As the old saying goes, from small things come big things. In the case of mixing engineer Phil Tan, the big thing is a thirty-plus-year career that has yielded 25 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Three Grammy Awards, more than 300 million albums and singles sold in the United States alone, and over 139 billion streams worldwide (as of August 2025).

Throughout his career, per MUSO AI, Phil mixed 25 #1 singles including Coldplay’s “Adventure of a Lifetime” at 3.2 billion streams, Katy Perry’s “Firework” at 3.1 billion streams, Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” at 1.2 billion streams, Rihanna’s “Only Girl (in the World),” (Grammy for Best Dance Recording) with over 2.9 billion streams, “Diamonds” with 5.3 billion streams, “We Found Love” with Calvin Harris at 3.9 billion streams and “SOS” with 782 million streams,  Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” at 1.4 billion streams, Snoop Dogg “Drop It Like It’s Hot” with over 1.2 billion streams, Usher’s “My Boo” at 1.3 billion streams “Confessions Part II” at 580 million streams,  Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow,” at 1.3 billion streams,  Kelis’ “Milkshake,” at 503 million streams, Fifth Harmony “Work From Home” feat. Ty Dolla $ign at 4.8 billion streams, Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” at 1.8 billion streams and Ariana Grande’s “Sweetener” at 329 million streams. He also worked on albums and singles by Ludacris “Money Maker,” Outkast, TLC, Kris Kross, Toni Braxton, Xscape, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Janelle Monáe, Alicia Keys, Alessia Cara, Ludacris, among many others.

Previously, Phil mixed several globally successful tracks, including NewJeans’ breakout hits “OMG”, over 848 million streams and “Hype Boy” with over 691 million streams. He also mixed Mae Stephens’ 2023 hit “If We Ever Broke Up,” which reached the Top 15 in the U.K. and has amassed over 451 million streams. Additionally, Calum Scott’s “You Are The Reason,” which Phil mixed, has surpassed 2.7 billion streams to date.

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