In 1981, Billboard launched a brand-new chart dedicated entirely to rock radio, helping define a new era for album-oriented rock stations across America. The very first song to top the chart was Eric ...

Eric Clapton didn’t realize how bad things had become for him as his 1981 U.S. tour began. He jokingly owned up to being an alcoholic but had no idea he really was one. He thought the pain in his back ...

Released as the lead single from Clapton's Another Ticket album, the song became the first No. 1 hit on Billboard's newly created Top Tracks chart on March 21, 1981. The chart would later evolve into ...