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Nazz
Band Philadelphia United States Active 1967–1970 1960s US rock band with Todd Rundgren
Nazz formed in 1967 in Philadelphia, United States and was active until 1970. Nazz has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Open My Eyes”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #379. The station that charted Nazz most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 2 appearances.
Nazz came out of Philadelphia in 1967, built around guitarist and main songwriter Todd Rundgren and bassist Carson Van Osten, and it didn't take long for drummer Thom Mooney and singer and keyboard player Robert "Stewkey" Antoni to fall in with them. What they played was garage rock with big ambitions and bigger melodies.
Their debut single, "Open My Eyes", is a wallop of a record, all ringing guitars and drama, and alongside "Hello It's Me" it's what they are best remembered for. The first album, Nazz, came out in 1968, and Nazz Nazz followed, both on the strength of Rundgren's songs. When the band broke up, an album of leftover recordings was collected as Nazz III.
Rundgren wasn't finished with "Hello It's Me": he recut it as a solo artist and took it to number 5 in the US, proof that the songs were always the heart of this band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Nazz on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open My Eyes | 5 | #379 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 379 | Open My Eyes | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) |
| 2025 | 489 | Open My Eyes | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs |
| 2020 | 1945 | Open My Eyes | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2012 | 418 | Open My Eyes | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) |
| 2001 | 551 | Open My Eyes | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time |
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