The Singles (Phil Collins album) explained

The Singles
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Phil Collins
Cover:	Phil Collins - The Singles.jpg
Caption:	The standard edition album cover. The deluxe edition album cover is the same image, but with a maroon background.
Released:	14 October 2016
Recorded:	1980–2010
Genre:	Pop rock rock soft rock
Length:	152:27 (standard edition)
Producer:	Phil Collins, Babyface, Rob Cavallo, Mark Mancina, Arif Mardin, Hugh Padgham
Prev Title:	Take a Look at Me Now: The Collection
Prev Year:	2016
Next Title:	Plays Well with Others
Next Year:	2018

The Singles is a compilation album by English drummer Phil Collins. It was released on 14 October 2016 through Atlantic Records and Warner Music.^[1] The album is Collins' fourth compilation album—after ...Hits (1998), The Platinum Collection (2004) and (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.^[2] ^[3] 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.

Deluxe 3-CD edition

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	76
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	126
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	124
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	192
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	79
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	29

Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	102
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11]	148
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	92

Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	165

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	93

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	79

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	80

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	83

Notes and References

News: New Phil Collins Three-CD Singles Collection on the Way. Gallucci. Michael. 12 July 2016. Ultimate Classic Rock. 12 May 2019.
Phil Collins Readies Deluxe Reissues of Solo Catalog. Blistein. Jon. 12 May 2015. Rolling Stone. 13 May 2019.
Phil Collins Details 'Face Value,' 'Both Sides' Reissues. Reed. Ryan. 2 September 2015. Rolling Stone. 12 May 2019.
Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016. Ultratop. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Rapports Annuels 2016. Ultratop. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2016. SNEP. fr. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 26 July 2020.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016. Official Charts Company. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2017. Ultratop. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Rapports Annuels 2017. Ultratop. 26 July 2020.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2017. Official Charts Company. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2018. Ultratop. 26 July 2020.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. 5 January 2021.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021. Official Charts Company. 6 January 2022.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2023.
Web site: End of Year Albums Chart – 2023. Official Charts Company. 3 January 2024.