16 artists like Phil Collins
Matched on how their catalogues actually move — measured intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood across 2 Phil Collins songs (averaging 53/100 intensity). Each one comes with the single song to start with.
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (49/100). 29 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (51/100), with the same intimate register running through 12 measured songs.
23 measured songs that keep the same intimate register — plays calmer overall (35/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (50/100). 110 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (56/100), with the same heavy register running through 84 measured songs.
82 measured songs that keep the same intimate register — runs hotter overall (59/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (52/100). 82 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (51/100), with the same melancholy register running through 80 measured songs.
78 measured songs that keep the same calm register — averages almost the same intensity (49/100).
Shares the same melancholy register and averages almost the same intensity (56/100). 64 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (49/100), with the same melancholy register running through 64 measured songs.
57 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (53/100).
Shares the same cathartic register and averages almost the same intensity (48/100). 54 of their songs measured.
Averages almost the same intensity (51/100), with the same melancholy register running through 52 measured songs.
44 measured songs that keep the same melancholy register — averages almost the same intensity (51/100).
Shares the same calm register and averages almost the same intensity (58/100). 44 of their songs measured.
Frequently asked
What artists sound like Phil Collins?
The closest matches we measure are Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Randy Newman. Artists are matched by how their catalogs actually move — average intensity, dynamic range, texture and shared mood — across 2 measured Phil Collins songs, not by genre label or chart adjacency.
Which song should I start with?
Elton John: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (90% feel-match); Luciano Pavarotti: “Dio che nell'alma infondere” (90% feel-match); Randy Newman: “Rednecks” (87% feel-match). Each is that artist's single closest track to the Phil Collins centre of gravity, so it's the least jarring way in.
How intense is Phil Collins overall?
Across 2 measured songs, Phil Collins averages 53/100 on our intensity scale. Individual songs vary — see the full catalog breakdown on their artist page.
How do you decide two artists are similar?
Every song is measured on 8 dimensions (intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force, fine sound detail). We compare an artist's catalogue centre of gravity to every other artist's, then weight shared mood tags. Matches cross genre and era, because the measurements don't know what genre is.
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