Stevie Wonder Songs: His UK Hits and Chart Peaks

Last updated: 2 October 2026

Stevie Wonder's biggest UK hit is I Just Called to Say I Love You, which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart in 1984. His only other UK No. 1 was Ebony and Ivory, his 1982 duet with Paul McCartney. Seven more of his singles reached No. 2 or No. 3, from For Once in My Life in 1968 to Part-Time Lover in 1985. In autumn 2026 he returns to UK arenas to play a whole album, Songs in the Key of Life, which holds two of those hits.

What are Stevie Wonder's biggest UK hit songs?

Ranked by Official Charts peak, Stevie Wonder's biggest UK hit is I Just Called to Say I Love You, a No. 1 in 1984, and his duet with Paul McCartney, Ebony and Ivory, also reached No. 1 in 1982. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday, Sir Duke, Master Blaster (Jammin') and Happy Birthday all reached No. 2, and For Once in My Life, Lately and Part-Time Lover peaked at No. 3. The table lists thirteen of his best-known solo singles with their UK peaks.

How did I Just Called to Say I Love You do?

I Just Called to Say I Love You entered the UK chart on 25 August 1984 and spent six weeks at No. 1. Written for the film The Woman in Red, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 1985 ceremony.

Why is Superstition so famous if it only reached No. 11?

Superstition peaked at No. 11 in the UK in early 1973, well below several later singles, yet it is one of the most searched Stevie Wonder songs in the UK today. It has kept coming back, returning to UK download and sales charts as recently as 2016, which is why its 1973 peak undersells it.

What was Stevie Wonder's first hit?

Stevie Wonder's first big hit was Fingertips, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 when he was 13 and signed to Motown as Little Stevie Wonder. His first UK top-five hit was I Was Made to Love Her, No. 5 in 1967, followed by For Once in My Life at No. 3 and My Cherie Amour at No. 4.

Which Stevie Wonder song was written for Martin Luther King Jr.?

Happy Birthday was recorded in 1980 for the album Hotter Than July as part of Stevie Wonder's campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a US national holiday. The holiday was signed into law in 1983. In the UK the song reached No. 2 in 1981.

Which Stevie Wonder songs are on Songs in the Key of Life?

Sir Duke (UK No. 2) and I Wish (UK No. 5) both come from Songs in the Key of Life, his 1976 double album, alongside Isn't She Lovely, As and Love's in Need of Love Today. On the 2026 tour he plays that album in its entirety. Our guide to Songs in the Key of Life at 50 covers the record and the four unreleased tracks released for its anniversary.

Where can you hear Stevie Wonder live in the UK in 2026?

Stevie Wonder plays Utilita Arena Birmingham on 13 October 2026, the first night of the whole tour, Co-op Live in Manchester on 8 November and OVO Hydro in Glasgow on 11 November. The tour also plays The Arena London. Each arena lists its own premium options, set out on our Stevie Wonder UK tour 2026 page, and his career is on the Stevie Wonder artist page.