Padgham's previous work with Gabriel and Collins led to a collaboration with Genesis and Phil Collins in the 1980s, which produced the albums: "Face Value", "Abacab", "Hello, I Must Be Going!", "Genesis", "No Jacket Required", "Invisible Touch" and "...But Seriously". In addition to his work with Genesis and XTC, Padgham co-produced two albums with the Police: "Ghost in the Machine" and "Synchronicity", as well as some of Police frontman Sting's solo work. He also worked on Paul McCartney's "Press to Play" and The Human League's "Hysteria".