Buuxi weedha soo socota:
Shilkii nukliyeerka ee Three Mile Island, bishii Maarso 1979, Browne wuxuu ku biiray dhowr muusikiiste oo saaxiibo ah si ay u aasaasaan ururka ka soo horjeeda nukliyeerka ee Musicians United for Safe Energy. Waxaa la xidhay isagoo ka mudaaharaadaya dhismaha warshadda korontada ee Diablo Canyon ee u dhow San Luis Obispo. Albaabkiisii xigay, "Hold Out" (1980), wuxuu ahaa mid ganacsi ahaan guul leh iyo rikoodhkiisa kaliya ee 1aad ee jaantuska US pop albums chart. Albaabka wuxuu soo saaray "Boulevard". Sanadkii 1982, wuxuu sii daayay hal-ku-dhigga "Somebody's Baby" oo ka soo baxay "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" soundtrack, kaas oo noqday hit-kiisii ugu weynaa, oo gaaray kaalinta 7-aad ee "Billboard" Hot 100. 1983 "Qareenada Jacaylka" ayaa raacay, calaamad muujinaysa isbedel la aqoonsan karo oo ka yimid shakhsi ahaan ilaa siyaasadeed ee ereyadiisa. Sanadkii 1985, wuxuu dueto la qaaday Clarence Clemons hees la yiraahdo "Waxaad tahay Saaxiibkey".