"Beautiful Morning" by Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart is one of the biggest stars of the rock era. Both as a solo artist and a member of Faces, he's racked up such an impressive string of hits that he is ranked the 16th most successful chart artist of all-time. Across three decades, he's managed to rank in the top 30: he ranked #22 in the 70s, #23 in the 80s, and #16 in the 90s. He became a Grammy Legend Award winner in 1989 and was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 1994.

Stewart started his chart run back in 1971 with the monster hit "Maggie May," which spent five weeks at #1. He'd return to the #1 for eight weeks in 1976 with "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)", four weeks in 1979 with "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?", and one last time for three weeks in 1994 with "All For Love." "All For Love" was featured in the movie The Three Musketeers, so it was appropriate to sing this song with two other superstars: Bryan Adams and Sting.

Stewart's final appearance on the Top 100 was in 1998 when "Ooh La La" reached #39. This tune was first recorded with Faces back in 1973, kind of bringing things full circle. Stewart then crooned his way through the American Songbook series, which sold him tons more records despite a lack of chart entries.

Stewart eventually returned to rock and pop, and it is a shame there isn't room on the Top 100 for his songs. "Beautiful Morning," from his 2013 record "Time," seems just as much of a contender as his classics.