Rock On The Net: Phil Collins (original) (raw)

Phil Collinsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Phil Collins was born January 30, 1951 in London. As a drummer, Collins played with several small bands before becoming a member of Genesis in 1970. In 1975, Collins left Genesis and went solo.

1981...# 45 Singles Artist of the Year

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins released his debut solo LP Face Value.

April
Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 solo for the first time with "I Missed Again."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Face Valuewas certified gold.

June
Phil Collins - Hello I Must Be Goingbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "In The Air Tonight."

1982...

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins released Hello I Must Be Going.
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "You Can't Hurry Love."

1983...# 48 Singles Artist of the Year

February
Phil Collins - "You Can't Hurry Love" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with "You Can't Hurry Love."
button.gif (123 bytes) Hello I Must Be Going was certified gold.

1984...# 30 Singles Artist of the Year

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance, Solo ("I Don't Care Anymore").

March
Phil Collins - "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" from the Against All Odds soundtrackARC chart run: 33 - 19 - 10 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 7 - 9 - 19 - 33 - off
available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" was certified gold.

April
Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins - "Easy Lover" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" from the Against All Odds soundtrack.

January
Phil Collins - "I Missed Again" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins was nominated 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Video ("Easy Lover" with Phillip Bailey), and Favorite Pop/Rock Album.
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Song ("Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)").

February
Phil Collins - 'No Jacket Required'button.gif (123 bytes) Collins released No Jacket Required.button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit #1 with Phillip Bailey on "Easy Lover" from Phillip Bailey's Chinese Wall.button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "One More Night."
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now") and was nominated for Song of the Year (songwriter) ("Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now").

March
Phil Collins - "I Don't Care Anymore" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit #1 for a week with "One More Night."
button.gif (123 bytes) Hello I Must Be Going was certified platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified platinum.

May
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - "Separate Lives" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with Marilyn Martin with "Separate Lives" from the White Nights soundtrack.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 2x platinum.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 3x platinum.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Face Valuewas certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes)The video for "Easy Lover" with Philip Bailey won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance. .

December
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 4x platinum.

1986...# 67 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Face Valuewas certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes)Phil was nominated for 5 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Video ("Easy Lover" with Phillip Bailey), Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist, and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (No Jacket Required).

February
Phil Collins - 12"ersbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins won 3 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male (No Jacket Required), and Producer of the Year (with Hugh Padgham) and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Easy Lover" with Philip Bailey).

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with "Take Me Home."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 5x platinum.

September
Phil Collins - "Groovy Kind Of Love" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Easy Lover" with Phillip Bailey won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance and "Take Me Home" was nominated for Best Male Video.

1988... # 35 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins released a remix LP 12"ers.

October
Phil Collins - Buster soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes)Collins hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Groovy Kind Of Love" from the soundtrack to Buster. Collins also starred in the movie.

1989...# 24Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Two Hearts" from the soundtrack toBuster.
button.gif (123 bytes)The single "A Groovy Kind Of Love" was certified gold.
button.gif (123 bytes)The Buster soundtrack was certified gold.
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Song ("Two Hearts").

February
Phil Collins - "Two Hearts" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)Collins won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (songwriter) ("Two Hearts") and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("A Groovy Kind Of Love").

March
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original ("Two Hearts").

November
Phil Collins - But Seriouslybutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins released But Seriously.
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Another Day In Paradise."

December
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins hit #1 for 3 weeks with "Another Day In Paradise."
button.gif (123 bytes)The single "Another Day In Paradise" was certified gold.
Phil Collins - "Another Day In Paradise" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 6x platinum, Face Valuewas certified 3x platinum, and Hello I Must Be Going was certified 2x platinum.

1990...# 3 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)

January
button.gif (123 bytes) But Seriously was certified 2x platinum.

February
Phil Collins - "I Wish It Would Rain Down" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "I Wish It Would Rain Down."

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with "I Wish It Would Rain Down."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "Do You Remember?"

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with "Do You Remember?"

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven."
button.gif (123 bytes) But Seriously was certified 3x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) The singles "Sussudio" and "One More Night" were certified gold.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven."

November
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Livebutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins released the live LP Serious Hits Live.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "Hang In Long Enough."
button.gif (123 bytes)Face Valuewas certified 4x platinum and Serious Hits Live was certified gold.

1991... # 154 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Serious Hits Live was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (But Seriously).

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Another Day In Paradise") and was nominated for Album of the Year (But Seriously), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male, Best Music Video, Short Form, and Song of the Year (songwriter) ("Another Day In Paradise"), Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Saturday Night And Sunday Morning"), Best Music Video, Long Form (The Singles Collection), and Producer of the Year (with Hugh Padgham).
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 7x platinum.

October
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "In The Air Tonight" was certified gold.

1993... # 75 Singles Artist of the Year

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with David Crosby with "Hero."

November
Phil Collins - Both Sidesbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "Both Sides Of The Story."
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins released Both Sides.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 10 with "Both Sides Of The Story."
button.gif (123 bytes) Both Sides was certified platinum.

1994... # 102 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "Everyday."

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Serious Hits Live was certified 2x platinum.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) But Seriously was certified 4x platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers included Collins with the Top Hot Adult Contemporary Track ("Everyday").

1996... # 119 Singles Artist of the Year

October
Phil Collins - Dance Into The Lightbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins released Dance Into The Light.button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "Dance Into The Light."

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Dance Into The Light was certified gold.

1997...

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Hello I Must Be Going was certified 3x platinum.

1998... # 165 Singles Artist of the Year

October
Phil Collins - Hitsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins released a hit compilation - Hits.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Hits was certified gold

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins hit the Top 40 with "True Colors."

1999... # 120 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Tarzan soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes)Collins won an American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) No Jacket Requiredwas certified 10x platinum, Face Valuewas certified 5x platinum, and Serious Hits Live was certified 4x platinum.

May
Phil Collins - A Hot Night In Parisbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins released the live LP A Hot Night In Parisand the Tarzan soundtrack.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) The Tarzan soundtrack was certified platinum.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The Tarzan soundtrack was certified 2x platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins was named the 38th biggest-selling Artist of the Century.

2000...

January
Phil Collins - 'The Singles'button.gif (123 bytes)Collins won an American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.

button.gif (123 bytes)Collins won an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Song ("You'll Be In My Heart").

February
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album (Tarzan) and was nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (songwriter) ("You'll Be In My Heart").

2001...

February
Phil Collins - Testifybutton.gif (123 bytes)No Jacket Requiredwas certified 12x platinum and Hits was certified 2x platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Collins released Testify.

2004...

November
Phil Collins - Love Songs - A Compilation... Old & Newbutton.gif (123 bytes) Collins released Love Songs - A Compilation... Old & New.

button.gif (123 bytes) # 14 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2006...

October
button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's included "In The Air Tonight" at # 35.

December
Phil Collins - 'Going Back'button.gif (123 bytes)Love Songs - A Compilation... Old & New was certified gold.

2010...

September
button.gif (123 bytes)Collins released Going Back.

October
Phil Collins - 'Take A Look At Me Now' (box set)button.gif (123 bytes)Collins topped the UK LP charts with Going Back.

2016...

2018...

Phil Collins - Face Value Face ValueReleased: February, 1981 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 7 Rolling Stone: 3 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "In The Air Tonight" - "This Must Be Love" - "Behind The Lines" - "The Roof Is Leaking" - "Droned" - "Hand In Hand" - "I Missed Again" - "You Know What I Mean" - "Thunder & Lightning" - "I'm Not Moving" - "If Leaving Me Is Easy" - "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Phil Collins - Hello I Must Be Going Hello I Must Be GoingReleased: November, 1982 US: 3x Platinum Billboard peak: # 8 Rolling Stone: 3 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "I Don't Care Anymore" - "I Cannot Believe It's True" - "Like China" - "Do You Know, Do You Care?" - "You Can't Hurry Love" - "It Don't Matter To Me" - "Thru These Walls" - "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" - "The West Side" - "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
Phil Collins - 'No Jacket Required' iTunes Amazon.mp3 No Jacket RequiredReleased: February, 1985 US: 12x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "Sussudio" - "Only You Know And I Know" - "I Don't Wanna Know" - "One More Night" - "Don't Lose My Number" - "Who Said I Would" - "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" - "Inside Out" - "Take Me Home" - "We Said Hello Goodbye"
Phil Collins - 12"ers 12"ersReleased: January, 1988 12" Mix Tracks: "Take Me Home" - "Sussudio" - "Who Said I Would" - "Only You Know And I Know" - "Don't Lose My Number" - "One More Night"
Phil Collins - Buster soundtrack Buster soundtrackReleased: 1988 US: Gold Phil Collins Tracks: "Two Hearts" - "Big Noise" - "Groovy Kind Of Love"
Phil Collins - 'But Seriously' iTunes Amazon.mp3 ...But SeriouslyReleased: November, 1989 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: 2 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "Hang In Long Enough" - "That's Just The Way It Is" - "Do You Remember?" - "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" - "Colours" - "I Wish It Would Rain Down" - "Another Day In Paradise" - "Heat On The Street" - "All Of My Life" - "Saturday Night And Sunday Morning" - "Father To Son" - "Find A Way To My Heart"
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live Serious Hits LiveReleased: November, 1990 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 11 Live Tracks: "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" - "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - "Who Said I Would" - "One More Night" - "Don't Lose My Number" - "Do You Remember" - "Another Day In Paradise" - "Separate Lives" - "In The Air Tonight" - "You Can't Hurry Love" - "Two Hearts" - "Sussudio" - "Groovy Kind Of Love" - "Easy Lover" - "Take Me Home"
Both SidesReleased: November, 1993 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 13 Rolling Stone: 2 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B- Tracks: "Both Sides Of The Story" - "Can't Turn Back The Years" - "Everyday" - "I've Forgotten Everything" - "We're Sons Of Our Fathers" - "Can't Find My Way" - "Survivors" - "We Fly So Close" - "There's A Place For Us" - "We Wait And We Wonder" - "Please Come Out Tonight"
Phil Collins - Dance Into The Light Dance Into The LightReleased: October, 1996 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 23 Entertainment Weekly: C+ Tracks: "Dance Into The Light" - "That's What You Said" - "Lorenzo" - "Just Another Story" - "Love Police" - "Wear My Hat" - "It's In Your Eyes" - "Oughta Know By Now" - "Take Me Down" - "The Same Moon" - "River So Wide" - "No Matter Who" - "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
Phil Collins - Hits HitsReleased: October, 1998 US: 3x Platinum Billboard peak: # 6 Entertainment Weekly: B- Tracks: "Another Day In Paradise" - "True Colors" - "Easy Lover" - "You Can't Hurry Love" - "Two Hearts" - "I Wish It Would Rain Down" - "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" - "Separate Lives" - "Both Side Of The Story" - "One More Night" - "Sussudio" - "Dance Into The Light" - "Groovy Kind of Love" - "In The Air Tonight" - "Take Me Home"
Phil Collins - A Hot Night In Paris A Hot Night In ParisReleased: May, 1999 Entertainment Weekly: C- Live Tracks: "Sussudio" - "That's All" - "Invisible Touch" - "Hold On My Heart" - "Chips And Salsa" - "I Don't Care Anymore" - "Milestones" - "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - "Pick Up The Pieces" - "The Los Endos Suite"
Tarzan soundtrack Tarzan soundtrackReleased: May, 1999 US: 2x Platinum Collins Tracks: "Trashin' The Camp" (with 'N Sync) - "You'll Be In My Heart" - "Two Worlds"
Phil Collins - Testify TestifyReleased: November, 2002 Tracks: "Wake Up Call" - "Come With Me" - "Testify" - "Don't Get Me Started" - "Swing Low" - "It's Not Too Late" - "This Love This Heart" - "Driving Me Crazy" - "The Least You Can Do" - "Can't Stop Loving You" - "Thru My Eyes" - "You Touch My Heart"
Phil Collins - Love Songs - A Compilation... Old & New Love Songs - A Compilation... Old & NewReleased: November, 2004 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 51 Entertainment Weekly: C Tracks: "Tearing And Breaking" - "Do You Remember?" - "One More Night" - "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" - "Can't Turn Back The years" - "Groovy Kind Of Love" - "Everyday" - "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" - "Please Come Out Tonight" - "This Must Be Love" - "It's In Your Eyes" - "Can't Stop Loving You" - "Testify" - "True Colors" - "You'll Be In My Heart" - "If Leaving Me Is Easy" - "I've Been Trying" - "I've Forgotten Everything" - "Somewhere" - "Least You Can Do" - "Two Hearts" - "Separate Lives" (live) - "My Girl" (live) - "Always" (live) - "The Way You Look Tonight" (live)
Phil Collins - 'Going Back' mp3 Available at Amazon.com Going BackReleased: September, 2010 Tracks: "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" - "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave" - "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" - "Some Of Your Lovin'" - "In My Lonely Room" - "Take Me In Your Arms" - "Blame It On The Sun" - "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" - "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" - "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" - "Do I Love You" - "Jimmy Mack" - "Something About You" - "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone" - "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" - "Going To A Go-Go" - "Talking About My Baby" - "Going Back"
Phil Collins - 'Take A Look At Me Now' (box set) Take A Look At Me NowReleased: January 29, 2016
Phil Collins - 'Plays Well With Others' (4CD)iTunes Amazon.mp3 Plays Well With OthersReleased: September 28, 2018
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).