Lately (track)
by Stevie Wonder
Year: 1980
From the album Hotter Than July (track #9)
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Lately appears on the following album(s) by Stevie Wonder:
- Hotter Than July (track #9) (this album) (1980)
- Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection (track #15) (compilation) (1996)
- At The Close Of A Century (track #55) (compilation) (1999)
- Ballad Collection (track #17) (compilation) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/05/2026 02:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,760 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2025 18:44 |  ExTeaSea | 13,135 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2025 20:42 |  Igtonumama | 31,383 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2025 19:17 | Larynx | 646 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2025 13:57 | Siromynian | 18,131 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.2/100, a mean average of 85.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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AAL2014 02/12/2022 21:45 | #281213
This is quietly one of my favorite post-classic era Stevie Wonder songs. Beautiful even with its themes of paranoia.
Martini 10/19/2015 17:54 | #151714
One of the most beautiful songs I know.
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