| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|
UK
[2] | AUS
[3] [4] | FRA
[6] | GER
[7] | IRE
[22] | NED
[8] | NZ
[9] | SWE
[10] | SWI
[11] | US
[25] | US Dance
[26] |
|---|
| 1982 | "Night and Day" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 1984 | "Each and Every One" | 28 | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | | Eden |
| "Mine" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Everything but the Girl |
| "Native Land" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "When All's Well" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Love Not Money |
| "Angel" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Come on Home" | 44 | — | — | — | 27 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | | Baby, the Stars Shine Bright |
| "Don't Leave Me Behind" | 72 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | "Cross My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "These Early Days" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Idlewild |
| "I Always Was Your Girl" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Don't Want to Talk About It" | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 85 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "Love Is Here Where I Live" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "Driving" | 54 | 127 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — [a] | — | | The Language of Life |
| "Take Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [b] | — | |
| 1991 | "Old Friends" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Worldwide |
| "Twin Cities" | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Talk to Me Like the Sea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Love Is Strange" | 13 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Covers |
| 1993 | "The Only Living Boy in New York" | 42 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Home Movies |
| "I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | "Rollercoaster" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Amplified Heart |
| "Missing" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Missing" (Todd Terry Remix) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — [c] | |
| 1996 | "Walking Wounded" | 6 | 30 | — | — | 29 | — | 31 | 34 | 41 | — | — | | Walking Wounded |
| "Mirrorball" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Wrong" | 8 | 36 | 43 | 59 | 20 | — | 29 | 47 | 41 | 68 | 1 | |
| "Single" | 20 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Driving" (Todd Terry Mix) | 36 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Best of Everything but the Girl |
| 1997 | "Before Today" | 25 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [d] | | Walking Wounded |
| 1998 | "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)"
(Deep Dish with EBTG) | 31 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | | Temperamental |
| 1999 | "Five Fathoms (Love More)" | 27 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "Blame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "Temperamental" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "Lullaby of Clubland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 2001 | "Tracey in My Room"
(EBTG vs Soul Vision) | 34 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Like the Deserts Miss the Rain |
| 2002 | "Corcovado" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Nothing Left to Lose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fuse |
| "Caution to the Wind" [36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Run a Red Light" [37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "No One Knows We're Dancing" [38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
