One Direction Album Returns To Song Chart After Liam Payne Dies

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JAKARTA - Liam Payne's death on October 16, in addition to bringing deep sorrow to many people, also brought One Direction's music back to the surface.

Five One Direction albums, which were released throughout 2011-2015, are back in the Billboard 200 lineup.

As of October 30, the album Up All Night, which was released in 2011, returned to its 88th rank, then 'Take Me Home' which was released in 2012 was ranked 103rd.

Furthermore, the 'Midnight Memories' released in 2013 was ranked 38th, the 'Four' released in 2014 was ranked 31st, and the Made in the AM which was released in 2015 was ranked 62nd.

At the initial release, the four One Direction albums were in first place, except for the debut album Up All Night.

Made in the AM is the last album One Direction has released, and the only album without Zayn Malik left the group in early 2015.

It doesn't only affect the charts, the day after Liam Payne's death, the One Direction catalog stream in the United States also skyrocketed, from 5.9 million to 22.2 million.

On the day of his death, Payne's solo catalog jumped 472 percent, plus 120 percent added the following day.

For information, One Direction decided to hiatus after releasing their fifth album. Each member also continued his music career as a soloist.

Since the hiatus, One Direction has never really returned, until it was declared disbanded in 2016.