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

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Title

!colspan="7"|Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Certifications

!rowspan="2"|Album

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| UK

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| US

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| AUS

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| AUT

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| CAN

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| NLD

!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| NZL

!colspan="100"|with The Yardbirds (1963–1965)

|rowspan="2"|1964

|style="text-align:left;"|"I Wish You Would" / "A Certain Girl"

|—

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|For Your Love

|style="text-align:left;"|"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" / "I Ain't Got You"

|44

|—

|1965

|style="text-align:left;"|"For Your Love" / "Got To Hurry"

|22

|—

!colspan="100"|with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (1965–1966)

|1965

|style="text-align:left;"|"I'm Your Witchdoctor" / "Telephone Blues"

|—

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;"|Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton

|rowspan="2"|1966

|style="text-align:left;"|"Lonely Years" / "Bernard Jenkins"

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|"Parchman Farm" / "Key to Love"

|—

!colspan=100|with Cream (1966–1968)

|rowspan="2"|1966

|style="text-align:left;"|"Wrapping Paper" / "Cat's Squirrel"

|34

|—

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Fresh Cream

|style="text-align:left;"|"I Feel Free" / "N.S.U."

|11

|116

|53

|—

|1967

|style="text-align:left;"|"Strange Brew" / "Tales of Brave Ulysses"

|17

|—

|23

|—

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Disraeli Gears

|rowspan="4"|1968

|style="text-align:left;"|"Sunshine of Your Love" / "SWLABR" (US : Gold)

|25

|18

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|"Spoonful – Part 1" / "Spoonful – Part 2"

|—

|rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|Wheels of Fire

|style="text-align:left;"|"Anyone for Tennis (The Savage Seven theme)" / "Pressed Rat and Warthog"

|40

|64

|—

|37

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|"White Room" / "Those Were the Days"

|28

|—

|19

|—

|rowspan="3"|1969

|style="text-align:left;"|"Crossroads" (live) / "Passing the Time"

|—

|28

|45

|—

|13

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|"Badge" / "What a Bringdown"

|18

|60

|43

|—

|49

|18

|—

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Goodbye

|style="text-align:left;"|"Lawdy Mama" / "Sweet Wine"

|—

!colspan=100|with John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (1969)

|1969

|style="text-align:left;"|"Cold Turkey" / "Don't Worry Kyoko"

|14

|30

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|Shaved Fish

!colspan=100|with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (1969–1970)

|1969

|style="text-align:left;"|"Comin' Home" / "Groupie (Superstar)"

|16

|84

|—

|13

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|On Tour with Eric Clapton

!colspan=100|with Vivian Stanshall and the Sean Head Showband (1970)

|1970

|style="text-align:left;"|"Labio-Dental Fricative" / "Paper Round"

|—

!colspan=100|with Derek and the Dominos (1970)

|1970

|style="text-align:left;"|"Tell the Truth" / "Roll It Over"

|—

|rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

|rowspan="2"|1971

|style="text-align:left;"|"Bell Bottom Blues" / "Keep on Growing"

|—

|91

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|"Layla" / "I am Yours"

|—

|51

|—

BPI: Silver

|1972

|style="text-align:left;"|"Layla" / "Bell Bottom Blues"

|10

|100

|—

|rowspan="2"|1973

|style="text-align:left;"|"Bell Bottom Blues" / "Little Wing"

|—

|78

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|"Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" (live) / "Presence of the Lord" (live)

|—

|style="text-align:left;"|In Concert

|1982

|style="text-align:left;"|"Layla" / "Bell Bottom Blues" (re-issue)

|—

| colspan="100" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Solo career singles

1970s

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Single

!colspan="10"|Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Certifications

!rowspan="2"|Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

!UK

!AUS

!BEL

!CAN

!FRA

!ITA

!JPN

!NED

!NZL

!US

|rowspan="2"|1970

!scope="row"|"After Midnight"

|—

|51

|—

|10

|—

|87

|19

|17

|18

|rowspan="2"|Eric Clapton

!scope="row"|"Blues Power"

|colspan="10"|—

|1972

!scope="row"|"Let It Rain"

|—

|99

|—

|42

|—

|48

|rowspan="1"|Eric Clapton at His Best

|rowspan="2"|1974

!scope="row"|"I Shot the Sheriff"

|11

|28

|42

MC: 2× Platinum
RIAA: Gold
RIAJ: Gold

|rowspan="2"|461 Ocean Boulevard

!scope="row"|"Willie and the Hand Jive"

|55

|—

|31

|—

|99

|28

|—

|26

|rowspan="2"|1975

!scope="row"|"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"

|19

|—

|89

|26

|15

|—

|There's One in Every Crowd

!scope="row"|"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"

|38

|99

|—

|46

|—

|54

|31

|—

|bgcolor="#efefef"|Non-album single

|1976

!scope="row"|"Hello Old Friend"

|—

|54

|—

|37

|—

|87

|—

|24

|rowspan="2"|No Reason to Cry

|rowspan="3"|1977

!scope="row"|"Carnival"

|—

|78

|99

|20

|—

!scope="row"|"Lay Down Sally"

|39

|57

|—

|44

|83

|—

|16

BPI: Silver
RIAA: Gold
RMNZ: 3× Platinum

|1980

!scope="row"|"Tulsa Time" (live)

|—

|58

|—

|14

|30

|—

MC: Gold
NVPI: Platinum

|rowspan="2"|Just One Night

|1980

!scope="row"|"Blues Power" (live)

|—

|76

|—

|rowspan="2"|1981

!scope="row"|"I Can't Stand It"

|—

|15

|62

|99

|84

|—

|10

|rowspan="2"|Another Ticket

!scope="row"|"Another Ticket"

|—

|78

|18

|rowspan="3"|1983

!scope="row"|"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"

|83

|81

|—

|17

|—

|65

|99

|—

|18

|24

|rowspan="3"|Money and Cigarettes

!scope="row"|"Slow Down Linda"

|—

|97

|—

!scope="row"|"The Shape You're In"

|75

|—

|78

|—

|rowspan="4"|1985

!scope="row"|"Forever Man"

|51

|92

|22

|75

|—

|99

|23

|15

|26

RIAJ: Gold

|rowspan="3"|Behind the Sun

!scope="row"|"See What Love Can Do"

|—

|89

|20

!scope="row"|"She's Waiting"

|—

|11

!scope="row"|"Edge of Darkness"

|65

|—

|Edge of Darkness OST

|rowspan="1"|1986

!scope="row"|"It's in the Way That You Use It"

|77

|24

|—

|99

|56

|—

|rowspan="4"|August

|rowspan="3"|1987

!scope="row"|"Behind the Mask"

|15

|—

!scope="row"|"Tearing Us Apart"

|56

|92

|34

|—

|89

|63

|30

|—

!scope="row"|"Holy Mother"

|95

|—

|rowspan="2"|1989

!scope="row"|"Pretending"

|96

|85

|—

|24

|—

|99

|54

|29

|55

|rowspan="2"|Journeyman

!scope="row"|"Running on Faith" (radio edit)

|—

1990s

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Single

!colspan="10"|Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Certifications

!rowspan="2"|Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

!UK

!BEL

!JPN

!US

BEA: Gold
MC: 2× Platinum
RIAJ: Platinum

|Phenomenon: Music from the Motion Picture

|rowspan="4"|1998

!scope="row"|"Born in Time" (album version)

|—

|88

|76

|—

|12

|—

IFPI ČNS: Silver

|rowspan="4"|Pilgrim

!scope="row"|"Circus" (album version)

|39

|—

|99

|92

|33

|—

!scope="row"|"My Father's Eyes"

|33

|77

|—

|57

|35

|72

|16

|26

!scope="row"|"Pilgrim" (Mick Guzauski remix edit)

|—

|76

|—

|24

|—

|rowspan="2"|1999

!scope="row"|"Blue Eyes Blue" (album version)

|94

|—

|30

|84

|45

|—

|28

|112

|—

|Runaway Bride: Music from the Motion Picture

!scope="row"|"(I) Get Lost"

|—

|83

|23

|—

|37

|—

|The Story of Us: Music from the Motion Picture

2000s

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! JPN

| rowspan="6"| 2000

! scope="row"| "Come Rain or Come Shine"

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="6"| Riding with the King

! scope="row"| "Marry You"

| — || — || — || —

! scope="row"| "Riding with the King"

| 99 || 38 || 26 || —

! scope="row"| "Worried Life Blues"

| — || — || — || —

! scope="row"| "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" (edited version)

| — || — || — || —

! scope="row"| "Help the Poor"

| — || — || — || —

| 2001

! scope="row"| "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"

| 78 || 6 || — || 63

| Reptile

2010s

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! JPN

| 2013

! scope="row"| "Every Little Thing" (Steppers mix)

| 99

| 40

| 26

| Old Sock

| rowspan="2"| 2016

! scope="row"| "Can't Let You Do It"

| — || — || —

| rowspan="2"| I Still Do

! scope="row"| "Catch the Blues"

| — || — || —

2020s

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! Year

! Single

! Album

| 2024

! scope="row"| "One Woman"

| Meanwhile

Featured singles

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Single

!colspan="10"|Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Certifications

!rowspan="2"|Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

!UK

!SWI

|The One

!scope="row"|"It's Probably Me"

|30

|23

|11

|22

|20

|29

|16

ARIA: Gold

|Lethal Weapon 3: Music from the Motion Picture

|1995

!scope="row"|"Love Can Build a Bridge"

|—

|62

|—

|41

|—

|21

BPI: Silver

!JPN