One Direction discography
English-Irish boy band One Direction have released five studio albums, six extended plays, seventeen singles (including two charity singles), two video albums, and seventeen music videos. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British television singing competition The X Factor in 2010.[1] They subsequently signed in North America with Columbia Records.[2] One Direction: This Is Us, a 3D documentary concert film was released on 29 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and 30 August 2013 in the United States.[3] The film captures the band on the road during the Take Me Home Tour and documents their origins and rise to fame.
One Direction discography | |
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One Direction performing at Soldier Field in Chicago on 23 August 2015. | |
Studio albums | 5 |
Video albums | 2 |
Music videos | 17 |
EPs | 6 |
Singles | 17 |
The group's debut studio album Up All Night was released in November 2011. It topped the charts in sixteen countries. The lead single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100; it has since been certified four and six times platinum in the US and Australia, respectively. Subsequent singles, "Gotta Be You" and "One Thing", became top ten hits in the UK. The band's second studio album Take Me Home was released in November 2012.[4] The record sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US and went to number-one in thirty-five countries.[5][6] The album's lead single, "Live While We're Young", became One Direction's highest peaking song in a number of countries and recorded the highest first-week sales for a song by a non-US artist.[7] "Little Things" and "Kiss You", the succeeding singles, became moderate 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 commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200, making One Direction the first band in history to have their first three albums all debut atop the Billboard 200. With their fourth album, Four, they extended the record to four consecutive number-one albums. Their next album, Made in the A.M., was preceded by its lead single "Drag Me Down".[8] In October 2015, the band announced the second single from the album, "Perfect". As of April 2020, the band has sold more than 70 million records worldwide.[9] [10]
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [11] |
AUS [12] |
BEL [13] |
CAN [14] |
DEN [15] |
IRE [16] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
US [20] | ||||
Up All Night |
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2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Take Me Home |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Midnight Memories |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Four |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Made in the A.M. |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Video albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
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UK [48][49] |
AUS [50][51] |
CAN [52] |
US [53][54] | |||||
One Direction: Up All Night – The Live Tour |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Extended plays
Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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US [20] |
FRA [56] | ||||
iTunes Festival: London 2012 |
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140 | — |
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Live While We're Young EP |
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Best Song Ever (from "This Is Us") EP |
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— | — | ||
Midnight Memories EP |
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— | — | ||
You & I EP |
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— | — | ||
Perfect EP |
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— | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [11] |
AUS [12] |
BEL (Fl) [13] |
CAN [62] |
DEN [15] |
IRE [16] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
US [63] | |||||
"What Makes You Beautiful" | 2011 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 29 | 4 |
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Up All Night | |
"Gotta Be You" | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 29] |
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"One Thing" | 2012 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 17 | — | 6 | 72 | 16 | — | 39 |
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"More than This" | 86 | 49 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — |
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"Live While We're Young" | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
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Take Me Home | ||
"Little Things" | 1 | 9 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | 33 |
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"Kiss You" | 2013 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 30 | 13 | 50 | 46 |
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"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 |
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Midnight Memories | ||
"Best Song Ever" | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
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"Story of My Life" | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
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"Midnight Memories" | 2014 | 39 | 45 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 12 |
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"You & I" | 19 | 23 | 17 | 78 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 68 | ||||
"Steal My Girl" | 3 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 18 | 13 |
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Four | ||
"Night Changes" | 7 | 33 | —[upper-alpha 44] | 20 | — | 13 | 76 | 11 | 40 | 31 |
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"Drag Me Down" | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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Made in the A.M. | |
"Perfect" | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
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"History" | 6 | 25 | 44 | 46 | — | 8 | 72 | 14 | 63 | 65 | ||||
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Notes | |||||||||
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UK [88] |
AUS [89] |
BEL [90] |
CAN [91] |
DEN [92] |
IRE [93] |
NL [17] |
NZ [89] |
US [94] | |||||
"Heroes" (as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010) |
2010 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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"Wishing on a Star" (The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction) |
2011 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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"God Only Knows" (as BBC Music and Friends) |
2014 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — |
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"Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid 30) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 63 |
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"—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [102] |
AUS [103] |
BEL [13] |
CAN [62] |
DEN [15] |
IRE [16] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
US [63] | |||||
"Diana" | 2013 | 58 | —[upper-alpha 52] | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 11 | Midnight Memories | ||
"Strong" | 48 | — | 6 | 44 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 87 | ||||
"Fireproof"[105] | 2014 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 53] |
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Four | |
"Ready to Run"[108] | 44 | — | — | 60 | 10 | — | — | 29 | 58 | 77 |
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"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"[109] | 47 | — | — | 90 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 88 |
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"18"[111] | 45 | — | — | 84 | — | 84 | — | — | 46 | 87 |
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"Girl Almighty"[112] | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Fool's Gold"[113] | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Infinity" | 2015 | 36 | 22 | — | 40 | — | 38 | 59 | 28 | 42 | 54 | Made in the A.M. | ||
"Home" | 96 | 48 | 37 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | 74 | Perfect EP | |||
"End of the Day" | 73 | 58 | — | 67 | — | 41 | 96 | —[upper-alpha 65] | 59 | —[upper-alpha 66] | Made in the A.M. | |||
"Love You Goodbye" | 78 | 75 | — | 80 | — | 45 | — | — | 71 | —[upper-alpha 67] | ||||
"What a Feeling" | 90 | 77 | — | — | — | 59 | 94 | — | 74 | —[upper-alpha 68] | ||||
"—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |||||||||
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UK [102] |
AUS [103] |
BEL [13] |
CAN [62] |
IRE [16] |
NL [17] |
NZ [18] |
SWE [19] |
US [63] | |||||
"Na Na Na" | 2011 | — | 86 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | Up All Night | ||
"Another World" | 85 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Moments" | 118 | 60 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Stand Up" | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Up All Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 69] | ||||
"I Should Have Kissed You" | 2012 | 55 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | |||
"Nobody Compares" | 174 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 70] | Take Me Home | |||
"She's Not Afraid" | 171 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 71] | ||||
"Still the One" | 197 | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 72] | ||||
"Heart Attack" | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 73] | ||||
"Rock Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | ||||
"They Don't Know About Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 74] | ||||
"Last First Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 75] | ||||
"Loved You First" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 76] | ||||
"I Would" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 77] | ||||
"C'mon, C'mon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 78] | ||||
"Don't Forget Where You Belong" | 2013 | 21 | — | 26 | — | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | Midnight Memories | ||
"Half a Heart" | 108 | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Alive" | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Better Than Words" | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Does He Know?" | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Happily" | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | ||||
"Little Black Dress" | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Little White Lies" | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Right Now" | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Through the Dark" | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Why Don't We Go There" | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Stockholm Syndrome" | 2014 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 99 |
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Four | |
"Change Your Ticket" | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Clouds" | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Illusion" | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"No Control" | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Once in a Lifetime" | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Spaces" | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Act My Age" | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"If I Could Fly" | 2015 | 79 | — | — | 70 | 53 | 89 | — | 58 | 83 | Made in the A.M. | ||
"Olivia" | 72 | — | — | 84 | 55 | — | — | 76 | 87 | ||||
"A.M." | 83 | — | — | 81 | 62 | — | — | 78 | 94 | ||||
"Never Enough" | 89 | — | — | 100 | 65 | — | — | 89 | 100 | ||||
"Temporary Fix" | 86 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 96 | 96 | ||||
"Hey Angel" | 96 | — | — | 98 | 76 | — | — | 99 | —[upper-alpha 87] | ||||
"I Want to Write You a Song" | 103 | — | — | 97 | 77 | — | — | 94 | —[upper-alpha 88] | ||||
"Wolves" | 99 | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 89] | ||||
"Walking in the Wind" | 104 | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 90] | ||||
"Long Way Down" | 106 | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 91] | ||||
"—" denotes recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"What Makes You Beautiful" | 2011 | John Urbano | [117] |
"Gotta Be You" | |||
"One Thing" | 2012 | Declan Whitebloom | [118] |
"More than This" | Andy Saunders | [119] | |
"Live While We're Young" | Vaughan Arnell | [120] | |
"Little Things" | |||
"Kiss You" | 2013 | ||
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | One Direction | [121] | |
"Best Song Ever" | Ben Winston | [122] | |
"Story of My Life" | |||
"Midnight Memories" | 2014 | ||
"You & I" | |||
"Steal My Girl" | Ben Turner Gabe Turner |
[123] | |
"Night Changes" | Ben Winston | [122] | |
"Drag Me Down" | 2015 | Ben Turner Gabe Turner |
[124] |
"Perfect" | Sophie Muller | [125] | |
"History" | 2016 | Ben Winston Calvin Aurand Gabe Turner |
[126] |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Heroes" (as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010) |
2010 | Unknown |
"Wishing on a Star" (The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction) |
2011 | |
"God Only Knows" (as BBC Music and Friends) |
2014 | |
"Do They Know it's Christmas?" (as Band Aid 30) |
Notes
- Worldwide sales figures for Up All Night as of 2013.[21]
- United Kingdom sales figures for Up All Night as of July 2020.[22]
- Australia sales figures for Up All Night as of February 2015.[23]
- United States sales figures for Up All Night as of June 2016.[24]
- Worldwide sales figures for Take Me Home as of 2013.[21]
- United Kingdom sales figures for Take Me Home as of July 2020.[22]
- Australia sales figures for Take Me Home as of February 2015.[23]
- Ireland first-week sales figures for Take Me Home.[33]
- United States figures for Take Me Home as of June 2016.[24]
- Worldwide sales figures for Midnight Memories as of 2014.[38]
- United Kingdom sales figures for Midnight Memories as of July 2020.[22]
- Australia sales figures for Midnight Memories as of February 2015.[23]
- Ireland first-week sales figures for Midnight Memories.[33]
- United States sales figures for Midnight Memories as of June 2016.[24]
- Worldwide sales figures for Four as of 2015.[42]
- United Kingdom sales figures for Four as of July 2020.[22]
- Australia sales figures for Four as of February 2015.[23]
- Canada sales figures for Four as of January 2015.[43]
- United States sales figures for Four as of June 2016.[24]
- Worldwide sales figures for Made in the A.M. as of December 2016.[45]
- United Kingdom sales figures for Made in the A.M. as of July 2020.[22]
- United States sales figures for Made in the A.M. as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for One Direction: Up All Night – The Live Tour as of August 2012.[48]
- United States sales figures for One Direction: Up All Night – The Live Tour as of June 2012.[53]
- United States sales figures for iTunes Festival: London 2012 as of June 2016.[24]
- Worldwide sales figures for "What Makes You Beautiful" as of August 2012.[64]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "What Makes You Beautiful" as of October 2016.[65]
- United States sales figures for "What Makes You Beautiful" as of June 2016.[24]
- Gotta Be You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[69]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Gotta Be You" as of November 2011.[70]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "One Thing" as of August 2012.[48]
- United States sales figures for "One Thing" as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Live While We're Young" as of August 2015.[73]
- United States sales figures for "Live While We're Young" as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Little Things" as of August 2015.[73]
- United States sales figures for "Little Things" as of June 2016.[24]
- United States sales figures for "Kiss You" as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" as of August 2015.[73]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Best Song Ever" as of August 2015.[73]
- United States sales figures for "Best Song Ever" as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Story of My Life" as of August 2015.[73]
- United States sales figures for "Story of My Life" as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Steal My Girl" as of November 2014.[81]
- "Night Changes" peaked at number one on the Ultratip chart.[83]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Night Changes" as of November 2014.[81]
- United States sales figures for "Night Changes" as of June 2016.[24]
- United States sales figures for "Drag Me Down" as of June 2016.[24]
- United States sales figures for "Perfect" as of June 2016.[24]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Heroes" as of November 2010.[95]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Wishing on a Star" as of December 2011.[97]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as of December 2017.[100]
- "Diana" was not allowed to chart on the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at 2 on the ARIA Digital Tracks Chart.[104]
- "Fireproof" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[106]
- 24-hour free download worldwide figures for "Fireproof".[107]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Fireproof" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Ready to Run" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" as of November 2014.[81]
- United States sales figures for "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" as of November 2014.[110]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "18" as of November 2014.[81]
- United States sales figures for "18" as of November 2014.[110]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Girl Almighty" as of November 2014.[81]
- United States sales figures for "Girl Almighty" as of November 2014.[110]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Fool's Gold" as of November 2014.[81]
- United States sales figures for "Fool's Gold" as of November 2014.[110]
- "End of the Day" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 8 on the NZ Heatseeker chart.[114]
- "End of the Day" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "Love You Goodbye" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "What a Feeling" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "Up All Night" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[69]
- "Nobody Compares" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "She's Not Afraid" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "Still the One" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "Heart Attack" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "They Don't Know About Us" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "Last First Kiss" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "Loved You First" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "I Would" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- "C'mon, C'mon" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[116]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Stockholm Syndrome" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Change Your Ticket" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Clouds" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Illusion" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "No Control" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Once in a Lifetime" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Spaces" as of November 2014.[81]
- United Kingdom sales figures for "Act My Age" as of November 2014.[81]
- "Hey Angel" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "I Want to Write You a Song" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "Wolves" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "Walking in the Wind" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
- "Long Way Down" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[115]
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