Stevie Wonder was born in
Michigan on May 13, 1950. Although blind
since a baby (after being born premature and
accidentally exposed to too much oxygen in an
incubator), Stevie had learned to play the
piano, drums and harmonica by the age of 9.
By his teen years, Stevie was already on his
way to becoming a R&B and pop music icon
with a career spanning decades.
By age 12, Stevie had already
signed with Motown after being introduced to
the company's founder, Berry Gordy (via
Ronnie White of The Miracles).
Tribute To Uncle Ray
and The
Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie were released.
March 10: Stevie recorded his
first #1 hit "Fingertips" live in
Chicago.
Stevie, billed as 'Little Stevie
Wonder,' topped the pop and R&B charts
with "Fingertips (Pt. 2)."
Little
Stevie Wonder / The 12 Year Old Genius and With
A Song In My Heart were released.
'Little Stevie Wonder' became
known simply as Stevie Wonder and Stevie
At The Beach was released.
Down
To Earth and Up-Tight
Everything's Alright were released.
I
Was Made To Love Her and Someday
At Christmas were released.
Greatest
Hits was released.
For
Once In My Life and My
Cherie Amour were released.
Stevie Wonder Live and Signed
Sealed & Delivered were released.
Where
I'm Coming From and Stevie
Wonder's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 were released.
Music
Of My Mind and Talking
Book were released.
Stevie won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
Innervisions was released.
August 6: Stevie was in a
serious car accident that left him in a coma
for 4 days.
Stevie won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Innervisions).
Stevie won 4 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year (Innervisions) and Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("You Are The Sunshine Of My
Life"), and Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
and Best R&B Song (songwriter)
("Superstition").
Fulfillingness'
First Finale was released.
Stevie won 4 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
(Fulfillingness'
First Finale), Best R&B Song (songwriter)
("Living For The City"), and Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("Boogie On Reggae Woman").
Stevie hit the Top 5 on the
Billboard charts with "Boogie On Reggae
Woman."
from the LP Fulfillingness'
First Finale
Billboard
chart run: 38 - 27 - 23 - 13 - 10 - 8 - 7
- 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 8 - 22 - 35 - off
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Year-End Chart
Position: # 23
Songs
In The Key Of Life was released.
Stevie won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Songs
In The Key Of Life) and Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Songs
In The Key Of Life).
Stevie won 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Songs
In The Key Of Life), Favorite Soul/R&B Single
("Superstition") and Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
Stevie won 4 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("I Wish"), Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male (Songs
In The Key Of Life), and Producer of the
Year.
Looking Back / Anthology
was released.
Stevie hit the charts with a
collaboration with Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and Smokey Robinson called "Pops, We
Love You."
Journey
Through The Secret Life Of Plants was released.
# 24
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"Send One Your Love."
from the LP Journey
Through The Secret Life Of Plants
ARC chart run: 26 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 6 -
5 - 4 - 4 - 2 -
5 - 10 - 18 - 30 -off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 34
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Hotter
Than July was released.
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"Master Blaster
(Jammin')."
from the LP Hotter
Than July
ARC chart run: 33 - 23 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 13 - 21 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 22
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# 50
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"I Ain't Gonna Stand For
It."
from the LP Hotter
Than July
ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 26 - 22 - 17 - 15 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 15 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 80
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Stevie was nominated for 4 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("Master Blaster" (Jammin')"),
Best R&B Song (songwriter)
("Let's Get Serious" with Lee
Garrett), Best Album of Original Score
Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Special (Journey
Through The Secret Life Of Plants), and Producer of the
Year.
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"Lately."
from the LP Hotter
Than July
ARC chart run: 38 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 236
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Wonder topped the Billboard 1981
Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Soul
Singles Artist and Top Soul Singles Artist -
Male.
# 7
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie won an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and was honored with the Award of Merit - and was nominated
for Favorite Soul/R&B
Album
(Hotter
Than July).
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"That Girl."
from the LP Stevie
Wonder's Original Musiquarium I
ARC chart run: 38 - 25 - 17 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 9 - 13 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 34
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Stevie hit the Top 10 with "That Girl."
Stevie hit the
Top 40 and Top 10 with Paul
McCartney with "Ebony & Ivory."
from the Paul McCartney LP Tug
Of War
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 19 - 10 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 17 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 5
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Stevie
Wonder's Original Musiquarium I was released.
Stevie hit #1 for 7 weeks with Paul
McCartney with "Ebony & Ivory."
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"Do I Do."
from the LP Hotter
Than July
ARC chart run: 27 - 20 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 21 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 103
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Stevie hit the Top 10 with "Do I Do."
December 31: Stevie topped the Billboard 1982
Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Black
Artist, Top Black Artist - Male, Top Black
Singles Artist, and Top Black Singles Artist
- Male, and with the Top Black Single ("That Girl").
Stevie was nominated for 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Ebony & Ivory"), Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Stevie
Wonder's Original Musiquarium I), and Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist.
Stevie was nominated for 7 Grammy Awards including Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Ebony & Ivory" with Paul
McCartney), Best R&B Song (songwriter) ("Do
It Do" and "That Girl"), Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
and Best Instrumental Arrangement
Accompanying Vocals ("Do I Do"),
and Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("What That
You're Doing" with Paul
McCartney).
# 35
Singles Artist of the Year
The
Woman In Red soundtrack was released.
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"I Just Called To Say I
Love You."
from the The
Woman In Red soundtrack
ARC chart run: 31 - 24 - 14 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 19 - 21 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 12
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Stevie hit #1 for 2 weeks with
"I Just Called To Say I
Love You."
December 15: Stevie hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Love Light In Flight."
from the The
Woman In Red soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 28 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 31 - off
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Stevie won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist.
Stevie was nominated for 4 Grammy
Awards for Song of the Year (songwriter), Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male, Best Pop Instrumental
Performance ("I Just Called To Say I
Love You"), and Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("The Woman In Red").
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"Part-Time Lover."
from the In
Square Circle
ARC chart run: 31 - 20 - 13 - 9 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 11 - 20 - 32 - off
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Year-End Chart
Position: # 16
In
Square Circle was released.
Stevie hit #1
for a week with "Part-Time Lover."
# 27
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie teamed up with Dionne Warwick, Elton John, and Gladys Knight with the #1 hit for
AIDS charities, "That's What Friends Are
For." The song topped the year-end Top 100 chart.
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 17 - 13 - 9 - 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 11 - 23 - off
Stevie won 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist
and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist.
Stevie won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male (In
Square Circle) and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("Part-Time Lover").
# 132
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie was
nominated for an American Music
Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist.
Stevie won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or
Group with Vocal ("That's What Friends Are
For" with Dionne Warwick, Elton John, and Gladys Knight) and was also
nominated for Record of the Year ("That's What
Friends Are For").
Characters was released.
# 132
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal
Performance and Best R&B Song (awarded to
songwriter) ("Skeletons).
Stevie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal
Performance (Characters).
Stevie was
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame.
Music
From The Movie 'Jungle Fever' was released.
Stevie was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal
Performance and Best Song Written
Specifically for a Motion Picture or
Television ("Gotta Have You").
# 162
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie hit the Top 40 with
"For Your Love."
Conversation
Peace was released.
Natural
Wonder was released.
Stevie won 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance
Male
and Best R&B Song (songwriter) ("For Your Love"). Stevie was
also honored with the Lifetime Achievement
Award.
Stevie teamed up with Babyface on his LP, The
Day, with "How Come, How Long" - a track about
domestic violence.
Stevie
Wonder - Song Review: Greatest Hits was released.
Stevie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental
Performance ("Kiss Lonely
Goodbye").
Stevie was
nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best R&B Video ("How Come, How Long" with Babyface).
# 202
Singles Artist of the Year
Stevie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best
Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("How Come, How
Long" with Babyface).
Ranked # 11 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and
# 38 on Rock On The Net's
Poll).
Stevie hit the Top 40 along with
98
Degrees with "True To Your Heart" from their LP 98
Degrees And Rising.
Stevie appeared on the
soundtrack for Down
In The Delta with the track,
"If Ever."
Stevie won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance
Male
("St. Louis Blues" from Herbie
Hancock's Gershwin's
World) and was nominated for Best
Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("How Come, How Long" (with Babyface).
Stevie could be heard
on Sting's LP Brand
New Day.
The box set At
The Close Of A Century was released.
VH1: 100
Greatest Rock Songs includes
"Superstition" at # 22.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes
"Superstition" at # 17 and "You Are The
Sunshine Of My Life" at # 59.
VH1: 100
Greatest Albums included Songs In The Key Of
Life at # 7 and Innervisions at # 31.
The
Definitive Collection was released.
Stevie won a Grammy Award with Take 6
for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love's In Need
Of Love Today" from the America:
A Tribute To Heroes compilation) and was
nominated for Best
Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("The Christmas
Song" with India.Arie).
The tribute LP Conceptions:
Musical Tribute To Stevie Wonder was released.
Stevie could be heard on Gloria Estefan's LP Unwrapped.
The
Definitive Collection was certified gold.
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 23:
Innervisions, # 56:
Songs
In The Key Of Life, # 90:
Talking
Book, # 284: Music
Of My Mind.
Rolling Stone:
The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time included Wonder at # 15.
# 47 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Stevie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best
Pop Collaboration with Vocals
("Moon River" with Take 6).
Songs
In The Key Of Life was certified 10x
platinum.
The
Definitive Collection was certified
platinum.
On July 2nd, Stevie performed in
Philadelphia as part of the worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa.
Stevie could be heard on the
compilation LP So
Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther
Vandross with "So Amazing."
Stevie released A
Time To Love.
A
Time To Love was certified gold.
Stevie won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("From The Bottom Of My Heart") and
Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("So
Amazing" with Beyoncé
Knowles), and was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("A Time To Love" with India.Arie), Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("So What The Fuss"), Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("How Will I
Know" with Aisha Morris),
and Best R&B Album (A
Time To Love).
Stevie could be
heard on Sergio Mendes' Timeless.
Stevie could be heard on Tony Bennett's LP Duets:
American Classic on the track "For
Once In My Life."
Stevie won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("For Once In My Life" with Tony Bennett).
Stevie could be heard on the
compilation LP We
All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of
Song on the track "You
Are The Sunshine Of My Life."
Stevie was honored at the NAACP
Image Award with the Hall of Fame Award.
Rolling Stone:
'The Greatest Singers' includes Stevie at # 9.
Stevie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Never Give You
Up" with Raphael Saadiq
and CJ Hilton). Stevie
performed at the ceremony.
Stevie could be heard on the Rod Stewart LP Soulbook on the track "My
Cherie Amour."
Stevie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Male
("All About The Love Again").
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Tribute To Uncle Ray
Released: 1962
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Hallelujah,
I Love Her So" - "Ain't That
Love" - "Don't You Know" -
"The Masquerade" -
"Frankie And Johnny" -
"Drown In My Own Tears" -
"Come Back Baby" - "Mary
Ann" - "Sunset" - "My
Baby's Gone" |
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The Jazz Soul Of Little
Stevie
Released: 1962
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks:
"Fingertips" - "The
Square" - "Soul Bongo" -
"Manhattan At Six" -
"Paulsby" - "Some Other
Time" - "Wondering" -
"Session Number 112" -
"Bam" |
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Little Stevie Wonder /
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius
Released: 1963
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone
review:
Live Tracks:
"Fingertips" - "Soul
Bongo" - "La La La La La"
- "(I'm Afraid The) Masquerade Is
Over" - "Hallelujah I Love Her
So" - "Drown In My Own
Tears" - "Don't You Know" |
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With A Song In My Heart
Released: December, 1963
Tracks: "With A Song
In My Heart" - "When You Wish
Upon A Star" - "Smile" -
"Make Someone Happy" -
"Dream" - "Put On A Happy
Face" - "On The Sunny Side Of
The Street" - "Get Happy"
- "Give Your Heart A Chance" -
"Without A Song" |
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Stevie At The Beach
Released: 1964
Tracks: "Castles In
The Sand" - "Ebb Tide" -
"Sad Boy" - "Red Sails In
The Sunset" -
"Beachcomber" - "Castles
In The Sand" (Instrumental) -
"Happy Street" - "Party At
The Beach House" - "Hey
Harmonica Man" -
"Beachstomp" - "Beyond The
Sea" |
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Down To Earth
Released: 1966
Billboard
peak:
# 92
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "My World Is
Empty Without You" - "The
Lonesome Road" - "Angel
Baby" - "Mr. Tambourine
Man" - "Sixteen Tons" -
"Hey Love" - "A Place In
The Sun" - "Bang Bang" -
"Down To Earth" - "Thank
You Love" - "Be Cool, Be
Calm" - "Sylvia" |
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Up-Tight Everything's
Alright
Released: 1966
Billboard
peak:
# 33
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Love A
Go-Go" - "Hold Me" -
"Blowin' In The Wind" -
"Nothing's Too Good For My
Baby" - "Teach Me Tonight"
- "Uptight (Everything's
Alright)" - "Ain't That Asking
For Trouble" - "I Want My Baby
Back" - "Pretty Little
Angel" - "Music Talk" -
"Contract On Love" - "With
A Child's Heart" |
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I Was Made To Love Her
Released: 1967
Billboard
peak:
# 45
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "I Was Made
To Love Her" - "Send Me Some
Lovin'" - "I'd Cry" -
"Everybody Needs Somebody (I Need
You)" - "Respect" -
"My Girl" - "Baby Don't
You Do It" - "A Fool For
You" - "Can I Get A
Witness" - "I Pity The
Fool" - "Please, Please,
Please" - "Everytime I See You
I Go Wild" |
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Someday At Christmas
Released: 1967
Tracks: "Someday At
Christmas" - "Silver
Bells" - "Ave Maria" -
"Little Drummer Boy" -
"One Little Christmas Tree" -
"Day That Love Began" -
"Christmas Song" -
"Bedtime For Toys" -
"Christmas Time" -
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" -
"Warm Little Home On A Hill" -
"What Christmas Means To Me" |
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Greatest Hits
Released: 1968
Billboard
peak:
# 37
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Uptight
(Everything's Alright)" - "I'm
Wondering" - "I Was Made To
Love Her" - "Hey Love" -
"Blowin' In The Wind" -
"Place In The Sun" -
"Contract On Love" - "Work
Out Stevie, Work Out" -
"Fingertips, Pt. 2" -
"Castles In The Sand" -
"Hey Harmonica Man" -
"Nothing's Too Good For My
Baby" |
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For Once In My Life
Released: 1969
Billboard
peak:
# 50
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "For Once In
My Life" -
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" -
"You Met Your Match" - "I
Wanna Make Her Love Me" - "I'm
More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)" -
"I Don't Know Why" -
"Sunny" - "I'd Be A Fool
Right Now" - "Ain't No
Lovin'" - "God Bless The
Child" - "Do I Love Her" -
"House On The Hill" |
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My Cherie Amour
Released: 1969
Billboard
peak:
# 34
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "My Cherie
Amour" - "Hello Young
Lovers" - "At Last" -
"Light My Fire" - "The
Shadow Of Your Smile" - "You
And Me" - "Pearl" -
"Somebody Knows, Somebody
Cares" - "Yester-Me,
Yester-You, Yesterday" - "Angie
Girl" - "Give Your Love" -
"I've Got You" |
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Stevie Wonder Live
Released: 1970
Billboard
peak:
# 81
Live Tracks: "Pretty
World" - "Sunny" -
"Love Theme From 'Romeo &
Juliet' (A Time For Us)" -
"Everybody's Talking" -
"My Cherie Amour" -
"Yester-Me, Yester-You,
Yesterday" - "I've Gotta Be Me
/ Once In A Lifetime" - "Place
In The Sun" - "Down To
Earth" - "Blowin' In The
Wind" - "By The Time I Get To
Phoenix" - "Ca' Purange" -
"Alfie" - "For Once In My
Life / Thank You Love" |
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Signed Sealed &
Delivered
Released: 1970
Billboard
peak:
# 25
Tracks: "Never Had A
Dream Come True" - "We Can Work
It Out" - "Signed, Sealed,
Delivered I'm Yours" - "Heaven
Help Us All" - "You Can't Judge
A Book By It's Cover" -
"Sugar" - "Don't Wonder
Why" - "Anything You Want Me To
Do" - "I Can't Let My Heaven
Walk Away" - "Joy (Takes Over
Me)" - "I Gotta Have A
Song" - "Something To Say"
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Where I'm Coming From
Released: 1971
Billboard
peak:
# 62
Tracks: "Look
Around" - "Do Yourself A
Favor" - "Think Of Me As Your
Soldier" - "Something Out Of
The Blue" - "If You Really Love
Me" - "I Wanna Talk To
You" - "Take Up A Course In
Happiness" - "Never Dreamed
You'd Leave In Summer" -
"Sunshine In Their Eyes" |
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Stevie Wonder's Greatest
Hits, Vol. 2
Released: 1971
Billboard
peak:
# 69
Tracks:
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" -
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm
Yours" - "If You Really Love
Me" - "For Once In My
Life" - "We Can Work It
Out" - "You Met Your
Match" - "Never Had A Dream
Come True" - "Yester-Me,
Yester-You, Yesterday" - "My
Cherie Amour" - "Never Dreamed
You'd Leave In Summer" -
"Travelin' Man" - "Heaven
Help Us All" |
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Music Of My Mind
Released: March 3, 1972
Billboard
peak:
# 21
Tracks: "Love Having
You Around" - "Superwoman
(Where Were You When I Needed You)"
- "I Love Every Little Thing About
You" - "Sweet Little Girl"
- "Happier Than The Morning
Sun" - "Girl Blue" -
"Seems So Long" - "Keep On
Running" - "Evil" |
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Talking Book
Released: 1972
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "You Are The
Sunshine Of My Life" - "Maybe
Your Baby" - "You And I" -
"Tuesday Heartbreak" -
"You've Got It Bad Girl" -
"Superstition" - "Big
Brother" - "Blame It On The
Sun" - "Lookin' For Another
Pure Love" - "I Believe (When I
Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" |
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Innervisions
Released: 1973
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Too
High" - "Visions" -
"Living For The City" -
"Golden Lady" - "Higher
Ground" - "Jesus Children Of
America" - "All In Love Is
Fair" - "Don't You Worry 'Bout
A Thing" - "He's Misstra Know
It All" |
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Fulfillingness' First
Finale
Released: 1974
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 2 weeks)
Tracks: "Smile
Please" - "Heaven Is 10 Zillion
Light Years Away" - "Too Shy To
Say" - "Boogie On Reggae
Woman" - "Creepin'" -
"You Haven't Done Nothin'" -
"It Ain't No Use" - "They
Won't Go When I Go" - "Bird Of
Beauty" - "Please Don't
Go" |
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Songs In The Key Of Life
Released: 1976
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 14 weeks)
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Love's In
Need Of Love Today" - "Have A
Talk With God" - "Village
Ghetto Land" - "Contusion"
- "Sir Duke" - "I
Wish" - "Knocks Me Off My
Feet" - "Pastime Paradise"
- "Summer Soft" -
"Ordinary Pain" - "Isn't
She Lovely" - "Joy Inside My
Tears" - "Black Man" -
"Ngiculela / Es Una Historia / I Am
Singing" - "If It's Magic"
- "As" - "Another
Star" - "Saturn" -
"Ebony Eyes" - "All Day
Sucker" - "Easy Goin' Evening
(My Mama's Call)" |
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Looking Back / Anthology
Released: 1977
Billboard
peak:
# 34
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Thank You
(For Loving Me All The Way" -
"Contract On Love" -
"Fingertips (Part II)" -
"Workout Stevie - Workout" -
"Castles In The Sand" -
"Hey Harmonica Man" -
"High Heel Sneakers" -
"Uptight (Everything's
Alright)" - "Nothing's Too Good
For My Baby" - "Blowin' In The
Wind" - "Ain't That Asking For
Trouble" - "I'd Cry" -
"A Place In The Sun" -
"Sylvia" - "Down To
Earth" - "Thank You Love"
- "Hey Love" - "Travelin'
Man" - "Until You Come Back To
Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" -
"I Was Made To Love Her" -
"I'm Wondering" - "Shoo Be
Doo Be Doo Da Day" - "You Met
Your Match" - "I'd Be A Fool
Right Now" - "Alfie" -
"More Than A Dream" - "For
Once In My Life" - "Angie
Girl" - "My Cherie Amour"
- "Don't Know Why I Love You" -
"If I Ruled The World" -
"Yester-Me - Yester-You -
Yesterday" - "Never Had A Dream
Come True" - "Signed - Sealed -
Delivered" - "Heaven Help Us
All" - "I Gotta Have A
Song" - "Never Dreamed You'd
Leave In Summer" - "If You
Really Love Me" - "Something
Out Of The Blue" - "Do Yourself
A Favor" |
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Journey Through The
Secret Life Of Plants
Released: October 30, 1979
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Earths
Creation" - "The First
Garden" - "Voyage To
India" - "Same Old Story"
- "Venus Flytrap And The Bug" -
"Ai No Sono" -
"Seasons" - "Power
Flower" - "Send On Your
Love" (Instrumental) - "Race
Babbling" - "Send One Your
Love" - "Outside My
Window" - "Black Orchid" -
"Ecclesiastes" - "Kesse Ye
Lolo De Ye" - "Come Back As A
Flower" - "A Seeds A Star Tree
Medley" - "The Secret Life Of
Plants" - "Tree" -
"Finale" |
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Hotter Than July
Released: 1980
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Did I Hear
You Say You Love Me" - "Do I
Do" - "Rocket Love" -
"I Ain't Gonna Stand
For It" - "As If You
Read My Mind" - "Master Blaster
(Jammin')" - "Do Like
You" - "Cash In Your Face"
- "Lately" -
"Happy Birthday" |
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Stevie Wonder's Original
Musiquarium I
Released: May 4, 1982
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks:
"Superstition" - "You
Haven't Done Nothin'" - "Living
For The City" - "Front
Line" - "Superwoman (Where Were
You When I Needed You)" - "Send
One Your Love" - "You Are The
Sunshine Of My Life" - "Ribbon
In The Sky" - "Higher
Ground" - "Sir Duke" -
"Master Blaster
(Jammin')" - "Boogie On
Reggae Woman" - "That Girl" -
"Isn't She Lovely" - "I
Wish" - "Do I Do" |
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The Woman In Red (soundtrack)
Released: 1984
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone
review:
Stevie Wonder Tracks: "The Woman
In Red" - "It's You" (with
Dionne Warwick) - "I Just Called To
Say I Love You" - "Love Light In
Flight" - "Weakness" (with
Dionne Warwick) - "Don't Drive
Drunk" |
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In Square Circle
Released: 1985
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Tracks: "Part-Time
Lover" - "I Love You Too
Much" - "Whereabouts" -
"Stranger On The Shore Of Love"
- "Never In Your Sun" -
"Spiritual Walkers" -
"Land Of La La" - "Go
Home" - "Overjoyed" -
"It's Wrong (Apartheid)" |
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Characters
Released: 1987
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 17
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "You Will
Know" - "Dark 'N' Lovely"
- "In Your Corner" - "With
Each Beat Of My Heart" - "Out
Of A Kind" - "Skeletons" -
"Get It" - "Galaxy
Paradise" - "Cryin' Through The
Night" - "Free" -
"Come Let Me Make Your Love Come
Down" - "My Eyes Don't
Cry" |
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Music From The Movie
'Jungle Fever'
Released: May, 1991
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 24
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Fun
Day" - "Queen In The
Black" - "These Three
Words" - "Each Other's
Throat" - "If She Breaks Your
Heart" - "Gotta Have You"
- "Make Sure You're Sure" -
"Jungle Fever" - "I Go
Sailing" - "Chemical Love"
- "Lighting Up The Candles" |
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Conversation Peace
Released: March, 1995
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 16
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Rain Your
Love Down" - "Edge Of
Eternity" - "Taboo To
Love" - "Take The Time
Out" - "I'm New" -
"My Love Is With You" -
"Treat Myself" - "Tomorrow
Robins Will Sing" - "Sensuous
Whisper" - "For Your Love" - "Cold
Chill" - "Sorry" -
"Conversation Peace" |
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Natural Wonder
Released: November, 1995
Rolling Stone
review:
Live Tracks: "Dancing To
The Rhythm" - "Love's In Need
Of Love Today" - "Master Blaster
(Jammin')" - "Stevie Ray
Blues" - "Higher Ground" -
"Rocket Love" - "Stay
Gold" - "Ribbon In The
Sky" - "Pastime Paradise"
- "If It's Magic" - "Ms.
& Mr. Little Ones" -
"Village Ghetto Land" -
"Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" -
"Overjoyed" - "My Cherie
Amour" - "Signed, Sealed,
Delivered, I'm Yours" - "Living
For The City" - "Sir Duke"
- "I Wish" - "You Are The
Sunshine Of My Life" -
"Superstition" - "I Just Called To
Say I Love You" - "For Your Love" -
"Another Star" |
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Stevie Wonder - Song
Review: Greatest Hits
Released: December, 1996
Tracks: "Part-Time
Lover" - "I Just Called To
Say I Love You" -
"Superstition" - "Sir
Duke" - "My Cherie Amour"
- "I Was Made To Love Her" -
"Overjoyed" - "Hey
Love" - "Signed, Sealed,
Delievered, I'm Yours" - "You
Are The Sunshine Of My Life" -
"Ribbon In The Sky" - "Master Blaster
(Jammin')" - "Living For
The City" - "Uptight
(Everything's Alright)" - "Lately" - "Do I
Do" - "Send One Your Love"
- "Ebony & Ivory" - "Do I
Do" - "That Girl" - "For Your Love" - "I
Wish" - "You Will Know" -
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" -
"Higher Ground" - "These
Three Words" - "Stay Gold"
- "Love Light In Flight" -
"Kiss Lonely Good-Bye" -
"Hold On To Your Dream" -
"Redemption Song" |
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At The Close Of A
Century (box set)
Released: November, 1999
Tracks: "Fingertips,
Pts. 1 & 2" -
"Uptight" - "Nothing's Too
Good For My Baby" - "Blowin' In
The Wind" - "Place In The
Sun" - "Hey Love" -
"I Was Made To Love Her" -
"Until You Come Back To Me (That's
What I'm Gonna Do)" - "I'm
Wondering" -
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" -
"You Met Your Match" -
"For Once in My Life" - "I
Don't Know Why" - "My Cherie
Amour" - "Yester-Me,
Yester-You, Yesteray" - "Never
Had A Dream Come True" -
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm
Yours" - "Heaven Help Us
All" - "We Can Workd It
Out" - "If You Really Love
Me" - "Never Dreamed You'd
Leave In The Summer" -
"Superwoman (Where Were You When I
Needed You)" - "I Love Every
Little Thing About You" -
"Superstition" - "You Are
The Sunshine Of My Life" - "You
And I (We Can Conquer The World)" -
"I Believe (When I Fall In Love It
Will Be Forever)" - "Too
High" - "Visions" -
"Living For The City" -
"Golden Lady" - "Higher
Ground" - "All In Love Is
Fair" - "Don't Worry 'Bout A
Thing" - "He's Misstra Know It
All" - "You Haven't Done
Nothin'" - "Heaven Is 10
Zillion Light Years Away" -
"too Shy To Say" - "Boogie
On Reggae Woman" -
"Creepin'" - "Ngiculela-Es
Una Historia - I Am Singing" -
"Master Blaster
(Jammin')" - "Sir
Duke" - "I Wish" -
"Knocks Me Off My Feet" -
"Pastime Paradise" -
"Isn't She Lovely" - "If
It's Magic" - "As" -
"Another Star" - "Send One
Your Love" - "All I Do" -
"Rocket Love" - "I Ain't Gonna Stand
For It" - "Lately" -
"Happy Birthday" - "How
Come, How Long" (with Babyface) -
"That Girl" -
"Ribbon In The Sky" - "Do
I Do" - "Love Light In
Flight" - "I Just Called To
Say I Love You" -
"Overjoyed" - "Part-Time
Lover" - "Go Home" -
"You Will Know" -
"Skeletons" - "Gotta Have
You" - "These Three Words"
- "For Your Love" - "How
Come, How Long" |
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The Definitive
Collection
Released: October, 2002
US: Platinum
Billboard
Top 200 LPs
peak: # 35
Tracks: "Fingertips
(Part 2)" - "Uptight" -
"Hey Love" - "I Was Made
To Love Her" - "For Once In My
Life" - "My Cherie Amour"
- "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm
Yours" - "Superstition" -
"You Are The Sunshine Of My
Life" - "Higher Ground" -
"Living For The City" -
"You Haven't Done Nothing" -
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" -
"I Wish" - "Masterblaster
(Jammin')" - "That Girl" - "Do I
Do" - "I Just Called To
Say I Love You" - "Part-Time
Lover" - "Overjoyed" |
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A Time To Love
Released: October, 2005
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "If Your
Love Cannot Be Moved" -
"Sweetest Somebody I Know" -
"Moon Blue" - "From The
Bottom Of My Heart" - "Please
Don't Hurt My Baby" - "How Will
I Know" - "My Love Is On
Fire" - "Passionate
Raindrops" - "Tell Your Heart I
Love You" - "True Love" -
"Shelter In The Rain" -
"So What The Fuss" -
"Can't Imagine Love Without
You" - "Positivity" -
"A Time To Love" |
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