"Talking Book" peaked at number three on the "Billboard" Top LPs chart and finished at number three on the "Billboard" 200 Albums Year-End of 1972. The album's first track "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" hit number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart. The album's first single, "Superstition", also reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and "Billboard" Hot Soul Singles chart. "Talking Book" earned Wonder his first Grammy Award, with "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 16th Grammy Awards. "Superstition" also won Best Male R&amp;B Vocal Performance and Best R&amp;B Song.