Hotter Than July Stevie Wonder . It was released on Motown 's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. It was certified platinum , which means it sold more than 1,000,000 copies in the US. It reached number three on the US Billboard chart . This was Stevie Wonder's most successful album in the UK, where it reached number two on the sales charts, and produced four top ten singles.[ 1]
Hotter Than July was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the American Music Awards in 1982.
Chart (1980)
Position
Australian Kent Music Report[ 2]
54
French Albums Chart[ 15]
39
Italian Albums Chart[ 7]
14
UK Albums Chart[ 16]
43
Chart (1981)
Position
Australian Kent Music Report[ 2]
8
UK Albums Chart[ 16]
11
U.S. Billboard Year-End [ 17]
21
Chart (1980–89)
Position
Austrian Albums Chart[ 18]
28
Region
Certification
Sales
Canada
2 X Platinum
200,000
France
Gold
962,300[ 19]
Japan (Oricon charts)
Example
73,000[ 8]
United Kingdom (BPI )
Platinum
300,000
United States (RIAA )
Platinum
1,000,000
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