Phil Collins / discography

Phil Collins (2005)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British Phil Collins . Collins has sold over 14.2 million phonograms in Germany alone to date, making him one of the performers with the highest number of phonograms sold in Germany . The album … But Seriously is the second best- selling music album since 1975 in Germany after Grönemeyers Mensch . According to the sources, he has sold 150 million records so far in his career, making him one of the most successful artists of all time . Phil Collins' most successful release is the album ... But Seriously, with around 26.4 million units sold

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1981	Face Value	DE2 × 7 Sevenfold gold (39 weeks)DE	AT3 platinum (19 weeks)AT	CH2 × 2 Double platinum (5 weeks)CH	UK1 × 5 Quintuple platinum (276 weeks)UK	US7th × 5 Quintuple platinum (164 weeks)US	First published: February 9, 1981 Sales: + 8,400,000
1982	Hello, I Must Be Going!	DE6th × 2 Double platinum (35 weeks)DE	AT2 gold (23 weeks)AT	CH2 platinum (22 weeks)CH	UK2 × 3 Triple platinum (166 weeks)UK	US8th × 3 Triple platinum (139 weeks)US	First published: November 1, 1982 Sales: + 4,975,000
1985	No jacket required	DE1 × 3 Triple platinum (44 weeks)DE	AT11 platinum (17 weeks)AT	CH1 × 2 Double platinum (28 weeks)CH	UK1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (177 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Diamond + double platinum (123 weeks)US	First published: February 15, 1985 Sales: + 15,450,000
1989	... But Seriously	DE1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (80 weeks)DE	AT1 × 2 Double platinum (44 weeks)AT	CH1 platinum (52 weeks)CH	UK1 × 9 Nine-fold platinum (79 weeks)UK	US1 × 4 Quadruple platinum (90 weeks)US	First published: November 21, 1989 Sales: +10,050,000
1993	Both sides	DE1 × 3 Triple platinum (53 weeks)DE	AT1 platinum (18 weeks)AT	CH1 platinum (32 weeks)CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (25 weeks)UK	US13 platinum (30 weeks)US	First published: November 9, 1993 Sales: + 3,200,000
1996	Dance into the Light	DE1 platinum (26 weeks)DE	AT2 gold (18 weeks)AT	CH1 platinum (20 weeks)CH	UK4th silver (17 weeks)UK	US23 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: October 21, 1996 Sales: + 1,135,000
2002	Testify	DE3 × 3 Triple gold (28 weeks)DE	AT5 gold (17 weeks)AT	CH2 platinum (27 weeks)CH	UK15th gold (8 weeks)UK	US30 (16 weeks) US	First published: November 11, 2002 Sales: + 615,000
2010	Going back	DE2 platinum (27 weeks)DE	AT3 gold (23 weeks)AT	CH4th gold (22 weeks)CH	UK1 gold (16 weeks)UK	US34 (3 weeks) US	First published: September 13, 2010 Sales: + 325,000

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Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1990	Serious hits… Live!	DE1 × 3 Triple platinum (74 weeks)DE	AT2 platinum (23 weeks)AT	CH2 × 3 Triple platinum (25 weeks)CH	UK2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (50 weeks)UK	US11 × 4 Quadruple platinum (97 weeks)US	First published: November 5, 1990 Sales: 22,000,000
1999	A Hot Night in Paris with the Phil Collins Bigband	DE47 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 18, 1999 Sales: 1,000,000
2010	Going Back - Live at Roseland Ballroom	DE49 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: 2010

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1998	... hits	DE2 × 3 Triple gold (32 weeks)DE	AT2 platinum (19 weeks)AT	CH2 platinum (36 weeks)CH	UK1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (107 weeks)UK	US6th × 3 Triple platinum (… Where.)US	First published: October 6, 1998 Sales: 15,000,000
2004	Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New	DE8th × 3 Triple gold (21 weeks)DE	AT4th gold (17 weeks)AT	CH2 platinum (23 weeks)CH	UK7th × 2 Double platinum (36 weeks)UK	US51 gold (6 weeks)US	First published: Sep 28, 2004 Sales: 3,000,000

Box sets

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
2004	Platinum Collection	-	-	-	UK4th platinum (22 weeks)UK	-	First published: May 31, 2004 Sales: 1,000,000
2016	Take a Look at Me Now: The Collection	DE9 (4 weeks) DE	AT65 (1 week) AT	CH95 (1 week) CH	UK50 (1 week) UK	-	First published: January 29, 2016
2016	The Singles Collection	DE5 (20 weeks) DE	AT43 (2 weeks) AT	CH17 (6 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (… Where.)UK	US44 (... weeks) US	First published: October 14, 2016
2018	Plays Well with Others	DE17 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH47 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: September 28, 2018

Soundtracks

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1984	Against All Odds (OST)	-	-	-	-	US12 (... weeks) US	First published: 1984
1988	Buster (OST)	DE4th gold (25 weeks)DE	AT11 (12 weeks) AT	CH6th gold (21 weeks)CH	UK6th × 3 Triple platinum (16 weeks)UK	US54 gold (… Where.)US	First published: September 1988
1999	Tarzan (OST)	DE6th gold (38 weeks)DE	AT9 (19 weeks) AT	CH11 platinum (14 weeks)CH	-	US5 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)US	First published: May 18, 1999
2003	Bear Brothers (OST)	DE24 (21 weeks) DE	AT7 (11 weeks) AT	CH50 (10 weeks) CH	-	US52 (... weeks) US	First published: October 21, 2003

More soundtracks

1985: White Nights (OST)

Remix albums

1987: 12 "ers (First published October 1987; sales: 1,000,000)

Video albums

1998: Live & Loose in Paris
2002: Face Value
2003: Seriously Live in Berlin (recording from 1990, previously only on VHS ; DE:gold)
2003: A Life Less Ordinary
2004: Finally ... The First Farewell Tour (DE:× 11Eleven gold , CH: gold, UK: platinum)
2005: At Fukuoka Dome in Japan
2007: The Long Goodnight (documentary about his Finally… The First Farewell Tour)
2010: Phil Collins Live at Roseland Ballroom

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1981	In the Air Tonight Face Value	DE1 gold (32 weeks)DE	AT1 (2½ months) AT	CH1 (13 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (31 weeks)UK	US19th gold (17 weeks)US	First published: Jan 5th, 1981 Sales: + 1,350,000
	I missed again face value	DE23 (16 weeks) DE	-	-	UK14 (8 weeks) UK	US19 (16 weeks) US	First published: March 7, 1981
	If Leaving Me Is Easy Face Value	DE61 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK17 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1981
1982	Thru These Walls Hello, I Must Be Going!	-	-	-	UK56 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 1982
1982	You Can't Hurry Love Hello, I Must Be Going!	DE3 (21 weeks) DE	AT3 (4 months) AT	CH3 (10 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (16 weeks)UK	US10 (21 weeks) US	First published: November 27, 1982 Sales: + 595,000
1983	I Don't Care Anymore Hello, I Must Be Going!	-	-	-	-	US39 (11 weeks) US	First published: February 1983
1983	Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away Hello, I Must Be Going!	-	-	-	UK45 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1983
1984	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Against All Odds Soundtrack	DE9 (16 weeks) DE	AT13 (1½ months) AT	CH4 (14 weeks) CH	UK2 gold (15 weeks)UK	US1 gold (24 weeks)US	First published: February 1984 Sales: + 900,000
1985	Sussudio No Jacket Required	DE17 (13 weeks) DE	-	CH9 (9 weeks) CH	UK12 (9 weeks) UK	US1 gold (17 weeks)US	First published: February 9, 1985 Sales: + 500,000
	One More Night No Jacket Required	DE10 (13 weeks) DE	AT6 (3 months) AT	CH6 (11 weeks) CH	UK4th silver (9 weeks)UK	US1 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: April 6, 1985 Sales: + 700,000
	Don't Lose My Number No Jacket Required	-	-	-	-	US4 (18 weeks) US	First published: May 30, 1985
	Take Me Home No Jacket Required	-	-	-	UK19 (9 weeks) UK	US7 (16 weeks) US	First published: July 25, 1985
	Separate Lives White Nights soundtrack	DE50 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th silver (15 weeks)UK	US1 (21 weeks) US	First published: September 1985 Sales: + 200,000; with Marilyn Martin
1988	In the Air Tonight ('88 Remix)	DE3 (24 weeks) DE	AT4 (5 months) AT	CH2 (13 weeks) CH	UK4 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1988
	A Groovy Kind of Love Buster Soundtrack	DE3 gold (21 weeks)DE	AT6 (4 months) AT	CH1 gold (22 weeks)CH	UK1 silver (15 weeks)UK	US1 gold (25 weeks)US	First published: Aug 27, 1988 Sales: + 975,000
	Two Hearts Buster Soundtrack	DE3 (17 weeks) DE	AT14 (3½ months) AT	CH4 (10 weeks) CH	UK6th silver (11 weeks)UK	US1 (18 weeks) US	First published: November 29, 1988 Sales: + 200,000
1989	Another Day in Paradise ... But Seriously	DE1 gold (30 weeks)DE	AT2 (5 months) AT	CH1 (20 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (11 weeks)UK	US1 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: October 9, 1989 Sales: +950,000
1990	I Wish It Would Rain Down ... But Seriously	DE8 (20 weeks) DE	AT26 (3 weeks) AT	CH8 (15 weeks) CH	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	US3 (17 weeks) US	First published: January 20, 1990
	Do you remember? ... But Seriously	-	-	-	-	US4 (19 weeks) US	First published: April 26, 1990
	Something Happened on the Way to Heaven ... But Seriously	DE26 (21 weeks) DE	-	CH26 (3 weeks) CH	UK15 (7 weeks) UK	US4 (22 weeks) US	First published: April 28, 1990
	That's Just the Way It Is ... But Seriously	DE51 (14 weeks) DE	-	CH29 (1 week) CH	UK26 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 28, 1990
	Hang In Long Enough ... But Seriously	-	-	-	UK34 (3 weeks) UK	US23 (13 weeks) US	First published: September 1990
	Do you remember? (Live) Serious Hits ... Live!	-	-	-	UK57 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1990
1991	Who Said I Would (Live) Serious Hits ... Live!	-	-	-	-	US73 (5 weeks) US	First published: April 1991
1993	Both Sides of the Story Both Sides	DE12 (20 weeks) DE	AT22 (9 weeks) AT	CH11 (15 weeks) CH	UK7 (6 weeks) UK	US25 (17 weeks) US	First published: October 18, 1993
1994	Everyday Both Sides	DE35 (18 weeks) DE	-	-	UK15 (5 weeks) UK	US24 (20 weeks) US	First published: January 27, 1994
1994	We Wait and We Wonder Both Sides	DE52 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	UK45 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 29, 1994
1996	Somewhere The Songs of West Side Story	-	-	-	-	-	First published: January 30, 1996
	Dance into the Light Dance into the Light	DE42 (15 weeks) DE	AT31 (8 weeks) AT	CH26 (15 weeks) CH	UK9 (9 weeks) UK	US45 (16 weeks) US	First published: September 28, 1996
	It's in Your Eyes Dance into the Light	-	-	-	UK30 (4 weeks) UK	US77 (14 weeks) US	First published: December 1996
1997	No Matter Who Dance into the Light	DE69 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: February 3, 1997
	Wear My Hat Dance into the Light	DE81 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK43 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 27, 1997
	The Same Moon Dance into the Light	DE87 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: October 20, 1997
1998	True Colors ... hits	DE35 (9 weeks) DE	AT20 (8 weeks) AT	-	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 26, 1998
1999	You'll Be in My Heart Tarzan Soundtrack	DE20 (10 weeks) DE	AT30 (9 weeks) AT	CH24 (18 weeks) CH	UK17th silver (8 weeks)UK	US21 (20 weeks) US	First published: June 15, 1999 Sales: + 200,000
1999	Strangers Like Me Tarzan soundtrack	DE29 (11 weeks) DE	AT28 (8 weeks) AT	CH22 (12 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 25, 1999
2000	Son of Man Tarzan soundtrack	DE68 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: February 4, 2000
2000	Two Worlds Tarzan soundtrack	DE43 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 26, 2000
2002	Can't Stop Loving You Testify	DE11 (15 weeks) DE	AT23 (15 weeks) AT	CH23 (23 weeks) CH	UK28 (2 weeks) UK	US76 (20 weeks) US	First published: October 28, 2002
2003	The Least You Can Do / Wake Up Call Testify	DE87 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK86 (1 week) UK	-	First published: March 2003
2003	Look Through My Eyes Brother Bear Soundtrack	DE51 (5 weeks) DE	-	CH31 (8 weeks) CH	UK61 (1 week) UK	-	First published: October 13, 2003
2004	No Way Out Bear Brothers Soundtrack	DE74 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: March 22, 2004
2010	(Love Is Like A) Heatwave Going Back	DE30 (6 weeks) DE	AT52 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	First published: September 6, 2010
2010	Going back going back	DE49 (8 weeks) DE	AT45 (6 weeks) AT	CH50 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: December 3, 2010

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1984	Easy Lover Chinese Wall	DE5 (17 weeks) DE	AT21 (10 weeks) AT	CH8 (11 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (12 weeks)UK	US2 gold (23 weeks)US	First published: November 1984 with Philip Bailey
1993	Hero Thousand Roads	DE51 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK56 (3 weeks) UK	US44 (20 weeks) US	First published: April 15, 1993 with David Crosby
2001	In the Air Tonite Urban Renewal	DE3 gold (15 weeks)DE	AT8 (16 weeks) AT	CH11 (15 weeks) CH	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 14, 2001 with Lil 'Kim
2003	Home Thug World Order	-	-	CH85 (1 week) CH	UK19 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 14, 2003 with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

more publishments

1981: Thunder & Lightning
1986: We Said Hello Goodbye
1983: Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning
1995: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (with The Manhattan Transfer )
2000: Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
2002: You Touch My Heart
2003: Come with Me

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statistics

Chart evaluation

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one albums	DE5DE	AT2AT	CH4thCH	UK6thUK	US2US
Top 10 albums	DE15thDE	AT12AT	CH12CH	UK13UK	US6thUS
Albums in the charts	DE18thDE	AT14thAT	CH17thCH	UK14thUK	US15thUS

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one singles	DE2DE	AT1AT	CH3CH	UK3UK	US8thUS
Top 10 singles	DE11DE	AT7thAT	CH11CH	UK13UK	US23US
Singles in the charts	DE35DE	AT19thAT	CH21stCH	UK35UK	US33US

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	0! S.-	0! G-	22 × platinum22nd	0! D.-	896,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	28 × platinum28	0! D.-	1,807,500	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	0! S.-	6 × gold6th	5 × platinum5	0! D.-	380,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	5 × platinum5	0! D.-	1,220,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	0! S.-	6 × gold6th	platinum1	0! D.-	205,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	13 × gold13	31 × platinum31	0! D.-	14,550,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	0! S.-	0! G-	8 × platinum8th	0! D.-	(8,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	platinum1	0! D.-	182,581	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	silver1	7 × gold7th	15 × platinum15th	2 × diamond2	6,060,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	0! S.-	gold1	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	50,000	ifpihk.org ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	15,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	0! S.-	4 × gold4th	6 × platinum6th	0! D.-	775,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	0! D.-	800,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	20 × platinum20th	2 × diamond2	3,775,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	9 × platinum9	0! D.-	150,000	nztop40.co.nz ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	8 × platinum8th	0! D.-	960,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	0! S.-	gold1	platinum1	0! D.-	75,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	0! S.-	7 × gold7th	7 × platinum7th	0! D.-	500,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	0! D.-	60,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	0! S.-	gold1	11 × platinum11	0! D.-	300,000	afp.org.pt ( Memento from February 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	platinum1	0! D.-	250,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	19 × platinum19th	0! D.-	1,018,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	0! S.-	0! G-	22 × platinum22nd	0! D.-	2,200,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	0! S.-	12 × gold12	30 × platinum30th	diamond1	43,700,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	11 × silver11	6 × gold6th	45 × platinum45	0! D.-	17,960,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	12 × silver12	99 × gold99	302 × platinum302	5 × diamond5

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↑ Phil Collins: I quit music but no one will miss me . In: The Daily Telegraph , March 4, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US Adult Contemporary

Web links

Phil Collins at Discogs (English)

[1] Phil Collins: I quit music but no one will miss me . In: The Daily Telegraph , March 4, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[charts-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US Adult Contemporary


Studio albums	Face Value • Hello, I must be going! • No Jacket Required • … But Seriously • Both Sides • Dance into the Light • Testify • Going Back
Remix albums	12 ″ ers (remixes)
Live albums	Serious hits… Live! • A Hot Night in Paris • Going Back - Live at Roseland Ballroom
Compilation albums	… Hits • Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New
Tours	Clapton and Friends Tour (with Eric Clapton )


Singles	In the Air Tonight (1981) • I Missed Again (1981) • If Leaving Me Is Easy (1981) • Thru These Walls (1982) • You Can't Hurry Love (1982) • I Know There's Something Going On (feat. Frida ) (1982) • Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning (1983) • I Don't Care Anymore (1983) • Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away (1983) • Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (1984) • Easy Lover (feat. Philip Bailey ) (1984) • Sussudio (1985) • One More Night (1985) • Don't Lose My Number (1985) • Take Me Home (1985) • Separate Lives (feat. Marilyn Martin) (1985) • In the Air Tonight ('88 Remix) (1988) • A Groovy Kind of Love (1988) • Two Hearts (1988) • Another Day in Paradise (1989) • I Wish It Would Rain Down (1990) • Do You Remember? (1990) • Something Happened on the Way to Heaven (1990) • That's Just the Way It Is (1990) • Hang In Long Enough (1990) • Do You Remember? (Live) (1990) • Who Said I Would (Live) (1991) • Both Sides of the Story (1993) • Hero (feat. David Crosby ) (1994) • Everyday (1994) • We Wait and We Wonder (1994 ) • Somewhere (1996) • Dance into the Light (1996) • It's in Your Eyes (1997) • No Matter Who (1997) • Wear My Hat (1997) • The Same Moon (1997) • True Colors (1998) • You'll Be in My Heart (1999) • Strangers Like Me (1999) • Son of Man (2000) • Two Worlds (2000) • In the Air Tonite (feat. Lil 'Kim ) (2001) • Can't Stop Loving You (2002) • Come With Me (2003) • The Least You Can Do / Wake Up Call (2003) • Look Through My Eyes (2003) • Home (feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ) (2003) • No Way Out (2004) • You Touch My Heart (2005) • (Love Is Like A) Heatwave (2010)