| Cover | | Date
 | Title  Album | Points
 | US peak | UK peak | US AC peak | US R&B peak | US rock peak | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 04/1970 | | 80
 | 9 US | | | | | [Columbia 45127] written by James Pankow |
| 2. | 07/1970 | | 197
 | 4 US | 7 UK | | | | [artist #3 hit] [Columbia 45194 A] written by Robert Lamm |
| 3. | 02/1971 | | 45
 | 20 US | | | | | [Columbia 45331] written by Robert Lamm |
| 4. | 05/1971 | | 25
 | 35 US | | | | | [Columbia 45370] written by Peter Cetera & Daniel Seraphine (as Danny Seraphine) |
| 5. | 07/1972 | | 78
 | 10 US | | | | | written by Peter Cetera & James Pankow |
| 6. | 08/1972 | | 136
 | 3 US | | 8 AC | | | [Columbia 45657] written by Robert Lamm |
| 7. | 10/1972 | | 39
 | 24 US | | | | | [Columbia 45717] written by Robert Lamm |
| 8. | 09/1973 | | 147
 | 4 US | | 7 AC | | | [artist #5 hit] written by James Pankow |
| 9. | 03/1974 | | 92
 | 9 US | | 8 AC | | | [Columbia 46020] written by James Pankow |
| 10. | 06/1974 | | 115
 | 6 US | | ✫1 AC | | | [Columbia 46062] written by Lee Loughnane |
| 11. | 10/1974 | | 83
 | 11 US | | ✫1 AC | | | backing vocals by the Beach Boys [Columbia 10049] written by Peter Cetera |
| 12. | 02/1975 | | 60
 | 13 US | | 23 AC | | | [Columbia 10092] written by Robert Lamm |
| 13. | 04/1975 | | 119
 | 5 US | | 3 AC | | | [Columbia 10131] written by James Pankow |
| 14. | 09/1975 | | 13
 | 61 US | | 27 AC | | | written by James Pankow |
| 15. | 06/1976 | | 42
 | 32 US | | 2 AC | | | [Columbia 10360] written by Robert Lamm |
 | 16. | 08/1976 | | 353
 | ✫1 US | ✫1 UK | ✫1 AC | | | [artist #1 hit] [Columbia 10390] written by Peter Cetera |
| 17. | 04/1977 | | 19
 | 49 US | | 17 AC | | | [Columbia 10523] written by James Pankow & Robert Lamm |
| 18. | 09/1977 | | 157
 | 4 US | 41 UK | 8 AC | | | [artist #4 hit] [Columbia 10620] written by Peter Cetera |
| 19. | 02/1978 | | 17
 | 44 US | | 40 AC | | | [Columbia 10683] written by Daniel Seraphine, David Wolinski & James Pankow |
| 20. | 05/1978 | | 12
 | 63 US | | 39 AC | | | [Columbia 10737] written by Daniel Seraphine (as Danny Seraphine), David Wolinski (as David "Hawk" Wolinski) & Robert Lamm |
| 21. | 10/1978 | | 61
 | 14 US | | 39 AC | | | [Columbia 10845] written by James Pankow |
| 22. | 12/1978 | | 75
 | 14 US | | 5 AC | | | written by Peter Cetera, Lee Loughnane & Daniel Seraphine |
| 23. | 1979 | | 1
 | | | | 91 R&B | | written by Daniel Seraphine (as Danny Seraphine) & David Wolinski |
| 24. | 04/1979 | | 7
 | 73 US | | | | | written by Peter Cetera, Daniel Seraphine & David Wolinski |
| 25. | 09/1979 | | 6
 | 83 US | | | | | written by Donnie Dacus, Donnie Dacus, Stephen Stills & Warner Schwebke |
| 26. | 08/1980 | | 13
 | 56 US | | 46 AC | | | [Columbia 11345] written by Robert Lamm, Daniel Seraphine (as Danny Seraphine) & Peter Cetera |
 | 27. | 06/1982 | | 219
 | ✫1 US | 4 UK | ✫1 AC | | | [artist #2 hit] charted as Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away in US AC charts [Warner 29979 (Full Moon)] written by Peter Cetera & David Foster |
| 28. | 09/1982 | | 38
 | 22 US | | 8 AC | | | [Warner 29911 (Full Moon)] written by Peter Cetera & David Foster |
| 29. | 01/1983 | | 4
 | 81 US | | | | | written by Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams, Peter Cetera & David Foster |
| 30. | 05/1984 | | 113
 | 16 US | | | | 7 rock | [Warner 29306] written by Peter Cetera & David Foster |
| 31. | 08/1984 | | 147
 | 3 US | 8 UK | 3 AC | | | [Warner 29214] written by Steve Kipner & Jon Parker |
 | 32. | 11/1984 | | 134
 | 3 US | 14 UK | ✫1 AC | | | [Warner 29126] written by Peter Cetera & David Foster |
| 33. | 02/1985 | | 104
 | 14 US | 96 UK | 25 AC | | 10 rock | [Warner/Full Moon 29082] written by Peter Cetera & Mark Goldenberg |
 | 34. | 09/1986 | | 9
 | 48 US | | | | | new version [Warner/Full Moon 28628] written by Robert Lamm |
| 35. | 11/1986 | | 108
 | 3 US | | 2 AC | | | written by David Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin |
| 36. | 03/1987 | | 42
 | 17 US | | 9 AC | | | written by Steve Kipner & Randy Goodrum |
| 37. | 07/1987 | | 3
 | 91 US | | | | | co-written and/or produced by David Foster written by Steve Kipner, Bobby Caldwell & Bill Champlin |
| 38. | 06/1988 | | 106
 | 3 US | | 5 AC | | | [Warner 27855 (Reprise)] written by Diane Warren & Albert Hammond |
 | 39. | 09/1988 | | 141
 | ✫1 US | 77 UK | ✫1 AC | | | [Warner 27766 (Reprise)] written by Diane Warren |
| 40. | 01/1989 | | 65
 | 10 US | | 9 AC | | | [Reprise/Full Moon 27757] written by Jim Scott |
| 41. | 05/1989 | | 13
 | 55 US | | 12 AC | | | [Warner 22985 (Reprise)] written by Jason Scheff & John Dexter |
| 42. | 12/1989 | | 90
 | 5 US | | 2 AC | | | written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford & Bobby Caldwell |
| 43. | 1991 | | 5
 | | | 11 AC | | | written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly |
| 44. | 01/1991 | | 18
 | 39 US | | 13 AC | | | [Warner 19466 (Reprise)] written by Diane Warren |
| 45. | 2006 | | 3
 | | | 19 AC | | | [Download-only release] written by Blair Daly & Danny Orton |
| 46. | 2006 | | 3
 | | | 21 AC | | | with Rascal Flatts written by Jay DeMarcus, Chas Sandford & Jason Scheff |
| Top 100 hits | 42 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | |
| Top 40 hits | 31 | 5 | 32 | | 2 | |
| Top 10 hits | 18 | 4 | 20 | | 2 | |
| ✫ #1 hits | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | |
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