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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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One Direction Discography

English-Irish boy band One Direction have released five studio albums, ten extended plays, seventeen singles (including two charity singles), two video albums, and seventeen music videos. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British television singing competition The X Factor in 2010. They subsequently signed in North America with Columbia Records. One Direction: This Is Us, a 3D documentary concert film was released on 29 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and 30 August 2013 in the United States. The film captures the band on the road during the Take Me Home Tour and documents their origins and rise to fame.

The group's debut studio album Up All Night was released on 18 November 2011. It topped the charts in sixteen countries. The lead single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100; it has since been certified four and six times platinum in the US and Australia, respectively. Subsequent singles, "Gotta Be You" and "One Thing", became top ten hits in the UK. The band's second studio album Take Me Home was released 9 November 2012. The record sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US and went to number-one in thirty-five countries. The album's lead single, "Live While We're Young", became One Direction's highest-peaking song in a number of countries and recorded the highest first-week sales for a song by a non-US artist. "Little Things" and "Kiss You", the succeeding singles, became moderate successes.

One Direction's third studio album, Midnight Memories, was released on 25 November 2013. The album was preceded by its lead single "Best Song Ever" and its critically acclaimed second single "Story of My Life". The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, making One Direction the first band in history to have their first three albums all debut atop the Billboard 200. With their fourth album, Four, released on 17 November 2014, they extended the record to four consecutive number-one albums. Their next album, Made in the A.M. was released on 13 November 2015 & was preceded by its lead single "Drag Me Down". In October 2015, the band announced the second single from the album, "Perfect". As of May 2022, the band has sold more than 70 million records worldwide and over 21 million in their home country.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
AUS
BEL
CAN
IRE
ITA
NZ
POR
SWE
US
Up All Night 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
  • UK: 1,180,000
  • US: 2,095,000
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IRMA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum
Take Me Home
  • Released: 9 November 2012
  • Labels: Syco, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • UK: 1,110,000
  • IRE: 8,200
  • US: 2,043,000
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
  • IRMA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • NVPI: Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
Midnight Memories
  • Released: 25 November 2013
  • Labels: Syco, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1
  • UK: 980,000
  • IRE: 10,400
  • US: 1,552,000
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • GLF: 2× Platinum
  • IRMA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Four
  • Released: 17 November 2014
  • Labels: Syco, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • UK: 706,000
  • CAN: 98,000
  • US: 1,064,000
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Made in the A.M.
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Labels: Syco, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2
  • UK: 546,000
  • US: 853,000
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • GLF: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
AUS
CAN
US
One Direction: Up All Night – The Live Tour
  • Released: 28 May 2012
  • Labels: Syco, Columbia
  • Format: DVD
6 1 1 1
  • UK: 61,000
  • US: 76,000
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 10× Platinum
  • MC: 6× Platinum
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film
  • Released: 1 December 2014
  • Labels: Syco, Columbia
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
1 1 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Extended play details Peak chart positions Sales
US
FRA
iTunes Festival: London 2012
  • Released: 20 September 2012
  • Label: Syco Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
140
  • US: 17,000
Live While We're Young
  • Released: 28 September 2012
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
73
Best Song Ever (from "This Is Us")
  • Released: 19 July 2013
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Midnight Memories
  • Released: 7 March 2014
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
You & I
  • Released: 23 May 2014
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Perfect
  • Released: 22 October 2015
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Acoustic
  • Released: 23 July 2020
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Live
  • Released: 23 July 2020
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Rarities
  • Released: 23 July 2020
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Remixes
  • Released: 23 July 2020
  • Label: Syco
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
UK
AUS
BEL (Fl)
CAN
DEN
IRE
NL
NZ
SWE
US
"What Makes You Beautiful" 2011 1 7 8 7 26 1 63 2 29 4
  • UK: 1,940,000
  • US: 4,888,000
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 13× Platinum
  • BEA: Gold
  • GLF: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
  • MC: 8× Platinum
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
Up All Night
"Gotta Be You" 3 3
  • UK: 59,461
  • BPI: Silver
  • ARIA: Gold
"One Thing" 2012 9 3 37 17 6 72 16 39
  • UK: 154,000
  • US: 1,637,000
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
"More than This" 86 49 39
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Live While We're Young" 3 2 7 2 4 1 3 1 23 3
  • UK: 367,000
  • US: 1,383,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Take Me Home
"Little Things" 1 9 30 20 23 2 2 27 33
  • UK: 1,250,000
  • US: 1,138,000
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
"Kiss You" 2013 9 13 30 30 24 7 30 13 50 46
  • US: 959,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" 1 3 5 9 1 1 1 3 28 13
  • UK: 505,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BEA: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
  • GLF: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold
Midnight Memories
"Best Song Ever" 2 4 12 2 2 2 5 3 22 2
  • UK: 406,000
  • US: 1,275,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
"Story of My Life" 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 8 6
  • UK: 1,430,000
  • US: 2,860,000
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum
  • GLF: Gold
  • MC: 4× Platinum
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
"Midnight Memories" 2014 39 45 4 35 2 3 5 3 12
  • BPI: Silver
  • ARIA: Gold
"You & I" 19 23 17 78 38 7 32 22 21 68
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
"Steal My Girl" 3 9 15 16 1 3 31 9 18 13
  • UK: 50,973
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
Four
"Night Changes" 7 33 20 13 76 11 40 31
  • UK: 16,489
  • US: 1,010,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Drag Me Down" 2015 1 1 5 4 5 1 5 1 6 3
  • UK: 1,180,000
  • US: 1,208,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
Made in the A.M.
"Perfect" 2 4 9 13 25 1 28 7 12 10
  • US: 817,000
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
"History" 6 25 44 46 8 72 14 63 65
  • UK: 1,300,000
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
  • MC: Gold
  • RMNZ: Platinum
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Notes
UK
AUS
BEL
CAN
DEN
IRE
NL
NZ
US
"Heroes"
(as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010)
2010 1 1
  • UK: 144,000
"Wishing on a Star"
(The X Factor Finalists 2011
featuring JLS and One Direction)
2011 1 1
  • UK: 98,932
  • A charity single for Together for Short Lives.
"God Only Knows"
(as BBC Music and Friends)
2014 20 77
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
(as part of Band Aid 30)
1 3 1 8 35 1 4 2 63
  • UK: 526,000
"—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
UK
AUS
CAN
DEN
IRE
MEX
Ing.

NL
NZ
SWE
US
"Diana" 2013 58 23 1 2 3 2 55 11 Midnight Memories
"Strong" 48 44 3 22 4 1 58 87
"Fireproof" 2014 92
  • UK: 3,723
Four
"Ready to Run" 44 60 10 46 29 58 77
  • UK: 3,387
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" 47 90 69 43 88
  • UK: 3,781
  • US: 37,818
  • BPI: Silver
"18" 45 84 84 41 46 87
  • UK: 4,922
  • US: 38,610
"Girl Almighty" 65 42
  • UK: 3,149
  • US: 21,703
"Fool's Gold" 74
  • UK: 3,551
  • US: 18,645
"Infinity" 2015 36 22 40 38 59 28 42 54
  • AUS: 35,000
  • BPI: Silver
  • ARIA: Gold
Made in the A.M.
"Home" 96 48 75 84 74 Perfect EP
"End of the Day" 73 58 67 41 96 59 Made in the A.M.
"Love You Goodbye" 78 75 80 45 71
  • AMPROFON: Gold
"What a Feeling" 90 77 59 94 74
"—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
AUS
CAN
FRA
IRE
ITA
KOR
MEX
SWE
US
"Na Na Na" 2011 86 27 119
  • ARIA: Gold
Up All Night
"Another World" 85 66 34
"Moments" 118 60 87
  • ARIA: Gold
"Stand Up" 80
"Up All Night" 149
"I Should Have Kissed You" 2012 55 71
"Everything About You" 41
"Nobody Compares" 174 79 198 Take Me Home
"She's Not Afraid" 171 89
"Still the One" 197 97
"Heart Attack" 100 39
"Rock Me" 122 98
  • AMPROFON: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Gold
"They Don't Know About Us" 102
  • BPI: Silver
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum
"Last First Kiss" 5
"Loved You First" 36
"I Would" 126
"C'mon, C'mon" 107
"Back For You" 116
"Summer Love" 131
"Change My Mind" 134
"Over Again" 139
"Don't Forget Where You Belong" 2013 21 50 51 90 Midnight Memories
"Half a Heart" 108 82
"Alive" 150
"Better Than Words" 185 195
"Does He Know?" 130
"Happily" 120 86 35
"Little Black Dress" 177
"Little White Lies" 149 200
"Right Now" 173 186
"Through the Dark" 175
"Why Don't We Go There" 156
"Stockholm Syndrome" 2014 107 31 99 Four
"Change Your Ticket" 149 50
"Clouds" 183
"Illusion" 181
"No Control" 135
  • BPI: Silver
  • AMPROFON: Gold
"Once in a Lifetime" 170
"Spaces" 160
"Act My Age" 140
"If I Could Fly" 2015 79 70 146 53 26 58 83
  • BPI: Silver
  • AMPROFON: Gold
Made in the A.M.
"Olivia" 72 84 55 76 87
  • BPI: Silver
"A.M." 83 81 185 62 38 78 94
  • AMPROFON: Gold
"Never Enough" 89 100 65 49 89 100
"Temporary Fix" 86 69 96 96
"Hey Angel" 96 98 76 48 99
"I Want to Write You a Song" 103 97 77 94
"Wolves" 99 78
"Walking in the Wind" 104 79
"Long Way Down" 106 99
"—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

As lead artist
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"What Makes You Beautiful" 2011 John Urbano
"Gotta Be You"
"One Thing" 2012 Declan Whitebloom
"More than This" Andy Saunders
"Live While We're Young" Vaughan Arnell
"Little Things"
"Kiss You" 2013
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" One Direction
"Best Song Ever" Ben Winston
"Story of My Life"
"Midnight Memories" 2014
"You & I"
"Steal My Girl" Ben Turner
Gabe Turner
"Night Changes" Ben Winston
"Drag Me Down" 2015 Ben Turner
Gabe Turner
"Perfect" Sophie Muller
"History" 2016 Ben Winston
Calvin Aurand
Gabe Turner
As featured artist
Title Year Director(s)
"Heroes"
(as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010)
2010 Unknown
"Wishing on a Star"
(The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction)
2011
"God Only Knows"
(as BBC Music and Friends)
2014
"Do They Know it's Christmas?"
(as Band Aid 30)

See also