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MEMBERS: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik (left in 2015), Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson

BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Story Of My Life" (2014)

BIGGEST LP: Up All Night (2012)

GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

RECENT TIMELINE

September 18: One Direction topped the UK singles chart for 1 week with "What Makes You Beautiful."

November 18: One Direction released their debut LP Up All Night in the UK and Ireland.

# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

March 10: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "What Makes You Beautiful."
from the LP Up All Night
ARC chart run: 31 - 19 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 14 - 22 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 25
RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum
March 13: One Direction released their debut LP Up All Night in the US.
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Billboard # 1: Digital Albums
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "What Makes You Beautiful" - "Gotta Be You" - "One Thing" - "More Than This" - "Up All Night" - "I Wish" - "Tell Me A Lie" - "Taken" - "I Want" - "Everything About You" - "Same Mistakes" - "Save You Tonight" - "Stole My Heart"
March 31: One Direction topped the Billboard LP chart for 1 week and Digital Albums chart for 1 week with Up All Night. The LP sold over 176,000 copies its first week of release in the US.

April 13: Up All Night was certified gold.
April 21: One Direction hit the Top 10 with "What Makes You Beautiful."

May 26: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "One Thing."
from the LP Up All Night
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 26 - 22 - 18 - 17 - 17 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 19 - 24 - 33 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 67
RIAA Certification: Platinum

June 16: One Direction topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week with "What Makes You Beautiful."

July 26: Up All Night was certified platinum.

September 6: The video for "What Makes You Beautiful" won 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Best New Artist, Best Pop Video, and Most Share-Worthy Video.
September 20: One Direction released the digital EP iTunes Festival: London 2012.
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 140
Live Tracks: "What Makes You Beautiful" - "One Thing" - "Moments" - "More Than This" - "Up All Night" - "Na Na Na"
available for download at iTunes
September 29: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Live While We're Young."
from the LP Take Me Home
RIAA Certification: Platinum
ARC chart run: 36 - 19 - 18 - 13 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 17 - 25 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 84

October 20: One Direction topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart for 1 week with "Live While We're Young."

November 12: One Direction released Take Me Home.
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Live While We're Young" - "Kiss You" - "Little Things" - "C'mon, C'mon" - "Last First Kiss" - "Heart Attack" - "Rock Me" - "Change My Mind" - "I Would" - "Over Again" - "Back For You" - "They Don't Know About Us" - "Summer Love"
November 24: One Direction topped the UK singles chart with "Little Things."
November 24: One Direction topped the UK LP chart with Take Me Home.

December 1: One Direction topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Digital Albums chart with Take Me Home.
December 5: Take Me Home was certified platinum.
December 8: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Little Things."
from the LP Take Me Home
ARC chart run: 36 - 27 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 21 - 25 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 86
RIAA Certification: Platinum
December 31: Up All Night was the 3rd best-selling LP of the year with 1.6 million copies sold and Take Me Home came in 5th with 1.3 million copies sold.
December 31: One Direction topped the Billboard 2012 Year-End Chart-Toppers chart as the Top Pop New Artist.

# 15 Singles Artist of the Year

February 9: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Kiss You."
from the LP Take Me Home
RIAA Certification: Gold
ARC chart run: 31 - 27 - 24 - 23 - 20 - 20 - 22 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 103
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

March 2: One Direction topped the UK singles chart with the charity single "One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)."
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
March 23: One Direction won 2 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Music Group and Favorite Song ("What Makes You Beautiful").

July 27: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Best Song Ever."
from the LP Midnight Memories
ARC chart run: 37 - 27 - 18 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 17 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 82
RIAA Certification: Platinum
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

August 10: One Direction topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart with "Best Song Ever."
August 25: The video for "Best Song Ever" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Song of the Summer.
August 30: One Direction released the performance film One Direction: This Is Us. which topped the box office the weekend it came out.

November 9: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Story Of My Life."
from the LP Midnight Memories
ARC chart run: 40 - 25 - 20 - 17 - 17 - 13 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 6 - 11 - 17 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 29
RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
November 24: One Direction won 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Take Me Home).
November 25: One Direction released Midnight Memories.
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1
Tracks: "Best Song Ever" - "Story Of My Life" - "Diana" - "Midnight Memories" - "You & I" - "Don't Forget Where You Belong" - "Strong" - "Happily" - "Right Now" - "Little Black Dress" - "Through The Dark" - "Something Great" - "Little White Lies" - "Better Than Words"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

December 7: One Direction topped the UK LP chart with Midnight Memories.
December 7: One Direction performed on Saturday Night Live.
December 14: One Direction topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Digital Albums chart with Midnight Memories.
December 31: One Direction topped the Billboard 2013 Year-End Chart-Toppers chart as the Top Pop Billboard 200 Album Artist - Duo/Group.

# 14 Singles Artist of the Year

January 4: One Direction hit the Top 10 with "Story Of My Life."
January 22: Midnight Memories was certified platinum and Take Me Home and Up All Night were certified 2x platinum.

May 10: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "You & I."
from the LP Midnight Memories
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 24 - 24 - 24 - 21 - 21 - 24 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 104
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

October 11: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Steal My Girl."
from the LP Four
ARC chart run: 25 - 21 - 20 - 18 - 15 - 15 - 15 - 24 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 100
RIAA Certification: Gold
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

November 17: One Direction released Four.
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1
Tracks: "Steal My Girl" - "Ready To Run" - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" - "18" - "Girl Almighty" - "Fool's Gold" - "Night Changes" - "No Control" - "Fireproof" - "Spaces" - "Stockholm Syndrome" - "Clouds"
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
November 23: One Direction won 3 American Music Awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Midnight Memories).
November 29: One Direction topped the UK LP chart with Four.

December 6: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Night Changes."
from the LP Four
ARC chart run: 30 - 21 - 19 - 17 - 16 - 16 - 18 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 24 - 23 - 21 - 20 - 17 - 16 - 16 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 55
RIAA Certification: Gold
December 6: One Direction topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Digital Albums chart with Four. The LP sold over 401,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
December 20: One Direction performed on Saturday Night Live.
December 31: One Direction had the #9 best-selling LP of 2014 with Four selling over .8 million copies during the year.
December 31: One Direction topped the Billboard 2014 Year-End Chart Toppers chart as the Top Pop Artist, Top Pop Artist - Duo/Group, and Top Pop Billboard 200 Album Artist - Duo/Group.

# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

January 22: Four was certified platinum.

March 25: Malik announced he had quit the group.

August: One Direction announced that they would be taking a hiatus after touring and promoting their next LP, but insist the group is not breaking up.
August 8: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Drag Me Down."
ARC chart run: 33 - 23 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 11 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 16 - 20 - 26 - 32 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 44
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
August 22: One Direction topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart with "Drag Me Down."

September 5: One Direction hit the Top 10 with "Drag Me Down."

October 31: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Perfect."
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 11 - 13 - 17 - 21 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 53
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

November 13: One Direction released Made In The A.M.
Tracks: "Hey Angel" - "Drag Me Down" - "Perfect" - "Infinity" - "End Of The Day" - "If I Could Fly" - "Long Way Down" - "Never Enough" - "Olivia" - "What A Feeling" - "Love You Goodbye" - "I Want To Write You A Song" - "History"
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
November 22: One Direction won 2 American Music Awards including Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.
November 26: One Direction topped the UK LP chart with Made In The A.M.

December 11: Made In The A.M. was certified gold.
December 26: One Direction hit the Top 10 with "Perfect."
December 31: One Direction topped the Billboard 2015 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Pop Artist - Duo/Group.

Zayn: # 18 Singles Artist of the Year
One Direction: # 53 Singles Artist of the Year

February 6: Zayn got his first solo hit on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Pillowtalk."
from the LP Mind Of Mine
ARC chart run: 40 - 20 - 19 - 14 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 24 - 26 - 32 - 39 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 27
RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Visual Effects
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
February 11: Zayn topped the UK single charts with "Pillowtalk."
February 20: Zayn topped the Billboard 100 chart and Digital Songs chart with "Pillowtalk."
February 20: One Direction hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "History."
from the LP Made In The A.M.
ARC chart run: 38 - 36 - 35 - 34 - 34 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 135
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

March 5: Zayn hit the Top 10 with "Pillowtalk."
March 25: Zayn released Mind Of Mine.
RIAA Certification: Platinum
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

April 7: Zayn topped the UK LP chart with Mind Of Mine.
April 13: Made In The A.M. was certified platinum.
April 16: Zayn topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Digital Albums chart with Mind Of Mine.
April 23: Zayn hit #1 on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Pillowtalk."

May 7: Zayn topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart with "Pillowtalk."

June 11: Zayn hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Like I Would."
from the LP Mind Of Mine
ARC chart run: 34 - 32 - 29 - 28 - 28 - 27 - 27 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 109
RIAA Certification: Gold
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

July 28: Zayn's Mind Of Mine was certified gold.

September 3: Zayn topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart with "Like I Would."

November 20: Zayn won an American Music Award for New Artist of the Year.

December 17: Zayn hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Taylor Swift with "I Don't Wanna Live Forever."
from the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack
ARC chart run: 26 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 16 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 17
RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum
MTV VMA Winner: Best Collaboration
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
December 31: Zayn topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart with Taylor Swift with "I Don't Wanna Live Forever."

Zayn: # 31 Singles Artist of the Year
Louis Tomlinson: # 85 Singles Artist of the Year

January 14: Zayn hit the Top 10 with Taylor Swift with "I Don't Wanna Live Forever."

February 18: Tomlinson hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Steve Aoki with "Just Hold On."
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 40 - 38 - 34 - 34 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 121
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

April 1: Zayn hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from PartyNextDoor with "Still Got Time."
from the digital download
RIAA Certification: Gold
ARC chart run: 39 - 30 - 27 - 26 - 24 - 19 - 26 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 104
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

June 3: Liam hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Quavo with "Strip That Down."
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 27 - 25 - 24 - 20 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 11 - 16 - 23 - 35 - 38 - off
RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

July 22: Liam hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Zedd with "Get Low."
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 27 - 22 - 22 - 22 - 22 - 24 - 29 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

August 12: Louis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals with "Back To You."
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 29 - 28 - 28 - 28 - 22 - 22 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 105
RIAA Certification: Platinum
August 12: Liam hit the Top 10 with help from Quavo with "Strip That Down."
August 27: The video for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration.

October 14: Liam topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart with help from Quavo with "Strip That Down."
October 14: Zayn hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Sia with "Dusk Till Dawn."
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 35 - 33 - 35 - 34 - 34 - 31 - 31 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 100
RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

November 18: Liam hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bedroom Floor."
ARC chart run: 38 - 36 - 32 - 32 - 31 - 28 - off
from the digital download
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

Zayn: # 97 Singles Artist of the Year

January 20: Louis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Miss You."
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 148
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

April 28: Zayn hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Let Me."
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 23 - 23 - 22 - 22 - 24 - 23 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 105
from the digital download
RIAA Certification: Gold
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

December 21: Zayn released Icarus Falls.
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 61

Zayn: # 88 Singles Artist of the Year

May 20: Zayn's Mind Of Mine was certified platinum.

December 14: Tomlinson hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "We Made It"
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 31 - 27 - 26 - 26 - 30 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 100
from the LP Walls
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

January 31: Tomlinson released Walls.
Tracks: "Kill My Mind" - "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" - "Two Of Us" - "We Made It" - "Too Young" - "Walls" - "Habit" - "Always You" - "Fearless" - "Perfect Now" - "Defenceless" - "Only The Brave"
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 9
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
available on vinyl

January 31: Zayn released Nobody Is Listening.
Tracks: "Calamity" - "Better" - "Outside" - "Vibez" - "When Love's Around" - "Connexion" - "Sweat" - "Unf***witable" - "Windowsill" - "Tightrope" - "River Road"
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 44
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

September 17: Tomlinson hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Bigger Than Me"
from the LP Faith In The Future
ARC chart run: 40 - 39 - 38 - 35 - 32 - 32 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 132
November 11: Tomlinson release Faith In The Future.
Tracks: "The Greatest" - "Written All Over Your Face" - "Bigger Than Me" - "Lucky Again" - "Face The Music" - "Chicago" - "Common People" - "Out Of My System" - "Angels Fly" - "Saturdays" - "Silver Tongues" - "She Is Beauty We Are World Class" - "All This Time" - "That's The Way Love Goes"
available on vinyl
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 5
November 18: Tomlinson topped the UK LP chart with Faith In The Future.

August 5: Zayn hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Love Like This"
from the digital download
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 129

May 17: Zayn released Room Under The Stairs.
Tracks: "Dreamin" - "What I Am" - "Grateful" - "Alienated" - "My Woman" - "How It Feels" - "Stardust" - "Gates Of Hell" - "Birds On A Cloud" - "Concrete Kisses" - "False Starts" - "The Time" - "Something In The Water" - "Shoot At Will" - "Fushsia Sea"

One Direction Top Pop Singles:

"Story Of My Life" (2014)

"What Makes You Beautiful" (2012)

"Drag Me Down" (2015)

"Night Changes" (2015)

"Perfect" (2016)

"One Thing" (2012)

"Best Song Ever" (2013)

"Little Things" (2013)

"Live While We're Young" (2012)

"Steal My Girl" (2014)

"You & I" (2014)

"Kiss You" (2013)

"History" (2016)

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