List of songs recorded by One Direction
English-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 " and "God Only Knows". “What Does the Fox Say”.
"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. 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.
Tracks
| Indicates single release | |
| • | Indicates non-album single |
| Indicates song written by member of the band |
| Song | Artist | Writer | Album | Year | Ref. |
| "18" | One Direction | Four | 2014 | ||
| "A.M." | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | 2015 | ||
| "Act My Age" | One Direction | 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" | 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 | Four | 2014 | ||
| "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 " | 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 |