Former X Factor heart-throbs One Direction have become the faces most likely to be adorning walls across the country as their calendar is unveiled as 2012's bestseller.
The five-piece group have gone straight to No.1 in the 2012 calendar chart, unseating last year’s joint favourites Cheryl Cole and Justin Bieber.
But it’s not just youth catching the eye of buyers, as fans stock up on the ever-slim frame of Sir Cliff Richard.
The veteran singer is still proving a hit at 71 by claiming second place – his highest spot for six years.
Cole has plummeted from view after leaving The X Factor. Her fall to No.11 means there is not a single female star in the top 10 of officially licensed calendars this year.
Bieber – who was in Belfast tonight for the MTV Europe Awards – has slipped to third spot.
The chart has been compiled by calendar firm Danilo in conjunction with retailer HMV, and includes sales for other retailers such as Clintons and Amazon.
Other acts making their debut in the chart include Moshi Monsters at No.9 and The Vampire Diaries at ten, while Elvis Presley returns to the top 10 for the first time since 2002 with a No.7 placing.
Also in the chart are JLS, remaining at four, Manchester United and Liverpool, up two places respectively at five and six, and Top Gear, up from 15 to eight.
