One DirectionBest One Direction Albums Ranked

FOUR (The Ultimate Edition)

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6.0

“Remember when you were young? Pink Floyd’s members (with the exception of drummer Nick Mason) don’t seem to relish the thought, but those opening lyrics to “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” perfectly evoke the spirit of Pink Floyd’s 50th-anniversary box set, a 360-degree retrospective of the tip of the band’s pyramid. It’s a time capsule anthologizing one of the strangest times in the quartet’s lives. ”

Take Me Home

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6.0

“Cuteness-wise, One Direction make all the other boy bands look like hunchbacks who should've never been let out of the bell tower. That lets them get over as little more than bland song conduits. Their second album rivals the best of Backstreet and 'N Sync when the material pumps (power-pop sure shots like "Kiss You," "Back for You" and the Clash-biting "Live While We're Young," written by masters”

Midnight Memories

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5.0

“Like the Supreme Court, One Direction want you to believe that corporations are people, too. They, and many co-writers, lard this third LP with references to adulthood (“I’m at the age where I know what I need”) and hectic lives (“Living out of cases, packing up and taking off”). But the real subject is the band’s fans, the Twitter equivalent of soccer hooligans; in “You & I,” 1D depict loyalty as”

Up All Night

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5.0

“The British-Irish boy band One Direction finished third on the seventh season of the U.K. talent show The X Factor, and took home the gold in the 2012 Hair-Moussing Olympiad. For would-be tween heartthrobs, that’s a fine start, and the 13 songs on their debut – including the chugging powerpop hit   "What Makes  You Beautiful" – are engineered by a cast of […]”