Eric Clapton
by Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton by Eric Clapton
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 8,383rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 99 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1970 (130th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,236th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,383rd)

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Eric Clapton bestography

Eric Clapton is ranked 6th best out of 61 albums by Eric Clapton on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Eric Clapton is Unplugged which is ranked number 1614 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,068.

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Overall rank: 8,383rd | 1970s rank: 1,236th | 1970 rank: 130th

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05/20/2026 23:17 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,49275/100
 
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From 07/22/2024 04:24 | #304471
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From 03/21/2021 21:02 | #267605
Clapton’s 1st official solo release is a mixed bag. After Midnight and Let it Rain are great songs and Blues Power is good but the rest is unfortunately filler.
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From 01/02/2021 04:54 | #263635
Let It Rain is the only track worth playing on this album. The cover of After Midnight adds nothing to the original. Rest are basic, easy listening blues wallpaper.
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From 01/29/2015 20:03 | #133014
This is actually one of his better solo albums. It is more consistent than most of what followed.
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From 08/18/2014 13:49 | #119739
A good, fun, no-frills record that features Clapton getting his freak on with the Delaney and Bonnie/Dominos crew. After Midnight and Let it Rain are the two best known tracks, but Blues Power is a great anthem that sums up what Clapton was all about at this point in his career. Also notable for having more original recordings than any other Clapton solo album.
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From 06/08/2013 03:13 | #78354
After Midnight is of course the reason people return to this album, but there is plenty other gems on here as well in Bad Boy, Blues Power, and Bottle of Red Wine. A solid opener to God's solo career but much better things were waiting a little further down the road.
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