34 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Start with the central melodies and grooves, then explore the early singles, long album pieces, ballads and later collaborations.
60 selections with release evidence; 33 beyond the yearly lists.
Stevie Wonder grew up in Michigan and joined Motown as a young multi-instrumentalist, initially recording as Little Stevie Wonder. The live Fingertips and later Uptight introduced a performer whose voice, harmonica and keyboard playing developed together. His 1970s albums used synthesizers and layered studio arrangements to bring funk, soul, ballads and longer narrative pieces into one repertoire. Later work includes soundtrack albums, the Paul McCartney duet Ebony and Ivory, and the India.Arie collaboration on A Time 2 Love.
Stevie Wonder - Motown recording and career history
The label history distinguishes the early Little Stevie Wonder credit, the live Fingertips single released in 1963, Uptight in 1965, later solo album development, the Paul McCartney duet and the new 2005 A Time to Love album. Promotional award/chart superlatives and medical claims are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Talking Book - original Motown album program
The original 1972 program identifies Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and the selected album tracks. The original Sunshine album arrangement is distinct from the separately documented single version with added horns. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Innervisions - original Motown album program
The original 1973 program includes the full seven-minute Living for the City, Higher Ground and the selected deeper tracks. Higher Ground's pre-album single was also in 1973; later singles do not move the remaining album recordings into 1974. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
The Woman in Red - original Motown soundtrack
The original 1984 soundtrack identifies Stevie Wonder's I Just Called to Say I Love You. Other soundtrack vocalists and current remaster dates do not change that recording's artist or original year. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Jungle Fever - original Motown soundtrack program
The original 1991 soundtrack includes These Three Words. Only year precision is used; default January 1 album metadata is not an exact first-release day. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - official collaboration history
The artist history explicitly identifies Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's original Ebony and Ivory collaboration in March 1982. The later Only Our Hearts collaboration and Paul-only performances are not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
A Time 2 Love - original recording with India.Arie
The Motown original track explicitly credits India.Arie and gives a September 2005 release, independently agreeing with the label's 2005 album history. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Stevie Wonder grew up in Michigan and joined Motown as a young multi-instrumentalist, initially recording as Little Stevie Wonder. The live Fingertips and later Uptight introduced a performer whose voice, harmonica...
View background statusThe hit comes from the live performance released on The 12 Year Old Genius. Its onstage energy, rather than a conventional studio ballad arrangement, was central to the young performer's breakthrough.
Read background and sourcesThe first part of Wonder's live performance that showcased his harmonica skills.
View background statusRelease: 1965Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #51Motown identifies this as the 1965 hit that helped establish Wonder beyond his child-performer image and as a growing songwriter.
Read background and sourcesStevie Wonder's first girlfriend
View background statusQuestioning the sincerity of a lover's feelings
View background statusA joyful declaration of finding true love.
View background statusThis upbeat song showcased Wonder's evolving sound and songwriting skills.
View background statusFinding true love after a long wait
View background statusOriginally written about Wonder's girlfriend while at the Michigan School for the Blind
View background statusMotown identifies Syreeta Wright among the writers associated with this 1970 record. It comes from Wonder's increasingly self-directed phase at the label.
Read background and sourcesThis funky track showcased Wonder's evolving sound and songwriting skills.
View background statusThis recording is associated with Talking Book in Motown's account of Wonder's early-1970s creative expansion. The album setting is documented; it is not proof of a particular real-life romantic subject.
Read background and sourcesWritten and recorded by Wonder in a three-hour burst of creativity Later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
View background statusUrban poverty and systemic racism
View background statusThis recording is associated with Talking Book in Motown's account of Wonder's early-1970s creative expansion. The album setting is documented; it is not proof of a particular real-life romantic subject.
Read background and sourcesReported release: 1973Date needs verification
Source year-end #19This recording is associated with Talking Book in Motown's account of Wonder's early-1970s creative expansion. The album setting is documented; it is not proof of a particular real-life romantic subject.
Read background and sourcesRelease: 1973Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #88Encouraging optimism and self-confidence
View background statusReported release: 1973Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #45Urban poverty and systemic racism
View background statusPolitical commentary on Richard Nixon's presidency
View background statusRelease: 1974Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #26A funk-infused track showcasing Wonder's musical versatility.
View background statusWonder's childhood memories
View background statusWonder's childhood memories
View background statusThe birth of Wonder's daughter, Aisha
View background statusA tribute to Duke Ellington and other jazz legends
View background statusA tribute to Bob Marley and reggae music.
View background statusA romantic ballad about expressing love.
View background statusRelease: 1980Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #73Another hit from Wonder's "Hotter than July" album.
View background statusRelease: 1980Source checked | Recent carryover
Source year-end #69A tribute to Bob Marley, incorporating reggae rhythms into Wonder's sound.
View background statusAn upbeat love song featuring Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet.
View background statusA love song written by Wonder expressing devotion to a special woman.
View background statusWritten for the film "The Woman in Red," the song was inspired by the simple act of expressing love.
View background statusStevie Wonder grew up in Michigan and joined Motown as a young multi-instrumentalist, initially recording as Little Stevie Wonder. The live Fingertips and later Uptight introduced a performer whose voice, harmonica...
View background statusThis song addresses the pain of a failing relationship and the desire to reconcile.
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.