How do One Direction's solo singles stack up? Official Charts compares their sales, streams and chart placings
As Zayn returns, we compare the sales, streams and chart placings of his 1D bandmates.
By Justin Myers
13 April 2018
He was first to walk away and now Zayn is the first 1D member to make it to a second album, kicking off the campaign for his forthcoming sophomore effort with new single Let Me.
It’s been a busy year for the former bandmates, so we compare how they’re getting on now they’ve all gone solo. Let’s start with the man of the moment…
First off the blocks was Zayn Malik, who quit the band a full year before their planned hiatus to try his luck solo. Almost exactly 12 months later, he released Pillowtalk, a soulful, seductive track about, well, doing it – complete with glossy video. The track was an instant smash, selling 63,000 downloads and racking up almost 5 million streams in its first seven days.
Needless to say, Pillowtalk went straight in at Number 1 and its current sales stand at 283,000, with streams at 80 million. Zayn was also the first 1D member to release a solo album – Mind Of Mine came out a year after Zayn’s departure from the band and was a Number 1 too.
Since then, Zayn has scored five more Top 40 hits, including a Top 5 collaboration with Taylor Swift and another with Sia. Dusk Till Dawn has the accolade of being the longest run in the Top 10 by a former 1D member – it spent 11 weeks there in autumn 2017.
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(Via Official Charts)