He has been praised by critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the top singers of his generation.

Eason Chan is a frequent winner of Asia's music awards. He won "Best Male Singer" in 2003 and "Best Album" twice in 2003 and 2009. He has won the prestigious Hong Kong's Most Popular Male Singer Award twice, in the year 2006 and 2007. He also won his first Asia Pacific's Most Popular Singer Award in 2007, and again in 2008.