yacht rock artists
7 published yacht rock artists, led by Toto, Steely Dan and Kenny Loggins.
At a glance
7 published yacht rock artists; 67 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 4 tier 3
- 7
- Release groups
- 411
- Studio albums
- 69
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 67
- Timeline events
- 139
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 52.6M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 46.2 years
- Full biographies
- 6
- Biography words
- 22,369
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 |
| 1980s | 2 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most yacht rock artists. United States leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with yacht rock. The most shared is soft rock, with 6 artists in both.
Covers from yacht rock
67 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Leaders
Toto has the most release groups (130); Steely Dan the longest career (53 years); Christopher Cross the most awards (3).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Toto | 130 |
| Steely Dan | 128 |
| Kenny Loggins | 54 |
| Michael McDonald | 41 |
| Christopher Cross | 37 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Steely Dan | 53 |
| Christopher Cross | 47 |
| Toto | 47 |
| Kenny Loggins | 46 |
| Michael McDonald | 44 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Christopher Cross | 3 |
| Steely Dan | 2 |
| Kenny Loggins | 2 |
Most famous yacht rock artists
Toto
United States · Group · 1977–2019
hard rock, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, arena rock, yacht rock
26.9M listeners · 53 wikis
Steely Dan
United States · Group · 1972–present
rock music, rhythm and blues, pop rock, jazz, soft rock, jazz fusion, yacht rock
7.5M listeners · 39 wikis
Kenny Loggins
United States · Person · born 1948
folk rock, soul, country music, rhythm and blues, pop rock, soft rock, yacht rock
9.8M listeners · 31 wikis
Christopher Cross
United States · Person · born 1951
rock music, pop rock, soft rock, yacht rock
8.3M listeners · 33 wikis
Donald Fagen
United States · Person · born 1948
rock music, rhythm and blues, soft rock, jazz rock, yacht rock
24 wikis
Michael McDonald
United States · Person · born 1952
pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, blue-eyed soul, yacht rock
22 wikis
Bill LaBounty
United States · Person · born 1953
country music, yacht rock
4 wikis