English musician Phil Collins has released 8 studio albums, 2 live albums, 5 compilation albums, 2 remix albums, 3 soundtrack albums, 2 box sets, 50 singles, 18 video albums, and 41 music videos. A Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist, Collins has sold more than 34.5 million albums in the United States, and 150 million records worldwide.
Collins's first solo album, Face Value, was released in the United Kingdom in 1981 and reached number one in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Sweden. It was also certified 5-times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album's lead single, "In the Air Tonight", reached number one in Austria, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland, and is often cited as his signature song. His second album, Hello, I Must Be Going!, was released in 1982 and included the UK number one "You Can't Hurry Love", which also topped the charts in Ireland and the Netherlands. The album went number one in Canada while peaking at number two in the UK and receiving a triple-platinum certification from the BPI. In 1984, Collins recorded "Against All Odds"; the ballad shot to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK. He also performed a duet with Philip Bailey, "Easy Lover", which reached number two in the US and spent four weeks at number one in the UK. In 1984, Collins participated in Bob Geldof's Band Aid charity project for the famine in Ethiopia, and played drums in the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
In 1985, Collins released his third album, No Jacket Required, which contained the hits "Sussudio" and "One More Night". He also recorded the song "Separate Lives", a duet with Marilyn Martin that reached number one in the US. No Jacket Required debuted at number one in the US and UK; it is the best-selling album of his career and has been certified Diamond in the US for sales over 10 million and six-times platinum in the UK. In 1988, Collins contributed songs to the soundtrack of the film Buster, in which he also starred: "Two Hearts", and a cover of "A Groovy Kind of Love", the latter of which became a UK and US number one. In 1989 Collins produced another successful album, ...But Seriously, featuring the anti-homelessness anthem "Another Day in Paradise", which peaked at number one in the US and number two in the UK. A live album, Serious Hits... Live! followed in 1990.
Collins's fifth album, Both Sides, was released in 1993; although it was less successful than his previous albums and produced only one UK top-ten single, the album still reached number one in the UK. His next album, Dance into the Light, was released in 1996 and was even less successful, peaking at number four in the UK and was only certified silver. A greatest hits compilation, ...Hits, was released in 1998 and was successful, returning Collins to UK number one and multi-platinum status in the UK and US. The album's sole new track was a cover of the Cyndi Lauper hit "True Colors". Collins also wrote and performed songs for the Disney animated films Tarzan and Brother Bear. Collins's seventh studio album, Testify, was released in 2002. It was a success in Europe, peaking at number fifteen in the UK and within the top five in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. After the release of Testify, Collins announced that he was going into semi-retirement, and released two compilation albums in 2004, The Platinum Collection and Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New. In 2010, Collins released his eighth studio album, Going Back, after which he went into a brief four-year retirement, before returning to the music industry in 2015. By 2016, Collins remastered and reissued all of his studio albums and released his fourth compilation album, The Singles.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Kent Music Report) peak: Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Everyday" (ARIA) peak: N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "It's in Your Eyes" (ARIA) peak: All ARIA-era (13 June 1988 onwards) peaks to 21 February 2020: N.B. The High Point number in the national column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.AUTCANGERNLDNZSWESWIUS Face ValueReleased: 13 February 1981 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 2 7BPI: 5× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BVMI: 7× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: Diamond NVPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum Hello, I Must Be Going!Released: 5 November 1982 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 2 15 — 1 6 3 20 7 17 8BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum No Jacket RequiredReleased: 18 February 1985 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BPI: 6× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: Diamond NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Diamond (12× Platinum) ...But SeriouslyReleased: 20 November 1989 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BPI: 9× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BVMI: 6× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: 5× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum Both SidesReleased: 8 November 1993 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 8 1 6 1 1 7 3 1 13BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum Dance into the Light Released: 21 October 1996 UK label: Face Value US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 4 8 2 9 1 4 33 2 1 23BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold Testify Released: 11 November 2002 UK label: Face Value US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 15 96 5 — 3 2 — 4 2 30BPI: Gold BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum Going Back Release: 13 September 2010 Label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 34BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Gold "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAUTCANGERNLDNZSWESWIUS Serious Hits... Live!Released: 5 November 1990 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 5 2 5 1 1 2 16 2 11BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum A Hot Night in Paris (The Phil Collins Big Band)Released: 18 May 1999 Label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAUTCANGERNLDNZSWESWIUS ...HitsReleased: 5 October 1998 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, cassette 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 6BPI: 6× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum The Platinum Collection Released: 31 May 2004 Label: Virgin Formats: CD 4 — — — — — — — — — BPI: Platinum Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and NewReleased: 1 November 2004 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, digital download 7 37 4 9 8 6 — 7 2 51 BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold The SinglesReleased: 14 October 2016 Label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP 2 6 43 47 5 18 27 — 17 44BPI: 3× Platinum Other SidesReleased: 31 May 2019 Label: Rhino Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — —
Box sets Title Album details Peak chart positions UK AUTCAN GER NLD SWI Take a Look at Me Now:The Collection Released: 29 January 2016 Label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD 50 65 — 9 23 95 Plays Well with Others Released: 28 September 2018 Label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD — — 82 17 — 47 Both Sides (All the Sides) Released: 20 September 2024 Label: Rhino Formats: Vinyl — — — — — —
Soundtrack albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAUTCANGERNLDNORNZSWIUS Buster (Various artists including three new Collins tracks)Released: 19 September 1988 UK label: Virgin US label: Atlantic/WEA Formats: CD, LP, cassette 6 35 11 67 4 — — — 6 54BPI: 3× Platinum RIAA: Gold TarzanReleased: 18 May 1999 Label: Walt Disney Formats: CD, cassette 21 40 9 14 6 51 32 34 11 5IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum Brother BearReleased: 21 October 2003 Label: Walt Disney Formats: CD, digital download — — 7 — 24 38 — — 50 52 "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
Remix albums Title Album details Certification 12"ersReleased: 14 October 1987 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette ARIA: Gold Remixed SidesReleased: 31 May 2019 Label: Rhino Formats: Digital download
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUKAUSAUTCANPeaks in Canada: "In the Air Tonight": "I Missed Again": "You Can't Hurry Love": "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)": "Easy Lover": "Sussudio": "One More Night": "Don't Lose My Number": "Take Me Home": "Separate Lives": "Another Day in Paradise": "I Wish It Would Rain Down": "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven": "Hang in Long Enough": "Do You Remember?": "Who Said I Would": "Both Sides of the Story": "Everyday": "We Wait and We Wonder": "Dance into the Light": "It's in Your Eyes": "You'll Be in My Heart": GERIRLNLDSWESWIUS "In the Air Tonight" 1981 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 19BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum Face Value "I Missed Again" 14 88 — 6 23 12 28 — — 19 "If Leaving Me Is Easy" 17 — — — 61 25 — — — — "This Must Be Love" — — — — — — — — — — "Thru These Walls" 1982 56 — — — — 27 48 — — — Hello, I Must Be Going! "You Can't Hurry Love" 1 3 3 9 3 1 1 6 3 10BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "I Don't Care Anymore" 1983 — — — — — — — — — 39 "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" 45 — — — — 18 — — — — "I Cannot Believe It's True" — — — — — — — — — 79 "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning" 89 — — — — — — — — — "It Don't Matter to Me" — — — — — — 46 — — — "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" 1984 2 3 13 1 9 1 12 3 4 1BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Easy Lover" (with Philip Bailey) 1 74 21 1 5 1 2 10 8 2BPI: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Chinese Wall "Sussudio" 1985 12 8 — 10 17 14 12 13 9 1BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold No Jacket Required "One More Night" 4 2 6 1 10 4 8 — 6 1BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Don't Lose My Number" — 10 — 11 — — 44 — — 4 "Take Me Home" 19 64 — 23 — 13 — — — 7 "Long Long Way to Go" — — — — — — — — — — "Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin) 4 14 — 1 50 1 43 — — 1 BPI: Silver White Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "In the Air Tonight" ('88 Remix) 1988 4 47 4 — 3 6 17 — — — Non-album single "A Groovy Kind of Love" 1 2 6 1 3 1 2 5 1 1BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Two Hearts" 6 13 14 1 3 3 6 — 4 1 BPI: Silver "Another Day in Paradise" 1989 2 11 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum ...But Seriously "I Wish It Would Rain Down" 1990 7 15 26 1 8 4 4 7 8 3BPI: Silver