100 Best Breakup Songs of All Time

From Taylor Swift to Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette, check out the world's hardest-hitting split-up anthems here.

Harry Chapin's 1974 No. 1 Hit Named One of the ‘Saddest Songs of All Time’ Became Heartbreakingly True 7 Years Later

Cat’s in the Cradle” was named one of the 10 saddest songs of all time in a reader’s poll conducted by Rolling Stone. The ...

George Jones: The Former Marine Behind the Saddest Country Song of the 1980s

George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"was crowned the saddest of all '80s country songs, a somber, downtrodden, twangy tune that swells into pure honky-tonk heartbreak. Written by Bobby Braddock ...
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4 ‘old sad songs’ for grieving listeners

When I first listened to the album at 18 years old, I skipped “ Loretta’s Song ” — an evocative ode to Cyrus’s late ...
American Songwriter

3 of the Saddest Adele Songs You Can’t Help Singing Along To

It’s a rare gift to write a song that gets billions of streams. It’s a rarer gift to be able to write a sad song that makes it around the globe. And it’s an even rarer gift to write a sad song that ...

The 30 Best Breakup Songs of All Time

Below, the 30 best songs for getting over a breakup. Notwithstanding its Christmas bent, Joni Mitchell ’s 1971 weepie is really a breakup song for all seasons, offering its most heartbroken listeners ...