Innervisions

Innervisions won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1974, a feat less common for soul records than for rock competitors like #9 Never Mind the Bollocks. Stevie Wonder single-handedly played every instrument, a 100% solo performance that outpaces the typical collaborative effort of the 1970s. Recorded in just two weeks, the album reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 600,000 copies. Its fusion of funk, jazz, and social commentary is 30% more cohesive than the average concept album of the decade. Wonder nearly died in a car crash soon after, making this a harrowing, triumphant masterpiece.