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Mel Collins is an artist, born on 5 September 1947 in Banstead. Mel Collins is known as a member of Kokomo and King Crimson. With Kokomo and King Crimson, two records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Mel Collins

The years of Mel Collins with Kokomo and King Crimson. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

KokomoKing Crimson197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025A Little Bit Further Awaynumber 4 in week 22 of 1982 · 8 weeksCat Foodnumber 35 in week 19 of 1970 · 2 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Kokomo and King Crimson in the Dutch Top 40

In the years Mel Collins was part of it, Kokomo and King Crimson had two records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

4peak position
week 22, 198210weeks in the chart
with 2 records1970first entry
week 19, 19701982latest entry
week 25, 19822years with an entry
1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982
  1. 1982Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 22 of 1982, 8 weeks in the chart A Little Bit Further Away
    Kokomo
     4:02
  2. 1970Dutch Top 40: peak position 35 in week 19 of 1970, 2 weeks in the chart Cat Food
    King Crimson
     4:53

Source: top40.nl

Together with Mel Collins

In Kokomo and King Crimson, Mel Collins played with Alan Spenner, Terry Stannard, Tony O'Malley, Frank Collins, Paddie McHugh, Neil Hubbard, Dyan Birch and Jim Mullen and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Mel Collins born?

Mel Collins was born on 5 September 1947 in Banstead.

Which groups does Mel Collins belong to?

To Kokomo and King Crimson. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The groups with a page of their own are in the side column, with a link.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Kokomo and King Crimson have while Mel Collins was part of it?

Two records made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is A Little Bit Further Away, which reached number 4 in week 22 of 1982. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Where can you find Mel Collins online?

Through Wikipedia, Facebook and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Mel Collins?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.