One Direction
One Direction began on the 23rd of July 2010, when five young singers who had each been knocked out of a talent show were put together as a group. Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson had all auditioned alone for the 2010 series of The X Factor. None of them made it past the bootcamp round of the Boys category. Within a few years, the English-Irish pop band, formed in London, had sold more than 70 million records worldwide. Their story raises some odd questions. Who actually came up with the idea of joining five rejected soloists into one act? How does a group that lost its talent show end up compared with the Beatles? What role did the internet play when the band and its fans met there every day? And why would a band at the height of its fame choose to pause?
In 2013, Simon Cowell said it had taken him only 10 minutes to form the group. Nicole Scherzinger, a guest judge that year, had also claimed the idea as hers. In 2022, The X Factor released footage nobody had seen before, and it showed that Scherzinger played a significant part. The footage also revealed the order in which the members were chosen. Horan came first, then Styles, Tomlinson, Payne and Malik. Styles supplied the name, which was soon shortened to 1D.
For their qualifying round at the judges' houses, the new group sang an acoustic version of "Torn". It was also the first song they ever performed together. Cowell later said the performance convinced him they "were confident, fun, like a gang of friends, and kind of fearless as well". The band quickly became a fan favourite on the show, with a large online following.
In the 2010 final, only Matt Cardle and Rebecca Ferguson finished ahead of them. Right after the final, "Forever Young", the song they would have released had they won, leaked onto the internet. Cowell then signed the band to Syco Records on a reported £2 million deal. Recording of a debut album began in January 2011, when the group flew to Los Angeles to work with the producer RedOne. They also joined the X Factor Live Tour, playing to 500,000 people across the UK. When the tour ended in April 2011, the five returned to work on the album.
In September 2011, the single "What Makes You Beautiful" was released in the UK and Ireland and went straight to number one. It had become the most pre-ordered single in the history of Sony Music Entertainment. The next two singles, "Gotta Be You" and "One Thing", both reached the UK top ten. In November 2011, the band signed with Columbia Records for North America. Its co-chairman Steve Barnett said he "thought there was a void, and maybe they could seize and hold it." That month, the debut album Up All Night came out in the UK and Ireland. It became the country's fastest-selling debut album of 2011. The Up All Night Tour began in December 2011, their first as headliners, and its tickets had sold out in 12 minutes.
One Direction arrived in the United States in February 2012 and began a run of radio promotion. They also opened for Big Time Rush, playing 16 shows. Their first American television appearance came on The Today Show at Rockefeller Center, where an estimated 15,000 fans gathered on the plaza. That month, "What Makes You Beautiful" was released in the US. It debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest debut for a British act in more than a decade. By June 2016, it had sold 4.8 million copies in the US and over 7 million worldwide.
Up All Night reached international release in March 2012. It made One Direction the first UK group whose debut album reached number one in the US, and Guinness World Records inducted them for it. The album went on to top the charts in 16 countries. By August 2012 it had sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Across the whole of 2012 it sold 4.5 million, making it the third best-selling album in the world that year.
In April 2012, the band appeared in an episode of the sitcom iCarly. In May 2012, their book Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction was published in the US and topped The New York Times Best Seller list. In June 2012, Nick Gatfield, chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, said he expected the band to represent a $100 million business empire by 2013. By August 2012, sales exceeded 8 million singles, 3 million albums and 1 million DVDs. That month, they performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On the 6th of September 2012, they won all three MTV Video Music Awards for which they were nominated, including Best New Artist.
A lawsuit filed in April 2012 threatened to take their name away. An American pop rock band also called One Direction said it had used the name since 2009 and had recorded two albums. It had applied to register the trademark in the US in February 2011. It asked for three times the profits of the UK band, plus damages above US$1 million. The suit said Syco and Sony Music had knowingly ignored its rights after learning of the overlap in early 2011. In September 2012, the BBC reported that the UK group had won the dispute. The American band renamed itself Uncharted Shores, and both groups said in a joint statement that they were happy with the outcome. That same month, the UK group released "Live While We're Young", the lead single of its second album.
Take Me Home arrived in November 2012 and sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and topped the charts in more than 34 other countries. One Direction became the first boy band in US chart history to record two number-one albums in the same calendar year. They were also the first group ever to see their first two albums reach the top. The debut had been described by Robert Copsey of Digital Spy as a "collection of PG pop rock with killer choruses". The follow-up was written by committee, with an average of just under five songwriters per track. Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub and Carl Falk, who composed "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing", spent six months in Stockholm developing songs. They shaped melodies around the voices of the members. Recording began in May 2012 at Kinglet Studios in Stockholm, and the cover shows the group around a red K6 telephone box. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian heard a "peppy, synth-bolstered take on early-80s new-wave pop". Jon Caramanica of The New York Times found it "far more mechanical" than the debut.
"Best Song Ever" was released on the 22nd of July 2013 as the lead single from Midnight Memories. It reached number two in the US, the band's highest US chart position. It also broke the 24-hour Vevo record, with 10.9 million views on YouTube. To promote the album, the band held "1D Day", a seven-hour interactive YouTube live-stream sponsored by Google. Guests included Simon Cowell, Khloe Kardashian, Kelly Rowland, Robbie Williams, Celine Dion and Piers Morgan. Midnight Memories was released globally on the 25th of November 2013. It debuted at number one in the UK and US, making One Direction the first group to open at number one on the Billboard 200 with its first three albums. Despite its late-year release, it became the best-selling album worldwide in 2013, with 4 million copies. The band called it "edgy" with a "slightly rockier tone". It drew on 80s rock and briefly touched dubstep in "Little White Lies". Critics praised the lyrical depth and the group's involvement in production.
On the 8th of September 2014, the band announced Four, due on the 17th of November. Payne called it "edgier" and said the group had written most of its songs. Horan had suggested the title, to mark their fourth album in four years. The lead single "Steal My Girl" came out on the 29th of September. The second single, "Night Changes", sold over one million units in the US. Two months before release, Four was already the top album on iTunes in 67 countries. It became the sixth-bestselling album of 2014, with 3.2 million copies. One Direction became the only group to have its first four albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Rolling Stone called the record "saturated with retro vibes".
The song "Perfect" arrived in October 2015 and reached the Billboard top ten. It was the group's fifth top-ten Hot 100 debut, which broke the Beatles' record for the most among bands. Its parent album, Made in the A.M., was a "slick-sounding" pop record with a reflective mood and more ballads than usual. It experimented with jazz-fusion, indie, brit-pop and synth-pop. Several songs dealt with failed relationships, which made it sadder than earlier releases. Teen Vogue called it a "long love letter to Directioners". The New York Times heard influences from the Beatles, Coldplay and the Bee Gees. Rolling Stone later called the group "one of the great rock bands of the 21st century."
Slate noticed that One Direction was unusual among boy bands. They did not dance, rarely wore matching outfits and were heavily tattooed. Their songs, videos and personas also had a joking, fun tone. Each member was given a role. Horan was "the cute Irish one", Malik "the quiet and mysterious one", Payne "the sensible one", Styles "the charming flirt" and Tomlinson "the funny one". Not every critic was won over. Chris Richards of The Washington Post wrote that no one voice stood out. He could not imagine a successful solo act emerging from the band.
The Take Me Home Tour began in February 2013 as the band's first all-arena tour. It ran to 123 shows across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. Within a day of going on sale, 300,000 tickets had sold in the UK and Ireland. Those included a six-date sell-out at the O2 Arena in London. The tour grossed $114 million.
On the 16th of May 2013, the band announced the Where We Are Tour, their first all-stadium run. It began on the 25th of April 2014 and ended on the 5th of October 2014 after 69 shows. It grossed over $290 million, beating the runner-up, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience World Tour, by $87 million. That made it the highest-grossing tour of 2014, the 15th highest of all time and the highest ever for a vocal group. A total of 3.4 million people attended.
The On the Road Again Tour opened in February 2015 as their fourth world tour and second all-stadium tour. It ended on the 31st of October 2015 after 80 shows in stadiums across Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. It sold more than 2.3 million tickets and grossed $208 million, the second highest of 2015.
One Direction: This Is Us, a 3D documentary and concert film directed by Morgan Spurlock, was released by TriStar Pictures on the 30th of August 2013. It topped the UK and US box offices and grossed over $60 million worldwide. That made it the fourth highest-grossing concert movie. In December 2013, the home release sold nearly 270,000 copies in the UK within three days. It beat the record set by Michael Jackson's This Is It in 2010 by 10,000 copies. For the film's premiere, police sealed off Leicester Square, where an estimated 70,000 fans had gathered.
Paul McCartney, a former Beatle, warned the band about the pressure of fame like theirs. Fan hysteria around One Direction was often compared to Beatlemania, and the group was called the biggest British group since the Beatles. Together with acts like Adele, they were also seen as part of a new British Invasion of the US. In 2014, Styles claimed the band was bigger than the Beatles in fame, while admitting they could not compete musically. McCartney disagreed.
The Wanted was supposed to be One Direction's great rival, and many expected a feud like the one between NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Billboard wrote in 2014 that "the boy band war was not a war at all; it had been a one-sided stomping". The Wanted went on indefinite hiatus that year. Its members said "One Direction are a phenomenon that no one else can compete with".
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry named One Direction its Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2013, as the world's best-selling artist. In 2014, Billboard named them Artist of the Year. They won seven Brit Awards, seven American Music Awards, six Billboard Music Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. At the Teen Choice Awards, they set a record with 28 wins from 31 nominations. Forbes ranked them the fourth highest-earning celebrities in the world in 2015 and the highest-earning under 30. The band was reportedly worth over $1 billion. In 2016, Forbes placed them second, a year into their hiatus.
Sonny Takhar, a former president of Syco Records, attributed the group's breakthrough to social media. The band's manager, Will Bloomfield, put it plainly: "These guys live online, and so do their fans." Each member used Twitter to talk with fans. Sunil Singhvi, a former Twitter head of entertainment in the UK, said online fans were the reason the group became a global phenomenon. Savan Kotecha told Rolling Stone that the band "just knew how to speak to their fans". The Detroit News called them "the first megastar boy band of the Social Media Era".
Fans called themselves Directioners, and they were considered one of the largest fandoms on the internet. HuffPost described mobs forming outside hotels, at airports and around concert venues. For years the band members had to leave buildings discreetly to stay safe. On the writing site Wattpad, One Direction was the most popular topic for views and comments, and some stories passed 100 million views. A 2016 study found that a quarter of Wattpad's 150 most popular authors wrote One Direction fan fiction. In 2014, writer Anna Todd published After, which began as a One Direction fan fiction on Wattpad.
In 2015, One Direction was the second most reblogged band on Tumblr. The most reblogged ship that year was "Larry Stylinson", a name joining Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles. Fans who believe the conspiracy theory that the two are or were a couple are known as Larries. A 2011 tweet from Tomlinson to Styles became one of the most-retweeted tweets on Twitter, peaking as the second most retweeted of all time. The fandom is also credited with popularising an internet meme that digitally added flower crowns to images of celebrities. In 2013, members of the fandom started Rainbow Direction, an organisation promoting inclusivity for LGBTQ+ fans at the band's concerts.
The media did not always treat the fans kindly. The 2013 British documentary Crazy About One Direction focused on fans labelled "the craziest", including some who wished harm on band members' partners. The fandom reacted with intense backlash, believing the portrayal was inaccurate. The Independent took the opposite view, writing that the band's legacy was "the extraordinary power of teenage girls", whom it called "alchemists". In 2022, Fast Company wrote that "One Direction fangirls made the internet a better place". That same year, Kaitlyn Tiffany published Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It.
In 2011, One Direction became the face of Pokémon Black and White in a series of television adverts, and they launched two Nokia phones. In 2012, they teamed up with Colgate on a One Direction toothpaste and toothbrush line. They also signed with Pepsi, appearing with NFL player Drew Brees in the "Live for Now" campaign. The American firm Hasbro launched mini figures of the members, and that October the band endorsed the Filipino clothing brand Penshoppe. In 2013, they announced "1D World" pop-up shops in Brisbane, Toronto, Chicago, New York, Tokyo and Stockholm. Nabisco became the title sponsor of their North American tour. MUA Cosmetics released a makeup range called "Little Things", inspired by the members' favourite colours. Their first fragrance, "Our Moment", was sold exclusively at Harrods. Later scents followed: "That Moment" in February 2014, "You & I" in August 2014, and "Between Us" in June 2015. In 2015, they appeared in a Toyota Vios advert in Thailand and in a Honda Civic advert with the tagline "It's all One Direction approved."
In February 2013, the band released "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)", a medley of two songs, as the single for Comic Relief. It reached number one in the UK and Ireland and peaked at 13 in the US. The video was shot in Ghana, where the group volunteered at a children's hospital, and in Tokyo, New York and London. In London, it included 10 Downing Street, with a cameo from the then prime minister David Cameron. The band also travelled to several African countries to make short films for the charity, and together they raised over £2 million.
The BBC's Children in Need telethon featured the band in 2011. In 2012, they opened the broadcast with "Live While We're Young". They said it was "incredible" to take part, because they had "always watched" it as children. That year, Niall Horan organised a birthday event at the Mullingar Park hotel for Irish Autism Action and Temporary Emergency Accommodation Mullingar. Tickets sold out in minutes. In 2013, Payne and Styles became ambassadors for the cancer charity Trekstock. A partnership with Office Depot sent part of its proceeds to an anti-bullying education programme. The nonprofit DoSomething named One Direction the most charitable act of the year, behind Taylor Swift. The band also regularly supported the children's charity Believe in Magic.
In August 2014, fans could meet the band after giving £5 to Stand Up To Cancer. On the 15th of November 2014, the members joined Band Aid 30 at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London. They recorded a new version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money during the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa. In 2015, they launched the "Action 1D" campaign with Action/2015 to raise awareness of poverty, inequality and climate change. Then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton supported it. The campaign arrived in a year that would also change the band itself.
On the 25th of March 2015, during the Asia leg of their tour, the band announced Zayn Malik's departure. "I'd like to apologise to the fans if I've let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart", he said in the statement. He added: "I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight." He denied rumours of a rift. Later he said he left because he was unhappy with the musical direction and could not "put any input in". Fan reactions went viral, including candlelight vigils held in his memory. Madame Tussauds in London hired "tissue attendants" to comfort visitors at the band's wax sculptures. On the 14th of May 2015, the remaining four appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden and confirmed they would carry on without a fifth member.
On the 31st of July 2015, the four released "Drag Me Down" with no promotional material or announcement. It reached number one in the UK and Ireland, number three in the US, and became their first number one in France and Australia. It also set a UK record for first-week streams, with 2.03 million. In August 2015, they said they would go on hiatus in 2016 to pursue individual projects, planning to work together again. Made in the A.M. came out on the 13th of November 2015 and topped the charts in the UK, while reaching number two in the US. On the 22nd of November 2015, the band won Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards for the second year in succession. They performed on The X Factor final on the 13th of December. Their final televised performance as a group came on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on the 31st of December 2015.
In January 2016, Us Weekly reported that the hiatus would become a permanent split. Representatives for the group denied it, saying that "nothing has changed regarding hiatus plans for the group". On the 22nd of February 2017, One Direction won the Brit Award for Video of the Year for "History". Payne was the only member present and accepted it on the band's behalf. By May 2017, all five members had released solo singles. In February 2018, it was reported that the group had folded its touring company. It had applied for removal from the Companies House registry in October 2017. In a 2017 interview, Styles said he first raised the idea of a hiatus in late 2014, because he "didn't want to exhaust" the fanbase. Malik said the members had grown "sick" of each other by 2015. In 2023, Tomlinson said the split felt like "another loss". In 2025, he recalled the first discussion of a pause by saying "the room felt cold that day".
On the 16th of October 2024, Liam Payne died after accidentally falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The members of One Direction had not reunited since the hiatus began. Malik, Styles, Tomlinson and Horan released a joint statement paying tribute to him. Soon after, all five of the group's albums returned to the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, and all five charted on the US Billboard 200. That same year, Simon Cowell announced open casting calls for the "next One Direction". He said he did not believe a boy band had matched their success since. Tomlinson, asked about a possible reunion, said that "there's no one who would have campaigned more for One Direction to come back than Liam".
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Who were the members of One Direction?
One Direction consisted of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. Malik left the group on the 25th of March 2015, and the remaining four carried on as a quartet.
How was One Direction formed on The X Factor?
One Direction was formed on the 23rd of July 2010, after all five members failed to progress as solo contestants at the bootcamp stage of The X Factor. They were put together as a group, and Harry Styles came up with the band's name.
What was the Where We Are Tour by One Direction?
The Where We Are Tour was One Direction's first all-stadium tour, running from the 25th of April 2014 to the 5th of October 2014. It played 69 shows and grossed over $290 million, making it the highest-grossing concert tour of 2014 and the highest-grossing tour by a vocal group.
How many albums did One Direction release?
One Direction released five studio albums: Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014) and Made in the A.M. (2015). The first four all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Why did One Direction go on hiatus?
One Direction announced in August 2015 that it would pause in 2016 so the members could pursue individual projects. Harry Styles said he first raised the idea in late 2014 because he did not want to exhaust their fanbase, and Zayn Malik said the members had grown sick of each other by 2015.
What happened to Liam Payne of One Direction?
Liam Payne died on the 16th of October 2024 after accidentally falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After his death, all five One Direction albums returned to the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart and charted on the US Billboard 200.
Why was One Direction called the internet's first boy band?
One Direction was called the internet's first boy band because its rise was attributed to social media. Each member used Twitter to talk with fans, and the band's manager Will Bloomfield said of the band and its fans, "These guys live online, and so do their fans."
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- 119Frozen soundtrack was the biggest–selling album of 201415 April 2015
- 120NewsOne Direction announces 2015 U.S. stadium tour as part of 'On The Road Again' tourKirthana Ramisetti — 23 October 2014
- 121Zayn Malik has left One Direction, band confirmsHannah Ellis–Petersen — 25 March 2015
- 122MagazineZayn Malik explains One Direction exit: 'I have to do what feels right in my heart'Joe Lynch — 25 March 2015
- 123MagazineZayn Malik breaks silence after exiting One DirectionRichard Smirke — 27 March 2015
- 124MagazineEvery time Zayn has referenced One Direction since leaving the bandRania Aniftos — 24 August 2022
- 126MagazineOne Direction shares first track without Zayn Malik, 'Drag Me Down'Lars Brandle — 31 July 2015
- 127One Direction release surprise single, Drag Me Down31 July 2015
- 129MagazineOne Direction earns first No. 1 single in Australia with 'Drag Me Down'Lars Brandle — 10 August 2015
- 130MagazineOne Direction claims fourth U.K. No. 1 with 'Drag Me Down'Paul Sexton — 7 August 2015
- 131One Direction number one breaks streaming records7 August 2015
- 132MagazineOne Direction makes final 'X Factor' appearance before hiatus, thanks fans in new videoAshley Iasimone — 13 December 2015
- 133One Direction to 'take a break in 2016' after release of fifth album24 August 2014
- 134NewsNiall Horan: One Direction reunion is 'definitely' happeningChloe Melas — 15 February 2017
- 135Made in the A.M: One Direction announce new album title and single 'Infinity'Roisin O'Connor — 22 September 2015
- 136MagazineCheck out One Direction's 'Made In the A.M.' tracklistErin Strecker — 12 October 2015
- 137MagazineOne Direction beats Beatles' record with fifth Top 10 Debut on Hot 100Gary Trust
- 138One Direction play the final gig of their world tour in SheffieldNesta McGregor — 1 November 2015
- 140MagazineBillboard Touring Awards: One Direction, Ed Sheeran & The Grateful Dead big winnersMichele Amabile Angermiller — 20 November 2015
- 141MagazineOne Direction & Justin Bieber album release showdown set for November 13?Jason Lipshutz — 22 September 2015
- 143MagazineEvery song on One Direction's 'Made in the A.M.,' rankedTaylor Weatherby — 13 November 2014
- 144One Direction win fastest selling album of the year and a fourth Number 1Justin Myers — 20 November 2015
- 145The Official Top 40 Biggest Artist Albums of 2015 revealedRob Copsey — 5 January 2016
- 146MagazineAmerican Music Awards 2015: check out all the winners Here24 November 2015
- 147One Direction returns to headline 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' Billboard partyTony Maglio — 18 November 2015
- 148Source: One Direction is not breaking upMaria Puente — 13 January 2016
- 149One Direction is breaking up, hiatus said to turn permanent: reportRachel Maresca — 13 January 2016
- 150MagazineOne Direction breakup rumors: 'nothing has changed' since hiatus, says sourceEric Strecker — 13 January 2016
- 151One Direction deny their 'hiatus' is a permanent splitTasha Hegarty — 13 January 2016
- 152All four One Direction members respond to their new Brit AwardMadeline Roth — 22 February 2017
- 153MagazineEvery One Direction solo single, rankedAndrew Unterberger — 25 May 2017
- 155One Direction: sorry fans, there's another sign the band might not reform14 February 2018
- 156MagazineHarry Styles opens up about famous flings, honest new LPCameron Crowe — 18 April 2017
- 157MagazineLouis Tomlinson was 'mortified' by One Direction's split, but is 'up for' a reunionHannah Dailey — 24 February 2023
- 158Louis Tomlinson says One Direction split left him 'mortified' – but he'd 'be up' for a reunionKirsty Hatcher — 24 February 2023
- 159MagazineZayn Malik says One Direction split because they were 'sick of each other'Jessica Wang — 12 July 2023
- 160Zayn opens up about One Direction split: 'We got sick of each other'Mark Savage — 12 July 2023
- 162Louis Tomlinson 'Could Never' Perform 'as Part of' One Direction After Liam Payne's Death, Says Rep: ReportRachel DeSantis — 14 March 2025
- 163NewsOne Direction's Louis Tomlinson And Zayn Malik Reunite For Netflix Road Trip SeriesJesse Whittock — 2 October 2025
- 164One Direction speaks out on Liam Payne's death: 'The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever'Lexy Perez — 17 October 2024
- 165All five One Direction albums return to the Top 40Mark Savage — 25 October 2024
- 166All of One Direction's Albums Return to Charts Following Liam Payne's DeathSteven J. Horowitz — 28 October 2024
- 167NewsOne Direction Stars Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik Have Reunited for Netflix Road Trip SeriesEtan Vlessing — 2 October 2025
- 168NewsZayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to make Netflix road trip seriesBenjamin Lee — 2 October 2025
- 169MagazineOne Direction members reunite for 3-part road trip documentary series at NetflixShania Russell — 2 October 2025
- 170NewsNetflix director responds to report Zayn Malik punched Louis Tomlinson on set: 'There goes the last year of work'Roisin O'Connor — 18 April 2026
- 171One Direction: 'What Makes You BeautifulRobert Copsey — 11 September 2011
- 172NewsOne Direction, 'What Makes You Beautiful'Ailbhe Malone — 8 October 2011
- 173NewsOne Direction hit 12 million sales in less than a year2 August 2012
- 174MagazineOne Direction – Up All NightJody Rosen — 28 March 2012
- 175MagazineOne Direction, 'Up All Night': track–by–track reviewJason Lipshutz — 7 March 2012
- 176One Direction: 'Up All Night'Robert Copsey — 22 November 2011
- 177News5 boys sing as thousands shriekJon Caramanica — 27 May 2012
- 178One Direction: Up All NightZachary Houle — 16 March 2012
- 179One Direction: 'One Thing' – Single reviewLewis Corner — 2 February 2012
- 180NewsRiding the boy band wave while it lastsJon Caramanica — 14 November 2012
- 181NewsOne Direction: Take Me HomeAlexis Petridis — 8 November 2012
- 182NewsOne Direction – Take Me HomeLyndia Jenkin — 15 November 2012
- 183NewsOne Direction lyrics: 'Take Me Home' pushes boundaries, targets older audienceMadeline Boardman — 15 November 2012
- 184MagazineDoes One Direction's 'Midnight Memories' follow the boy band third–album trend?Andrew Unterberger — 27 November 2013
- 185MagazineOne Direction talk 'Midnight Memories,' fans, & the future: The Billboard cover story Q&AAndrew Hampp — 22 November 2013
- 186NewsOne Direction's 'Midnight Memories': what the critics are sayingKyle Jaeger — 26 November 2013
- 187MagazineAlbum review: One Direction's 'Four'Chuck Arnold — 17 November 2014
- 188MagazineOne Direction extend their winning streak, with echoes of the 1970s and 1980sJon Dolan — 18 November 2014
- 189One Direction: Made in the AM review – a playful but reflective goodbye (for now)Tshepo Mokoena — 12 November 2015
- 190MagazineMade in the A.M.Rob Sheffield — 13 November 2015
- 191One Direction – 'Made In The AM'Nick Levine — 13 November 2015
- 192Here's who One Direction's new album, Made in the A.M., is aboutElla Cerón — 13 November 2015
- 193On new albums, Justin Bieber and One Direction are joyless boysJon Caramanica — 12 November 2015
- 194MagazineOne Direction make a play for longevity on first American headlining tourErica Futterman — 27 May 2012
- 195NewsConcert Review: One Direction are mostly killer with some fillerMelody Lau — 1 June 2012
- 196NewsOne Direction whips Patriot Center into a G–rated frenzyChris Richards — 25 May 2012
- 197One Direction become Pokemon faceRobert Purchese — 6 April 2011
- 198Win an exclusive Nokia handset signed by One DirectionTom Miller — 28 September 2011
- 199One Direction Nokia C2–02 and C3 hands–on photosLuke Westaway — 20 September 2011
- 200One Direction to launch toothbrush rangeFrances Taylor — 10 October 2012
- 201One Direction, NFL's Drew Brees join Pepsi for ad9 October 2012
- 202MagazineWin One Direction Dolls signed by the guys!21 December 2012
- 203NewsHasbro first–quarter revenue helped by One Direction, Marvel productsGeorg Szalai — 22 April 2013
- 204NewsOne Direction to endorse Filipino clothing brandPocholo Conception — 7 October 2012
- 205NewsOne Direction to launch 1D World store in Leeds for three weeksTom Eames — 12 March 2013
- 206One Direction announces 'Where We Are' bookJason Lipshutz — 23 May 2013
- 207MagazineOne Direction announces North American stadium tour datesJason Lipshutz — 26 November 2013
- 208The boys of One Direction launch a line of makeup and nail polishLindzi Scharf — 25 July 2013
- 209Waiting for One DirectionLisa Niven–Phillips — 21 August 2013
- 210One Direction's Our Moment fragrance ad, Diana Vickers singsSam Rigby — 26 August 2013
- 211One Direction's releasing a new fragrance, and Harry Styles is telling you all about itPhillip Picardi — 26 February 2014
- 212One Direction just gave us the inside scoop on their latest fragrance – here's what they had to say about your new must–have scentPhillip Picardi — 5 August 2014
- 213MagazineOne Direction debut commercial behind new perfume 'You & I'Erin Strecker — 5 August 2014
- 214NewsOne Direction star in Toyota ad17 March 2015
- 215MagazineOne Direction releases perfume ad that doubles as goofy movieErin Strecker — 24 June 2015
- 216One Direction is releasing a new fragrance made with Niall's tears, apparentlySara Moniuszko — 24 June 2015
- 217One Direction on their next album, new fragrance, and sharing a single stick of deodorant on tourCasey Lewis — 26 June 2015
- 218MagazineWatch One Direction put new Honda Civic to the test in TV commercialColin Stutz — 12 November 2015
- 219NewsOne Direction: 'Incredible to open Children In Need'16 November 2012
- 221JournalMediating representations of poverty and development: a help or a hindrance?Natasha Keenaghan et al. — Taylor & Francis, Ltd., Third World Quarterly — 2017
- 2221D raise £2 million for charity9 September 2013
- 223One direction stars offering VIP trip for charity fundraiser10 July 2013
- 224MagazineZayn Malik thanks One Direction bandmates in first public appearance since splitAmanda Steiner — 18 April 2015
- 225MagazineOne Direction teams with Office Depot for back-to-school collection, anti-bullying campaignLindzi Scharf — 5 June 2013
- 226Style notes: One Direction is making nail polishAshley Lee — 3 June 2013
- 227MagazineTaylor Swift, One Direction top list of most charitable starsAshley Lee — 26 December 2013
- 2286 podcasts about lies, scams and con artistsEmma Dibdin — 19 December 2023
- 229Accounts frozen at charity backed by One DirectionHolly Watt et al. — 6 April 2017
- 230NewsBelieve in Magic: a sad, complicated but rewarding tale of deceptionFiona McCann — 27 May 2023
- 232MagazineKate Middleton Meets One Direction at Royal Variety PerformanceJosh Duboff — 13 November 2014
- 233MagazineOne Direction met Kate Middleton and Harry Styles congratulated her on her bumpRishi Iyengar — 14 November 2014
- 234One Direction offer fans chance to win VIP Miami trip1 August 2014
- 235JournalIntroduction: The medium, the message, and media geography in the 21st centuryJohn C. Finn et al. — Springer — 2015
- 236Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line–upAnita Singh — 10 November 2014
- 2371D's Harry Styles pulls Piers Morgan's shorts down at Niall Horan's Charity Football ChallengeFreya Drohan — 27 May 2014
- 239MagazineOne Direction announces new charity initiative #Action1DErin Strecker — 8 July 2015
- 240One Direction plan to change the world (with your help)8 July 2015
- 241Hillary Clinton directs support for One DirectionDeena Zaru — 10 July 2015
- 242MagazineHillary Clinton, Directioner? Presidential Hopeful Supports One Direction's Action1D Charity InitiativeJackie Frere — 9 July 2015
- 243Journal'Charlie Is So Cool Like': Authenticity, Popularity and Inclusive Masculinity on YouTubeMax Morris et al. — Sage Publications, Ltd. — 2015
- 244Journal'The X Factor' and reality television: beyond good and evilStephen Graham — Cambridge University Press — 2017
- 245NewsMeet UK boy band One DirectionBrian Mansfield — 9 March 2012
- 246MagazineThe new British invasion: Boy bandsAndy Greene — 8 May 2012
- 247Adele and One Direction boost 'British invasion' of US album sales8 February 2013
- 248One Direction stars mourn Liam Payne at funeral20 November 2024
- 249Meet the boys: A mutual lovefestMiriam Bale — 29 August 2013
- 250MagazineThe Wanted look back on breaking the boy band sound, taking on One Direction & a possible reunionTaylor Weatherby — 26 April 2018
- 252MagazineBillboard's greatest pop stars of the 21st century: No. 22 – One DirectionMeghan Mahar — 29 August 2024
- 253One Direction: the fab five take AmericaCaspar Smith — 15 March 2012
- 254The most committed fans in the world: One Directioners versus BeatlemaniaOlivia Goldhill — 18 November 2014
- 255Sir Paul warns One Direction over becoming 'the next Beatles'30 March 2012
- 256Film Review: 'One Direction: This Is Us'Andrew Barker — 20 August 2013
- 257MagazineJustin Bieber, Taylor Swift and One Direction make merry at Z100's Jingle BallMaura Johnston — 8 December 2012
- 258MagazineThe top 25 teen idol breakout momentsAndy Greene — 11 May 2012
- 260One Direction singer Zayn Malik: Global pop star, and MuslimKari Huus — 18 June 2012
- 262Crazy talk: How One Direction's movie defends boy bands' female fansNolan Feeney — 30 August 2013
- 263Only One Direction for hysterical fansAmelia Wade — 19 April 2012
- 264One Direction premiere: Is this it? Hysteria falls short as the Directioners put on a rather polite performanceAdam Sherwin — 20 August 2013
- 265One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film review – a giddy moment of mass hysteriaLeslie Felperin — 12 October 2014
- 266Mass hysteria as Hong Kong's One Direction fans go wild for Styles and Co.Lucy Christie — 19 March 2015
- 267MagazineOne Direction fans camp out in New York12 November 2012
- 268MagazineOne Direction's 'This Is Us' film premiere causes hysteria in LondonStuart Kemp — 20 August 2013
- 269Harry Styles claims One Direction are 'even bigger' than The BeatlesJess Denham — 10 February 2014
- 270Harry Styles: One Direction are bigger than The Beatles10 February 2014
- 271Bad luck, One Direction: Paul McCartney doubts success of The Beatles will ever be matched againJess Denham — 3 July 2015
- 272Magazine25 best boy bands ever!Lisa Raphael et al. — 21 March 2024
- 273Our favorite boy bands of all timeDe Elizabeth — 14 July 2022
- 274MagazineThe 30 best boy band albums of the past 30 years: Staff picks14 July 2020
- 275Magazine75 greatest boy band songs of all time14 July 2020
- 276NewsThe Wanted & One Direction: why British boybands are conquering AmericaNeil McCormick — 28 February 2012
- 277NewsThe future according to NSYNC: 20 years of 'no strings attached'Maria Sherman
- 278MagazineHow do One Direction's first–week album sales compare to other boy bands?Joe Lynch — 1 December 2014
- 279One Direction fans on ten years of fandom and the legacy of the boyband that changed everythingAdam Bloodworth — 23 July 2020
- 280One Direction's big bangMaria Sherman — 23 July 2020
- 281Magazine10 years of One Direction: The story of the world's biggest boy band, told with the fans who made it happenLarisha Paul — 16 July 2020
- 282Magazine'Better than words': How One Direction became one of the great rock bands of the 21st centuryJon Blistein — 22 July 2020
- 283MagazineThe Wanted, One Direction & why the boy band war was over before it beganJason Lipshutz — 3 September 2019
- 284Wanted star: 'Competing with 1D impossible'Amy Davidson — 23 July 2014
- 285The earliest strain of BeatlemaniaBill Crandall — 21 January 2014
- 286Friday playlist: Best of the boy bands (+audio)Rachel Bache — 11 October 2013
- 287David Cameron to join One Direction ... for charity singleSean Michaels — 18 February 2013
- 288NewsBreaking down One Direction from A–ZAdam Graham — 26 August 2015
- 289From Backstreet Boys to One Direction: Boy bands have changedAmanda Hess — 1 January 1970
- 290MagazineCan One Direction save the boy band?Stephanie Abrahams — 6 April 2012
- 291One Direction fans flood Madame Tussauds with requests for wax figures' body partsInga Parkel — 8 March 2022
- 292MagazineInside the race to find the next One DirectionNolan Feeney — 16 August 2017
- 293ABC orders 'boy band' singing competition to seriesKate Stanhope — 30 March 2017
- 294MagazineSimon Cowell is looking for the next One DirectionLarisha Paul — 4 June 2024
- 295One Direction superhero cartoon from 'Archer' lead animatorZeba Blay — 31 May 2012
- 297One Direction headed to Sesame Street23 January 2014
- 298One Direction serenades Sesame Street, sails to 'Today' showMatt Donnelly — 17 November 2014
- 299MagazineOne Direction fan fiction writer gets six–figure book dealCady Drell — 23 October 2014
- 300Anna Todd: From 1D fan fiction to feature film writerAnnabel Rackham — 2 August 2018
- 301Journal'He's so bad but he does it so well': interviews with One Direction fans about writing romantic and erotic fiction onlineAshley Hedrick — 2 November 2021
- 302Niall Horan of One Direction stars in new JK Rowling book as murdered girl's imaginary boyfriendJess Denham — 11 November 2015
- 303Comic Relief raises £1bn over 30-year existence14 March 2025
- 304Red Nose Day 2015: No Direction spoof One Direction for Comic ReliefStephanie Garcia — 12 March 2025
- 305Comic Relief breaks £1bn barrier in 30 years of fundraising14 March 2015
- 306MagazineOne Direction to appear on 'Family Guy': Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson recorded dialogueDan Snierson — 7 January 2016
- 307Louis Tomlinson said he didn't 'approve' the One Direction sex scene with him and Harry Styles in EuphoriaBianca Betancourt — 2 July 2019
- 309Louis Tomlinson says he was 'pissed off' by Euphoria scene showing sexual relationship with Harry StylesRoisin O'Connor — 25 September 2019
- 310The Idea of You: Are fictional boy band August Moon based on One Direction?Bonnie McLaren — 3 May 2024
- 311The Idea of You, the romcom based on Harry Styles fanfic, finally has a trailerLucy Ford — 6 March 2024
- 312Nicholas Galitzine can be your hero baby4 January 2025
- 313JournalAnglicisms in music fandom terminology: The idiosyncratic use of self-referential nouns in the language of youthAmanda Roig-Marín — AEDEAN: Asociación española de estudios anglo-americanos — 2016
- 314MagazineThe One Direction NYC pop-up store: Yes, it exists. Yes, we stood in line. Yes, we saw the onesieOlivia Waxman — 17 November 2012
- 315For One Direction fans, Liam Payne's death is a 'watershed' momentDaysia Tolentino — 18 October 2024
- 316Larry Stylinson, the One Direction conspiracy theory that rules the internet, explainedAja Romano — 18 April 2016
- 317JournalMaking use of: The gift, commerce, and fansKaren Hellekson — University of Texas Press, Society for Cinema & Media Studies — 2015
- 318BookFanatismos: prácticas de consumo de la cultura de masasLibertad Borda et al. — Prometeo Editorial — 2022
- 319JournalContrasting Visions: Identity, Literacy, and Boundary Work in a Fan CommunityKsenia Korobkova et al. — SAGE Publications — 1 January 2014
- 320JournalOne Direction real person fiction on Wattpad.com: A textual analysis of sexual consentAshley Hedrick — SAGE Publications — 8 October 2020
- 321JournalThe return of the social author: negotiating authority and influence on WattpadMelanie Ramdarshan Bold — SAGE Publications — 16 June 2016
- 322JournalTumbling backward: Scrolling, temporality, and One Direction fan narratives on TumblrAnne–Charlotte Mecklenburg — Duke University Press — 1 May 2022
- 323MagazineTumblr's most reblogged 'ship 2015: One Direction's Harry Styles & Louis TomlinsonDana Rose Falcone — 8 December 2015
- 324Journal'Story of My Life': Why One Direction fans are still participatingJameson Julia — 19 December 2021
- 325BookSartorial fandom: Fashion, beauty culture, and identityEJ Nielsen et al. — University of Michigan Press — 2023
- 326The legacy of One Direction isn't anything to do with the 1D boys or Simon Cowell, but the extraordinary power of teenage girlsAnna Leszkiewicz — 26 August 2015
- 327Why boy bands run the worldNatalia Barr — 24 July 2020
- 328BookFangirls: Scenes from Modern Music CultureHannah Ewens — Quadrille — 2019
- 329BookSeeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular CultureWilliam Proctor — Bloomsbury Publishing — 2016
- 330Director defends Channel 4 One Direction documentaryChi Chi Izundu — 22 August 2013
- 331How One Direction fangirls made the internet a better placeGrace Buono — 15 June 2022
- 333Magazine5 most insane reactions to Zayn Malik quitting One Direction25 March 2015
- 334MagazineMadame Tussauds' One Direction exhibit has a 'tissue attendant'Ariana Bacle — 2 April 2015
- 335Magazine'Tissue Attendant' to comfort upset One Direction fans at Madame Tussauds after Zayn's departureJustin Worland — 1 April 2015
- 336A new book traces the history of boy bands, the pop phenomenon 'larger than life'Ari Shapiro et al. — 28 July 2020
- 337NewsReview: 'Everything I Need I Get From You,' by Kaitlyn TiffanyAmanda Hess — 8 June 2022
- 338MagazineLouis Tomlinson realized 'there's nothing I can do' about fan delusions that he's dating Harry StylesLarisha Paul — 9 April 2024
- 339BookEverything I need I get from you: how fangirls created the Internet as we know itKaitlyn Tiffany — Farrar, Straus and Giroux — 2022
- 340MagazineThese are the 10 most popular tweets of all timeVictor Luckerson — 20 March 2016
- 341MagazineOne Direction tweet overtakes President Obama's historic 'four more years' tweetErin Strecker — 14 January 2015
- 342One Direction's tweet now more popular than Obama postSophie Miller — 14 January 2015
- 343NewsOne Direction: What are Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik up to now?BBC — 18 February 2023
- 344NewsLiam Payne, former One Direction member, dies after hotel balcony fallDan Heching et al. — 16 October 2024
- 345One Direction make US chart historyJamie Crossan — 21 March 2012
- 346One Direction named Global Recording Artists of 201330 January 2014
- 347One Direction make chart history with their third album5 December 2013
- 348One Direction's Best Song Ever breaks Vevo record24 July 2013
- 349Liam Payne 1993–2024: One Direction star who helped spark a pop phenomenonNick Levine — 17 October 2024
- 350One Direction beats Beatles' record with fifth Top 10 debut on Hot 10028 October 2015
- 351From me to you – the pop stars who've broken the Beatles' chart recordsDave Simpson — 31 October 2017
- 353MagazineLiam Payne's Billboard chart highlights, solo & with One DirectionGary Trust — 16 October 2024
- 354One Direction are making chart history even on hiatusMark Savage — 30 October 2017
- 355Niall Horan helps One Direction tie a Beatles chart recordBen Sisario — 30 October 2017
- 357MagazineOne Direction were Europe's top–earning celebrities of 2016Colin Stutz — 29 December 2016
- 358JournalHow One Direction prepared young women for the revolutionRachel Carmona — 15 March 2020
- 359How One Direction became the world's first internet boybandDouglas Greenwood — 23 July 2020
- 360One Direction make American pop history21 March 2012
- 361How One Direction stayed the world's biggest band even after it stopped existingKaitlyn Tiffany — 13 December 2016
- 363MagazineSonny Takhar departs as President of Cowell's Syco MusicAndrew Flanagan — 15 December 2016
- 364NewsOne Direction – what makes them a 'global success'?BBC — 20 February 2014
- 365Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fameJill Lawless — 17 October 2024
- 366NewsOne Direction: Ten years of 1D, but is a reunion on the way?BBC — 21 July 2020
- 367Boy bands are over – and may never come backLiam Kelly — 18 October 2024
- 368Forbes unveils list of 100 highest-earning celebs in 2015Amanda Mikelberg — 29 June 2015
- 370Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Jennifer Lawrence are among 2015's highest-paid Celebrities Under 30Patricia Garcia — 18 December 2015
- 371MagazineOne Direction beats out Zayn Malik for Video of the Year at 2017 Brit AwardsTaylor Weatherby — 22 February 2017
- 374One Direction: Eight million votes prove the boys own 'song of the summer'Jocelyn Vena — 25 August 2013
- 375It's One Direction vs. One Direction at tonight's Teen Choice AwardsAndrea Dresdale — 13 August 2017
- 376MagazineBillboard's Artists of the Year: 1981–2014Keith Caulfield — 13 January 2015
- 377MagazineThe year in pop 2014: One Direction, 'Frozen,' & Pharrell dominateKeith Caulfield — 9 December 2014
- 378NewsX Factor: Where are the winners from past series now?BBC — 5 September 2019
- 379When good TV goes bad: Why X Factor lost its way with One DirectionIssy Sampson — 13 March 2017
- 380NewsThe way they were – One Direction on the way upLauren Murphy — 20 January 2012
- 381One Direction perform 'Moments' on tourLewis Corner — 12 April 2012
- 382'SNL' Ratings Up In Return From HiatusNellie Andreeva — 8 April 2012
- 383'SNL' promos: Paul Rudd unleashes inner fangirl over One DirectionPhiliana Ng — 3 December 2013
- 384MagazineSaturday Night Live recap: Amy Adams and One DirectionEsther Zuckerman — 21 December 2014
- 385One Direction lands NBC TV specialBrian Mansfield — 12 November 2014
- 3866 things One Direction revealed in their latest performance not even Directioners knewElla Cerón — 17 November 2015
- 387NewsOne Direction: A look back at five years of 1D madnessBBC — 23 July 2015
- 388BookLarger than life: a history of boy bands from NKOTB to BTSMaria Sherman — Black Dog & Leventhal — 2020