Throughout his career he received numerous honors and awards, including the World Music Awards' Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium, the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award and the Bambi Pop Artist of the Millennium Award.
I hele sin karriere har han modtaget en stor mængde ærestitler og -priser, deriblandt World Music Awards' "Årtusindets bedst-sælgende mandlige pop-kunstner", American Music Award's "Århundredets kunstner"-pris og Bambi's "Årtusindets popkunstner"-pris.