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"Superstition" was a US chart-topping single in 1972/1973 for which of these singers?
"Superstition" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 24, 1972, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album, "Talking Book" (1972), by Tamla. The lyrics describe popular superstitions and their negative effects.
"Superstition" reached number one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 in January 1973 and on the soul singles chart. It was Wonder's first number-one single since "Fingertips, Pt. 2" in 1963. It peaked at number eleven on the UK "Singles Chart" in February 1973.
In November 2004, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked the song number 74 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It was re-ranked number 73 on its 2010 list, and number 12 on its 2021 list. At the 16th "Grammy Awards", the song earned Wonder two Grammys: "Best Rhythm & Blues Song" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male". In 1998, the song was inducted into the "Grammy Hall of Fame".
Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American-Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.
He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder.
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