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“Doctor My Eyes” by Jackson Browne

From the album Jackson Browne / Saturate Before Using (1972)

“Doctor My Eyes” by Jackson Browne appears on 25 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1972 on the album Jackson Browne / Saturate Before Using. Its best result is #107 on the BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #660 indie & aaa song of all time.

25countdowns
11stations
#107best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Doctor My Eyes" opened the door for Jackson Browne in 1972, a cut from his debut album on Asylum that turned into a hit nobody saw coming. The trick is the contradiction at its heart: Browne's piano bounces along on a bright, hopping riff while he sings about a man worn down to the bone by what he's seen of the world.

He surrounded himself with serious company. Russ Kunkel drives the drums, Leland Sklar holds the bottom, David Crosby and Graham Nash float in on backing vocals, and Jesse Ed Davis tears off an electric guitar solo that has drawn praise ever since. The song stayed in Browne's live sets for good, and in 2021 he got back together with Kunkel and Sklar to cut it again for charity.

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#StationCountdownof
1982 400 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1997 787 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 352 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2001 534 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 162 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 487 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 503 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 161 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 466 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 1126 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 107 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 302 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 498 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 807 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2018 500 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 934 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 314 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 314 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 348 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 1650 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 833 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 837 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 685 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 636 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2026 213 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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