Phil Collins

Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in London), better known as Phil Collins, is a English rock/pop musician. He was the lead drummer for the jazz-fusion group Brand X and progressive rock band Genesis, and, after the departure of the latter's lead singer Peter Gabriel, lead singer of Genesis.

Albums

• 1981: Face Value #1 UK, #7 US, US Sales: 5,000,000, Worldwide Sales: 19,000,000
• 1982: Hello, I Must Be Going #2 UK, #8 US, US Sales: 3,000,000 Worldwide Sales: 15,000,000
• 1985: No Jacket Required #1 UK, #1 US, US Sales: 12,000,000 Worldwide Sales: 32,000,000
• 1987: 12"ers (remixes compilation) Worldwide Sales: 1,000,000
• 1989: But Seriously... #1 UK, #1 US, US Sales: 4,000,000 Worldwide Sales: 26,000,000
• 1990: Serious Hits... Live! (live) #2 UK, #11 US, US Sales: 4,000,000 Worldwide Sales: 22,000,000
• 1993: Both Sides #1 UK, #13 US, US Sales: 1,000,000 Worldwide Sales: 10,000,000
• 1996: Dance into the Light #4 UK, #23 US, US Sales: 500,000 Worldwide Sales: 5,000,000
• 1998: Hits (compilation) #1 UK, #18 US, US Sales: 2,000,000 Worldwide Sales: 15,000,000
• 1999: A Hot Night in Paris (live) Worldwide Sales: 1,000,000
• 2002: Testify #15 UK, #30 US Worldwide Sales: 5,000,000
• 2004: Platinum Collection (Face Value, No Jacket Required and But Seriously packaged together) #4 UK Worldwide Sales: 1,000,000
• 2004: Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New (compilation) #9 UK, #51 US Worldwide Sales: 3,000,000
• CAREER: 155,000,000 Albums sold (314,000,000 including Genesis)

Hit singles

• from "Face Value"
• 1981 "In the Air Tonight" #2 UK, #19 US
• 1981 "I Missed Again" #14 UK, #19 US
• 1981 "If Leaving Me Is Easy" #17 UK
• from "Hello, I Must Be Going"
• 1982 "You Can't Hurry Love" #1 UK, #10 US
• 1983 "I Don't Care Anymore" #39 US
• from "Against All Odds" soundtrack
• 1984 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" #2 UK, #1 US
• from "Chinese Wall" (album by Philip Bailey)
• 1985 "Easy Lover" (duet with Philip Bailey) #1 UK, #2 US
• from "No Jacket Required"
• 1985 "One More Night" #4 UK, #1 US
• 1985 "Take Me Home" #19 UK, #7 US (1986 release)
• 1985 "Don't Lose My Number" #4 US
• 1985 "Sussudio" #12 UK, #1 US
• from "White Nights" soundtrack
• 1985 "Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin) #4 UK, #1 US
• non-album single
• 1988 "In the Air Tonight" (remix) #4 UK
• from "Buster" soundtrack
• 1988 "A Groovy Kind of Love" #1 UK, #1 US
• 1988 "Two Hearts" #6 UK, #1 US
• from "But Seriously"
• 1989 "Another Day in Paradise" #2 UK, #1 US
• 1990 "I Wish It Would Rain Down" #7 UK, #3 US
• 1990 "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" #15 UK, #4 US
• 1990 "That's Just the Way It Is" #26 UK
• 1990 "Do You Remember?" #4 US
• 1990 "Hang in Long Enough" #34 UK, #23 US
• from "Both Sides"
• 1993 "Both Sides of the Story" #7 UK, #25 US
• 1994 "Everyday" #15 UK, #24 US
• from "Dance into the Light"
• 1996 "Dance into the Light" #9 UK
• 1996 "It's in Your Eyes" #30 UK
• from "Hits"
• 1998 "True Colours" #26 UK
• from "Tarzan" soundtrack
• 1999 "You'll Be in My Heart" #17 UK, #21 US
• from "Urban Renewal" (a Phil Collins tribute album)
• 2001 "In the Air Tonite" (Lil' Kim feat. Phil Collins) #26 UK
• from "Testify"
• 2002 "Can't Stop Loving You" #27 UK
• from "Thug World Order" (album by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
• 2003 "Home" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feat. Phil Collins) #19 UK