One Direction's Liam Payne died on October 16, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina after falling from the balcony of his hotel room. Following his death, One Direction's music received its biggest streaming day of all time on Spotify with a record 57.5 million streams, according to Chart Data, Complex, and NME.The band is now ranked at the top spot in the UK and the second spot globally for streams, just behind Taylor Swift. The band is tied with BTS and Blackpink as the second-highest streamed artist/group on Spotify.According to Chart Data, One Direction had fifteen songs earn more than 1 million streams on October 17, 2024, with an additional 22 songs earning 500 thousand streams or more. These list of songs and the streams they received on October 17 are listed below:Night Changes - 4.69MStory of My Life - 4.02MWhat Makes You Beautiful - 2.66MPerfect - 2.45MSteal My Girl - 2.17MYou & I - 1.72MDrag Me Down - 1.61M18 - 1.53MBest Song Ever - 1.5MRight Now - 1.36MHistory - 1.29MLittle Things - 1.19M One Thing - 1.15M Live While We're Young - 1.11M Kiss You - 1.09MThey Don't Know About Us - 974KStrong - 807KMore Than This - 801KGotta Be You - 791KMidnight Memories - 720KWhere Do Broken Hearts Go - 701KStockholm Syndrome - 687KNo Control - 677KFireproof - 666KLove You Goodbye - 637KInfinity - 633KWalking in the Wind - 616KFool's Gold - 600KMoments - 592KOlivia - 559KReady to Run - 537KUp All Night - 533KA.M. - 528KLast First Kiss - 524KOne Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) - 516KOver Again - 510KIf I Could Fly - 507KDiana - 500KLove You Goodbye debuted at the 79th spot on the Spotify UK Viral 100 Chart. Meanwhile, the song Night Changes has become one of the 200 most streamed songs in Spotify history.One Direction issued a statement following Payne's deathOne Direction issued a statement following Liam Payne's death on October 16, 2024, via their Instagram page on October 18, 2024:"We're completely devastated by the news of the Liam's Passing. In time and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve, and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly. The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever."The statement continued:"For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you, Liam. Louis, Zayn, Niall, and Harry."Liam's girlfriend at the time of his death, Kate Cassidy, also issued a statement on the singer's death:"Thank you for all of the kind words and love that has been sent my way. I have been at a complete loss. Nothing about the past few days have felt real. I ask and pray that you’ll give me the grace and space to navigate this in private."Cassidy continued:"Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I love you Liam."One Direction is best known for its second studio album, Take Me Home, which released on November 9, 2012. The album sat at the top spot on several major album charts.