▁" Live ▁While ▁We ' re ▁Young ", ▁" Best ▁Song ▁Ever ", ▁" Story ▁of ▁My ▁Life " ▁and ▁" Drag ▁Me ▁Down ". ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁have ▁won ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 0 ▁awards ▁including ▁seven ▁Brit ▁Awards , ▁four ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁six ▁Billboard ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁seven ▁American ▁Music ▁Awards ▁( including ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁Te en ▁Cho ice ▁Awards . ▁They ▁have ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁four ▁world ▁t ours , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁all - stad ium . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁they ▁earned ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 7 5 ▁million , ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁ear ning ▁celebr ity ▁under ▁ 3 0 ▁according ▁to ▁For bes . ▁The ▁world ’ s ▁best - s elling ▁artist ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁the ▁Ph on ographic ▁Indust ry ▁( IF PI ) ▁named ▁them ▁the ▁Global ▁Rec ording ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁For bes ▁ranked ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest - ear ning ▁cele brit ies ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁second ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Four , ▁One ▁D irection ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁first ▁four ▁albums ▁debut ▁at ▁number ▁one . ▁Their ▁third