Awards and Recognitions:

• Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, 1993
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1994 (As a Solo Artist)
• Received the first ever Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for over 100 million records sold worldwide, 2001
• Recived a Legends Award fro the World Music Awards
• Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, 2005
• Unducted into the UK Muscie Hall of Fame, 2006
• Recieved a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, February 2006
• Awared CBE in 2007, New Years Honours
• Received the ASCAP Founders Award in 2011
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2012 (as a member of Faces)
• To date, Stewart has received seven various Canadian Juno Award nominations

Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then with the Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his début album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down. His early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music and R&B. His early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music and R&B. His aggressive blues work with The Jeff Beck Group and the Faces influenced heavy metal genres. 

From the late 1970s through the 1990s, Stewart's music often took on a New Wave or soft rock/MOR quality, and in the early 2000s he released a series of successful albums interpreting the Great American Songbook.

One of Rod Stewart other passion's was football, (what North America calls soccer). Spurred on by his father, his ambition was to become a professional footballer. In summer 1960, he went for trials at Brentford F.C., a Third Division club at the time. However, contrary to longstanding popular belief, Stewart states in his 2012 autobiography that he was never signed to the club and that the club never called him back after his trials. In any case, regarding possible career options, Stewart concluded, "Well, a musician's life is a lot easier and I can also get drunk and make music, and I can't do that and play football. I plumped for music ... They're the only two things I can do actually: play football and sing.

Some of the Songs Rod Stewart is known for: