Streaming Masters – Eric Clapton

The popularity of Eric Clapton was at an all-time high in the 90s, especially after the release of the mega successful Unplugged album in 1992.

We are now 30 years later though, how is he performing on streaming platforms, with his famous hits like Layla, Wonderful Tonight and Tears In Heaven, as well as with his deeper album cuts?

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Eric Clapton streaming review – the method

Streaming is made up of audio and video streams. Our CSPC methodology now includes both to better reflect the real popularity of each track. The main source of data for each avenue is respectively Spotify and YouTube.

To factor in the growing impact of multiple Asian countries where these platforms aren’t always the go-to site for music streaming, more sources have been added.

In order to account for their real popularity in each relevant country, the below sources have been used along with the mentioned ratios that reflect the market share of each area.

Audio Streams
– South Korea: Genie streams * 2.20 (consistent with Gaon streaming numbers)
– Japan: AWA streams * 68 / 4 (AWA has 4% of the Japanese streaming market, and 32% are already considered through Spotify’s extrapolation)
– Arabic world: Anghami streams
– Sub-Saharan Africa: Boomplay + Audiomack streams
– Elsewhere: Spotify streams * 649 / 406 (649 million subscribers of global platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, etc. against 406 million from Spotify itself) + Genie streams * 2.20 (uses Genie rather than Spotify to extrapolate markets like Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam)

Video Streams
– China* : QQ video streams * 50 if the song is available for audio stream, QQ video streams * 5 elseway (scale built based on known figures for several major artists)
– Elsewhere : Youtube views increased by 10% to account for various local platforms

*since Chinese streaming platforms are mostly video streaming platforms, their streams are weighted on par with YouTube streams.

Audio Stream value – 1,500 plays equal 1 album unit
Video Stream value – 6,750 views equal 1 album unit

Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = ( Spotify * 649/406 + Genie * 2.20 * 2 + AWA * 68 / 4 + Anghami + Boomplay + Audiomack ) / 1500 + ( QQ views* 50(or 5) + YouTube * 1.1 ) / 6750

Please be aware that when the artist is regarded as the lead act, he is rewarded with 100% of these units, while featured acts share among them a 50% piece of the totals.

Eric Clapton streaming review – the results

CSPC Eric Clapton discography streaming Spotify YouTube part 1

CSPC Eric Clapton discography streaming Spotify YouTube part 2

Total: 4,679,588 EAS

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Eric Clapton most streamed tracks (EAS)

1. Layla [Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs] – 718,000
2. Tears in Heaven [Rush] – 480,000
3. Wonderful Tonight [Slowhand] – 465,000
4. Cocaine [Slowhand] – 418,000
5. My Sweet Lord [Features (Eric Clapton)] – 230,000
6. Change The World [Orphan (Eric Clapton)] – 175,000
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps [Features (Eric Clapton)] – 139,000
8. I Shot the Sheriff [461 Ocean Boulevard] – 119,000
9. Lay Down Sally [Slowhand] – 72,000
10. My Father’s Eyes [Pilgrim] – 71,000