Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them
| Record | Peak | Weeks | Run |
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| So Good, So Right | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 30 | 17 | 8/18/79 – 12/8/79 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 15 | 19 | 8/25/79 – 12/29/79 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 9 | 15 | 8/31/79 – 12/7/79 |
| Way Back When | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 42 | 9 | 2/2/80 – 3/29/80 |
| If You Love | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 50 | 9 | 4/25/81 – 6/20/81 |
| When I Give My Love To You MICHAEL FRANKS featuring BRENDA RUSSELL |
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| R&R Adult Contemporary | 15 | 9 | 1/3/86 – 2/28/86 |
| Piano In The Dark BRENDA RUSSELL featuring JOE ESPOSITO |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 6 | 25 | 2/20/88 – 8/6/88 |
| Billboard R&B Singles | 8 | 19 | 3/5/88 – 7/9/88 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 2 | 13 | 3/18/88 – 6/10/88 |
| R&R CHR / Top 40 | 10 | 13 | 3/18/88 – 6/10/88 |
| Gravity | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 42 | 9 | 7/16/88 – 9/10/88 |
| Get Here | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 37 | 16 | 9/24/88 – 1/7/89 |
| Le Restaurant | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 93 | 4 | 4/1/89 – 4/22/89 |
| Stop Running Away | |||
| Billboard R&B Singles | 34 | 12 | 8/11/90 – 10/27/90 |
| R&R Adult Contemporary | 9 | 12 | 8/24/90 – 11/9/90 |
| Tell Me This Night Won't End GERALD ALSTON with BRENDA RUSSELL |
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| Billboard R&B Singles | 69 | 5 | 5/18/91 – 6/15/91 |
| We Will Find A Way OLETA ADAMS & BRENDA RUSSELL |
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| R&R Adult Contemporary | 22 | 7 | 9/16/94 – 10/28/94 |