A week after Liam Payne’s death in Argentina, all five One Direction albums have returned to the UK charts.

The band’s third album, Midnight Memories, is trend-setting, once again entering the charts at number 13. According to the Official Charts Company, sales and streams are increasing 517% week over week.

Three One Direction singles also re-enter the Top 40, while Payne’s latest solo single, Teardrops, made its chart debut at No. 85.

The star died on October 16 at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. He is survived by his seven-year-old son Bear, whom he shares with ex-partner Cheryl.

In the days since his death, countless tribute has been paid by his family, friends and band members.

Niall Horan said he was “absolutely devastated” and called Payne “the smartest person in every room”. His girlfriend Kate Cassidy said the singer would always be her ‘guardian angel’ and revealed this was the case planning to get married.

In a statement, Payne’s family said they were “heartbroken”, adding: “Liam will live on in our hearts forever and we will remember him for his kind, funny and courageous soul.”

Fans, who held a vigil in memory of the star last weekendhave also responded by sending his music back to the charts.

Album review

• 13 – One Direction: Midnight Memories (2013)
• 21 – One Direction: Made in the AM (2015)
• 22 – One Direction: Four (2014)
• 25 – One Direction: Take Me Home (2012)
• 38 – One Direction: Up All Night (2011)
• 62 – Liam Payne: LP1 (2019)

Singles chart

• 6 – One Direction: Night Changes
• 9 – One Direction: story of my life
• 23 – One Direction: what makes you beautiful
• 41 – Liam Payne: Strip That Down (ft Quavo)
• 43 – Liam Payne: For You (ft Rita Ora)
• 85 – Liam Payne: Tears

Night Changes wasn’t One Direction’s biggest hit during their heyday – reaching number seven in Britain and 31 in the US – but its reputation has grown since then.

In 2022, it became the first One Direction song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify; and has remained their most popular song on streaming services ever since.

Released on November 12, 2014, as the second single from the album Four, it is one of the band’s most mature and critically acclaimed songs.

The lyrics reflect on the fleeting nature of time and the loss of innocence, against the backdrop of a love affair that is on the rocks.

Harry Styles takes lead vocals on the chorus, singing: “We’re just getting older, baby / And I’ve been thinking about it lately / Does it ever drive you crazy / How quickly does the night change?“

The reflective minor key melancholy was embraced by fans after the band went on hiatus in 2016.

It is easy to see how the song’s messages of impermanence and regret have been adapted to express the loss they have experienced over the past week.

On Wednesday, Argentine police raided the hotel where Payne was staying at the time of his death.

During a special police investigation, computer hard drives and footage from hotel cameras were seized, among other things, a government official said on condition of anonymity.

Earlier this week, a post-mortem examination revealed that the singer had died from multiple traumas and “internal and external bleeding”.

However, officials in Argentina were forced to deny that the results of toxicology tests had been released, following US media reports claiming the singer had a cocktail of illegal drugs in his system when he died.

The singer’s father Geoff is currently in Buenos Aries waiting for his son’s body to be released and return to Britain.

Meanwhile, Payne’s former bandmate Zayn Malik has rescheduled his upcoming US tour as he copes with the “heartbreaking loss” of his One Direction co-star.

And former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger, who helped put the band together in 2010, has said she will “forever treasure and cherish” the time she spent with Payne.

“It was such a blessing to work with you recently,” she continued. in a post on Instagram on Friday. “We shared the same love and passion for music and I will forever remember the meaningful and joyful conversations we had.”

Scherzinger had recently completed filming a Netflix talent show with Payne and Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland.

The fate of the show, titled Building The Band, remains uncertain.