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“I Can't Stand It” by Eric Clapton

From the album Another Ticket (1981)

“I Can't Stand It” by Eric Clapton appears on 16 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1996 and 2023. It was first released in 1981 on the album Another Ticket. Its best result is #205 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #975 classic rock song of all time.

16countdowns

9stations

#205best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1996–2023years charted

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"I Can't Stand It" led off Eric Clapton's 1981 album Another Ticket as its first single, and the label on the 45 credited it to Eric Clapton and His Band, a fair billing for a record this tightly knit. Clapton wrote it and sings it, trading guitar with Albert Lee, while Gary Brooker and Chris Stainton split the keyboards, Dave Markee plays bass and Henry Spinetti works the drums and percussion. Tom Dowd produced and engineered.

Record World heard a dark, driving rocker, and AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald later picked up venomous jealousy in the words and chord changes with a Booker T. & the M.G.'s feel. It went to 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the very first number one on Billboard's new rock tracks chart in March 1981, holding the top spot for two weeks.

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

RockLists rankings

Classic Rock

#975 of all time

All Rock Formats

#2,764 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1996	205	WNEW-FM	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)	500
1997	371	100.7 WZLX	WZLX Memorial 500 (1997)	499
1997	934	102.3 WBAB	WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997)	1023
2002	576	92.3 KGON	KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002)	923
2004	575	92.3 KGON	KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004)	923
2011	349	97.9 The Loop	The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011)	500
2011	376	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011)	1100
2012	379	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012)	1200
2013	282	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013)	500
2013	649	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013)	1000
2013	448	99.1 PLR	99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013)	500
2014	342	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014)	1000
2014	801	Big 100	BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014)	1000
2015	653	100.7 WZLX	100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015)	1007
2022	451	Q104.3	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)	1043
2023	845	101.5 WPDH	WPDH Top 1015 (2023)	1015

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