Hits List: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton was a key component of the 1960's, playing in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek & the Dominoes before going solo in 1970.  Here is Clapton's Hit List:
 

1970:  "After Midnight" (#18, #10 Canada, #51 Australia, #19 Netherlands)--underrated.
1972:  "Let It Rain"(#48, #42 Canada)
1974:  "I Shot the Sheriff" (#1, #9 U.K., #1 Canada, #99 Australia, #5 Netherlands)
           "Willie and the Hand Jive" (#26, #31 Canada, #28 Netherlands)
1975:  "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" (#19 U.K., #26 Netherlands)
           "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (#38 U.K.)
1976:  "Hello Old Friend" (#24, #37 Canada, #54 Australia)
1977:  "Carnival" 
           "Lay Down Sally" (#39 U.K., #57 Australia)
 

1978:  "Lay Down Sally" (re-release) (#3, #3 Canada)
           "Wonderful Tonight" (#16, #15 Canada, #2 Netherlands)--underrated.
           "Promises" (#9, #37 U.K., #7 Canada, #26 Australia, #40 Netherlands)
1979:  "If I Don't Be There By Morning"
1980:  "Cocaine" (live) (#30, #3 Canada)
           "Blues Power" (live) (#76)
1981:  "I Can't Stand It" (#10, #15 Canada)
           "Another Ticket" (#78)
1982:  "I Shot the Sheriff" (re-release) (#64 U.K.)
 

1983:  "I've Got a Rock n Roll Heart" (#18, #83 U.K., #17 Canada, #81 Australia)
          "The Shape You're In" (#75 U.K.)
          "Slow Down Linda"
1985:  "Forever Man" (#26, #51 U.K., #92 Australia, #15 Netherlands)
           "She's Waiting"
           "See What Love Can Do" (#89)
           "Edge of Darkness" (#65 U.K.)
1987:  "Behind the Mask" (#15 U.K.)
           "It's In the Way That You Use It" (#77 U.K., #34 Australia)
           "Tearing Us Apart" (#56 U.K., #30 Australia)
           "Holy Mother" (#95 U.K.)
1989:  "Bad Love" (#25 U.K., #83 Netherlands)
           "Pretending" (#55, #24 Canada, #85 Australia, #29 Netherlands)
1990:  "No Alibis" (#53 U.K.)
           "Run So Far" (#88, #36 Canada)
           "Pretending" (#96 U.K.)
1991:  "Wonderful Tonight" (live) (#30 U.K.)
1992:  "Tears in Heaven" (#2, #5 U.K., #37 Australia, #13 Netherlands)
           "Layla" (live--acoustic) (#12, #45 U.K., #1 Canada, #7 Australia, #8 Netherlands)
1994:  "Motherless Child" (#63 U.K., #9 Canada)
 

1996:  "Change the World" (#5, #18 U.K., #10 Canada, #8 Australia, #24 Netherlands)
1998:  "My Father's Eyes" (#16, #33 U.K., #74 Australia, #72 Netherlands)
           "Circus" (#39 U.K., #92 Netherlands)
           "Further On Up the Road"
1999:  "Blue Eyes Blue"
2001:  "I Ain't Gonna' Stand For It"


Clapton has had 21 hits, with six of those going Top 10 and one #1.