| Eric Clapton discography | |
|---|---|
 Clapton in Switzerland, 1977 | |
| Studio albums | 22 |
| Soundtrack albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 16 |
| Compilation albums | 22 |
| Collaborative albums | 6 |
British guitarist and singer-songwriterEric Clapton's recording career as a solo artist began in 1970, with the release of his self-titled debut,Eric Clapton. Since then, he has released several best selling albums, such asUnplugged (1992),From the Cradle (1994), andClapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (1999).
To date, Clapton has reportedly sold 280 million records worldwide, becoming one of thebest-selling music artist in history.[1] According toRIAA, he has sold 40 million certified albums in the United States (including one diamond, seven multi-platinum and 23 gold records).[2] According toBillboard, Clapton is the 38th Greatest Artist of all time in their chart history, as well as the 38th Greatest Mainstream Rock Artist of all time.[3] Clapton is also the 24th Most Successful Artist onBillboard 200 history.[4]Unplugged remains his career's best seller with over 26 million copies sold worldwide, and is recognised as the biggest-selling live album in history.[5]
| Title | Album details[6] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | AUS [8] | AUT [9] | GER [10] | NL [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [14] | SWI [15] | US [16] | |||
| Eric Clapton | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 13 | ||
| 461 Ocean Boulevard |
| 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | — | — | 1 | |
| There's One in Every Crowd |
| 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 21 |
|
| No Reason to Cry |
| 8 | 30 | — | — | 9 | 13 | 18 | 24 | — | 15 |
|
| Slowhand |
| 23 | 46 | — | 66 | 17 | 5 | 32 | 41 | — | 2 | |
| Backless |
| 18 | 16 | 24 | — | 22 | 2 | 22 | 28 | — | 8 | |
| Another Ticket |
| 18 | 30 | — | 26 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 26 | — | 7 |
|
| Money and Cigarettes |
| 13 | 20 | — | 22 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 16 | |
| Behind the Sun |
| 8 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
|
| August |
| 3 | 34 | — | 32 | 29 | 12 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 37 | |
| Journeyman |
| 2 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 3 | — | 16 | |
| From the Cradle |
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Pilgrim |
| 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | 4 | |
| Reptile |
| 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 9 | — | 5 | |
| Me and Mr. Johnson |
| 10 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | 6 | |
| Sessions for Robert J |
| — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | |
| Back Home |
| 19 | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 13 |
|
| Clapton |
| 7 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
|
| Old Sock |
| 13 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | 7 | |
| I Still Do | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 13 | — | 6 | ||
| Happy Xmas |
| 97 | — | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |
| Meanwhile |
| — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
| Title | Album details[34] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | AUS [8] | AUT [9] | GER [10] | NL [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [14] | SWI [15] | US [16] | |||
| Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert |
| 19 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
| E. C. Was Here |
| 14 | 29 | — | 34 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 20 |
|
| Just One Night |
| 3 | 22 | — | 16 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 44 | — | 2 | |
| Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — |
|
| 24 Nights |
| 17 | 49 | — | 48 | 36 | — | 49 | — | 19 | 38 | |
| Unplugged |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies |
| 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | |
| One More Car, One More Rider |
| 69 | — | 37 | 21 | — | 15 | — | 40 | 26 | 43 | |
| Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 | — | — | 63 | — | 75 | — | — | — | 50 | — | ||
| Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festivals |
| — | 30 | 12 | 62 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 122 | |
| Live in San Diego | 60 | — | 23 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 |
| — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions | — | — | 9 | 4 | 10 | 39 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nothing but the Blues |
| 44 | — | 13 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| To Save a Child: An Intimate Live Concert |
| — | — | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details[34] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | AUS [8] | AUT [9] | GER [10] | NL [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [14] | SWI [15] | US [16] | |||
| The Best of Eric Clapton[43] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The History of Eric Clapton |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Eric Clapton at His Best |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
| Clapton |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | |
| Steppin' Out |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton |
| 20 | 28 | — | — | 11 | — | 22 | — | — | 101 | |
| Backtrackin' |
| 29 | — | — | — | 79 | — | 35 | — | — | — |
|
| The Cream of Eric Clapton | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Crossroads |
| — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
|
| Story |
| — | — | 24 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Eric Clapton |
| – | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | |
| Stages |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Cream of Clapton |
| 52 | — | — | 17 | — | 14 | 9 | 3 | — | 80 |
|
| Strictly the Blues |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Blues |
| 52 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 52 |
|
| The Blues Years |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 20 | ||
| Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Eric Clapton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Complete Clapton |
| 2 | 38 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 14 | |
| Icon |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | ||
| Forever Man |
| 8 | — | 22 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 37 | 46 | — | 48 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] | AUS [8] | AUT [9] | GER [10] | NL [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [14] | SWI [15] | US [16] | |||
| Retail Therapy |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Riding with the King |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| The Road to Escondido |
| 50 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 23 | |
| Live from Madison Square Garden |
| 40 | — | 25 | 8 | 60 | — | — | 44 | — | 14 |
|
| Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center |
| 40 | — | 11 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 40 | 51 | — | 31 |
|
| The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | — | 2 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Edge of Darkness |
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| Lethal Weapon |
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| Homeboy |
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| Lethal Weapon 2 |
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| Rush | |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | |
| Life in 12 Bars |
| Song(s) | Album | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "'Cause We've Ended as Lovers", "Farther Up the Road", "Crossroads"(withJeff Beck) (live) | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | 1981 | [69] |
| "Heaven Is One Step Away" | Back to the Future | 1985 | [70] |
| "That Kind of Woman" | Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal | 1990 | [71] |
| "Border Song" | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 1991 | [72] |
| "Loving Your Lovin'" | Wayne's World | 1992 | [73] |
| "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "My Back Pages"(live) ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" on 2014 deluxe edition) | The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | 1993 | [74] |
| "Stone Free" | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix | [75] | |
| "You Must Believe Me" | A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield | 1994 | [76] |
| "Before You Accuse Me"(live) | The Unplugged Collection, Volume One | [77] | |
| "Change the World" | Phenomenon | 1996 | [78] |
| "Blue Eyes Blue" | Runaway Bride | 1999 | [79] |
| "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" | Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix | 2004 | [80] |
Albums that Clapton contributed to four or more songs.
| Album title | Artist | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is This What You Want? (reissue) | Jackie Lomax | 1969 | [81] |
| Fiends & Angels | Martha Veléz | [44]wheres Eric | |
| All Things Must Pass | George Harrison | 1970 | [44] |
| Doris Troy | Doris Troy | [44] | |
| The Concert for Bangladesh | Various artists | 1971 | [82] |
| Bobby Whitlock | Bobby Whitlock | [44] | |
| The Sun, Moon & Herbs | Dr. John | [44] | |
| The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions | Howlin' Wolf | [83] | |
| Play the Blues | Buddy Guy andJunior Wells | 1972 | [84] |
| Rough Mix | Pete Townshend andRonnie Lane | 1977 | [44] |
| Freddie King (1934–1976) | Freddie King | [44] | |
| Back to the Roots | John Mayall | [44] | |
| The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking | Roger Waters | 1984 | [69] |
| Deep in the Heart of Nowhere | Bob Geldof | 1986 | [44] |
| Cloud Nine | George Harrison | 1987 | [44] |
| Knocking on Heaven's Door | Arthur Louis | 1988 | [85] |
| Live in Japan | George Harrison | 1992 | [86] |
| Concert for George | Various artists | 2003 | [87] |
| Live at Montreux 1986 | Otis Rush and Friends | 2006 | [88] |
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