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Released | 5 October 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1998 | |||
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Length | 74:01 | |||
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Hits (stylised as ...Hits) is the first greatest hits album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 5 October 1998 in the United Kingdom, [2] and one day later in the United States. [3] The collection included fourteen top 40 hits, including seven American number one songs, spanning from the albums Face Value (1981) through Dance into the Light (1996). One new Collins recording, a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors", also appeared on the collection and was a popular song on adult contemporary stations. Hits was also the first Phil Collins album to include four songs originally recorded for motion pictures (all of them US number-one hits) as well as his popular duet with Philip Bailey, "Easy Lover" (a UK number-one hit).
In 1998, the album reached number one in the United Kingdom and number 18 in the United States. It was reissued in 2008, following the usage of "In the Air Tonight" in a successful Cadbury advertisement campaign. On 4 August 2008, it became the number one album on the New Zealand RIANZ album chart. In July 2012, the album re-entered the US charts, reaching number six on the Billboard 200 when the album price was deeply discounted very briefly by Amazon. [4] [5] It has sold 3,429,000 in the US as of July 2012. [5]
The compilation's cover features stylised versions of the cover art for Collins' first six albums, the collection's primary sources of songs.
Since the release of Hits there have been further compilations of Phil Collins songs. The Platinum Collection and Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New were both released in 2004, while The Singles appeared in 2016.
All tracks are written by Phil Collins, except where noted
Chart (1998–2012) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] | 2 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 4 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] | 1 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [14] | 1 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [15] | 25 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] | 1 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [17] | 1 |
French Albums (SNEP) [18] | 101 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] | 2 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] | 3 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [21] | 5 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [22] | 1 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [23] | 2 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [24] | 3 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [25] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] | 2 |
UK Albums (OCC) [27] | 1 |
US Billboard 200 [28] | 6 |
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [29] | 15 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [30] | 22 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [31] | 35 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [32] | 18 |
Canadian Albums (RPM) [33] | 46 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [34] | 23 |
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media) [35] | 17 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [36] | 32 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [37] | 33 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [38] | 11 |
UK Albums (OCC) [39] | 15 |
Chart (1999) | Position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [40] | 100 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [41] | 51 |
Canadian Albums (RPM) [42] | 46 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [43] | 88 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) [44] | 60 |
European Albums (Music & Media) [45] | 48 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [46] | 50 |
UK Albums (OCC) [47] | 98 |
US Billboard 200 [48] | 103 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [49] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [50] | 6× Platinum | 420,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [51] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [52] | 4× Platinum | 200,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [53] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [54] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [55] | Gold | 32,143 [55] |
France (SNEP) [56] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [57] | 3× Gold | 750,000^ |
Italy (FIMI) [58] sales since 2009 | Gold | 30,000* |
Japan (RIAJ) [59] | 2× Platinum | 400,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [60] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [61] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [62] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [63] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [64] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [65] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] | 6× Platinum | 1,800,000* |
United States (RIAA) [67] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
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Europe (IFPI) [68] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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