On This Day: March 30 1985 One More Night by Phil Collins Became the Number 1 Song in America

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On This Day: March 30 1985 One More Night by Phil Collins Became the Number 1 Song in America
On this day March 30 1985 One More Night by Phil Collins reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it stayed through April 12. The smooth ballad also climbed to number 1 in Canada and became one of Collins’s biggest solo hits of the decade.

Featured on his third solo album No Jacket Required the song showed off Collins’s softer side with its emotional lyrics and simple yet powerful melody. One More Night helped solidify his status as a global pop star and a force in both soft rock and adult contemporary radio.

Fun fact: The song was written in just one night during a spontaneous jam session in the studio while Collins was experimenting with his drum machine and keyboards.

Trivia question: What was the name of the Phil Collins album that featured One More Night?

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