Madonna - Madonna

Today (July 27th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the self-titled debut album from Madonna. In the early 80’s, the Detroit-born singer-dancer was living in New York City with her boyfriend Steve Bray (of the Breakfast Club) and working on demos. She convinced a local DJ to play one of her songs and that started her on the road to her record deal and a notable career.

The multi-Platinum selling Madonna, co-produced by her then boyfriend John “Jellybean” Benitez, charted at number 28 in Germany, number 20 in Japan, number 16 in Canada, number 15 in Austria, number 10 in Australia, number 8 in France and on the US Billboard Hot 200, number 7 in the Netherlands, number 6 in New Zealand and the UK and number 2 in Sweden.

Stephanie Mills - Tantalizingly Hot

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Tantalizingly Hot, the sixth studio album by American R&B and Broadway star Stephanie Mills.

The 1982 record was her first on the Casablanca Records label and included production work by James Mtume, Reggie Lucas, and Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson. It peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 10 on the Billboard R&B charts.