409) 461 Ocean Boulevard : Rolling Stone

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Clapton emerged from heroin addiction with a mellower but still substantive musical outlook. Boulevard recast him as a survivor who had traded guitar histrionics for self-preservation. Songs such as "Motherless Children" flash his old chops, but here his fire is fueling, not consuming, him.

Total album sales: 500,000

Peak chart position: 1

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