their 1979 album "cornerstone" yielded their first no. 1 hit, the deyoung ballad "babe". by early 1980, "babe" had become the band's biggest international hit and first million-selling single, reaching no. 6 in the united kingdom. the album also included the no. 26 deyoung hits upbeat "why me" and the rocker "borrowed time", which was co-written with shaw, plus shaw's folksy "boat on the river" (1980), which was a hit in much of europe and japan. the popularity of the album (no. 2 "billboard") helped win the band a people's choice award for best new song in 1980. at the 22nd grammy awards, styx was a nominee for best rock vocal performance by a duo or group, and "cornerstone"'s engineers gary loizzo and rob kingsland were nominated for a grammy for best engineered recording. the band was also named the most popular rock band in the u.s. in the 1980 year end gallup poll.