Playlist
One Direction: Influences
Apple Music Pop
Tracks: 25104:49
Who inspires the biggest boy band in the world?
Updated Jan 19, 2026
Tracks 25
- 1Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends4:01
- 2Pub Songs3:08
- 3The Playlist – Street Party4:24
- 4R.E.D.4:11
- 5News Of The World2:02
- 6The Essential Elvis Presley2:28
- 7Nothing But the Best (Remastered)3:22
- 8Hotel California (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)6:31
- 900s Mixtape4:27
- 10Summer Viral Hits4:48
- 11Boys of Summer4:14
- 12Babel (Deluxe Version)4:36
- 13The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album)3:48
- 14Beautiful Love Songs4:01
- 15A New Career in a New Town (1977-1982)6:11
- 16Summer of Rock4:27
- 17Confessions (20th Anniversary Edition)4:20
- 18Summer Party 2024 / Best Bangers4:08
- 19Pure... Fitness3:16
- 20Forty Licks4:32
- 21Football World Cup Anthems Stadium Hits3:23
- 22Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Single5:03
- 23To Be Continued (Box Set)4:00
- 24Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)4:59
- 25Hot Girl Summer 20244:15
About this playlist
One Direction are arguably the biggest boy band in the world because of their wide range of influences, with a remarkably broad list of genres entering their chart-topping sound. This collection examines the artists that inspire Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam, from R&B greats to alternative icons and everything in between.