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Eric Clapton

Charting Oct 17, 1970 → May 10, 1997 · 242 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · top artist of the week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 242 wk (3 at #1), UK Singles Chart 154 wk

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Billboard Hot 100 · 242 wk UK Singles Chart · 154 wk Global Music Power · 346 wk

Peak Power: 2.57%; week of May 23, 1992
Career Power: 339; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 3; weeks as the top artist

Peak Year: 89; February 1992 – February 1993
Peak Five Years: 159; February 1992 – February 1997
Top-five weeks: 22; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 242; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 3.54%; week of Sep 14, 1974
Comebacks: 4; March 1978, April 1983, March 1992, August 1996

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Feb 22, 1975	Mar 4, 1978	158	86	1.86%	1.18%
After absence	Oct 7, 1978	Apr 2, 1983	234	140	2.46%	1.01%
After absence	Jun 18, 1983	Mar 14, 1992	456	227	2.46%	1.08%
After absence	Mar 27, 1993	Aug 10, 1996	176	173	2.57%	1.08%

Computed from stored weekly power rows (config version 4, Sep 21, 2026).

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

17 records · 339 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is the share of each week's Power Share this song earned the artist; a featured credit earns its reduced share. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower
Change The WorldApple Music	#5August 1996	43	July 1996 – May 1997	82.3
Tears In HeavenApple Music	#2March 1992	26	February 1992 – August 1992	59.7
Lay Down SallyApple Music	#3April 1978	23	January 1978 – June 1978	47.9
LaylaApple Music	#12November 1992	20	October 1992 – February 1993	30.1
I Shot The SheriffApple Music	#1September 1974	14	July 1974 – October 1974	27.9
I've Got A Rock N' Roll HeartApple Music	#18March 1983	16	January 1983 – May 1983	19.6
Wonderful TonightApple Music	#16July 1978	17	May 1978 – September 1978	14.1
After MidnightApple Music	#18December 1970	12	October 1970 – January 1971	13.2
Hello Old FriendApple Music	#24December 1976	14	October 1976 – January 1977	12.3
Forever ManApple Music	#26April 1985	12	March 1985 – May 1985	10.7
Willie And The Hand JiveApple Music	#26December 1974	9	November 1974 – December 1974	8.0
Let It RainApple Music	#48December 1972	13	September 1972 – December 1972	6.7
PretendingApple Music	#55December 1989	11	November 1989 – January 1990	3.7
Another Ticket	#78June 1981	5	June 1981 – July 1981	1.1
Bell Bottom Blues	#78March 1973	5	February 1973 – March 1973	1.0
Bad Love	#88March 1990	5	March 1990 – April 1990	0.7
See What Love Can Do	#89July 1985	2	June 1985 – July 1985	0.3

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