Eric Clapton singles discography

Eric Clapton singles discography
Clapton performing in Hyde Park, London, June 2008
1960s and 1970s singles	40
1980s singles	16
1990s singles	15
2000s and 2010s singles	10
Featured singles	6
Promotional singles	30

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"^[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		For Your Love
	"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" / "I Ain't Got You"^[B]	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"^[C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		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"^[D]	—	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"^[E]	—	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 (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [7]	AUS [8]	BEL [9]	CAN [10]	FRA [11]	ITA [12]	JPN [13]	NED [14]	NZL [15]	US [16]
1970	"After Midnight" b/w "Easy Now"	—	51	—	10	—	—	87	19	17	18		Eric Clapton
	"Blues Power" b/w "Bottle of Red Wine"	—
1972	"Let It Rain" b/w "Easy Now"	—	99	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	48		Eric Clapton at His Best
1974	"I Shot the Sheriff" b/w "Give Me Strength"	9	11	7	1	28	42	7	5	1	1	MC: 2× Platinum[17] RIAA: Gold[18] RIAJ: Gold[13]	461 Ocean Boulevard
	"Willie and the Hand Jive" b/w "Mainline Florida"	55[A]	—	—	31	—	—	99	28	—	26
1975	"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" b/w "Pretty Blue Eyes"	19	—	—	—	—	—	89	26	15	—		There's One in Every Crowd
	"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" b/w "Someone Like You"	38	99	—	—	46	—	54	31	—	—		Non-album single
1976	"Hello Old Friend" b/w "All Our Past Times"	—	54	—	37	—	—	87	—	—	24		No Reason to Cry
1977	"Carnival" b/w "Hungry"	—	—	—	—	—	78	99	20	—	—
	"Lay Down Sally" b/w "Cocaine"	39	57	—	3	44	83	5	—	16	3	BPI: Silver[6] (for "Cocaine") MC: Gold[19] RIAA: Gold[18] RIAJ: Gold[13]	Slowhand
	"Wonderful Tonight" b/w "Peaches and Diesel"	81	53	5	15	3	24	1	2	26	16	BPI: Platinum[6] RIAA: Gold[18] RIAJ: Million[13] SNEP: Silver[20]
1978	"Promises" b/w "Watch Out for Lucy"	37	26	—	7	71	99	75	40	35	9 40		Backless
1979	"If I Don't Be There by Morning" b/w "Tulsa Time"	—	—	—	—	—	—	— 98	—	—	—

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [7]	AUS [8]	BEL [9]	CAN [10]	FRA [11]	ITA [12]	JPN [13]	NED [14]	US [16]	US Main. [21]
1980	"Tulsa Time" (live) b/w "Cocaine" (live)	—	—	—	3	58	—	—	14	30	—	MC: Gold[22] NVPI: Platinum[23]	Just One Night
1980	"Blues Power" (live) b/w "Early in the Morning" (live)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	—
1981	"I Can't Stand It" b/w "Black Rose"	—	—	—	15	62	99	84	—	10	1		Another Ticket
	"Another Ticket" b/w "Rita Mae"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	18
1983	"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" b/w "Man in Love"	83	81	—	17	—	65	99	—	18	24		Money and Cigarettes
	"Slow Down Linda" b/w "The Shape You're In"	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	—	—	—
	"The Shape You're In" b/w "Crosscut Saw"	75	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—	—
1985	"Forever Man" b/w "Too Bad"	51	92	22	75	—	99	23	15	26	1	RIAJ: Gold[24]	Behind the Sun
	"See What Love Can Do" b/w "She's Waiting"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	20
	"She's Waiting" b/w "Jailbait"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
	"Edge of Darkness" b/w "Shoot Out"	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Edge of Darkness OST
1986	"It's in the Way That You Use It" b/w "Grand Illusion"	77	24	—	—	—	99	56	—	—	1		August
1987	"Behind the Mask" b/w "Grand Illusion"	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tearing Us Apart" b/w "Hold On"	56	92	34	—	—	89	63	30	—	5
	"Holy Mother" b/w "Tangled in Love"	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Pretending" b/w "Before You Accuse Me"	96	85	—	24	—	99	54	29	55	1		Journeyman
	"Running on Faith" (radio edit) b/w "Hound Dog"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [7]	AUS [25]	BEL [9]	CAN [10]	GER [26]	JPN [13]	NED [14]	POL [27]	US [16]	US Main. [21]
1990	"Bad Love" b/w "Before You Accuse Me"	25	—	—	36	—	10	83	14	88	1	RIAJ: Gold[13]	Journeyman
	"No Alibis" b/w "Running on Faith"	53	—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—	4
	"Run So Far" b/w "Running on Faith"	—	—	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	40
1991	"Wonderful Tonight" (live) b/w "Edge of Darkness"	30	—	—	—	—	75	—	—	—	—		24 Nights
1992	"Tears in Heaven" b/w "White Room" (live)	5	37	16	1	42	1	13	1	2	9	BPI: Gold[6] ARIA: Gold[28] BEA: Gold[29] MC: 2× Platinum[17] RIAA: Platinum[18] RIAJ: 2× Platinum[13]	Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
	"Layla" (acoustic) b/w "Tears in Heaven" (acoustic)	45	7	19	1	35	1	8	3	12	9	ARIA: Gold[28] MC: 2× Platinum[30] RIAJ: Platinum[13]	Unplugged
1994	"Motherless Child" b/w "Driftin'"	63	—	—	9	—	23	—	37	—	23		From the Cradle
1996	"Change the World" b/w "Danny Boy"	18	8	27	1	30	1	24	17	5	2	ARIA: Gold[28] RIAA: Gold[18] RIAJ: Platinum[31]	Phenomenon: Music from the Motion Picture
1998	"Born in Time" (album version) b/w "Born in Time" (remix edited version)	—	—	—	—	88	76	—	12	—	—	IFPI ČNS: Silver[32]	Pilgrim
	"Circus" (album version) b/w "Wonderful Tonight"	39	—	—	—	—	99	92	33	—	—
	"My Father's Eyes" b/w "Inside of Me" (instrumental remix)	33	77	—	2	57	35	72	3	16	26
	"Pilgrim" (Mick Guzauski remix edit) b/w "Pilgrim" (album version)	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	24	—	—
1999	"Blue Eyes Blue" (album version) b/w "Blue Eyes Blue" (edited version)	94	—	—	30	84	45	—	28	112	—		Runaway Bride: Music from the Motion Picture
	"(I) Get Lost" b/w "Main Title"	—	—	—	—	83	23	—	37	—	—		The Story of Us: Music from the Motion Picture

2000s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		JPN [13]	POL [27]	US AC [33]	US Main. [21]	SWI [34]
2000	"Come Rain or Come Shine" b/w "Ten Long Years"	—					Riding with the King
	"Marry You" b/w "Three O'Clock Blues"	—
	"Riding with the King" b/w "Key to the Highway"	99	38	—	26	—
	"Worried Life Blues" b/w "Days of Old"	—
	"When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" (edited version) b/w "I Wanna Be"	—
	"Help the Poor" b/w "Hold On I'm Coming"	—
2001	"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" b/w "Losing Hand"	78	6	—	—	63	Reptile

2010s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		JPN [13]	POL [27]	US AC [33]	US Main. [21]	SWI [34]
2013	"Every Little Thing" (Steppers mix) b/w "No Sympathy"	99	40	26	—	—	Old Sock
2016	"Can't Let You Do It"	—					I Still Do
	"Catch The Blues"	—

2020s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		US AC[33]
2024	"One Woman"[35]	—	Meanwhile

Featured singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [7]	AUS [25]	BEL [9]	FRA [11]	GER [26]	ITA [12]	NED [14]	US Main. [21]	SWE [36]	SWI [34]
1969	"Comin' Home" with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends	—											On Tour with Eric Clapton
1991	"Wonderful World" with Zucchero	—	—	—	—	71	—	12	—	—	—		Zu & Co.
1992	"Runaway Train" with Elton John	31	—	17	15	41	10	28	10	—	15	IFPI NOR: Gold[37]	The One
	"It's Probably Me" with Sting	30	23	11	2	22	1	6	20	29	16	ARIA: Gold[28] FIMI: Gold[38]	Lethal Weapon 3: Music from the Motion Picture
1995	"Love Can Build a Bridge" with Cher · Chrissie Hynde · Neneh Cherry	1	—	—	—	62	—	41	—	—	21	BPI: Silver[6]	Non-album single
2000	"Forever Man (How Many Times?)" with Beatchuggers	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nouvelle Discothèque

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		BEL [9]	CAN [39]	JPN [13]	POL [27]	US AC [33]	US Main. [21]
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" b/w "White Room" (edit)	—	—	—	—	—	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) b/w "Old Love" (extended guitar version)	—						Unplugged
	"Running On Faith" (acoustic)	—	23	—	—	28	15
1994	"It Hurts Me Too" b/w "Someday After a While"	—						From the Cradle
	"Hoochie Coochie Man"	—
	"I'm Tore Down" b/w "County Jail" (live)	—	19	98	37	—	5
1995	"I'm Tore Down" b/w "Hoochie Coochie Man"	—
1998	"She's Gone"	—	—	—	—	—	19	Pilgrim
2001	"Superman Inside" (edited version) b/w "Superman Inside" (album version)	—	—	—	—	—	21	Reptile
	"Believe in Life" (single edit) b/w "Believe in Life" (album version)	—	—	—	38	11	—
2004	"If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" "Come On in My Kitchen"	—						Me and Mr. Johnson
2005	"Say What You Will"	—	—	—	—	9	—	Back Home
	"Revolution" (edited version) "Revolution" (album version)	—
2010	"Run Back to Your Side" "Diamonds Made from Rain"	—						Clapton
	"Diamonds Made from Rain" "Autumn Leaves"	—
	"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

1. Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

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External links

• Eric Clapton discography at MusicBrainz
• Eric Clapton discography at Discogs