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Genre yacht rock

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Yacht rock is a smooth and polished music genre that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It features a blend of soft rock, jazz, and R&B with a focus on harmonies, catchy melodies, and laid-back rhythms. The genre is often associated with the luxurious lifestyle of yacht owners and the coastal cities of California. The songs typically have themes of love, relationships, and nostalgia. (AI Generated)

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Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Yacht Rock genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 67
2024 16
2023 13
2022 11
2021 9
2020 18
2010s 94
2019 9
2018 13
2017 7
2016 8
2015 9
2014 16
2013 5
2012 9
2011 5
2010 13
2000s 82
2009 6
2008 9
2007 12
2006 8
2005 16
2004 8
2003 3
2002 5
2001 5
2000 10
1990s 80
1999 11
1998 10
1997 5
1996 8
1995 4
1994 7
1993 10
1992 8
1991 10
1990 7
1980s 108
1989 9
1988 9
1987 5
1986 7
1985 10
1984 15
1983 10
1982 16
1981 12
1980 15
1970s 78
1979 13
1978 14
1977 10
1976 10
1975 4
1974 9
1973 6
1972 4
1971 3
1970 5
1960s 8
1969 3
1968 2
1967 1
1966 2
517 releases

yacht rock playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular yacht rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

Popular yacht rock Songs


Top New yacht rock Songs of 2024


Most popular yacht rock albums

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Working Class Dog
1981
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The Definitive Collection
1997
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Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987
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Dirty Dancing: Anniversary Edition
2012
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Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Expanded Edition)
1999
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'70s Pop #1's
2007
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Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition)
1984
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins
1997

yacht rock music by decade

Explore yacht rock history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of yacht rock artists

Here is a list of yacht rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the yacht rock genre. You can find out what yacht rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 65 1171711
2 57 1060559
3 60 872088
4 66 3035032
5 63 1650331
6 62 1245792
7 63 410661
8 41 193396
9 57 166824
10 58 119102
11 57 360049
12 57 74177
13 51 232778
14 51 98311
15 40 226261
16 47 11329
17 33 46089
18 45 33566
19 43 13607
20 42 26521
21 42 14788
22 40 18222
23 37 75043
24 33 4037
25 32 6719
26 35 6627
27 33 144454
28 33 23374
29 33 8578
30 32 8782
31 27 4106
32 31 1914
33 25 29913
34 20 743
35 15 2584
36 18 10907
37 17 1109
38 6 89
39 1 288