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Featured Timeline : Phil Collins

October 22, 1988 The #1 hit in America is a cover of a song from 1966: "A Groovy Kind Of Love" by Phil Collins.More

December 13, 1985 Phil Collins, whose song "In The Air Tonight" was used in the pilot episode of Miami Vice, plays a drug dealer in the episode "Phil The Shill."

April 21, 1984 "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)" goes to #1 on the Hot 100, giving Phil Collins his first solo chart-topper on the tally. He will have six more.

January 15, 1981 Phil Collins plays "In The Air Tonight" on Top of the Pops with a paint can and brush nearby as props, seemingly a reference to the painter with whom his first wife cheated on him.More

June 12, 2003 Little Richard, Van Morrison, Queen, and Phil Collins are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

June 16, 1999 Phil Collins gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

March 28, 1996 Phil Collins leaves Genesis on good terms, stating he will concentrate on "Movies, some Jazz projects, and of course my solo career."

November 30, 1985 "Separate Lives" by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin hits #1. The song was written by Stephen Bishop and featured in the movie White Nights.

July 6, 1985 Phil Collins' "Sussudio" - a song about a girl with a funny name - hits #1. It holds the position for one week.

March 30, 1985 Phil Collins scores his second #1 hit as a solo artist: "One More Night."