20 Songs Which Surprisingly Never Made It To No.1 In The UK Charts

Actual Chart Peak: No.2

One Direction may come under the umbrella of ‘just another boy band’ for some, but you must admit that they’re one of the most successful groups of the modern music industry, regardless of whether you like their work or not.

Finding fame on The X Factor, the band were propelled to global success through social media and developed a hardcore fanbase of self-named ‘Directioners’. Even though the group aren’t as popular now, they’ve made a name for themselves, both as individual members and as a group, that will last forever.

One Direction haven’t gained as many number one singles as you might think, but the most unexpected example of all is their song Story of my Life. Although it went to number one in Ireland and on the UK singles download chart, it stalled at the second position on the main UK singles billboard.