Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them
| Record | Peak | Weeks | Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Gun | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 7 | 15 | 5/25/74 – 8/31/74 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 22 | 13 | 6/15/74 – 9/7/74 |
| I Feel Sanctified | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 12 | 15 | 11/9/74 – 2/15/75 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 75 | 8 | 11/16/74 – 1/4/75 |
| Slippery When Wet | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 17 | 4/26/75 – 8/16/75 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 19 | 15 | 5/10/75 – 8/16/75 |
| This Is Your Life | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 13 | 15 | 9/13/75 – 12/20/75 |
| Sweet Love | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 2 | 20 | 12/20/75 – 5/1/76 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | 23 | 12/27/75 – 5/29/76 |
| Just To Be Close To You | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 18 | 9/4/76 – 1/1/77 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 7 | 16 | 9/18/76 – 1/1/77 |
| Fancy Dancer | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 9 | 13 | 12/25/76 – 3/19/77 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 39 | 9 | 1/8/77 – 3/5/77 |
| Easy | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 17 | 5/28/77 – 9/17/77 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | 22 | 6/4/77 – 10/29/77 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 6 | 13 | 7/1/77 – 9/23/77 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 7 | 11 | 7/8/77 – 9/23/77 |
| Brickhouse | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | 16 | 8/27/77 – 12/10/77 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 4 | 13 | 9/3/77 – 11/26/77 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 10 | 11 | 9/9/77 – 11/18/77 |
| Too Hot Ta Trot | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 24 | 12 | 12/17/77 – 3/4/78 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 14 | 12/24/77 – 3/25/78 |
| Three Times A Lady | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | 20 | 6/17/78 – 10/28/78 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 1 | 17 | 6/23/78 – 10/13/78 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 17 | 6/24/78 – 10/14/78 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 1 | 17 | 6/30/78 – 10/20/78 |
| Flying High | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 38 | 10 | 9/23/78 – 11/25/78 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 21 | 11 | 9/30/78 – 12/9/78 |
| Sail On | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | 17 | 8/11/79 – 12/1/79 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 1 | 13 | 8/17/79 – 11/9/79 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 8 | 13 | 8/18/79 – 11/10/79 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 2 | 15 | 8/24/79 – 11/30/79 |
| Still | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | 20 | 9/29/79 – 2/9/80 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 2 | 13 | 10/5/79 – 1/11/80 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 3 | 11 | 10/5/79 – 12/14/79 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 17 | 10/6/79 – 1/26/80 |
| Wonderland | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 25 | 15 | 12/15/79 – 3/22/80 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 21 | 13 | 12/22/79 – 3/15/80 |
| Old-Fashion Love | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 20 | 16 | 6/21/80 – 10/4/80 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 8 | 14 | 6/28/80 – 9/27/80 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 36 | 3 | 7/25/80 – 8/8/80 |
| Heroes | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 27 | 11 | 9/13/80 – 11/22/80 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 54 | 9 | 9/20/80 – 11/15/80 |
| Jesus Is Love | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 34 | 11 | 12/20/80 – 2/28/81 |
| Lady (You Bring Me Up) | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 8 | 22 | 6/20/81 – 11/14/81 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 5 | 18 | 6/27/81 – 10/24/81 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 3 | 13 | 7/3/81 – 9/25/81 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 13 | 10 | 7/24/81 – 9/25/81 |
| Oh No | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 5 | 20 | 9/26/81 – 2/6/82 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | 20 | 9/26/81 – 2/6/82 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 3 | 14 | 10/2/81 – 1/15/82 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 3 | 12 | 10/2/81 – 12/18/81 |
| Why You Wanna Try Me | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 66 | 5 | 2/6/82 – 3/6/82 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 42 | 6 | 2/13/82 – 3/20/82 |
| Painted Picture | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 19 | 18 | 11/27/82 – 3/26/83 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 70 | 6 | 12/4/82 – 1/8/83 |
| Only You | |||
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 7 | 15 | 9/2/83 – 12/9/83 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 20 | 16 | 9/17/83 – 12/31/83 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 54 | 13 | 9/17/83 – 12/10/83 |
| Nightshift | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 1 | 22 | 1/19/85 – 6/15/85 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 2 | 17 | 1/25/85 – 5/17/85 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 3 | 22 | 1/26/85 – 6/22/85 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 4 | 12 | 2/22/85 – 5/10/85 |
| Animal Instinct | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 22 | 11 | 5/25/85 – 8/3/85 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 43 | 9 | 5/25/85 – 7/20/85 |
| Janet | |||
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 4 | 11 | 8/23/85 – 11/1/85 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 65 | 7 | 8/31/85 – 10/12/85 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 87 | 4 | 9/21/85 – 10/12/85 |
| Goin' To The Bank | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 2 | 20 | 10/4/86 – 2/14/87 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 65 | 12 | 11/1/86 – 1/17/87 |
| Take It From Me | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 38 | 12 | 1/24/87 – 4/11/87 |
| United In Love | |||
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 18 | 7 | 5/29/87 – 7/10/87 |
| Solitaire | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 51 | 7 | 10/8/88 – 11/19/88 |