100 MOST ESSENTIAL STEVIE WONDER SONGS 
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THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS BY

STEVIE WONDER

Today- May 13- Stevie Wonder turns 70 years of age. He was only 12 when he released his first singles. In 1963, 13-year old Little Stevie reached #1 for the first time. Over the decades, his vision and creativity has earned him a reputation of genius. As the world marks his 70^th birthday, here are 100 highlights from his remarkable catalogue…

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SUPERSTITION

1972

The inevitable #1 song on this Top 100 is the timeless “Superstition”. Without doubt, this is Stevie’s signature song. Initially, however, it might never have been recorded by the gifted musician. 

As Stevie prepared to record ‘Innervisions’ with co-producers Bob Marghouleff and Malcolm Cecil, they recognized the next album would need to include a pair of big hit singles. Renowned guitarist Jeff Beck played on one forthcoming album track, “Lookin’ For Another Pure Love”. Stevie promised him a song for the album Beck was due to release. The guitarist fancied “Maybe Your Baby”, but Stevie later decided to keep that one for himself. Instead, he played Beck the skeleton of a song he was working on. Stevie fleshed out the lyrics and Beck prepared to record “Superstition” for his forthcoming album. When Stevie heard the finished product, he realized he was giving away a potential major hit single. Once again, the track was kept by its creator. Stevie did offer to write yet another song for Beck, but by now relations between the two had deteriorated. The song was added to ‘Innervisions’ and became its lead single. “Superstition” topped the Soul Chart and became his second Pop #1 in America. The single reached #11 in the UK. It won 2 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song and Best R&B Vocal Performance (Male).  Jeff Beck recorded his own version of the song the following year.