US Distinguished Service Award,
1969 presented by the US President.
NARM Presidential Award 1974 'in tribute to a man who
embodies every facet of the complete musical artist'
ASCAP Founders Award 1984 - The ASCAP Founder Award is
ASCAP's most prestigious honor. It is given to songwriters who
have made pioneering contributions to music by inspiring and
influencing their fellow music creators. Each recipient is a
musical innovator who possesses a unique style of songwriting
genius which will enrich generations to come. Stevie Wonder was
the first ever recipient of this award.
NARM Artist of the Decade 1985
Oscar - Best Original Song -1985
NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, 1996
United in Recovery's Ambassador of Peace Award, Aug 1998
Songwriters Hall Of Fame
- 1989: Inductee
- 2002: Lifetime Achievement Award
Polar Music prize 1999 (The Royal Swedish Academy of
Music)
1999 MusiCares Person of the Year Presented by the GRAMMY
Awards committee
Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards Lifetime Achievement
Award: 2000
Ivor Novello Awards (UK) - Lifetime Achievement Award:
2001
Billboard Century Award - Lifetime Achievement 2004
Lifetime Achievement Award -
City of Detroit 2005
National Artistic Achievement Award - 2006
Maria Fisher Founder's Award for
Public Service - Thelonius Monk Institute 2006
Lifetime Achievement Freedom Award - Civil
Rights Museum 2006
Hope of Los Angeles Award - City of Los
Angeles 2007
