The Black Magic touch! Little Mix put on a sultry display on Secret Love Song single cover as they celebrate Get Weird going platinum and outselling One Direction

PUBLISHED: 18:41, 8 January 2016 | UPDATED: 19:23, 8 January 2016

As another successful band hailed from The X Factor, they're often compared to One Direction.

But after releasing a string of hits last year, Little Mix have finally overtaken their predecessors, selling more albums than the world famous boyband in 2015.

And the girls - Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson - have even more reasons to celebrate, with their third album, Get Weird, going platinum.

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Black magic touch! Little Mix (L-R) Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall managed to outsell One Direction in 2015, shifting more albums than the world's most successful boyband

The album, released in November, has also achieved chart longevity, still firmly in the top ten as it sits at number six in the UK charts, and has shifted 406,160 copies in the UK alone just this week.

With more than a million copies sold, Get Weird eclipses the success of their debut album, 2012's DNA, which has to date sold 384,667 units.

And the girls show no signs of slowing down any time soon, releasing their latest single, Secret Love Song, a duet with Jason Derulo.

Salute! Little Mix's third album, Get Weird has gone platinum. After selling more than one million copies, it eclipses the success of their debut album, 2012's DNA, which has to date sold 384,667 units

The single has already hit the Top 10 iTunes chart ahead of the hotly-anticipated video premiere, which will no doubt be sultry if it mirrors the single cover.

Nestled together in front of a stripped bare wall, the Black Magic hitmakers put on an alluring display, gazing seductively down the lens.

Leading the glamorous quartet, Leigh-Anne, 23, showed off her enviable frame in a nude bandeau , flashing a hint of her toned abs, whilst Perrie, 22, put on her trademark pose, leaving her mouth slightly agape and tilting her chin upwards.

Looking straight on with a seductive pout, Jesy, 24,flashed her taught tum in a white crop top, as Jade, 23, nestled in close, donning a lacy pink bralet.

One's to watch: The girls are set to have just as much success in 2016, with their latest single Secret Love Song - a duet with Jason Derulo - already in Top 10 iTunes chart ahead of the hotly-anticipated video premiere

Meanwhile, Jason - who does not feature on the cover shot - recently admitted that the lyrics to Secret Love Song were inspired by an affair he once had.

Speaking to Digital Spy he explained: 'I told a true f***ing story about this girl that I am really into but she has a boyfriend but we still do our thing.'

The 26-year-old was caught up in another romance scandal as he was rumoured to be dating Jade, which turned out to be an elaborate hoax put on by her bandmates.

Speaking to The Sun, Jade's bandmate started the rumour saying: 'She’s got someone on the go. His name starts with a J… then a D.'

But Jesy soon set her fans straight, tweeting: 'Guyyyys I'm not dating anyone! Me and the girls were joking around...banter gone wrong! xxjadexx'

Hoax: Jason was rumoured to be dating Jade, but it turned out to be an elaborate hoax put on by her bandmates. The Little Mix star soon set the record straight on Twitter

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Little Mix put on a sultry display on Secret Love Song single cover as they celebrate Get Weird going platinum and outselling One Direction

The Black Magic touch! Little Mix put on a sultry display on Secret Love Song single cover as they celebrate Get Weird going platinum and outselling One Direction