35 All-Time Best Genesis Songs

10. "That's All"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCUXR3ept00 Here's a song with probably more simplistic lyrics than "Follow You Follow Me" ("I could say 'day,' and you'd say 'night'/Tell me it's black when I know that it's white"), but damn it all if it ain't catchy! Armed with an incredibly hooky chorus and Collins' charismatic snarl as he angrily delivers each line to his ex like a spiked martini, "That's All" was a rare feat: a pop song with edge.

9. "Invisible Touch"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW68T84RLHw I know that the artistic merits of this album were lauded by Patrick Bateman, the titular psycho in American Psycho played by a pre-Batman Christian Bale, but I don't care. He was mostly right. The first side of the album alone was in regular radio rotation (the first four songs I selected here), but even if a single second never hit the airwaves, this album was the firmest testament of this trio's pop talent during their '80s heyday, which is right when I started really paying attention to music. In fact, this was the first rock album I bought, unless you count the Rocky IV soundtrack, and I don't. The danceable title track, which is also the opening number, is a standout tune, of course, and was a nice precursor of what to expect on the rest of the album. To this day, it remains the only Genesis song to reach number one on the American charts.

8. "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MWe2_WYcEs Long before The Smashing Pumpkins stole the title of this song, Genesis let everyone know in the '80s that being addicted to drugs was akin to "coming down like a monkey." Heavier and moodier than the first song, with a nice patchwork of percussive rhythms and eerie themes from Banks' keyboards, "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" continued the pop sensibility of the album while highlighting the nobler cause of fighting drug addiction.

7. "Land Of Confusion"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU9lv_WqK6k This was my favorite song of all time when I was a kid, and that was before I saw the groundbreaking video with all those freaky looking puppets (since I didn't have MTV). Even though I was too young to understand all the sociopolitical ramifications of the lyrics ("You mean Superman is actually a reference to Ronald Reagan?"), I was certainly aware of the song's powerful message: We've only got one world, so let's not screw it up, okay?

6. "In Too Deep"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okgJc3qYkhg This is one of the most romantic breakup songs I've ever heard. Collins' vocals are at his silky smooth best here; I honestly don't think he's ever sounded better (and this is coming from someone who owns every Genesis and Phil Collins album). Maybe it's because the song happens to be set in the perfect key for his alto vocals, but it's just an incredibly moving performance, especially the final line, "Now I want to spend my life just caring 'bout somebody else."