Stevie Wonder
Awards & Honours
49
Awards Won
10
Honours
6
Rankings
5
Covers
4
Records
Stevie Wonder's achievements are historic and singular. He is the only artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year with three consecutive studio albums. With 25 Grammy wins, he holds the record for the most Grammys won by a male solo artist. He was the youngest solo artist ever to top the Billboard Hot 100, achieving that at age 13. His album Songs in the Key of Life is ranked No. 4 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Beyond music, his 15-year campaign to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday reshaped American civic life. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014 and was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2009.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Highest civilian honor in the United States.
United Nations Messenger of Peace
Special focus on disability rights and development.
Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Lifetime achievement in popular music.
Kennedy Center Honors
Lifetime contribution to American culture.
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Career-spanning recognition.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a performer.
Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a songwriter.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Recording category.
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a performer.
Honorary Doctor of Music
Honorary doctorate.
Rankings & Lists
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
200 Greatest Singers of All Time
100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time
Greatest Hot 100 Artists of All Time
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Magazine Covers
TIME
March 12, 1973
Stevie Wonder: The New Sound of Soul
Rolling Stone
May 10, 1973
Stevie Wonder: The Genius of Soul
Rolling Stone
November 4, 1976
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life
Ebony
December 1973
Stevie Wonder: Blind Genius
Ebony
February 1981
Stevie Wonder's Crusade for King
Records & Feats
Most Grammy Awards won by a male solo artist
Stevie Wonder has won 25 Grammy Awards, more than any other male solo artist.
Only artist to win Album of the Year with three consecutive studio albums
He won Album of the Year for Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974), and Songs in the Key of Life (1976).
Youngest solo artist to top the Billboard Hot 100
He reached No. 1 with Fingertips at age 13 in 1963.
First act to top the Billboard Hot 100 in three consecutive decades
He achieved No. 1 hits in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.