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Lovesick is not a nice feeling, but almost every human being has had a painful Separation put behind you. Repression is one way to combat heartbreak, but music is a better way for many to cope with their failed relationship.
According to a scientific study, sad love songs can comfort and even regulate emotions. Instead of Mourning Melancholic songs trigger nostalgia and make sadness disappear for a short time.
It’s not uncommon for listeners to identify with the song and realize that others have had experiences of rejection, loss, and unrequited love as well.
Our playlist of the 100 saddest love songs of all time are songs from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Good sad love songs are still relevant over several decades.
Our tracklist takes you on a musical journey through the valley of tears, where indeed no eye stays dry. So tissues are needed.
(You can find a Spotify playlist at the end of the article.)
The 100 saddest love songs:
Each song is linked to the accompanying music video via the title.
| №: | Song: | Performer: | Listen: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston | |
| 2. | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | |
| 3. | Better In Time | Leona Lewis | |
| 4. | Never Let Me Go | Florence + The Machine | |
| 5. | Unbreak My Heart | Toni Braxton | |
| 6. | Sandcastles | Beyoncé | |
| 7. | Wild Horses | Rolling Stones | |
| 8. | If I Were a Boy | Beyonce | |
| 9. | I’ll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans | |
| 10. | Linger | Cranberries | |
| 11. | I Can’t Make You Love Me | Bonnie Raitt | |
| 12. | A Message | Kelela | |
| 13. | Already Gone | Kelly Clarkson | |
| 14. | If I Ain’t Got You | Alicia Keys | |
| 15. | It Must Have Been Love | Roxette | |
| 16. | Stay | Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko | |
| 17. | November Rain | Guns n Roses | |
| 18. | Everytime | Britney Spears | |
| 19. | Have You Ever | Brandy | |
| 20. | White Flag | Dido | |
| 21. | Torn | Natalie Imbruglia | |
| 22. | All By Myself | Celine Dion | |
| 23. | Let Her Cry | Hootie and The Blowfish | |
| 24. | Life Without You | Stevie Ray Vaughan | |
| 25. | White | Frank Ocean & Odd Future | |
| 26. | Don’t You Remember | Adele | |
| 27. | Missing | The XX | |
| 28. | Someone Like You | Adele | |
| 29. | If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time | R.Kelly | |
| 30. | Doing It Wrong | Drake | |
| 31. | Goodbye My Lover | James Blunt | |
| 32. | With or Without You | U2 | |
| 33. | It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over | Lenny Kravitz | |
| 34. | Higher | Rihanna | |
| 35. | I Remember You | Skid Row | |
| 36. | Its Been a While | Fred Durst and Staind | |
| 37. | I Care | Beyoncé | |
| 38. | Let it Burn | Usher | |
| 39. | What it Takes | Aerosmith | |
| 40. | Sacrifice | Elton John | |
| 41. | Don’t Forget About Us | Mariah Carey | |
| 42. | Echoes of Silence | The Weeknd | |
| 43. | Heartless | Kanye West | |
| 44. | Time Flies | Lykke Li | |
| 45. | Skinny Love | Bon Iver | |
| 46. | Don’t Cry | Guns n Roses | |
| 47. | Shiver | Lucy Rose | |
| 48. | It’s Too Late | Carole King | |
| 49. | When You’re Gone | Avril Lavigne | |
| 50. | I’ve Been Loving You | Otis Redding | |
| 51. | The Dance | Garth Brooks | |
| 52. | I Will Remember You | Amy Grant | |
| 53. | Summertime | Vince Staples | |
| 54. | Careless Whisper | George Michael | |
| 55. | You’ll Think of Me | Keith Urban | |
| 56. | Not Gon’ Cry | Mary J. Blige | |
| 57. | Just Another Day | Jon Secada | |
| 58. | I’d Rather Go Blind | Beyoncé | |
| 59. | Bad Religion | Frank Ocean | |
| 60. | Lost Cause | Beck | |
| 61. | Smoke and Ashes | Tracy Chapman | |
| 62. | Take a Bow | Madonna | |
| 63. | Almost Doesn’t Count | Brandy | |
| 64. | Deep Blue Sea | Grizzly Bear | |
| 65. | It’s a Heartache | Bonnie Tyler | |
| 66. | One More Try | George Michael | |
| 67. | You Were Meant for Me | Jewel | |
| 68. | Samson | Regina Spektor | |
| 69. | Song Cry | Jay-Z | |
| 70. | The Scientist | Coldplay | |
| 71. | Take A Fall For Me | James Blake Feat. RZA | |
| 72. | Where Did Our Love Go | The Supremes | |
| 73. | Against All Odds | Phil Collins | |
| 74. | Without You | Mariah Carey | |
| 75. | Never Ever | All Saints | |
| 76. | Plastic Bag | Drake & Future | |
| 77. | The Flame | Cheap Trick | |
| 78. | White Ferrari | Frank Ocean | |
| 79. | Don’t Speak | No Doubt | |
| 80. | Kiss The Rain | Billie Myers | |
| 81. | All By Myself | Eric Carmen | |
| 82. | How Am I Supposed to Live Without You | Laura Branigan | |
| 83. | Paint Me a Birmingham | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 84. | Changes | Black Sabbath | |
| 85. | Stupid In Love | Rihanna | |
| 86. | Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinead O’Connor | |
| 87. | Weil Es Liebe Ist | 2raumwohnung | |
| 88. | Always On My Mind | Willie Nelson | |
| 89. | Everybody Hurts | R.E.M. | |
| 90. | Maggie May | Rod Stewart | |
| 91. | At This Moment | Billy Vera | |
| 92. | Pictures of You | The Cure | |
| 93. | Again | Janet Jackson | |
| 94. | Lately | Divine | — |
| 95. | Marvins Room | Drake | |
| 96. | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red | |
| 97. | You Always Hurt The Ones You Love | Ryan Gosling | |
| 98. | Foolish Games | Jewel | |
| 99. | Sukiyaki | A Taste Of Honey | |
| 100. | Blue Moon | Cowboy Junkies |
