https://ultimateclassicrock.com/best-yacht-rock-songs/
I expect there will be some debate about what qualifies as "yacht rock" (and, in fact, if "yacht rock" counts as a genre at all), but for all intents and purposes, this list should probably be eligible. Set criteria and multiple writers and all that.
50. "Thunder Island," Jay Ferguson (1978)
49. "Southern Cross," Crosby, Stills & Nash (1982)
48. "Jackie Blue," The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1974)
47. "Sailing," Christopher Cross (1979)
46. "Just the Two of Us," Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr. (1980)
45. "Sara Smile," Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
44. "Rosanna," Toto (1982)
43. "Diamond Girl," Seals & Crofts (1973)
42. "What You Won't Do for Love," Bobby Caldwell (1978)
41. "We Just Disagree," Dave Mason (1977)
40. "Crazy Love," Poco (1978)
39. "Suspicions," Eddie Rabbitt (1979)
38. "Moonlight Feels Right," Starbuck (1976)
37. "Same Old Lang Syne," Dan Fogelberg (1981)
36. "Eye in the Sky," The Alan Parsons Project (1982)
35. "Somebody's Baby," Jackson Browne (1982)
34. "Still the One," Orleans (1976)
33. "New Frontier," Donald Fagen (1982)
32. "Sail On, Sailor," The Beach Boys (1973)
31. "Time Passages," Al Stewart (1978)
30. "I Go Crazy," Paul Davis (1977)
29. "Biggest Part of Me," Ambrosia (1980)
28. "Africa," Toto (1982)
27. "Hello It's Me," Todd Rundgren (1972)
26. "Smoke From a Distant Fire," The Sanford/Townsend Band (1977)
25. "Dream Weaver," Gary Wright (1975)
24. "Reminiscing," Little River Band (1978)
23. "Heart Hotels," Dan Fogelberg (1979)
22. "Year of the Cat," Al Stewart (1976)
21. "How Long," Ace (1974)
20. "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)," Looking Glass (1972)
19. "I Can't Tell You Why," Eagles (1979)
18. "Sentimental Lady," Bob Welch (1977)
17. "So Into You," Atlanta Rhythm Section (1976)
16. "Dreams," Fleetwood Mac (1977)
15. "Minute by Minute," The Doobie Brothers (1978)
14. "Lonely Boy," Andrew Gold (1976)
13. "Baby Come Back," Player (1977)
12. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," England Dan & John Ford Coley (1976)
11. "Hey Nineteen," Steely Dan (1980)
10. "Rich Girl," Daryl Hall & John Oates (1976)
9. "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," Elvin Bishop (1975)
8. "Baker Street," Gerry Rafferty (1978)
7. "Dirty Work," Steely Dan (1972)
6. "Ride Like the Wind," Christopher Cross (1979)
5. "Summer Breeze," Seals & Crofts (1972)
4. "Lowdown," Boz Scaggs (1976)
3. "Lido Shuffle," Boz Scaggs (1976)
2. "Peg," Steely Dan (1977)
1. "What a Fool Believes," The Doobie Brothers (1978)
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