More often than not, a song will become a huge hit on the charts, only to fade away from public consciousness within a couple of decades. The internet has certainly made it possible for older songs to be \u201creborn\u201d in popularity to a degree. But it\u2019s only natural for listeners who weren\u2019t around in 1980 to miss out on hits from that year, and listeners who were around to have forgotten about them. Let\u2019s look at a few songs that you should definitely remember from the very start of the 1980s!<\/p>\n
\u201cI Pledge My Love\u201d by Peaches & Herb<\/p>\n
Remember this adult contemporary hit from early 1980? \u201cI Pledge My Love\u201d by Peaches & Herb was a big Top 40 hit on the R&B charts and also made it all the way to No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. It\u2019s certainly a memorable song that will transport you back to that era with the intro alone, but few younger listeners nowadays have even heard of it. In fact, few young listeners have even heard of the duo Peaches & Herb. However, I bet if they heard the chorus of the 1979 song \u201cReunited\u201d, they\u2019d remember them right away.<\/p>\n
\u201cDrivin\u2019 My Life Away\u201d by Eddie Rabbitt<\/p>\n
Country rock was all the rage in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and \u201cDrivin\u2019 My Life Away\u201d by Eddie Rabbitt was just one of many popular hits of that ilk in the 1980s. This rockabilly-leaning tune was co-written by Rabbitt and explores the life of truckers on the road. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Hot 100 in 1980, and it did similarly well globally. \u201cDrivin\u2019 My Life Away\u201d became popular with country singers who followed, with artists like Rhett Akins covering it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBreakdown Dead Ahead\u201d by Boz Scaggs<\/p>\n