Birth of Stevie Wonder
Too much oxygen in the incubator causes him to become permanently blind. Birth of Stevie Wonder, Stevland Morris
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Stevie Wonder Biography and Timeline
Follow Stevie Wonder through 19 dated historical records for United States of America.
Stevie Wonder, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1950–1989Years on this page
1950
1960
Little Stevie Wonder
Little Stevie Wonder, as he is called by Berry Gordy at Motown, is discovered singing & playing the harmonica
1963
Fingertips (Pt. II)
Stevie Wonder hits no 1 on the R&B and pop chart with "Fingertips - Pt. 2". Little Stevie Wonder tops the charts with "Fingertips (Pt. II)", the first live single in history to reach No 1
Fingertips - Pt. 2
Stevie Wonder hits no 1 on the R&B and pop chart with "Fingertips - Pt. 2". Little Stevie Wonder tops the charts with "Fingertips (Pt. II)", the first live single in history to reach No 1
Tribute to Uncle Ray
Releases 1st Album, "Tribute to Uncle Ray"
1969
My Cherie Amour
Releases Album, "My Cherie Amour"
1970
Signed Sealed Delivered
Releases Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours
1972
Superstition
Records "Superstition", reaches no 1 in the USA
1973
Grammy Award
Wins the 1973 best album grammy for, "Innervisions"
Innervisions
Releases Album, "Innervisions". Records "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", reaches no 1 in the USA
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Releases Album, "Innervisions". Records "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", reaches no 1 in the USA
1974
Living For the City
Stevie Wonder hits no 1 with "You Havent Done Nothin" and no 8 with "Living For the City" in the USA
You Havent Done Nothin
Stevie Wonder hits no 1 with "You Havent Done Nothin" and no 8 with "Living For the City" in the USA
1976
I Wish
Records "I Wish", reaches no 1 in the USA
1977
Sir Duke
Records "Sir Duke", reaches no 1 in the USA
1980
Master Blaster (Jammin)
Wonders tribute to Bob Marley, the reggaefied "Master Blaster (Jammin)," enters the charts, tops the R&B charts for 7 weeks
1983
I Just Called to Say I Love You
Records, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
1984
Award
Stevie Wonder wins an Oscar for "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
1989
Award
Stevie Wonder is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.