Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder — album cover
№ 13 of 100

Songs in the Key of Life

Stevie Wonder · 1976 · Soul / R&B

Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder (1976), № 13 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. Stevie Wonder wins the argument with Motown about whether Black pop stars get creative control. The prize is the most ambitious soul record ever released.

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