Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US AC |
US Country |
CAN |
CAN AC |
UK |
NED |
NZ |
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| 1969 | "Carolina in My Mind" | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | James Taylor |
| "Something's Wrong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Fire and Rain" | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 42 | 18 | — | Sweet Baby James |
| "Carolina in My Mind" | 67 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | James Taylor | |
| 1971 | "Country Road" | 37 | — | — | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | Sweet Baby James |
| "You've Got a Friend" | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | — | Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon | |
| "Long Ago and Far Away" | 31 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" | 14 | 3 | — | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | One Man Dog |
| 1973 | "One Man Parade" | 67 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hymn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Daddy's Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Walking Man |
| "Walking Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | Gorilla |
| "Mexico" | 49 | 5 | — | 83 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Shower the People" | 22 | 1 | — | 54 | 1 | — | — | — | In the Pocket |
| "You Make It Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gorilla | |
| 1977 | "Woman's Gotta Have It" | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | In the Pocket |
| "Handy Man" | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 24 | JT | |
| "Your Smiling Face" | 20 | 6 | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Honey Don't Leave L.A." | 61 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Up on the Roof" | 28 | 7 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | Flag |
| 1981 | "Her Town Too" | 11 | 5 | — | 19 | 5 | — | — | 29 | Dad Loves His Work |
| "Hard Times" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Summer's Here" | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Everyday" | 61 | 3 | 26 | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | That's Why I'm Here |
| 1986 | "Only One" | — | 6 | 80 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "That's Why I'm Here" | — | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Never Die Young" | 80 | 3 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | Never Die Young |
| "Baby Boom Baby" | — | 16 | — | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Copperline" | — | 13 | — | 43 | 10 | — | — | — | New Moon Shine |
| 1992 | "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" | — | 28 | — | 71 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" | — | 19 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Little More Time with You" | — | 3 | — | 68 | 13 | — | — | — | Hourglass |
| 2002 | "On the 4th of July" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | October Road |
| "Whenever You're Ready" | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "September Grass" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "It's Growing" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Covers |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
- A^ "Everyday" also peaked at #21 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
- B^ Sweet Baby James, one of Taylor's most popular songs and arguably his signature song (the title track of the 1970 album), was actually not released as a single
Read more about this topic: James Taylor Discography