Artists · UK Singles Chart

Phil Collins

Charting Jan 11, 1981 → Jun 16, 2013 · 254 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 384 wk (13 at #1), UK Singles Chart 254 wk (7 at #1)

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Billboard Hot 100 · 384 wk UK Singles Chart · 254 wk Global Music Power · 453 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 2.38%; week of Jan 1, 1989
Career Power: 380; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 7; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 72; February 1988 – January 1989
Peak Five Years: 178; January 1981 – January 1986
Top-five weeks: 33; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 254; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.95%; week of Apr 21, 1985
Comebacks: 3; January 1983, July 1988, October 2007

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Sep 6, 1981	Jan 2, 1983	69	58	1.88%	1.24%
After absence	Mar 9, 1986	Jul 10, 1988	121	117	2.28%	1.14%
After absence	Jul 15, 1990	Oct 21, 2007	897	195	2.38%	1.05%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the UK Singles Chart

36 records · 380 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
In The Air TonightApple Music	#2February 1981	31	January 1981 – January 2008	48.5
You Can't Hurry LoveApple Music	#1January 1983	16	November 1982 – March 1983	36.1
Groovy Kind Of LoveApple Music	#1September 1988	15	August 1988 – December 1988	31.5
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)Apple Music	#2April 1984	15	April 1984 – July 1984	31.4
Two HeartsApple Music	#6November 1988	11	November 1988 – January 1989	23.3
Another Day In ParadiseApple Music	#2November 1989	11	October 1989 – January 1990	22.1
One More NightApple Music	#4April 1985	10	April 1985 – June 1985	17.0
In the Air Tonight {1988}	#4June 1988	9	June 1988 – August 1988	17.0
I Wish It Would Rain DownApple Music	#7February 1990	9	January 1990 – March 1990	16.2
Separate Liveswith Marilyn MartinApple Music	#4December 1985	15	November 1985 – March 1986	13.7
SussudioApple Music	#12February 1985	9	January 1985 – March 1985	13.0
Easy Loverwith Philip BaileyApple Music	#1March 1985	13	March 1985 – June 2013	12.7
Take Me HomeApple Music	#19August 1985	9	July 1985 – September 1985	10.9
Something Happened On The Way To HeavenApple Music	#15April 1990	7	April 1990 – June 1990	10.2
I Missed AgainApple Music	#14March 1981	8	March 1981 – April 1981	10.2
If Leaving Me Is Easy	#17June 1981	8	May 1981 – July 1981	10.0
Both Sides Of The StoryApple Music	#7October 1993	6	October 1993 – December 1993	8.3
Dance Into The LightApple Music	#9September 1996	9	September 1996 – December 1996	7.5
EverydayApple Music	#15January 1994	6	January 1994 – February 1994	7.0
You'll Be In My HeartApple Music	#17October 1999	8	October 1999 – January 2000	6.5
That's Just the Way It Is	#26July 1990	5	July 1990 – August 1990	4.8
True Colors	#26November 1998	5	November 1998 – January 1999	3.4
It's In Your EyesApple Music	#30December 1996	4	December 1996 – December 1996	3.1
Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away	#45March 1983	5	March 1983 – April 1983	2.9
Hang In Long EnoughApple Music	#34October 1990	3	September 1990 – October 1990	2.5
Do You Remember (Live)	#57December 1990	5	December 1990 – December 1990	2.1
Can't Stop Loving YouApple Music	#28November 2002	2	November 2002 – November 2002	1.9
We Wait and We Wonder	#45May 1994	4	May 1994 – May 1994	1.6
Wear My Hat	#43July 1997	2	July 1997 – July 1997	1.1
Thru' These Walls	#56October 1982	2	October 1982 – October 1982	0.8
In the Air Tonitefeatured credit · with Lil' Kim	#26September 2001	2	September 2001 – September 2001	0.7
Herowith David CrosbyApple Music	#56May 1993	3	May 1993 – May 1993	0.6
Look Through My Eyes	#61November 2003	2	November 2003 – November 2003	0.6
Why Can't It Wait 'Till Morning	#89May 1983	3	May 1983 – June 1983	0.5
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) {1985}	#90August 1985	3	July 1985 – August 1985	0.3
Least You Can Do/Wake Up Call	#86March 2003	1	March 2003	0.2

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