The boyband have topped Billboard magazine’s 21 under 21 list, which ranks music’s most influential minors each year.
Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson topped the list thanks to their huge achievements over the last year.
One Direction’s first album Up All Night hit stores in 2011 and was a runaway success in 35 countries.
They are also the only UK group to have their first two albums debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart – their follow-up record Take Me Home came out last year.
The band have also enjoyed huge success in the movie world, with their concert film This is Us grossing over $62 million so far internationally.
