I Shot the Sheriff "is a song by the reggae group Bob Marley & The Wailers .
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Bob Marley & The Wailers[ Edit ] [ ] I shot the sheriff appeared as first on the fourth album Burnin' Bob Marley & The Wailers in 1973. The song was released as a single but was not hit in Netherlands and Flanders.
Eric Clapton[ Edit ] [ ] Eric Clapton covered the song for his album 461 Ocean Boulevard Billboard Hot 100 . It is also Claptons only number 1-listing in the United States .
Chart Positions[ Edit ] [ ]
Chart positions: 31-08-1974 to 26-10-1974
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Chart positions: 24-08-1974 to 19-10-1974
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Radio 2 Top 2000[ Edit ] [ ]
I shot the sheriff
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Warren G[ Edit ] [ ] In 1997, a cover of the song Warren G . It appeared on his second album Take a look over your shoulder Single Top 100 to number 63 while the Dutch Top 40 not out and got stuck in the Tipparade in fifth place.
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Chart positions: 22-02-1997 to 22-03-1997
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Other covers[ Edit ] [ ] Some other artists who have covered the song: