8 of the 80s: 2/6/14 (1988)...

I'm ready to throwback to the 80s, and this week I'm back to 1988, the year Russian Premier Mikhail Gorbachev started his ambitious program of economic changes called perestroika...

Alphaville - "Forever Young"
from the album Forever Young (1984)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #65
Songwriters: Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens

This new-wave classic from the German rockers had two lives on the chart, with their 1988 run going the highest, though seemingly low considering its long-lasting fandom. My local radio station would play this song like a #1 hit.

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Glenn Medeiros - "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
from the album Glenn Medeiros (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #67
Songwriters: David Foster, Jermaine Jackson, Tom Keane, Kathy Wakefield

The former teen idol from Hawaii is now a vice principal there.

Night Ranger - "I Did It For Love"
from the album Man In Motion (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #75
Songwriter: Russ Ballard

You can tell a late 80's video's relevance by referencing Gary Hart and Jimmy Swaggart.

Stevie Wonder - "You Will Know"
from the album Characters (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #77
Songwriter: Stevie Wonder

Stevie topped the soul chart in Billboard with this simple straightforward missive.

Kenny Loggins - "I'm Gonna Miss You"
from the album Back To Avalon (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #82
Songwriters: Jeff Pescetto, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel

Co-writer Pescetto also helped pen "You're The Voice" for John Farnham, one of the biggest selling singles ever in Australia.

Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - "Without You"
from the album Positive (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #89
Songwriter: Lamont Dozier

Four years before the pair topped the pop charts with "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, they had a minor hit from the execrable Bill Cosby vehicle Leonard Pt. 6...

Jimmy Barnes - "Too Much Ain't Enough Love"
from the album Freight Train Heart (1987)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #91
Songwriters: Jimmy Barnes, Tony Brock, Jonathan Cain, Randy Jackson, Neal Schon

The Scottish born singer who calls Australia his home wrote this hit with three members of the then-current lineup of Journey.

Agnetha Faltskog & Peter Cetera - "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)"
from the album I Stand Alone (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #93
Songwriters: Mark Mueller, Aaron Zigman

The former co-lead singers of 70s giants ABBA and Chicago teamed up for this forgotten nugget.