British-Irish boy band One Direction including Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik have recorded material for five studio albums. Apart from their album songs, the band has released several non-album singles, such as the charity singles "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" and "God Only Knows".
"Forever young", which would have been released if they had won The X Factor, was their first unofficial single. "What Makes You Beautiful", was released as their debut single and lead single from their debut studio album, Up All Night (2011). They made history as the first U.K. group to bow at number one on the Billboard 200 with a debut album. "Gotta Be You", "One Thing", and "More than This" were the other three singles from their debut album with the first two being top-ten singles in the UK.
The band's second studio album, Take Me Home, was released in November 2012. The lead single "Live While We're Young" was released on 30 September 2012, and recorded the highest opening week sales figure for a song by a non-US artist. "Little Things" and "Kiss You", the succeeding singles, were also 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 huge commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200. Their fourth studio album, Four, was released on 17 November 2014. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200 following its release.
Their fifth studio album, Made in the A.M., released on 13 November 2015, was One Direction's final album before the group's indefinite hiatus in January 2016. "Drag Me Down" served as the lead single from the album.
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+KeyIndicates single release•Indicates non-album singleIndicates song written by member(s) of the band
Song Artist(s) Writer(s) Album(s) Year Ref. "18" One Direction Four 2014 "A.M." One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Act my Age" One DirectionJohn Ryan
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Ed Drewett Four 2014 "Alive" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Another World" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Back for You" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Best Song Ever" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Better than Words" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "C'mon, C'mon" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Change My Mind" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Change Your Ticket" One Direction Four 2014 "Clouds" One Direction Four 2014 "Diana" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Does He Know?" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Don't Forget Where You Belong" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Drag Me Down" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "End of the Day"One Direction Made in the A.M.2015 "Everything About You" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Fireproof" One Direction Four 2014 "Fool's Gold" One Direction Four 2014 "Forever Young" The song is a cover of the Alphaville song that was released as the band's winning single. One Direction 2010 "Girl Almighty" One Direction Four 2014 "God Only Knows" Brian Wilson, One Direction, and various artists 2014 "Gotta Be You" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Half a Heart" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Happily" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Heart Attack" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Heroes" The X Factor finalists 2010 2010 "Hey Angel" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "History" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Home" One Direction Perfect EP 2015 "I Should've Kissed You" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "I Want" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "I Want to Write You a Song" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "I Wish" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "I Would" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "If I Could Fly" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Illusion" One Direction Four 2014 "Infinity" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Irresistible" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Kiss You" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Last First Kiss" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Little Black Dress" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Little Things" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Little White Lies" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Live While We're Young" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Long Way Down" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Love You Goodbye" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Loved You First" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Magic" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Midnight Memories" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Moments" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "More than This" One Direction Jamie Scott Up All Night 2011 "Na Na Na" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Never Enough" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Night Changes" One Direction Four2014 "No Control" One Direction Four 2014 "Nobody Compares" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Olivia" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "Once in a Lifetime" One Direction Four 2014 "One Thing" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" The song is a medley of Blondie's "One Way or Another" (1979) and The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks" (1978). One Direction 2013 "Over Again" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Perfect" One Direction Made in the A.M.2015 "Ready to Run" One Direction Four 2014 "Right Now" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Rock Me" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Same Mistakes" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Save You Tonight" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "She's Not Afraid" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Something Great" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Spaces" One Direction Four 2014 "Stand Up" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Steal My Girl" One Direction Four 2014 "Still the One" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Stockholm Syndrome" One Direction Four 2014 "Stole My Heart" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Story of My Life" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Strong" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Summer Love" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Taken" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Tell Me a Lie" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Temporary Fix" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "They Don't Know About Us" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Through the Dark" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Truly, Madly, Deeply" One Direction Take Me Home 2012 "Up All Night" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Walking in the Wind" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "What a Feeling" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction Up All Night 2011 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" One Direction Four 2014 "Why Don't We Go There" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013 "Wishing on a Star" The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction Billie Rae Calvin 2011 "Wolves" One Direction Made in the A.M. 2015 "You & I" One Direction Midnight Memories 2013
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