Great R&B Vocal Group/Duo Albums of the 70's/80's

I was a guest on Nick Bambach's Rock in Retrospect podcast about the Spinners.  One of the things we talked about were the Spinners' albums.  A point I tried to make was that most people think of the Spinners and other vocal groups from the 70's as only singles artists.  And it's true, these groups released classic singles.  But they also released classic albums.  The discussion brought up Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 update of their Top 500 Albums of All Time.  No Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff/Thom Bell albums made the list.  Not even Greatest Hits album Produced by those three.  The only Philly Soul album represented is Boyz II Men's II from 1994.  In two previous Top 500's, the O'Jays 1972 Back Stabbers made the list.  But not this time.  And it wasn't like voters couldn't list Greatest Hits albums.  The Temptations and Supremes are represented by compilations.  

For this list I expanded on my Podcast conversation with Nick, and included duos and group albums from both the 70's and 80's.

So, here's a list of classic R&B albums by Vocal Groups/Duo albums from the 70's/80's that prove there was more to these acts than just Greatest Hits albums.

Ashford & Simpson - Send It (77)

Ashford & Simpson - Is It Still Good To Ya (78)

Blue Magic - s/t (74)

Brothers Johnson - Blam (78)

Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People (71)

DeBarge - All This Love (82)

DeBarge - In A Special Way (83)

Delfonics - s/t (70)

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Diana & Marvin (73)

Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (71)

Emotions - Rejoice (77)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Imagination (73)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Claudine (74)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Black & Blue (73)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - To Be True (75)

Jackson 5 - ABC (70)

Labelle - Nightbirds (74)

Manhattans - s/t (76)

New Edition - Heart Break (88)

O'Jays - Back Stabbers (72)

O'Jays - Ship Ahoy (73)

Peaches & Herb - 2Hot (78)

Pointer Sisters - s/t (73)

Pointer Sisters - Break Out (83)

Ray, Goodman & Brown - s/t (79)

Rene & Angela - Street Called Desire (85)

Shalamar - Three For Love (80)

Sister Sledge - We Are Family (79)

Spinners - s/t (73)

Spinners - Mighty Love (74)

Spinners - Pick of the Litter (75)

Staple Singers - Bealtitude: Respect Yourself (72)

Stylistics - s/t (71)

Stylistics - Round 2 (72)

Tavares - In The City (75)

Temptations - All Directions (72)

Whispers - s/t (79)

Womack & Womack - Love Wars  (83)