One Direction return to the charts as fans stream all five albums after Liam Payne's death

All five of One Direction's studio albums have returned to the UK top 40 as fans of The X Factor boyband mourn the death of former member Liam Payne

All five of One Direction’s studio albums have made a comeback to the UK top 40 as fans grieve over the tragic death of former member Liam Payne.

The 31 year old singer tragically fell from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week and was pronounced dead at the scene by police officers and emergency services.

The band’s 2013 album, Midnight Memories, featuring hit songs Best Song Ever and Story Of My Life, has re-entered the UK albums chart this week at number 13, while Made In The AM (2015) is back at 21, according to the Official Charts Company. Also making a return is Four (2014), at 22, Take Me Home (2012), at 25, and their debut album, Up All Night (2011), at 38.

Two songs from the boy band have also re-entered the top 10 with Night Changes reaching a new peak on the singles chart at number six and Story Of My Life re-entering at number nine. After the band announced their indefinite hiatus in 2016, the members pursued solo careers and Payne released his debut solo album, LP1, in 2019.

His song, Strip That Down, with Quavo, has re-entered the singles chart at 41 with his Rita Ora collaboration, For You, landing at number 43 this week. His final solo release, Teardrops, has made its chart debut at number 85.

In 2008, Payne auditioned for The X Factor as a 14 year old, singing Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To The Moon, with judge Simon Cowell advising him to return to the talent show two years later. Back in 2010, Payne wowed the judges with his take on Michael Buble's Cry Me A River, before being grouped with four other solo artists at boot camp - eventually forming One Direction. Following his passing, tributes have flooded in for Payne, who performed alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson in the group.

In a joint statement, his former bandmates expressed being "completely devastated" and will deeply miss the singer, adding that the "memories we shared with him will be treasured forever". A post-mortem examination report revealed that Payne's cause of death was multiple traumas and "internal and external haemorrhage".

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