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)
Most popular yacht rock artists
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Instruments used
Drum Kit, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Double Bass
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.
517 releasesyacht rock playlist created by Chosic
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Popular yacht rock Songs
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yacht rock music by decade
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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.
# | name | popularity | followers |
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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 |