Rod the Mod was an early part of the British Rock Family Tree before joining Faces. After a few albums with that group, he struck out on his own in a quest to be a solo star. That he was, as his Hits List shows:
1964: "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
1965: "The Day Will Come"
1966: "Shake"
1968: "Little Miss Understood"
1969: "Street Fighting Man"
1970: "It's All Over Now"
1971: "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" (#1, #1 U.K., #11 Germany, #3 Netherlands, #2 Ireland)
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (#24, #41 Germany, #14 Netherlands)
"Dirty Old Town"
1972: "Handbags and Gladrags" (#42)
"You Wear It Well" (#13, #1 U.K., #35 Germany, #2 Ireland)--underrated.
"In a Broken Dream" (with Python Lee Jackson) (#56, #3 U.K.)
"Angel" (#40)
"What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (#4 U.K., #11 Ireland)
1973: "I've Been Drinking" (with the Jeff Beck Group) (#27 U.K.)
"Twistin' the Night Away" (#59)
"Oh! No Not My Baby" (#59, #6 U.K., #8 Ireland)
1974: "Farewell"/"Bring It On Home to Me"/"You Send Me" (#7 U.K., #11 Ireland)
"Mine for Me" (#91)
"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (with Faces) (#12 U.K.)
1975: "Sailing" (#58, #1 U.K., #4 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"This Old Heart of Mine" (#83, #4 U.K., #16 Germany, #3 Netherlands)
1976: "Tonight's the Night (Gonna' Be Alright)" (#1, #2 Adult Contemporary, #5 U.K., #1 Germany, #2 Netherlands, #3 Ireland)
"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (#30, #2 U.K., #3 Germany, #2 Ireland)
"Get Back" (#11 U.K., #39 Germany)
"Maggie May" (re-released) (#31 U.K., #13 Netherlands)
1977: "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (#46, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"The First Cut is the Deepest" (#21, #3 AC, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)--underrated.
"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (#4, #7 AC, #3 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #8 Ireland)
"You're Insane"
1978: "Hot Legs" (#28, #5 U.K., #4 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #8 Ireland)
"I Was Only Joking" (#22, #31 AC, #5 U.K., #4 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #8 Ireland)
"Ole Ola (Mulher Brasilera)" (with the Scottish World Cup Soccer Squad) (#4 U.K.)
1979: "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (#1, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Ain't Love a B****" (#22, #11 U.K., #4 Germany, #5 Netherlands, #9 Ireland)
"Blondes (Have More Fun)" (#63 U.K., #23 Netherlands)
1980: "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (#23 U.K.)
"Passion" (#5, #17 U.K., #13 Germany, #5 Netherlands, #6 Ireland)
"My Girl" (#32 U.K., #41 Netherlands, #21 Ireland)
1981: "Somebody Special" (#71)
"Gi' Me Wings" (#45 Germany)
"Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight"
"Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (#20, #8 U.K., #29 Germany, #2 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Young Turks" (#5, #11 U.K., #23 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #3 Ireland)
1982: "How Long?" (#49, #5 AC, #41 U.K., #6 Netherlands, #2 Ireland)
"Jealous" (#44 Germany)
"Just Like A Woman"
"Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)" (#38 Germany)
"The Great Pretender" (live)
"Guess I'll Always Love You" (live) (#21 Germany)
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (live) (#7 Ireland)
1983: "Baby Jane" (#14, #1 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"What Am I Gonna' Do (I'm So in Love with You)" (#35, #3 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Body Whishes" (#14 Netherlands, #2 Ireland)
"That's What Friends Are For"
1984: "Infatuation" (#6, #27 U.K., #5 Germany, #12 Netherlands, #27 Ireland)
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" (#10,#3 AC, #15 U.K., #27 Germany, #11 Netherlands, #58 Ireland)
"All Right Now" (#72)
"Trouble"
1985: "People Get Ready" (with Jeff Beck) (#48, #5 Germany)
1986: "Love Touch" (#6, #27 U.K., #26 Germany, #8 Netherlands, #14 Ireland)
"Every Beat of My Heart" (#83, #2 U.K., #14 Netherlands)
"Another Heartache" (#52, #54 U.K., #45 Germany, #24 Netherlands)
"A Night Like This"
1987: "In My Life"
"Twistin' the Night Away" (new version) (#80)
1988: "Lost in You" (#12, #21 U.K., #3 Germany, #14 Netherlands, #25 Ireland)--underrated.
"Forever Young" (#12, #3 AC, #57, #13 Germany)--underrated.
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" (#4, #1 AC, #49 U.K., #50 Germany, #2 Netherlands)
1989: "Crazy About Her" (#11, #2 AC, #4 Netherlands, #6 Ireland)
"Dynamite" (#16 Germany)
"This Old Heart of Mine" (with Ronald Isley) (#10, #1 AC, #51 U.K., #25 Netherlands, #51 Ireland)
"Downtown Train" (#3, #1 AC, #10 U.K., #1 Germany, #13 Netherlands, #39 Ireland)
1990: "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (new version) (#2 AC)
"It Takes Two" (with Tina Turner) (#5 U.K., #22 Germany, #3 Netherlands, #4 Ireland)
1991: "Rhythm of My Heart" (#5, #2 AC, #3 U.K., #13 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #4 Ireland)
"The Motown Song" (#10, #3 AC, #10 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #21 Ireland)
"Broken Arrow" (#20, #3 AC, #54 U.K., #21 Netherlands, #71 Ireland)
"Rebel Heart" (#17 Germany)
"You Are Everything"
"My Town" (with Glass Tiger) (#34 U.K.)
1992: "People Get Ready" (with Jeff Beck--new version) (#49 U.K.)
"Your Song" (#41, #6 AC, #41 U.K.)
"Broken Arrow" (#41 U.K.)
"Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Mathilda)" (#6 U.K., #4 Netherlands, #18 Ireland)
1993: "Ruby Tuesday" (#11 U.K., #19 Netherlands, #57 Ireland)
"Shotgun Wedding" (#21 U.K.)
"Reason to Believe" (live) (#19,#2 AC, #51 U.K., #79 Ireland)
"People Get Ready" (live) (#45 U.K.)
"Cut Across Shorty" (live) (#16 Germany)
"All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Sting) (#1, #2 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Having A Party" (live) (#36, #6 AC)
1995: "You're the Star" (#19 U.K., #53 Ireland)
"Leave Virginia Alone" (#52, #10 AC)
"Lady Luck" (#56 U.K., #65 Ireland)
"This" (#33 AC)
1996: "So Far Away" (#2 AC, #74 Ireland)
"Purple Heather" (with the Scottish Euro Squad) (#16 U.K.)
"If We Fall in Love Tonight" (#54, #4 AC, #58 U.K., #70 Ireland)
1997: "When I Need You"
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (with N-Trance) (#7 U.K., #10 Netherlands, #15 Ireland)
1998: "Ooh La La" (#39, #3 AC, #16 U.K., #73 Ireland)
"Cigarettes and Alcohol" (#13 Germany)
"Rocks" (#55 U.K., #31 Germany)
"When We Were the New Boys" (#75 Ireland)
"Superstar"
1999: "Faith of the Heart" (#3 AC, #60 U.K.)
2000: "Run Back Into Your Arms" (#74 Germany)
2001: "I Can't Deny It" (#18 AC, #26 U.K., #90 Netherlands, #36 New Zealand)
"Don't Come Around Here" (with Helicopter Girl) (#30 AC, #79 U.K.)
2002: "These Foolish Things" (#13 AC)
2003: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (#27 AC)
"Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" (with Cher) (#17 AC)
"Smile"
"I Only Have Eyes for You" (with Ana Belen)
2004: "Time after Time" (#21 AC)
"What a Wonderful World" (with Stevie Wonder) (#13 AC, #85 Netherlands)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Dolly Parton) (#2 AC)
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (remix)
2005: "Blue Moon" (with Eric Clapton) (#23 AC)
"I've Got a Crush on You" (#19 AC)
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (#22 AC)
2006: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (#6 AC)
2007: "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (#13 AC)
"It's a Heartache"
2010: "My Cherie Amour" (with Stevie Wonder)
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
"Beyond the Sea"
Rod has had 57 hits with 13 going Top 10 and four #1's. On the Adult Contemporary chart, he has had 32 hits with 20 Top 10 songs and four number ones.
1964: "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
1965: "The Day Will Come"
1966: "Shake"
1968: "Little Miss Understood"
1969: "Street Fighting Man"
1970: "It's All Over Now"
1971: "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" (#1, #1 U.K., #11 Germany, #3 Netherlands, #2 Ireland)
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (#24, #41 Germany, #14 Netherlands)
"Dirty Old Town"
1972: "Handbags and Gladrags" (#42)
"You Wear It Well" (#13, #1 U.K., #35 Germany, #2 Ireland)--underrated.
"In a Broken Dream" (with Python Lee Jackson) (#56, #3 U.K.)
"Angel" (#40)
"What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (#4 U.K., #11 Ireland)
1973: "I've Been Drinking" (with the Jeff Beck Group) (#27 U.K.)
"Twistin' the Night Away" (#59)
"Oh! No Not My Baby" (#59, #6 U.K., #8 Ireland)
1974: "Farewell"/"Bring It On Home to Me"/"You Send Me" (#7 U.K., #11 Ireland)
"Mine for Me" (#91)
"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (with Faces) (#12 U.K.)
1975: "Sailing" (#58, #1 U.K., #4 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"This Old Heart of Mine" (#83, #4 U.K., #16 Germany, #3 Netherlands)
1976: "Tonight's the Night (Gonna' Be Alright)" (#1, #2 Adult Contemporary, #5 U.K., #1 Germany, #2 Netherlands, #3 Ireland)
"The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (#30, #2 U.K., #3 Germany, #2 Ireland)
"Get Back" (#11 U.K., #39 Germany)
"Maggie May" (re-released) (#31 U.K., #13 Netherlands)
1977: "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (#46, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"The First Cut is the Deepest" (#21, #3 AC, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)--underrated.
"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (#4, #7 AC, #3 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #8 Ireland)
"You're Insane"
1978: "Hot Legs" (#28, #5 U.K., #4 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #8 Ireland)
"I Was Only Joking" (#22, #31 AC, #5 U.K., #4 Germany, #4 Netherlands, #8 Ireland)
"Ole Ola (Mulher Brasilera)" (with the Scottish World Cup Soccer Squad) (#4 U.K.)
1979: "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (#1, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Ain't Love a B****" (#22, #11 U.K., #4 Germany, #5 Netherlands, #9 Ireland)
"Blondes (Have More Fun)" (#63 U.K., #23 Netherlands)
1980: "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (#23 U.K.)
"Passion" (#5, #17 U.K., #13 Germany, #5 Netherlands, #6 Ireland)
"My Girl" (#32 U.K., #41 Netherlands, #21 Ireland)
1981: "Somebody Special" (#71)
"Gi' Me Wings" (#45 Germany)
"Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight"
"Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (#20, #8 U.K., #29 Germany, #2 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Young Turks" (#5, #11 U.K., #23 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #3 Ireland)
1982: "How Long?" (#49, #5 AC, #41 U.K., #6 Netherlands, #2 Ireland)
"Jealous" (#44 Germany)
"Just Like A Woman"
"Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)" (#38 Germany)
"The Great Pretender" (live)
"Guess I'll Always Love You" (live) (#21 Germany)
"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (live) (#7 Ireland)
1983: "Baby Jane" (#14, #1 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"What Am I Gonna' Do (I'm So in Love with You)" (#35, #3 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Body Whishes" (#14 Netherlands, #2 Ireland)
"That's What Friends Are For"
1984: "Infatuation" (#6, #27 U.K., #5 Germany, #12 Netherlands, #27 Ireland)
"Some Guys Have All the Luck" (#10,#3 AC, #15 U.K., #27 Germany, #11 Netherlands, #58 Ireland)
"All Right Now" (#72)
"Trouble"
1985: "People Get Ready" (with Jeff Beck) (#48, #5 Germany)
1986: "Love Touch" (#6, #27 U.K., #26 Germany, #8 Netherlands, #14 Ireland)
"Every Beat of My Heart" (#83, #2 U.K., #14 Netherlands)
"Another Heartache" (#52, #54 U.K., #45 Germany, #24 Netherlands)
"A Night Like This"
1987: "In My Life"
"Twistin' the Night Away" (new version) (#80)
1988: "Lost in You" (#12, #21 U.K., #3 Germany, #14 Netherlands, #25 Ireland)--underrated.
"Forever Young" (#12, #3 AC, #57, #13 Germany)--underrated.
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" (#4, #1 AC, #49 U.K., #50 Germany, #2 Netherlands)
1989: "Crazy About Her" (#11, #2 AC, #4 Netherlands, #6 Ireland)
"Dynamite" (#16 Germany)
"This Old Heart of Mine" (with Ronald Isley) (#10, #1 AC, #51 U.K., #25 Netherlands, #51 Ireland)
"Downtown Train" (#3, #1 AC, #10 U.K., #1 Germany, #13 Netherlands, #39 Ireland)
1990: "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (new version) (#2 AC)
"It Takes Two" (with Tina Turner) (#5 U.K., #22 Germany, #3 Netherlands, #4 Ireland)
1991: "Rhythm of My Heart" (#5, #2 AC, #3 U.K., #13 Germany, #1 Netherlands, #4 Ireland)
"The Motown Song" (#10, #3 AC, #10 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #21 Ireland)
"Broken Arrow" (#20, #3 AC, #54 U.K., #21 Netherlands, #71 Ireland)
"Rebel Heart" (#17 Germany)
"You Are Everything"
"My Town" (with Glass Tiger) (#34 U.K.)
1992: "People Get Ready" (with Jeff Beck--new version) (#49 U.K.)
"Your Song" (#41, #6 AC, #41 U.K.)
"Broken Arrow" (#41 U.K.)
"Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Mathilda)" (#6 U.K., #4 Netherlands, #18 Ireland)
1993: "Ruby Tuesday" (#11 U.K., #19 Netherlands, #57 Ireland)
"Shotgun Wedding" (#21 U.K.)
"Reason to Believe" (live) (#19,#2 AC, #51 U.K., #79 Ireland)
"People Get Ready" (live) (#45 U.K.)
"Cut Across Shorty" (live) (#16 Germany)
"All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Sting) (#1, #2 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #1 Ireland)
"Having A Party" (live) (#36, #6 AC)
1995: "You're the Star" (#19 U.K., #53 Ireland)
"Leave Virginia Alone" (#52, #10 AC)
"Lady Luck" (#56 U.K., #65 Ireland)
"This" (#33 AC)
1996: "So Far Away" (#2 AC, #74 Ireland)
"Purple Heather" (with the Scottish Euro Squad) (#16 U.K.)
"If We Fall in Love Tonight" (#54, #4 AC, #58 U.K., #70 Ireland)
1997: "When I Need You"
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (with N-Trance) (#7 U.K., #10 Netherlands, #15 Ireland)
1998: "Ooh La La" (#39, #3 AC, #16 U.K., #73 Ireland)
"Cigarettes and Alcohol" (#13 Germany)
"Rocks" (#55 U.K., #31 Germany)
"When We Were the New Boys" (#75 Ireland)
"Superstar"
1999: "Faith of the Heart" (#3 AC, #60 U.K.)
2000: "Run Back Into Your Arms" (#74 Germany)
2001: "I Can't Deny It" (#18 AC, #26 U.K., #90 Netherlands, #36 New Zealand)
"Don't Come Around Here" (with Helicopter Girl) (#30 AC, #79 U.K.)
2002: "These Foolish Things" (#13 AC)
2003: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (#27 AC)
"Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered" (with Cher) (#17 AC)
"Smile"
"I Only Have Eyes for You" (with Ana Belen)
2004: "Time after Time" (#21 AC)
"What a Wonderful World" (with Stevie Wonder) (#13 AC, #85 Netherlands)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Dolly Parton) (#2 AC)
"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (remix)
2005: "Blue Moon" (with Eric Clapton) (#23 AC)
"I've Got a Crush on You" (#19 AC)
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (#22 AC)
2006: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (#6 AC)
2007: "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (#13 AC)
"It's a Heartache"
2010: "My Cherie Amour" (with Stevie Wonder)
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
"Beyond the Sea"
Rod has had 57 hits with 13 going Top 10 and four #1's. On the Adult Contemporary chart, he has had 32 hits with 20 Top 10 songs and four number ones.
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