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2016 compilation album by Phil Collins
The Singles
The standard edition album cover. The deluxe edition album cover is the same image, but with a maroon background.
Compilation album by Phil Collins
Released14 October 2016
Recorded1980–2010
Genre
Length152:42 (2CD edition) 201.52 (3CD edition)
LabelAtlantic
ProducerPhil Collins, Babyface, Rob Cavallo, Mark Mancina, Arif Mardin, Hugh Padgham
Phil Collins chronology
Take a Look at Me Now: The Collection
(2016) 		The Singles
(2016) 		Plays Well with Others
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

The Singles is a compilation album by English drummer Phil Collins. It was released on 14 October 2016 through Atlantic Records and Warner Music. The album is Collins' fourth compilation album—after ...Hits (1998), The Platinum Collection (2004) and Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New (2004)—and came at the end of his Take a Look at Me Now series, which saw him remaster and reissue his entire back catalogue dating back to 1981's Face Value. The compilation is made up of most of the hit singles from Collins' solo career, as well as lesser-known singles. The album was released in two versions, a standard 2-CD edition and a deluxe 3-CD edition. A vinyl edition was also released, first available as a 4-LP set with the same track list as in standard 2-CD edition, but it was, in 2018, replaced with a 2-LP set, which have only 19 selected tracks from previous version.

Track listing

All tracks written by Phil Collins, except where noted.

Standard 2-CD edition

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Easy Lover" (with Philip Bailey)Collins, Bailey, Nathan EastBailey's Chinese Wall (1984)5:03
2."Two Hearts"Collins, Lamont DozierBuster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)3:24
3."Sussudio" No Jacket Required (1985)4:23
4."I Missed Again" Face Value (1981)3:46
5."Wear My Hat" Dance into the Light (1996)4:44
6."Don't Lose My Number" No Jacket Required4:48
7."You Can't Hurry Love"Holland–Dozier–HollandHello, I Must Be Going! (1982)2:55
8."Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"Collins, Daryl Stuermer...But Seriously (1989)4:51
9."We Wait and We Wonder" Both Sides (1993)7:01
10."Can't Stop Loving You"Billy NichollsTestify (2002)4:16
11."Dance into the Light" Dance into the Light4:23
12."It's in Your Eyes" Dance into the Light3:02
13."Hang in Long Enough" ...But Seriously4:44
14."Thru These Walls" Hello, I Must Be Going!5:05
15."I Wish It Would Rain Down" ...But Seriously5:27
16."Both Sides of the Story" Both Sides6:43
17."(Love Is Like a) Heatwave"Holland–Dozier–HollandGoing Back (2010)2:53
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Going Back"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingGoing Back4:37
2."In the Air Tonight" Face Value5:35
3."Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1984)3:26
4."If Leaving Me Is Easy" Face Value4:55
5."One More Night" No Jacket Required4:51
6."Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin)Stephen BishopWhite Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1985)4:08
7."A Groovy Kind of Love"Carole Bayer Sager, Toni WineBuster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack3:30
8."That's Just the Way It Is" ...But Seriously5:20
9."Do You Remember?" ...But Seriously4:36
10."Everyday" Both Sides5:43
11."True Colors"Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg...Hits (1998)4:34
12."You'll Be in My Heart" Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1999)4:17
13."The Least You Can Do"Collins, StuermerTestify4:21
14."Look Through My Eyes" Brother Bear: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (2003)4:00
15."Another Day in Paradise" ...But Seriously5:22
16."Take Me Home" No Jacket Required5:51

Deluxe 3-CD edition

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."In the Air Tonight" Face Value5:35
2."I Missed Again" Face Value3:46
3."If Leaving Me Is Easy" Face Value4:55
4."Thru These Walls" Hello, I Must Be Going!5:05
5."You Can't Hurry Love"Holland–Dozier–HollandHello, I Must Be Going!2:55
6."I Don't Care Anymore" Hello, I Must Be Going!5:05
7."Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" Hello, I Must Be Going!4:45
8."Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning" Hello, I Must Be Going!3:10
9."I Cannot Believe It's True" Hello, I Must Be Going!5:16
10."Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack3:26
11."Easy Lover" (with Philip Bailey)Collins, Bailey, Nathan EastBailey's Chinese Wall5:03
12."Sussudio" No Jacket Required4:23
13."One More Night" No Jacket Required4:51
14."Don't Lose My Number" No Jacket Required4:48
15."Take Me Home" No Jacket Required5:51
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin)Stephen BishopWhite Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack4:08
2."A Groovy Kind of Love"Carole Bayer Sager, Toni WineBuster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack3:30
3."Two Hearts"Collins, Lamont DozierBuster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack3:24
4."Another Day in Paradise" ...But Seriously5:22
5."I Wish It Would Rain Down" ...But Seriously5:27
6."Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"Collins, Daryl Stuermer...But Seriously4:51
7."That's Just the Way It Is" ...But Seriously5:20
8."Hang in Long Enough" ...But Seriously4:44
9."Do You Remember?" ...But Seriously4:36
10."Who Said I Would" No Jacket Required4:02
11."Both Sides of the Story" Both Sides6:43
12."Everyday" Both Sides5:43
13."We Wait and We Wonder" Both Sides7:01
14."Dance into the Light" Dance into the Light4:23
15."It's in Your Eyes" Dance into the Light3:02
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."No Matter Who" Dance into the Light4:41
2."Wear My Hat" Dance into the Light4:44
3."The Same Moon" Dance into the Light4:10
4."True Colors"Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg...Hits4:34
5."You'll Be in My Heart" Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack4:17
6."Strangers Like Me" Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack3:02
7."Son of Man" Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack2:44
8."Two Worlds" Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack2:42
9."Can't Stop Loving You"Billy NichollsTestify4:16
10."The Least You Can Do"Collins, StuermerTestify4:21
11."Wake Up Call" Testify5:15
12."Look Through My Eyes" Brother Bear: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack4:00
13."No Way Out" Brother Bear: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack4:17
14."(Love Is Like a) Heatwave"Holland–Dozier–HollandGoing Back2:53
15."Going Back"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingGoing Back4:37

For the 3-CD edition of the album, the songs are arranged in chronological order with the exception of "Who Said I Would" (originally from No Jacket Required) which was released as a live single from the album Serious Hits... Live! (1990), released between the studio album releases of ...But Seriously and Both Sides.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 18
French Albums (SNEP) 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 5
Italian Albums (FIMI) 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 27
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 27
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 17
UK Albums (OCC) 2

Year-end charts

2016 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2016) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 126
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 124
French Albums (SNEP) 192
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 79
UK Albums (OCC) 29
2017 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2017) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 102
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 148
UK Albums (OCC) 92
2018 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2018) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 165
2020 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2020) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 93
2021 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2021) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 79
2022 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2022) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 80
2023 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2023) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 83
2024 year-end chart performance for The Singles
Chart (2024) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 87

Certifications

Certifications for The Singles
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 10,000
France (SNEP) Platinum 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) 2× Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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