The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

Need a bit of 1970s soft rock to scratch that nostalgia itch? These soft rock songs from 1978 are some of the best out there.

Remember Robbie Dupree? This singer scored quite a big hit in April 1980 with the soft rock, yacht rock tune “Steal Away”. The song peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100 and did similarly well on other ...

Genesis began the '80s in transition and ended the decade on top of the pop world. Whether that was a good or bad thing might come down to your affinity for their older, more progressive approach.

Since the mid-2010s, there has been a resurgence of soft-rock songs from the '70s and '80s, often referred to as "yacht rock" (think Toto's "Africa," Christopher Cross's "Sailing," and Boz Scaggs' ...