Dazz Band - Jukebox

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Jukebox, the sixth studio album from the Dazz Band. It spent twenty-nine weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 83. It also went to number 18 on the US Billboard R&B chart.

Dazz Band - Joystick

Today (November 15th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Joystick, the fifth studio album from the Dazz Band. This one peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard Album chart and number 12 on the US Billboard R&B chart.

Anita Baker - The Songstress

This week (May 31st) marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Songstress, the solo debut album from American R&B singer Anita Baker (prior to that, Baker was part of the Detroit-based band Chapter 8 who released a self-titled album in the fall of 1979). Her 1983 record was released by Beverly Glen Music and went to number 139 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 12 on the US Billboard R&B charts; in 1991 it was re-released when her new label Elektra acquired the rights.

The Gap Band - The Gap Band IV

The Gap Band was a funk band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who got their start in the early 1970’s. The group performed together for forty three years before retiring in 2010. The foundation of the group was three brothers - Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson.

June 1982 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of their album The Gap Band IV. This Platinum selling album went to number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (their highest ever performance on that chart over their career) and number 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.