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.
Explore yacht rock history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
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.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | 2408430 | |
| 2 | 72 | 2274104 | |
| 3 | 64 | 1030641 | |
| 4 | 74 | 10174343 | |
| 5 | 55 | 974813 | |
| 6 | 65 | 2125873 | |
| 7 | 60 | 1540927 | |
| 8 | 57 | 806465 | |
| 9 | 70 | 2781573 | |
| 10 | 66 | 3862771 | |
| 11 | 53 | 710085 | |
| 12 | 54 | 1157056 | |
| 13 | 57 | 680363 | |
| 14 | 79 | 10724405 | |
| 15 | 64 | 2594569 | |
| 16 | 45 | 281165 | |
| 17 | 51 | 754785 | |
| 18 | 53 | 610934 | |
| 19 | 53 | 775961 | |
| 20 | 60 | 1119080 | |
| 21 | 41 | 178960 | |
| 22 | 61 | 1581866 | |
| 23 | 62 | 981120 | |
| 24 | 54 | 489338 | |
| 25 | 42 | 151780 | |
| 26 | 50 | 462292 | |
| 27 | 58 | 342363 | |
| 28 | 52 | 140945 | |
| 29 | 51 | 377218 | |
| 30 | 50 | 249217 | |
| 31 | 48 | 166781 | |
| 32 | 46 | 181873 | |
| 33 | 42 | 138156 | |
| 34 | 39 | 96042 | |
| 35 | 38 | 218409 | |
| 36 | 37 | 159427 | |
| 37 | 61 | 748800 | |
| 38 | 38 | 10026 | |
| 39 | 32 | 42048 | |
| 40 | 49 | 215990 | |
| 41 | 36 | 14502 | |
| 42 | 36 | 15924 | |
| 43 | 57 | 260209 | |
| 44 | 56 | 92418 | |
| 45 | 55 | 49756 | |
| 46 | 49 | 375558 | |
| 47 | 44 | 162856 | |
| 48 | 32 | 4440 | |
| 49 | 31 | 12580 | |
| 50 | 31 | 6766 | |
| 51 | 30 | 14139 | |
| 52 | 30 | 12626 | |
| 53 | 29 | 2667 | |
| 54 | 28 | 2236 | |
| 55 | 44 | 157212 | |
| 56 | 49 | 48222 | |
| 57 | 48 | 25652 | |
| 58 | 24 | 4979 | |
| 59 | 25 | 2584 | |
| 60 | 25 | 1776 | |
| 61 | 23 | 3778 | |
| 62 | 22 | 4090 | |
| 63 | 43 | 226774 | |
| 64 | 43 | 7590 | |
| 65 | 21 | 8673 | |
| 66 | 21 | 2297 | |
| 67 | 42 | 10028 | |
| 68 | 20 | 1749 | |
| 69 | 41 | 55847 | |
| 70 | 41 | 10080 | |
| 71 | 41 | 19453 | |
| 72 | 19 | 466 | |
| 73 | 40 | 47550 | |
| 74 | 39 | 66342 | |
| 75 | 18 | 6270 | |
| 76 | 17 | 4155 | |
| 77 | 38 | 14911 | |
| 78 | 36 | 62552 | |
| 79 | 36 | 8063 | |
| 80 | 33 | 17158 | |
| 81 | 33 | 8838 | |
| 82 | 32 | 5374 | |
| 83 | 31 | 7400 | |
| 84 | 31 | 3081 | |
| 85 | 31 | 19185 | |
| 86 | 28 | 3407 | |
| 87 | 30 | 6719 | |
| 88 | 28 | 4580 | |
| 89 | 26 | 114144 | |
| 90 | 26 | 1433 | |
| 91 | 26 | 32766 | |
| 92 | 25 | 5118 | |
| 93 | 22 | 16300 | |
| 94 | 23 | 2566 | |
| 95 | 22 | 2516 | |
| 96 | 21 | 316 | |
| 97 | 21 | 27831 | |
| 98 | 18 | 617 | |
| 99 | 18 | 10102 | |
| 100 | 18 | 2293 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular yacht rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
