Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll, 2004.
The song was Clapton's best-selling single in the United States and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked "Tears in Heaven" 362nd on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
The song reached the number one top position on both the Canadian Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Top 100 Singles chart.
In Denmark, "Tears in Heaven" topped the single sales chart and was certified Platinum for sales exceeding 10,000 copies by IFPI Denmark, as it spent a total of 29 weeks on chart.