“Fingertips” made Stevie Wonder the youngest artist ever to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The live recording was released in 1963, when Wonder was known as Little Stevie Wonder. He was 13 years old when the song topped the chart, making him the youngest solo performer to achieve a Hot 100 No. 1. The performance came from the album “The 12 Year Old Genius.”
“Fingertips” is built around an instrumental harmonica feature and call-and-response vocals. The recording captures an energetic live performance, including drummer Marvin Gaye, who was part of the touring band at the time.
The achievement is often confused with records for youngest female chart-topper or youngest member of a group. Wonder’s record concerns a solo artist and dates to the early years of the Hot 100. He later became one of the chart’s most successful singer-songwriters.