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“After Midnight” by Eric Clapton

From the album Eric Clapton (1970)

“After Midnight” by Eric Clapton appears on 48 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1970 on the album Eric Clapton. Its best result is #77 on the KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,697 indie & aaa song of all time.

48countdowns
20stations
#77best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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Eric Clapton found "After Midnight" through Delaney Bramlett, who turned him on to J.J. Cale's music while the two were working together, and he cut it for his self-titled debut album in 1970. Cale had put it out himself in 1966; Clapton's version became a hit, and Cale was moved to record it again for his 1971 album Naturally.

It was the first of several Cale songs Clapton would take on, and a crowded room made it: Clapton singing and playing guitar, Bobby Whitlock on organ and vocals, Delaney Bramlett on rhythm guitar, Carl Radle on bass, Jim Gordon on drums, Leon Russell on piano, Jim Price on trumpet and Bobby Keys on sax. It has followed Clapton through his whole career as one of his signature songs.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 171 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 693 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 634 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 288 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 244 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1997 110 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 461 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 253 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 429 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 542 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 77 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 405 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 638 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 828 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 307 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2011 137 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 610 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 309 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 349 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 652 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 225 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 270 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 101 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 271 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 878 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 220 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 426 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 270 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 452 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 414 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 394 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2019 339 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 360 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 946 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 366 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 936 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 432 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 343 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 985 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 433 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 209 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 410 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 707 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 670 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 412 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 638 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 408 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 688 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 419 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: After Midnight '88; After Midnight ('88).

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