Released: 6 November 2015 </Li> <P> Made in the A.M. is the fifth studio album by the English - Irish boy band One Direction, released on 13 November 2015, by Columbia Records and Syco Music . The album is the group's first album following the departure of Zayn Malik, who left the group in March 2015 . The album was complemented by the singles "Drag Me Down", released on 31 July 2015; "Perfect", released on 16 October 2015 and "History", released on 16 January 2016 . These three singles reached the top 10 in a number of national charts . </P> <P> Upon its release, the record received generally favourable reviews from critics . It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 93,189 copies, and at number two on the US Billboard 200, with 402,000 first - week sales, behind Justin Bieber's Purpose . The album's first - week sales were higher than the band's previous album, Four, which amassed an opening sale of 387,000 in 2014, breaking a predicted boy band trend of consecutive declining album sales . Additionally, Made in the A.M. was the second fastest - selling album of 2015 in the UK, surpassed only by Adele's 25, a week after the album's release . According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Made in the A.M. was the sixth best - selling album of 2015 with 2.4 million copies sold worldwide . </P>

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