Song · Nazz
“Open My Eyes” by Nazz
From the album Nazz (1968)
“Open My Eyes” by Nazz appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1968 on the album Nazz. Its best result is #379 on the KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,531 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Open My Eyes" was the lone single pulled from Nazz, the American group's 1968 debut album, and Todd Rundgren, the band's guitarist, wrote it by himself. It even came with a promo film, directed by Ray Dennis Steckler.
On the charts it went nowhere, and for a while the flip side stole the story: "Hello It's Me" crept to number 66 on Billboard's pop chart and later became a hit when Rundgren cut it again for his 1972 solo album Something/Anything?. Time has been kinder to the A-side, though. It's come to be counted as a psychedelic rock classic, the kind of track that keeps turning up on compilations of the genre.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 551 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2012 | 418 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1945 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2025 | 489 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 379 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) | 499 |
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