Best Soft Rock Songs From the 70s 80s 90s The criteria for this list of best soft rock songs are based on several factors.

How does one describe yacht rock? The folks at MasterClass did a pretty good job. Essentially, it's a component of soft rock ... from earlier in the '70s that fall into this category.

What's the the best rock song of each year since 1970 ... changing tide of what was connecting with audiences in rock music. From the '70s blues rock offshoots to the '80s hair metal craze ...

it was an extension of an era that helped shape rock music forever. READ MORE: Top 35 Hard Rock Albums of the '70s If the LPs on UCR's 1970's Best Rock Albums list seem like an end, rather than a ...

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.