Friday, January 10, 2020

Rod Stewart: Top 100 Songs

First posted 1/2/2020; updated 1/5/2020.

Rod Stewart

image from Billboard.com

Rock singer Roderick David Stewart was born on this day (January 10) in 1945 in Highgate, London, England. He worked with the Shotgun Express (1966), the Jeff Beck Group (1967-69), and The Faces (69-75) and has maintained a solo career since 1969. His song, “Maggie May,” is featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999.

Awards:


Top 100 Songs


Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Stewart’s work with the Jeff Beck Group and The Faces are includes as well as his solo material. Songs are solo hits unless noted otherwise. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.)

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Maggie May (1971) #1 US, CB, HR, UK, CN, AU
2. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976) #1 US, CB, HR, RR, CN
3. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (1978) #1 US, CB, HR, RR, UK, CN, AU

DMDB Top 5%:

4. All for Love (Bryan Adams with Sting & Rod Stewart, 1993) #1 US, CB, RR, CN, AU
5. Sailing (1975) #1 UK
6. You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (1977) #1 RR, CN, AU
7. Have I Told You Lately (1991) #1 AC, CN
8. Stay with Me (The Faces, 1971)
9. The First Cut Is the Deepest (1976)
10. Downtown Train (1989) #1 CB, RR, AC, AR, CN

DMDB Top 10%:

11. I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1975) #1 UK
12. You Wear It Well (1972) #1 UK
13. Reason to Believe (1971)
14. Young Turks (1981)
15. This Old Heart of Mine (Rod Stewart & Ron Isley, 1989) #1 AC
16. Rhythm of My Heart (1991) #1 CB, CN
17. Passion (1980)
18. Tonight I’m Yours (1981) 19. I Know I’m Losing You (The Faces, 1971)
20. Forever Young (1988)
21. Hot Legs (1977)

DMDB Top 20%:

22. The Motown Song (Rod Stewart & the Temptations, 1991) #1 CN
23. Blue Moon (Rod Stewart & Eric Clapton, 2004)
24. Baby Jane (1983) #1 UK
25. People Get Ready (Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck, 1985)
26. Some Guys Have All the Luck (1984)
27. Handbags and Gladrags (1969)
28. The Killing of Georgie (1976)
29. Infatuation (1984)
30. Leave Virginia Alone (1995) #1 CN

31. I Was Only Joking (1977)
32. Twistin’ the Night Away (1972)
33. Love Touch (1986)
34. Get Back (1976)
35. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (2002)
36. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Rod Stewart & Cher, 2003)
37. What Am I Gonna Do? (1983)
38. Your Song (1992)
39. Broken Arrow (1991)
40. My Heart Can’t Tell You No (1988)

41. Someone to Watch Over Me (2003)
42. Ain’t Love a Bitch (1978)
43. Angel (The Faces, 1972)
44. Lost in You (1988)
45. These Foolish Things Remind Me of You (2002)
46. Oh No, Not My Baby (1973)
47. Having a Party (live with Ron Wood, 1993)
48. In a Broken Dream (Python Lee Jackson with Rod Stewart, 1969)
49. Cindy Incidentally (The Faces, 1973)
50. Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
51. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Rod Stewart with Dave Koz, 2012) #1 AC

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

52. Reason to Believe (live with Ron Wood, 1993)
53. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2012)
54. It Takes Two (Rod Stewart & Tina Turner, 1990)
55. You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (The Faces, 1974)
56. Winter Wonderland (Rod Stewart & Michael Buble, 2012)
57. Another Heartache (1986)
58. This Old Heart of Mine (1975)
59. Ooh La La (1998)
60. Every Beat of My Heart (1986)

61. Gasoline Alley (1970)
62. Baby It’s Cold Outside (Rod Stewart & Dolly Parton, 2004)
63. If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don’t Want to Be Right (1977)
64. If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996)
65. I’ve Got a Crush on You (Rod Stewart & Diana Ross, 2005)
66. Crazy About Her (1988)
67. I Can’t Deny It (2001)
68. How Long (1981)
69. So Far Away (1995)
70. What Made Milwaukee Famous (1972)

71. What a Wonderful World (Rod Stewart & Stevie Wonder, 2004)
72. Farewell/Bring It on Home to Me/You Send Me (1974)
73. Debris (The Faces, 1971)
74. I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1989)
75. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (2005)
76. Somebody Speical (1980)
77. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (2006)
78. Mandolin Wind (1971)
79. Ole Ola (Muhler Brasileia) (Rod Stewart & the Scottish World Cup Squad, 1978)
80. I’ve Been Drinking (Jeff Beck Group, 1968)

81. Twistin’ the Night Away (1987)
82. Time After Time (2003)
83. Faith of the Heart (1999)
84. Pool Hall Richard (The Faces, 1973)
85. Street Fighting Man (1969)
86. It’s All Over Now (1970)
87. Cut Across Shorty (Rod Stewart live Ron Wood, 1993)
88. All Right Now (1984)
89. Beck’s Bolero (Jeff Beck Group, 1968)
90. Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) (1992)

91. Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Blue) (Jeff Beck Group, 1968)
92. Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
93. Mine for Me (1974)
94. Gi’ Me Wings (1980)
95. My Girl (1980)
96. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (N-Trance with Rod Stewart, 1997)
97. Tora Tora Tora (Out with the Boys) (1981)
98. Jealous (1981)
99. Don’t Come Around Here (Rod Stewart with Helicopter Girl, 2001)
100. Guess I’ll Always Love You (live, 1998)


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2 comments:

  1. The xmas tunes and the songbook should be taken out. Songs like "scared and scared", "lost in u", foolish behavior, dancing alone, what do u want me to do, this, dirty weekend, standing in the shadows, never give up on a dream, hold the line, grace, Shelly my love, ooh la la...glad u put in eltona your song.

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