So, how’s 2013 been for One Direction?

Awards won (by alphabetical order): American Music Awards - Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Take Me Home), Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | ARIA Music Awards - Best International Artist | BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards - Best British Group, Best British Single (Best Song Ever) | BenBoard Music Awards - Best Duo/Group, Best Fans, Best Pop Song (Best Song Ever) | Billboard Music Awards - Top Due/Group, New Artist Of The Year, Top Pop Artist | BRIT Awards - BRITs Global Success | Capricho Awards - International Band | Japan Gold Disc Awards - New Artist of the Year (Western) | JIM Awards - Best Group, Best Pop | Los Premios 40 Prinicpales - Best Album (Take Me Home), Best Artist or Group | MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Northern European Act, Best Pop, Best UK & Ireland Act | MTV’s Hottest Summer Superstar | MTV Video Music Awards - Best Song of the Summer (Best Song Ever) | MTV Video Music Awards (Italy) - Best Band, Best Fans | MTV Stars of 2013 | Myx Music Awards - Favorite International Video (One Thing) | NewNowNext Awards - Foreign Import of the Year | Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards - Favorite Song (What Makes You Beautiful) | Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Argentina) - Favorite International Song (One Way or Another) | Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Australia) - Fave Music Act, Fave Song (One Thing) | Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards (Mexico) - Favorite Song (One Way or Another) | Nickelodeon UK Kids’ Choice Awards | Favorite UK Band | NRJ Music Awards - Video of the Year (Best Song Ever), International Duo/Group of the Year | Social Star Awards - Most popular music group, Most popular artist in West Europe, Most popular artist in UK, Most popular British musicians | Teen Choice Awards - Choice Music: Group, Choice Music: Love Song (Little Things), Choice Music: Single - Group (Live While We’re Young), Choice Summer: Tour (Take Me Home Tour) | Telehit Awards - Boyband of the Year, Most Popular Video (Best Song Ever).

Milestones: The boys get their own Madame Tussauds wax figures | This Is Us, a documentary about the boys’ life, comes out on August 29th | Sold-out tour (Take Me Home Tour) | Midnight Memories, the boys’ 3rd album becomes the fastest selling album of 2013 (selling 237,000 copies on its first week).