Rolling Stone - 2020
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
No. 4 - Songs in the Key of Life
by Stevie Wonder
Released in September 1976
18th album by Stevie Wonder
Signature album
No. 1 on Billboard 200
No. 1 on Billboard Pop Albums Chart
No. 1 in Canada
No. 2 in January 1977 behind the Eagles' Hotel California
Second best-selling album of 1977 behind Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
"I Wish" & "Sir Duke" - No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
"Isn't She Lovely" - Not a single but a signature Stevie Wonder song
Grammy Awards (1977)
Album of the Year ... Producer of the Year ... Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ... Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Best-selling and most critically acclaimed album of Stevie Wonder's career
"...one of the greatest albums in popular music history..."
No. 7 on VH1's Greatest Albums of All Time (2001)
No. 56 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest (2003)
No. 57 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest (2012)
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (2002)
Inducted into the National Recording Registry (2005)
Review Scores -
AllMusic - 5/5 Stars
Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 4/5 Stars
The Great Rock Discography - 8/10
MusicHound R&B - 5/5 Stars
Pitchfork - 10/10
Rolling Stone - 5/5 Stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 5/5 Stars
Track Listings -
Side One -
1. Love's in Need of Love Today
2. Have a Talk with God
3. Village Ghetto Land
4. Confusion
5. Sir Duke
Side Two -
1. I Wish
2. Knocks Me Off My Feet
3. Pastime Paradise
4. Summer Soft
5. Ordinary Pain
Side Three -
1. Isn't She Lovely
2. Joy Inside My Tears
3. Black Man
Side Four -
1. Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing
2. If It's Magic
3. As
4. Another Star
Certified Gold in France
Certified Platinum in Australia & the UK
Certified 2x Platinum in Canada
Certified Diamond in the U.S.
