Eric Clapton singles discography

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 <ref name="AUS2">Template:Cite bookNote: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as early materials were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989).</ref>	AUT <ref name="AUT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	CAN <ref name="CAN"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>			NLD <ref name="NLD">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	NZL <ref name="NZL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
with The Yardbirds (1963–1965)
1964	"I Wish You Would" / "A Certain Girl"Template:Ref label	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		For Your Love
	"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" / "I Ain't Got You"Template:Ref label	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"Template:Ref label	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		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"Template:Ref label	—	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<ref name="BPI">Template:Cite certification</ref>
1972	"Layla" / "Bell Bottom Blues"	7	10	100	—	9	—	—
1973	"Bell Bottom Blues" / "Little Wing"Template:Ref label	—	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 Template:Small	Album
		UK <ref name="UK">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	AUS <ref name="AUS">Template:Cite book Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as early materials were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989). · Template:Cite book</ref>	BEL <ref name="BEL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	CAN <ref name="RPM">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	FRA <ref name="FRA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	ITA <ref name="ITA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>			JPN <ref name="Oricon">Template:Cite book</ref>	NED <ref name="DUTCHTOP100">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	NZL <ref name="RMNZ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	US <ref name="HOT100">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1970	"After Midnight" Template:Small	—	51	—	10	—	—	87	19	17	18		Eric Clapton
	"Blues Power" Template:Small	—
1972	"Let It Rain" Template:Small	—	99	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	48		Eric Clapton at His Best
1974	"I Shot the Sheriff" Template:Small	9	11	7	1	28	42	7	5	1	1	MC: 2× Platinum<ref name="Schmidt">Template:Cite book</ref> RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> RIAJ: Gold<ref name="Oricon"/>	461 Ocean Boulevard
	"Willie and the Hand Jive" Template:Small	55Template:Efn	—	—	31	—	—	99	28	—	26
1975	"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Template:Small	19	—	—	—	—	—	89	26	15	—		There's One in Every Crowd
	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Template:Small	38	99	—	—	46	—	54	31	—	—		Non-album single
1976	"Hello Old Friend" Template:Small	—	54	—	37	—	—	87	—	—	24		No Reason to Cry
1977	"Carnival" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	78	99	20	—	—
	"Lay Down Sally" Template:Small	39	57	—	3	44	83	5	—	16	3	BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/> Template:Small MC: Gold<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA"/> RIAJ: Gold<ref name="Oricon"/>	Slowhand
	"Wonderful Tonight" Template:Small	81	53	5	15	3	24	1	2	26	16	BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI"/> RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA"/> RIAJ: Million<ref name="Oricon"/> SNEP: Silver<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1978	"Promises" Template:Small	37	26	—	7	71	99	75	40	35	9 Template:Small		Backless
1979	"If I Don't Be There by Morning" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	— 98	—	—	—

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications Template:Small	Album
		UK <ref name="UK"/>	AUS <ref name="AUS"/>	BEL <ref name="BEL"/>	CAN <ref name="RPM"/>	FRA <ref name="FRA"/>	ITA <ref name="ITA"/>	JPN <ref name="Oricon"/>	NED <ref name="DUTCHTOP100"/>	US <ref name="HOT100"/>	US Main. <ref name="Mainstream Rock">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1980	"Tulsa Time" (live) Template:Small	—	—	—	3	58	—	—	14	30	—	MC: Gold<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> NVPI: Platinum<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Just One Night
1980	"Blues Power" (live) Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	—
1981	"I Can't Stand It" Template:Small	—	—	—	15	62	99	84	—	10	1		Another Ticket
	"Another Ticket" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	18
1983	"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" Template:Small	83	81	—	17	—	65	99	—	18	24		Money and Cigarettes
	"Slow Down Linda" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	—	—	—
	"The Shape You're In" Template:Small	75	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	—
1985	"Forever Man" Template:Small	51	92	22	75	—	99	23	15	26	1	RIAJ: Gold<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Behind the Sun
	"See What Love Can Do" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	20
	"She's Waiting" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
	"Edge of Darkness" Template:Small	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Edge of Darkness OST
1986	"It's in the Way That You Use It" Template:Small	77	24	—	—	—	99	56	—	—	1		August
1987	"Behind the Mask" Template:Small	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tearing Us Apart" Template:Small	56	92	34	—	—	89	63	30	—	5
	"Holy Mother" Template:Small	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Pretending" Template:Small	96	85	—	24	—	99	54	29	55	1		Journeyman
	"Running on Faith" (radio edit) Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications Template:Small	Album
		UK <ref name="UK"/>	AUS <ref name="ARIAchart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	BEL <ref name="BEL"/>	CAN <ref name="RPM"/>	GER <ref name="GER">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	JPN <ref name="Oricon"/>	NED <ref name="DUTCHTOP100"/>	POL <ref name="LP3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>	US <ref name="HOT100"/>	US Main. <ref name="Mainstream Rock"/>
1990	"Bad Love" Template:Small	25	—	—	36	—	10	83	14	88	1	RIAJ: Gold<ref name="Oricon"/>	Journeyman
	"No Alibis" Template:Small	53	—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—	4
	"Run So Far" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	40
1991	"Wonderful Tonight" (live) Template:Small	30	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	—	—		24 Nights
1992	"Tears in Heaven" Template:Small	5	37	16	1	42	1	13	1	2	9	BPI: Gold<ref name=BPI/> ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> BEA: Gold<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> MC: 2× Platinum<ref name="Schmidt"/> RIAA: Platinum<ref name="RIAA"/> RIAJ: 2× Platinum<ref name="Oricon"/>	Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
	"Layla" (acoustic) Template:Small	45	7	19	1	35	1	8	3	12	9	ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA"/> MC: 2× Platinum<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> RIAJ: Platinum<ref name="Oricon"/>	Unplugged
1994	"Motherless Child" Template:Small	63	—	—	9	—	23	—	37	—	23		From the Cradle
1996	"Change the World" Template:Small	18	8	27	1	30	1	24	17	5	2	ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA"/> RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA"/> RIAJ: Platinum<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Phenomenon: Music from the Motion Picture
1998	"Born in Time" (album version) Template:Small	—	—	—	—	88	76	—	12	—	—	IFPI ČNS: Silver<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Pilgrim
	"Circus" (album version) Template:Small	39	—	—	—	—	99	92	33	—	—
	"My Father's Eyes" Template:Small	33	77	—	2	57	35	72	3	16	26
	"Pilgrim" (Mick Guzauski remix edit) Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	24	—	—
1999	"Blue Eyes Blue" (album version) Template:Small	94	—	—	30	84	45	—	28	112	—		Runaway Bride: Music from the Motion Picture
	"(I) Get Lost" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	83	23	—	37	—	—		The Story of Us: Music from the Motion Picture

2000s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		JPN <ref name="Oricon"/>	POL <ref name="LP3"/>	US Main. <ref name="Mainstream Rock"/>	SWI <ref name="SWI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000	"Come Rain or Come Shine" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	Riding with the King
	"Marry You" Template:Small	—	—	—	—
	"Riding with the King" Template:Small	99	38	26	—
	"Worried Life Blues" Template:Small	—	—	—	—
	"When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" (edited version) Template:Small	—	—	—	—
	"Help the Poor" Template:Small	—	—	—	—
2001	"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" Template:Small	78	6	—	63	Reptile

2010s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		JPN <ref name="Oricon"/>	POL <ref name="LP3"/>	US AC <ref name="AC">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2013	"Every Little Thing" (Steppers mix) Template:Small	99	40	26	Old Sock
2016	"Can't Let You Do It"	—	—	—	I Still Do
	"Catch the Blues"	—	—	—

2020s

Year	Single	Album
2024	"One Woman"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Meanwhile

Featured singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications Template:Small	Album
		UK <ref name="UK"/>	AUS <ref name="ARIAchart"/>	BEL <ref name="BEL"/>	FRA <ref name="FRA"/>	GER <ref name="GER"/>	ITA <ref name="ITA"/>	NED <ref name="DUTCHTOP100"/>	US Main. <ref name="Mainstream Rock"/>	SWE <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>			SWI <ref name="SWI"/>
1969	"Comin' Home" Template:Small	—											On Tour with Eric Clapton
1991	"Wonderful World" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	71	—	12	—	—	—		Zu & Co.
1992	"Runaway Train" Template:Small	31	—	17	15	41	10	28	10	—	15	IFPI NOR: Gold<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	The One
	"It's Probably Me" Template:Small	30	23	11	2	22	1	6	20	29	16	ARIA: Gold<ref name="ARIA"/> FIMI: Gold<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Lethal Weapon 3: Music from the Motion Picture
1995	"Love Can Build a Bridge" Template:Small	1	—	—	—	62	—	41	—	—	21	BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>	Non-album single
2000	"Forever Man (How Many Times?)" Template:Small	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nouvelle Discothèque

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		BEL <ref name="BEL"/>	CAN <ref name="RPM2">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	JPN <ref name="Oricon"/>	POL <ref name="LP3"/>	US AC <ref name="AC"/>	US Main. <ref name="Mainstream Rock"/>
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" Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	21	24 Nights
1992	"Help Me Up"	—	49	—	—	—	6	Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
1993	"Stone Free"	—	43	—	—	—	4	Stone Free
	"Old Love" (radio edit) Template:Small	—						Unplugged
	"Running On Faith" (acoustic)	—	23	—	—	28	15
1994	"It Hurts Me Too" Template:Small	—						From the Cradle
	"Hoochie Coochie Man"	—
	"I'm Tore Down" Template:Small	—	19	98	37	—	5
1995	"I'm Tore Down" Template:Small	—
1998	"She's Gone"	—	—	—	—	—	19	Pilgrim
2001	"Superman Inside" (edited version) Template:Small	—	—	—	—	—	21	Reptile
	"Believe in Life" (single edit) Template:Small	—	—	—	38	11	—
2004	"If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" Template:Small	—						Me and Mr. Johnson
2005	"Say What You Will"	—	—	—	—	9	—	Back Home
	"Revolution" (edited version) Template:Small	—
2010	"Run Back to Your Side" Template:Small	—						Clapton
	"Diamonds Made from Rain" Template:Small	—
	"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

External links

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