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Stevie Wonder is an icon, not just a hitmaker. He had over 40 number-one hits before streaming existed, and his music is so embedded in culture that casual listeners recognize it everywhere, even the "Happy Birthday" tune.

Stevie Wonder is an icon, not just a hitmaker. He had over 40 number-one hits before streaming existed, and his music is so embedded in culture that casual listeners recognize it everywhere, even the "Happy Birthday" tune.
Ty, do you have a Stevie Wonder song that is special to you, or do you have a Stevie Wonder album that you would say, man, when I heard that album, it did something for me?
Nah, man, like, Stevie Wonder is one of those type of like artists that you know his music because it's so embedded into culture. And if you're a Stevie Wonder fan, like, you're diving deeper into his discography, but you just know Stevie Wonder because of how iconic his catalog is, you know, he got the Happy Birthday song, like, yeah, multiple, multiple. I mean, he's had— I want to say, I think Stevie Wonder had like 40+ number one hit records, bro.
Dang, 40+? Yeah.
And I mean, and this pre-streaming too. He was definitely pre-streaming.
He's selling the singles.
So as an artist, songwriter, you know what I'm saying, he like— we talk about icon.