Song · Alan Parsons Project
“Eye In The Sky” by Alan Parsons Project
From the album Eye in the Sky (1982)
“Eye In The Sky” by Alan Parsons Project appears on 10 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2014 and 2025. It was first released in 1982 on the album Eye in the Sky. Its best result is #479 on the 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,087 indie & aaa song of all time.
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The title song of the Alan Parsons Project's sixth album, "Eye in the Sky" arrived in May 1982 as the record's second track, sliding straight out of the instrumental "Sirius"; the single version cut that intro away. Parsons and Eric Woolfson wrote it, Parsons produced, and Woolfson sings lead on a song that grew out of his thinking about surveillance and religion.
The band keeps it cool and uncluttered: Ian Bairnson on guitars, David Paton on bass, Stuart Elliott on drums, Woolfson on electric piano, Mel Collins on saxophone and Chris Rainbow on backing vocals. It became their most successful release, climbing to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, past "Time" as their best showing there, and going all the way to No. 1 in Canada and Spain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 637 | Big 100 | BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2020 | 1024 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2021 | 676 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2021 | 660 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) | 1043 |
| 2022 | 479 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2022 | 690 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) | 1043 |
| 2023 | 669 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) | 1043 |
| 2024 | 660 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 706 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) | 1043 |
| 2025 | 625 | Q104.3 | Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) | 1043 |
Also listed as: Eye in the Sky.
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