Top Rod Stewart Hits and Most Requested Songs
Have I Told You Lately, Maggie May Are Still Highly Popular
Aug 6, 2008
Born Roderick David Stewart on January 10, 1945, Rod Stewart began his solo career in 1969.
Rod Stewart is famous for his raspy-throated storytelling. A gifted song writer who crafted the breakout hit Maggie May, the former soccer player has also had success with other artists’ songs. One example is Stewart’s 1977 version of First Cut Is The Deepest, originally released by singer-song writer Cat Stevens ten years earlier.
Not all songs from Rod Stewart’s 40-year recording career have made the most requested singles on the Pop Culture Madness survey - even highly popular songs like Hot Legs which had reached number 28 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.
Nevertheless, audiences of all ages around the world are thrilled when Rod Stewart performs these songs during his worldwide concerts tours.
Top Requested Rod Stewart Hits from 1970s
Although 1971’s Maggie May remains his most requested hit from the seventies, the disco hit Do Ya Think I’m Sexy remains Rod Stewart’s best-selling single.
- Maggie May … Number 10 most requested hit single from 1971
- (I Know) I'm Losing You … Number 53 from 1971
- Reason To Believe … Number 62 from 1971
- You Wear It Well … Number 38 from 1972
- Handbags and Gladrags … Number 73 from 1972
- Tonight's The Night … Number 26 from 1976
- The Killing of Georgie … Number 38 from 1977
- The First Cut Is The Deepest … Number 46 from 1977
- You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) … Number 28 from 1977
- Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? … Number 22 from 1979.
Top Requested Rod Stewart Hits from 1980s
Only one Rod Stewart song made the Pop Culture Madness list of most-requested songs from the eighties, Forever Young. Often used at wedding receptions, Forever Young was a Bob Dylan single that Stewart and his band mates rewrote.
- Forever Young … Number 43 most requested hit single from 1988.
Still, Rod Stewart was productive during the 1980s with top ten hits like Infatuation and Some Guys Have All The Luck that simply finish behind the competition on the Pop Culture Madness survey.
Top Requested Rod Stewart Hits from 1990s
Rod Stewart’s most requested songs from the nineties include nostalgic ballads including This Old Heart Of Mine and Have I Told You Lately, which appeal to the older Baby Boomer generation.
- This Old Heart Of Mine … Number 14 from 1990
- Downtown Train … Number 45 from 1990
- The Motown Song … Number 57 from 1991
- Have I Told You Lately … Number 5 from 1993
- Reason To Believe … Number 43 from 1993
- All For Love … Number 25 from 1994
- Having A Party … Number 42 from 1994
- Ooh La La … Number 43 from 1998.
Sources for this Article
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on Pop Music Charts song data presented by Pop Culture Madness and information from songfacts.com.
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