Singles
- Note: Entry boxes containing " - " may pertain to any of the following:
- A single not being released in the territory
- Various charts listed had ceased to exist before particular singles were released
- Accurate but incomplete information
- Failure to chart
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS | AUT | CAN | NLD | FRA | DEU | IRL |
US Bill- board |
US Cash- box |
US Record World |
ZAF | |||
| 1972 | "10538 Overture" | The Electric Light Orchestra / No Answer | 9 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973 | "Roll Over Beethoven" | ELO 2 | 6 | 53 | – | – | 26 | – | 22 | – | 42 | 48 | 31 | – |
| "Showdown" | On the Third Day | 12 | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | 53 | 51 | – | – | |
| 1974 | "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" | On the Third Day | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Daybreaker" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | 61 | – | – | ||
| "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | Eldorado, A Symphony | – | 59 | – | – | 19 | 5 | – | – | 9 | 14 | 23 | – | |
| 1975 | "Boy Blue" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Evil Woman" | Face the Music | 10 | 23 | – | 6 | 20 | 2 | – | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | – | |
| 1976 | "Nightrider" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Strange Magic" | 38 | 85 | – | 20 | – | 10 | – | – | 14 | 15 | 20 | – | ||
| "Showdown" | Olé ELO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 75 | – | – | |
| "Livin' Thing" | A New World Record | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
| 1977 | "Rockaria!" | 9 | 10 | 7 | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Do Ya" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | – | 24 | 16 | 25 | – | ||
| "Telephone Line" | 8 | 10 | – | 9 | – | 10 | 32 | – | 7 | 4 | 7 | – | ||
| "Turn to Stone" | Out of the Blue | 18 | 17 | – | 1 | 11 | 9 | 35 | – | 13 | 11 | 9 | 17 | |
| 1978 | "Mr. Blue Sky" | 6 | 87 | – | – | 11 | – | 27 | – | 35 | 27 | 33 | – | |
| "Wild West Hero" | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | 6 | 38 | 27 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 17 | 18 | 23 | – | ||
| "It's Over" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | – | – | – | ||
| The ELO EP | Three Light Years | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1979 | "Shine a Little Love" | Discovery | 6 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| "The Diary of Horace Wimp" | 8 | 48 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 10 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Don't Bring Me Down" | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||
| "Confusion" | 8 | – | 13 | – | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 47 | – | 10 | ||
| "Last Train to London" | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 39 | 36 | – | – | ||||
| 1980 | "I'm Alive" | Xanadu | 20 | 27 | – | 7 | – | 9 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| "Xanadu" | 1 |
2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | ||
| "All Over the World" | 11 | 78 | – | 3 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | – | ||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | 7 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | "Hold on Tight" | Time | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| "Twilight" | 30 | 93 | 15 | – | 32 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 39 | – | ||
| 1982 | "Rain Is Falling" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 101 | – | – | – | |
| "Here Is the News"/"Ticket to the Moon" | 24 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 61 | 17 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "The Way Life's Meant To Be" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" | Secret Messages | 13 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 4 | – | 17 | 4 | 19 | 22 | – | 7 |
| "Secret Messages" | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Four Little Diamonds" | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | – | – | – | ||
| "Stranger" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 105 | – | – | – | ||
| 1986 | "Calling America" | Balance of Power | 28 | 47 | 22 | – | – | 10 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 26 | – | – |
| "So Serious" | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Getting to the Point" | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1990 | "Destination Unknown" | Afterglow | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | "Alright" | Zoom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Moment in Paradise" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2006 | "Surrender" | A New World Record |
81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | "Latitude 88 North" | Out of the Blue |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number-one songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Top-ten hits | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- D ^ Single awarded gold record in the US from the RIAA
- E ^ "Confusion" and "Last Train to London" were released as a double A-side in UK and Ireland.
- F ^ Actually charted in the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- G ^ Promo DJ single.
- H ^ Single only available as a digital download.
- I ^ Single available as a digital download and in a limited 7" format.
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