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One Direction

One Direction is a group from England, active from 2010.

Group England 2010–2015 pop boy band power pop

TOTAL PLAYS

4,597

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2011-01-09 20:54 · Radio 1 — "Torn"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "What Makes You Beautiful"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2011 — 2026

700 525 350 175 0

'11 '13 '15 '17 '19 '21 '23 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 1 3,710 81%

Radio 2 876 19%

1Xtra 10 0%

6 Music 1 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 09:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 What Makes You Beautiful 856 2026-08-25

2 Story of My Life 478 2026-07-24

3 Best Song Ever 359 2026-07-27

4 Drag Me Down 317 2026-08-20

5 Steal My Girl 308 2026-08-24

6 History 306 2026-08-20

7 Night Changes 281 2026-08-23

8 Little Things 243 2026-01-29

9 Kiss You 214 2026-08-21

10 One Thing 211 2026-02-28

11 Perfect 209 2026-08-20

12 Live While We're Young 208 2026-08-23

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-25 06:05 What Makes You Beautiful Radio 2

2026-08-24 04:11 Steal My Girl Radio 1

2026-08-23 14:46 Night Changes Radio 1

2026-08-23 10:19 Live While We're Young Radio 1

2026-08-21 08:10 Kiss You Radio 1

2026-08-20 14:15 History Radio 1

2026-08-20 04:24 Drag Me Down Radio 1

2026-08-20 02:45 Perfect Radio 1

2026-08-19 16:28 What Makes You Beautiful Radio 1

2026-08-19 09:59 Night Changes Radio 1

2026-08-15 09:52 Drag Me Down Radio 1

2026-08-13 11:23 What Makes You Beautiful Radio 1

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

93 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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Best Song Ever —

359 2026-07-27 ▶

Best Song Ever (Kat Krazy Mix) —

3 2013-08-23 ▶

Best Song Ever (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

8 2020-05-22 ▶

Diana —

1 2013-11-22 ▶

Don't Forget Where You Belong —

4 2014-04-13 ▶

Drag Me Down —

317 2026-08-20 ▶

Drag Me Down (BBC Music Awards 2015) —

5 2015-12-13 ▶

Drag Me Down (Copy For R1 Music) —

1 2015-08-07 ▶

Drag Me Down (Radio 1 Live Lounge 12 Nov 2015) —

1 2016-12-29 ▶

Drag Me Down (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

2 2015-11-13 ▶

End of the Day —

1 2015-11-13 ▶

Fireproof —

5 2014-09-09 ▶

FourFiveSeconds (Radio 1 Live Lounge 12 Nov 2015) —

1 2015-11-14 ▶

FourFiveSeconds (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

2 2015-11-13 ▶

FourFiveSeconds (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 12 Nov 2015) —

2 2024-10-17 ▶

Gotta Be You —

128 2026-05-13 ▶

Hey Angel —

1 2015-11-13 ▶

History —

306 2026-08-20 ▶

Home —

2 2015-11-20 ▶

I Should Have Kissed You —

1 2012-02-19 ▶

I Want —

3 2012-08-21 ▶

I Want <STRICTLY EMBARGOED AFTER TOM DEACON'S SHOW TX 20.11.11> —

3 2012-03-04 ▶

Infinity —

40 2025-11-06 ▶

Infinity (Radio 1 Live Lounge 12 Nov 2015) —

1 2015-11-16 ▶

Infinity (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

3 2015-11-13 ▶

Kiss You —

214 2026-08-21 ▶

Kiss You (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

3 2020-05-22 ▶

Little Things —

243 2026-01-29 ▶

Little Things (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

4 2020-05-22 ▶

Live While We're Young —

208 2026-08-23 ▶

Live While We're Young (Dave Aude Mix) —

7 2012-10-20 ▶

Live While We're Young (Live at Radio 1's Teen Awards 2012) —

5 2012-10-14 ▶

Live While We're Young (Live At The Radio 1 Teen Awards 2012) —

3 2012-10-08 ▶

Love You Goodbye —

1 2015-11-13 ▶

Midnight Memories —

80 2020-07-05 ▶

Midnight Memories (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

6 2020-05-22 ▶

Moments —

1 2012-04-02 ▶

MTA RECORDS ROUND 2 - Steal My Girl (Dimension Bootleg/Harry Styles Dub) —

1 2015-02-19 ▶

Na Na Na —

1 2011-10-02 ▶

Na Na Na (Radio 1's Teen Awards 2011) —

2 2024-10-18 ▶

Na Na Na (Live At BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, Wembley Arena, 2011) —

3 2011-10-16 ▶

Na Na Na (Live at the Teen Awards) —

1 2011-12-25 ▶

Never Enough —

1 2015-11-13 ▶

Night Changes —

281 2026-08-23 ▶

No Control —

2 2015-05-13 ▶

Olivia —

1 2015-11-13 ▶

Once in a Lifetime —

1 2018-06-03 ▶

One Thing —

211 2026-02-28 ▶

One Thing (Live at Radio 1's Teen Awards 2012) —

3 2012-10-09 ▶

One Way or Another —

5 2013-03-05 ▶

One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) —

75 2018-02-26 ▶

One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) (Live At The Brit Awards 2013) —

1 2013-02-23 ▶

Perfect —

209 2026-08-20 ▶

Perfect (Radio 1 Live Lounge 12 Nov 2015) —

4 2015-11-15 ▶

Perfect (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

1 2015-11-12 ▶

Ready to Run —

1 2014-11-07 ▶

Save You Tonight —

1 2012-04-02 ▶

Steal My Girl —

308 2026-08-24 ▶

Steal My Girl (BBC Music Awards 2014) —

6 2014-12-13 ▶

Steal My Girl (Black Butter Remix) —

1 2015-02-19 ▶

Steal My Girl (Diztortion Refix feat. Stylo G) —

1 2015-02-19 ▶

Steal My Girl (Reso's Wrong Direction Mix) —

1 2015-02-19 ▶

Stole My Heart —

2 2014-05-31 ▶

Story of My Life —

478 2026-07-24 ▶

Story Of My Life (MA7CAMP Remix) —

4 2015-03-20 ▶

Story Of My Life (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

3 2015-11-13 ▶

Story Of My Life (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

11 2020-05-23 ▶

Story Of My Life <CLIP> —

1 2017-06-12 ▶

Strong —

2 2014-04-06 ▶

Taken —

1 2012-04-02 ▶

The Story Of My Life —

3 2013-10-30 ▶

They Don't Know About Us —

1 2021-12-04 ▶

Torn —

1 2011-01-09 ▶

Torn (Radio 1 Live Lounge 12 Nov 2015) —

6 2023-10-22 ▶

Torn (Radio 1 Live Lounge) —

2 2015-11-13 ▶

Torn (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 12th Nov 2015) —

1 2019-06-20 ▶

Up All Night —

1 2012-04-02 ▶

What a Feeling —

1 2015-11-21 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful —

856 2026-08-25 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Live at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards 2011) —

1 2011-10-09 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Live At BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, Wembley, 2011 —

3 2011-10-16 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Live at Radio 1's Teen Awards, Wembley Arena, 2011) —

1 2011-10-16 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Live at the Teen Awards) —

1 2011-12-25 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Official Chart Update #1) —

13 2011-09-18 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

9 2020-05-23 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (Radio 1's Teen Awards 2011) —

3 2024-10-18 ▶

What Makes You Beautiful (The UK's Official Number 1) —

1 2011-09-19 ▶

Where Do Broken Hearts Go —

1 2024-05-05 ▶

Wolves —

1 2024-09-28 ▶

You & I —

85 2024-10-19 ▶

You & I (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014) —

4 2020-05-22 ▶

You & I (Radio 1's Big Weekend Glasgow, 24 May 2014) —

2 2026-05-22 ▶

You & I: At Radio 1's Big Weekend, 2014 —

1 2026-05-04 ▶