| Cover | | Date
 | Title  Album | Points
 | US peak | UK peak | US AC peak | US dance peak | US R&B peak | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 1969 | | 7
 | | | | | 17 R&B | [Soul Clock 107] written by Nicholas Cardwell & Gordy Horman |
| 2. | 09/1970 | | 18
 | 92 US | | | | 6 R&B | [Soul Clock 1004] written by Dee Ervin & Lynn Farr |
| 3. | 12/1970 | | 5
 | 116 US | | | | 31 R&B | [Janus 140] written by Sugar Pie De Santo |
| 4. | 05/1971 | | 11
 | 93 US | | | | 19 R&B | [Janus 150] written by Rudy Love & Dee Ervin |
| 5. | 1972 | | 4
 | | | | | 27 R&B | [Janus 184] written by D. Daniels & Terri McFaddin |
| 6. | 02/1972 | | 5
 | 114 US | | | | 35 R&B | [Janus 174] written by Michael Gately & Robert John |
| 7. | 01/1973 | | 7
 | 94 US | | | | 45 R&B | [Janus 200] written by Terri McFaddin & Warren Sams |
| 8. | 1974 | | 2
 | | | | | 40 R&B | [Janus 238] written by Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler & Norman Harris |
| 9. | 1974 | | 2
 | | | | | 60 R&B | [Janus 244] written by Allan Felder (as Alan Felder) & Norman Harris |
| 10. | 1974 | | 7
 | | | | 15 dance | | written by Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons & Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson) |
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| 11. | 02/1974 | | 17
 | 92 US | 54 UK | | | 32 R&B | [Janus 231] written by Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler & Norman Harris |
| 12. | 1976 | | 2
 | | | | | 40 R&B | written by J. Hernandez |
| 13. | 08/1976 | | 27
 | 88 US | | | 8 dance | 10 R&B | written by Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton & Buddy Turner (as Reginald Turner) |
| 14. | 10/1976 | | 8
 | 101 US | | | | 21 R&B | [Soul Train 10773] written by Joe Cobb & Van McCoy |
| 15. | 1977 | | 7
 | | | | 16 dance | | |
| 16. | 1977 | | 1
 | | | | | 91 R&B | |
 | 17. | 08/1977 | | 15
 | 94 US | | | | 10 R&B | [RCA 10996 (Soul Train)] written by David Gates |
| 18. | 1978 | | 8
 | | | | | 13 R&B | written by Malcolm Anthony |
| 19. | 1978 | | 2
 | | | | | 54 R&B | |
| 20. | 06/1978 | | 13
 | 101 US | | | | 10 R&B | [Solar 11246] written by Melvin Ragin, Sonny Burke, Art Posey & Josef Powell |
| 21. | 1979 | | 5
 | | | | | 21 R&B | written by Donny Hathaway & Carrie Lucas |
| 22. | 1979 | | 2
 | | | | | 43 R&B | written by Curtis Mayfield & Keni Burke |
| 23. | 1979 | | 1
 | | | | | 66 R&B | |
| 24. | 02/1980 | | 216
 | 19 US | 2 UK | | ✫1 dance | ✫1 R&B | [artist #1 hit] charted as And the Beat Goes On / Can You Do the Boogie / Out the Box in US dance charts [RCA 11895 (Solar)] written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby |
| 25. | 04/1980 | | 60
 | 28 US | 55 UK | 40 AC | | 3 R&B | [artist #4 hit] [Solar 11928] written by Nicholas Caldwell |
 | 26. | 07/1980 | | 30
 | | 26 UK | | | | written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White |
| 27. | 02/1981 | | 137
 | 28 US | 9 UK | | 4 dance | 2 R&B | [artist #2 hit] charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts [RCA 12154 (Solar)] written by William Shelby & Dana Meyers |
| 28. | 05/1981 | | 32
 | 105 US | 44 UK | | 4 dance | 40 R&B | [artist #5 hit] charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts [Solar 12232] written by Dana Meyers, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby |
| 29. | 09/1981 | | 18
 | | 76 UK | | 20 dance | 17 R&B | [RCA 12295 (Solar)] written by William Shelby, Kevin Spencer & Nidra Beard |
| 30. | 1982 | | 5
 | | | | | 22 R&B | [Planet 48008 (Solar)] written by Nidra Beard & William Shelby |
| 31. | 02/1982 | | 24
 | 103 US | | | 8 dance | 8 R&B | [Solar 47962] written by Charmaine Sylvers, Dana Meyers & Glen Barbee |
| 32. | 1983 | | 21
 | | | | 18 dance | 4 R&B | charted as Tonight / Keep On Lovin' Me in US dance charts [Elektra 69827 (Solar)] written by Kevin Spencer, Wardell Potts Jr. & William Zimmerman |
| 33. | 03/1983 | | 9
 | 110 US | 81 UK | | | 32 R&B | [Solar 69809] written by Grady Wilkins & Percy Scott |
| 34. | 04/1983 | | 26
 | 84 US | | | 18 dance | 4 R&B | charted as Tonight / Keep On Lovin' Me in US dance charts [Elektra 69842 (Solar)] written by Jerry Knight |
| 35. | 12/1984 | | 19
 | 105 US | 56 UK | | 59 dance | 10 R&B | [Solar 69683] written by Bo Watson, Bobby Lovelace, Melvin Gentry & Reggie Calloway |
| 36. | 1985 | | 1
 | | | | | 60 R&B | written by Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds) |
| 37. | 03/1985 | | 11
 | 106 US | 91 UK | | | 17 R&B | [Solar 69658] written by Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds) & Bo Watson |
| 38. | 1987 | | 6
 | | | | | 16 R&B | written by Babyface & Daryl Simmons |
| 39. | 1987 | | 7
 | | | | | 12 R&B | [Solar 70012] written by Gary Taylor |
| 40. | 03/1987 | | 10
 | | 45 UK | | | | [R] written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby |
 | 41. | 05/1987 | | 137
 | 7 US | 38 UK | 49 AC | | ✫1 R&B | [artist #3 hit] produced by Babyface [Solar 70006] written by L.A. Reid & Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds) |
| 42. | 08/1987 | | 6
 | | 69 UK | | | | written by Leon Sylvers III & Jeanette Sylvers |
| 43. | 11/1987 | | 5
 | | 81 UK | | | 74 R&B | written by Kenny Aubrey, Kevin Grady & Leon Sylvers III |
| 44. | 1990 | | 14
 | | | | | 4 R&B | written by Gary Taylor |
| 45. | 08/1990 | | 26
 | 55 US | | | | 3 R&B | written by Robert Brookins, Jones & King |
| 46. | 1991 | | 1
 | | | | | 58 R&B | written by Skylark |
| 47. | 1991 | | 11
 | | | | | 7 R&B | written by Tsuyoshi "Taka" Takayanagi & Kevin Spencer |
| 48. | 1993 | | 4
 | | | | | 28 R&B | as Walter & Scotty |
| 49. | 1993 | | 1
 | | | | | 64 R&B | as Walter & Scotty |
| 50. | 1995 | | 1
 | | | | | 60 R&B | |
| 51. | 1995 | | 2
 | | | | | 41 R&B | |
| 52. | 1997 | | 1
 | | | | | 73 R&B | [R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts] |
| Top 100 hits | 12 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 47 | |
| Top 40 hits | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 34 | |
| Top 10 hits | 1 | 2 | | 5 | 15 | |
| ✫ #1 hits | | | | 1 | 2 | |
| US | UK | AC | dance | R&B | |