Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei:
I le faalavelave faaniukilia i le Three Mile Island, ia Mati 1979, na auai ai Browne ma nisi o ana uō fai musika e faavaeina le faalapotopotoga aneti-nuclear Musicians United for Safe Energy. Na puʻea o ia ina ua ia tetee atu i le Diablo Canyon Power Plant e lata i San Luis Obispo. O lana album na sosoo ai, "Hold Out" (1980), na manuia faapisinisi ma na o lana numera 1 faamaumauga i le US pop albums chart. O le album na maua ai le igoa o le "Boulevard". I le 1982, na ia faʻasaʻolotoina ai le tasi "Somebody's Baby" mai le "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" soundtrack, lea na avea ma ana hit sili ona tele, na oʻo i le numera 7 i le "Billboard" Hot 100. O le 1983 "Lawyers in Love" na sosoo ai, ma faailogaina ai se suiga iloga mai le tagata lava ia i le faaupufai i ana upu. I le 1985, na ia usuina ai se pese faatasi ma Clarence Clemons i se pese e taʻua o le "You're a Friend of Mine".