One Direction might have called it a day a decade ago, but its members are still dominating the U.K. charts.
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Band alumni Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson have scored a first post-1D chart double by concurrently hitting No. 1 on the Singles Chart and Albums Chart, respectively, as solo acts. Styles’ “Aperture” debuts at the top spot on the Oficial Singles Chart, while Tomlinson’s How Did I Get Here? earns the No. 1 position on the Official Albums Chart.
As a group, they achieved the rare chart double back in 2012 when their Take Me Home LP and “Little Things” hit the top spot on the Official Albums and Singles Chart concurrently.
“Aperture” is the lead single from Styles’ Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, and gives him his third solo U.K. No. 1 Single following “Sign of the Times” (2017) and “As It Was” (2022). On Jan. 28, Styles broke Coldplay’s record for the most shows at Wembley Stadium in a calendar year when he announced his 12th night at the venue. The Together, Together run will kick off May 16 in Amsterdam.
Styles dethrones Dave and Tems, whose “Raindance” lasts just a single week at No. 1, although the track falls to only No. 2 and is likely to remain a contender in the coming weeks. Djo’s “End of Beginning” lands at No. 3 as the song, first released in 2022, enjoys a bump in streams following the conclusion of Stranger Things’ final season. RAYE’s “Where Is My Husband!” finishes at No. 4, while Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” closes at No. 5.
This is the second time Tomlinson has scored a No. 1 victory on the Official Albums Chart, first doing so with 2022’s Faith in the Future. Speaking to Billboard in a recent cover story, Tomlinson explained that “this [new LP] has been about taking risks, really, after feeling like I’ve been in a bit of a pressure cooker.” He’ll headline a number of arenas across the U.K. this spring, before hitting North America in the summer.
Olivia Dean remains at No. 2 with The Art of Loving, while Megadeth’s self-titled 17th album — and the band’s final — equals the group’s previous high at No. 3. Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie bags his highest ever position with INDI landing at No. 4. Fleetwood Mac’s 50 Years – Don’t Stop holds its position at No. 5.
