Pink Floyd Beat 1D To Most Pre-Ordered Album

Pink Floyd's 'The Endless River' beats 1D to most pre-ordered album ever.

Pink Floyd's forthcoming album The Endless River has become Amazon's most pre-ordered album of all time.

The band's first album in 20 years has overtaken One Direction's 2013 album Midnight Memories to claim the title. The Endless River is officially released on November 10.

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd has said that the forthcoming album will be their last.

Amazon's top 10 pre-ordered artist albums of 2014 are as follows:

1. Pink Floyd: The Endless River
2. Coldplay: Ghost Stories
3. Bruce Springsteen: High Hopes
4. Paolo Nutini: Caustic Love
5. Ed Sheeran: x (multiply)
6. Kasabian: 48:13
7. Elbow: The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
8. Collabro: Stars
9. Royal Blood: Royal Blood
10. Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey: Going Back Home

Amazon's top 10 pre-ordered artist albums of all time are as follows:

1. Pink Floyd: The Endless River
2. One Direction: Midnight Memories
3. Robbie Williams: Swings Both Ways
4. Take That: Progress
5. Susan Boyle: I Dreamed a Dream
6. Coldplay: Ghost Stories
7. David Bowie: The Next Day
8. Coldplay: X&Y
9. Take That: The Circus
10. Amy Winehouse: Lioness: Hidden Treasures