It introduced me to one of my favorite bands in the world. For me, this was the song which drew me to One Direction. From what I’ve learned by talking to others, this song is rarely a favorite. My number one pick may be a shock to most One Direction fans. Masterpieces like “Fireproof” were buried because of the controversy.Ī song which I can only hope and pray to see performed live one day. “FOUR” was a devastatingly underrated album, due to the drama surrounding the band after Zayn Malik left. It never fails to make listeners feel nostalgic. It’s a love letter from the artists to fans after they announced that they were going on hiatus. This song is on the list without question. Yet, it’s an instant mood lifter, which is the reason it cracks my top five. Nobody, 1D fan or not, knows exactly what this song’s lyrics mean. There’s a particular lyric in it which is always floating around my brain: “Long before we thought the same thing / to be loved, to be in love.” This song is about falling in love at a young age and is one of the first One Direction songs that stuck with me. It’s also from One Direction’s best album, “FOUR.” “Night Changes” is good to listen to when you’re driving through the empty streets late at night and trying not to think. In contrast, the music video for this song is a cinematic masterpiece. Perhaps this is why the song didn’t get the attention it deserves. This song, also from “Midnight Memories,” is one of the band’s most underrated songs. This one was particularly hard to choose as it contended, in my opinion, with “Right Now”. The range of songs on this album is wider, and “Happily” is a great example of this. The album “Midnight Memories” is a turning point in the band’s discography. In their first album, their voices weren’t as developed, and this song is a perfect example of the growth to come for them as artists. There’s much more to the British boyband than their radio classics, and hopefully these songs are just the beginning for all of you closeted fans out there.įrom the band’s second album “Take Me Home,” this song makes my top 10 solely based on the range of vocals that each band member displays.

Although the following songs are my own favorites, the entire One Direction discography is spectacular.

Let me preface this article by saying this is one of the most difficult pieces I have ever written.

Best one direction songs ever