HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“I Shot The Sheriff” by Eric Clapton
“I Shot The Sheriff” by Eric Clapton finished No. 76 on the year-end Top 100 of 1974, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 761974
Year-end charts11974
ArtistEric Clapton7 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1974 was “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand. Eric Clapton had 7 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “I Shot The Sheriff”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1974 chart.
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More hits by Eric Clapton
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tears In Heaven | Eric Clapton | 1992 #6 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton | 1978 #15 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Change The World | Eric Clapton | 1996 #19 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | I Can't Stand It | Eric Clapton | 1981 #67 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Promises | Eric Clapton | 1979 #82 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart | Eric Clapton | 1983 #94 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“I Shot The Sheriff” by Warren G (1997)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.