8 of the 80s: 5/1/14 (1980)...

It's back to the 80s time with eight more nuggets from 1980, the year heavy metal gods Iron Maiden's self-titled debut album was released...

Christopher Cross - "Ride Like The Wind"
from the album Christopher Cross (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2
Songwriter: Christopher Cross

This soft-rock behemoth tells a tale of a Texan outlaw on the run that could have spurred a number of HBO miniseries.

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Bob Seger - "Against The Wind"
from the album Against The Wind (1980)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #5
Songwriter: Bob Seger

This moment of maturity in a man of youthful indiscretion was quite thoughtful for an arena rock star, but Seger did it quite nicely.

Kenny Loggins - "This Is It"
from the album Keep The Fire (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11
Songwriters: Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald

This yacht-rock nugget was so funky it made the top-20 on the rhythm-and-blues chart in Billboard.

Boz Scaggs - "JoJo"
from the album Middle Man (1980)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #17
Songwriters: David Foster, David Lasley, Boz Scaggs

Another white artist that felt at home on soul stations, this Ohio native bridged the cultural divide between smooth disco and rock attitude without breaking a sweat.

Randy Meisner with Kim Carnes - "Deep Inside My Heart"
from the album One More Song (1980)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #22
Songwriters: Eric Kaz, Randy Meisner

The former Eagles that wrote and sang lead on "Take It To The Limit" teams up with the gravelly-voice chanteuse for this lite-rock nugget.

Tom Johnston - "Savannah Nights"
from Everything You've Heard Is True (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #34
Songwriter: Tom Johnston


This funky rock single by the former Doobie Brother was one of the videos played on MTV's first day.

Rick Pinette and Oak - "King Of The Hill"
from the album Oak (1979)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #36
Songwriter: Rick Pinette

This obscure lite-rock nugget was this New Hampshire act's sole pop success...

Ali Thomson - "Live Every Minute"
from the album Take A Little Rhythm (1980)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #42
Songwriter: Ali Thomson

The Scottish singer/songwriter sounded a lot like his brother Doug's band Supertramp...