Historical Artist Profile

One Direction

Biography & Overview

One Direction, often shortened to 1D, were a British–Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik (until his departure in 2015). The group sold over 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Formed on the British singing competition show The X Factor in 2010, the group were propelled to global success by social media.

🇺🇸 US Billboard Tracking History 10 Charted Tracks
"Best Song Ever" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #2
"Live While We're Young" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #3
"Drag Me Down" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #3
"What Makes You Beautiful" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #4
"Story Of My Life" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #6
"Perfect" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #10
"Diana" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #11
"Midnight Memories" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #12
"One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #13
"Steal My Girl" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #13
🇬🇧 UK Official Charts History 40 Charted Tracks
"What Makes You Beautiful" Entered Charts: 2011
#1 HIT
"Little Things" Entered Charts: 2012
#1 HIT
"One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)" Entered Charts: 2013
#1 HIT
"Drag Me Down" Entered Charts: 2015
#1 HIT
"Best Song Ever" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #2
"Story Of My Life" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #2
"Perfect" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #2
"Gotta Be You" Entered Charts: 2011
Peak: #3
"Live While We're Young" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #3
"Steal My Girl" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #3
"History" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #6
"Night Changes" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #7
"One Thing" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #9
"Kiss You" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #9
"You & I" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #19
"Don'T Forget Whe You Belong" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #21
"Infinity" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #36
"Midnight Memories" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #39
"Ady To Run" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #44
"18" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #45
"Whe Do Broken Hearts Go" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #47
"Strong" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #48
"I Should Have Kissed You" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #55
"Diana" Entered Charts: 2013
Peak: #58
"Girl Almighty" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #65
"Olivia" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #72
"End Of The Day" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #73
"Fool'S Gold" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #74
"Love You Goodbye" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #78
"If I Could Fly" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #79
"A M" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #83
"Another World" Entered Charts: 2011
Peak: #85
"Mo Than This" Entered Charts: 2012
Peak: #86
"Temporary Fix" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #86
"Never Enough" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #89
"What A Feeling" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #90
"Fiproof" Entered Charts: 2014
Peak: #92
"Home" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #96
"Hey Angel" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #96
"Wolves" Entered Charts: 2015
Peak: #99