Eric Clapton singles discography explained

Artist:	Eric Clapton singles
Option:	40
Option Name:	1960s and 1970s singles
1Option:	16
1Option Name:	1980s singles
2Option:	15
2Option Name:	1990s singles
3Option:	10
3Option Name:	2000s and 2010s singles
4Option:	6
4Option Name:	Featured singles
5Option:	30
5Option Name:	Promotional singles

The singles discography of Eric Clapton consists of 24 early career singles that Clapton recorded with various groups and singers including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, Cream, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band as well as Derek and the Dominos. As a solo performer, Clapton released 91 singles and various promotional formats from 1970 to date. His most commercially successful singles are "Lay Down Sally", "Wonderful Tonight", "Change the World", "Tears in Heaven" and Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff", released in 1974, charting substantially better than Marley's own earlier release had, becoming a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit.

Clapton's best-selling single is "Wonderful Tonight" which has sold more than four million copies worldwide, although he is most known for his rock song "Layla", which was originally released in 1971. Clapton later rerecorded the song acoustically for his 1992 "Unplugged" million-seller, which helped to cement Clapton's reputation as both a guitarist and singer. The British rock musician also collaborated with friends along his extensive solo career. Featured singles with artists like George Harrison, Elton John, Sting, Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Zucchero Fornaciari helped to uplift Clapton's single performances.

Early career (1960s – early 1970s) singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		UK	US	AUS ^[1]	AUT ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	NLD ^[4]	NZL ^[5]
with The Yardbirds (1963–1965)
1964	"I Wish You Would" / "A Certain Girl"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		For Your Love
	"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" / "I Ain't Got You"	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
1965	"For Your Love" / "Got To Hurry"	3	6	22	—	1	—	—
with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (1965–1966)
1965	"I'm Your Witchdoctor" / "Telephone Blues"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
1966	"Lonely Years" / "Bernard Jenkins"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Parchman Farm" / "Key to Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
with Cream (1966–1968)
1966	"Wrapping Paper" / "Cat's Squirrel"	34	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fresh Cream
	"I Feel Free" / "N.S.U."	11	116	53	—	—	—	—
1967	"Strange Brew" / "Tales of Brave Ulysses"	17	—	23	—	—	—	—		Disraeli Gears
1968	"Sunshine of Your Love" / "SWLABR" (US : Gold)	25	5	18	—	3	—	—
	"Spoonful – Part 1" / "Spoonful – Part 2"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Wheels of Fire
	"Anyone for Tennis (The Savage Seven theme)" / "Pressed Rat and Warthog"	40	64	64	—	37	—	—
	"White Room" / "Those Were the Days"	28	6	1	—	2	19	—
1969	"Crossroads" (live) / "Passing the Time"	—	28	45	—	13	—	—
	"Badge" / "What a Bringdown"	18	60	43	—	49	18		—	Goodbye
	"Lawdy Mama" / "Sweet Wine"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
with John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (1969)
1969	"Cold Turkey" / "Don't Worry Kyoko"	14	30	—	—	—	—	—		Shaved Fish
with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (1969–1970)
1969	"Comin' Home" / "Groupie (Superstar)"	16	84	—	13	—	—	—		On Tour with Eric Clapton
with Vivian Stanshall and the Sean Head Showband (1970)
1970	"Labio-Dental Fricative" / "Paper Round"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
with Derek and the Dominos (1970)
1970	"Tell the Truth" / "Roll It Over"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
1971	"Bell Bottom Blues" / "Keep on Growing"	—	91	—	—	—	—	—
	"Layla" / "I am Yours"	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	BPI Silver^[6]
1972	"Layla" / "Bell Bottom Blues"	7	10	100	—	9	—	—
1973	"Bell Bottom Blues" / "Little Wing"	—	78	—	—	—	—	—
	"Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" (live) / "Presence of the Lord" (live)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		In Concert
1982	"Layla" / "Bell Bottom Blues" (re-issue)	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Solo career singles

1970s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	BEL ^[9]	CAN ^[10]	FRA ^[11]	ITA ^[12]	JPN ^[13]	NED ^[14]	NZL ^[15]	US ^[16]
1970	"After Midnight"	—	51	—	10	—	—	87	19	17	18		Eric Clapton
	"Blues Power"	—
1972	"Let It Rain"	—	99	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	48		Eric Clapton at His Best
1974	"I Shot the Sheriff"	9	11	7	1	28	42	7	5	1	1	MC 2× Platinum^[17] RIAA Gold^[18] RIAJ Gold	461 Ocean Boulevard
	"Willie and the Hand Jive"	55	—	—	31	—	—	99	28	—	26
1975	"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"	19	—	—	—	—	—	89	26	15	—		There's One in Every Crowd
	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"	38	99	—	—	46	—	54	31	—	—		Non-album single
1976	"Hello Old Friend"	—	54	—	37	—	—	87	—	—	24		No Reason to Cry
1977	"Carnival"	—	—	—	—	—	78	99	20	—	—
	"Lay Down Sally"	39	57	—	3	44	83	5	—	16	3	BPI: Silver MC: Gold^[19] RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Gold	Slowhand
	"Wonderful Tonight"	81	53	5	15	3	24	1	2	26	16	BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Million SNEP Silver^[20]
1978	"If I Don't Be There by Morning"	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—		Backless
	"Promises"	37	26	—	7	71	99	75	40	35	9

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK	AUS	BEL	CAN	FRA	ITA	JPN	NED	US	US Main. ^[21]
1980	"Tulsa Time" (live)	—	—	—	3	58	—	—	14	30	—	MC: Gold^[22] NVPI Platinum^[23]	Just One Night
1980	"Blues Power" (live)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	—
1981	"I Can't Stand It"	—	—	—	15	62	99	84	—	10	1		Another Ticket
	"Another Ticket"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	18
1983	"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"	83	81	—	17	—	65	99	—	18	24		Money and Cigarettes
	"Slow Down Linda"	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	—	—	—
	"The Shape You're In"	75	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	—
1985	"Forever Man"	51	92	22	75	—	99	23	15	26	1	RIAJ: Gold^[24]	Behind the Sun
	"See What Love Can Do"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	20
	"She's Waiting"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
	"Edge of Darkness"	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Edge of Darkness OST
1986	"It's in the Way That You Use It"	77	24	—	—	—	99	56	—	—	1		August
1987	"Behind the Mask"	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tearing Us Apart"	56	92	34	—	—	89	63	30	—	5
	"Holy Mother"	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Pretending"	96	85	—	24	—	99	54	29	55	1		Journeyman
	"Running on Faith" (radio edit)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK	AUS ^[25]	BEL	CAN	GER ^[26]	JPN	NED	POL ^[27]	US	US Main.
1990	"Bad Love"	25	—	—	36	—	10	83	14	88	1	RIAJ: Gold	Journeyman
	"No Alibis"	53	—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—	4
	"Run So Far"	—	—	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	40
1991	"Wonderful Tonight" (live)	30	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	—	—		24 Nights
1992	"Tears in Heaven"	5	37	16	1	42	1	13	1	2	9	BPI: Gold ARIA Gold^[28] BEA Gold^[29] MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RIAJ: 2× Platinum	Rush OST
	"Layla" (acoustic)	45	7	19	1	35	1	8	3	12	9	ARIA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum^[30] RIAJ: Platinum	Unplugged
1994	"Motherless Child"	63	—	—	9	—	23	—	37	—	23		From the Cradle
1996	"Change the World"	18	8	27	1	30	1	24	17	5	2	ARIA: Gold RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Platinum^[31]	Phenomenon OST
1998	"Born in Time" (album version)	—	—	—	—	88	76	—	12	—	—	IFPI ČNS Silver^[32]	Pilgrim
	"Circus" (album version)	39	—	—	—	—	99	92	33	—	—
	"My Father's Eyes"	33	77	—	2	57	35	72	3	16	26
	"Pilgrim" (Mick Guzauski remix edit)	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	24	—	—
1999	"Blue Eyes Blue" (album version)	94	—	—	30	84	45	—	28	112	—		Runaway Bride OST
	"(I) Get Lost"	—	—	—	—	83	23	—	37	—	—		The Story of Us OST

2000s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		JPN	POL	US AC ^[33]	US Main.	SWI ^[34]
2000	"Come Rain or Come Shine"	—					Riding with the King
	"Marry You"	—
	"Riding with the King"	99	38	—	26	—
	"Worried Life Blues"	—
	"When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" (edited version)	—
	"Help the Poor"	—
2001	"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"	78	6	—	—	63	Reptile

2010s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		JPN	POL	US AC	US Main.	SWI
2013	"Every Little Thing" (Steppers mix)	99	40	26	—	—	Old Sock
2016	"Can't Let You Do It"	—					I Still Do
	"Catch The Blues"	—

Featured singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK	AUS	BEL	FRA	GER	ITA	NED	US Main.	SWE ^[35]	SWI
1969	"Comin' Home"	—											On Tour with Eric Clapton
1991	"Wonderful World"	—	—	—	—	71	—	12	—	—	—		Zu & Co.
1992	"Runaway Train"	31	—	17	15	41	10	28	10	—	15	IFPI NOR Gold^[36]	The One
	"It's Probably Me"	30	23	11	2	22	1	6	20	29	16	ARIA: Gold FIMI Gold^[37]	Lethal Weapon 3 OST
1995	"Love Can Build a Bridge"	1	—	—	—	62	—	41	—	—	21	BPI: Silver	Non-album single
2000	"Forever Man (How Many Times?)"	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nouvelle Discothèque

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		BEL	CAN ^[38]	JPN	POL	US AC	US Main.
1981	"Catch Me If You Can"	—	—	—	—	—	23	Another Ticket
	"Blow Wind Blow"	—	—	—	—	—	24
1983	"Ain't Going Down"	—	—	—	—	—	32	Money and Cigarettes
1987	"Run"	—	—	—	—	—	21	August
	"Miss You"	—	—	—	—	—	9
1988	"After Midnight"	—	—	—	—	—	4	Crossroads
1990	"Watch Yourself"	—	—	—	—	—	21	24 Nights
1992	"Help Me Up"	—	49	—	—	—	6	Rush OST
1993	"Stone Free"	—	43	—	—	—	4	Stone Free
	"Old Love" (radio edit)	—						Unplugged
	"Running On Faith" (acoustic)	—	23	—	—	28	15
1994	"It Hurts Me Too"	—						From the Cradle
	"Hoochie Coochie Man"	—
	"I'm Tore Down"	—	19	98	37	—	5
1995	"I'm Tore Down"	—
1998	"She's Gone"	—	—	—	—	—	19	Pilgrim
2001	"Superman Inside" (edited version)	—	—	—	—	—	21	Reptile
	"Believe in Life" (single edit)	—	—	—	38	11	—
2004	"If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day"	—						Me and Mr. Johnson
2005	"Say What You Will"	—	—	—	—	9	—	Back Home
	"Revolution" (edited version)	—
2010	"Run Back to Your Side"	—						Clapton
	"Diamonds Made from Rain"	—
	"Autumn Leaves"	—	—	61	—	—	—
2013	"All of Me"	—						Old Sock
	"Gotta Get Over"	21	—	17	25	—	—
	"Angel"	—	—	—	27	—	—
2014	"They Call Me the Breeze"	16	—	—	23	—	—	The Breeze
	"Don't Wait"	81	—	—	—	—	—
	"Songbird"	—

See also

• Eric Clapton videography

Notes and References

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