The ultimate Bruce Springsteen playlist has arrived! Iconic hits, live recordings, and deep cuts all in one place. Listen free on Amazon Music. | Bruce Springsteen

This week in 1980, as “The River” tour rolled into New York for its legendary New Year’s run at Nassau Coliseum, Bruce had another reason to celebrate: “Hungry Heart” had climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written overnight after Joey Ramone asked him for a song, and kept at Jon Landau’s urging, it became his “first real top 10 smash” (in Bruce’s words) — introducing new audiences to “The River” and cementing his pop sensibility. | Bruce Springsteen