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Top 10 Pop Artists for the Terminally Uncool

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#5 - Phil Collins
Top 10 Pop Artists for the Terminally Uncool

...But Seriously

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No one in the world has more close-up headshots in circulation than Phil Collins. If you don't believe me, sort through the album covers. Phil Collins' career headed on an unfortunate trajectory from interesting ("In the Air Tonight"), after first stepping away from Genesis, to silly ("Sussudio") and ultimately unforgivably sappy ("Something Happened on the Way to Heaven").

To give credit where it is due, the musicianship on a Phil Collins record is always topnotch, and you are guaranteed to be singing along by the second time through. However, trying to get a Phil Collins tune out of your head can be nearly as much fun as scraping bubblegum off your shoes...and there is some similarity.

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