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Any music lover has a playlist for, well, just about anything. Whether you need a workout playlist to pump you up, a party playlist to help all your friends hit the dance floor, or a playlist full of love songs for your S/O, there's a spot on your streaming service just for those key moments. Of course, a sad playlist is essential for those times when you just want to curl up in bed and sob á la Sadie Sink in the All Too Well short film. If you just need to have a good cry, are dealing with a broken heart, or are feeling a little lost with new changes in your life, there's nothing wrong with wallowing in some sad music and letting yourself feel all the feels. Check out these 70 sad songs from your fave artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Conan Gray, Phoebe Bridgers, and Harry Styles to refresh your sad music playlist. Oh, and make sure to have your tissues nearby.

1

All Too Well (Sad Girl Autumn Version) - Taylor Swift

The only thing more heart-wrenching than the 10-minute version of Taylor Swift's fan-fave song, "All Too Well," is this sad girl autumn version. She definitely knows her audience.

2

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

Going through a breakup is hard, and Lewis Capaldi depicts it brilliantly in his hit song.

3

Funeral - Phoebe Bridgers

Let's be honest — a sad playlist wouldn't be complete without Phoebe. In an interview with The Line of Best Fit, she revealed that this song is about the heroin overdose of one of her close friends. "I do think about dying a lot. I feel like a lot of my friends, especially artists, are consumed with this idea of the inevitability of death," Phoebe said about the process of creating her album, Stranger in the Alps.

Tate herself has described this as the saddest song on her debut album. The song describes the scary feelings that come with navigating newfound adulthood when it comes to money, relationships, career, and everything in between.

Arguably the saddest song on his third album, Harry's House, Harry told Apple Music's Zane Lowe that he penned "Matilda" after he had an experience with someone who shared their personal struggles with him and he encouraged them to seek help.

"This song was inspired by that experience and person, who I kind of disguised as Matilda from the Roald Dahl book," Harry told Zane. "I played it to a couple of friends and all of them cried. So I was like, 'Okay, I think this is something to pay attention to.'"

"Nobody" may have a good beat, but don't be fooled because the message behind the song is actually so sad. Mitski described her inspiration to Genius, saying that she wrote the song when she decided to stay in Malaysia one holiday season. "I didn’t prepare for how fricking lonely it would be to just be all alone in a country where no one knows me, while everyone else I know is having holidays with their family and friends."

7

Dancing On My Own - Robyn

Like "Nobody," "Dancing On My Own" is definitely a song you can dance to, but in reality the lyrics tell the story of a girl dancing at a club while she watches her ex with another woman.

8

Favorite Crime (Live from "Driving Home 2 U") - Olivia Rodrigo

This song already tugs at your heartstrings, but the live acapella version with a moody electric guitar takes it to another level.

9

Lose You To Love Me - Selena Gomez

10

The Cut That Always Bleeds - Conan Gray

This heartbreaking song outlines the rollercoaster of emotions that come with being someone's almost lover.

11

Let Her Go - Passenger

I apologize if this song is now stuck in your head for the remainder of the day.

12

Forever Young - Jay-Z ft. Mr. Hudson

Nothing puts time in perspective quite like Jay-Z's "Forever Young."

13

See You Again - Charlie Puth ft. Wiz Khalifa

You probably know all of the lyrics to this song, but did you know that it is a tribute to the late actor Paul Walker, who died in a car crash back in 2013?

14

What Hurts the Most - Rascal Flatts

While many may assume that this is a song about love, in actuality, the writer Jeffrey Steele was inspired by the passing of his father.

15

I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith

"I'm Not The Only One" is the official cheating anthem for good reason.

16

When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars has said that "When I Was Your Man" is his most difficult song to perform because of the lyrics and meaning.

17

Last Kiss - Taylor Swift

The song "Last Kiss" is all about a breakup, specifically Taylor's breakup with Joe Jonas. In a post on her website, Taylor wrote about the song, saying, "You say all of these desperate, hopeless feelings that you have after a break-up. Going through a break-up you feel all of these different things. You feel anger, and you feel confusion, and frustration. Then there is the absolute sadness. The sadness of losing this person, losing all the memories, and the hopes you had for the future. There are times when you have this moment of truth where you just admit to yourself that you miss all these things. When I was in one of those moments I wrote this song."

18

when the party's over - Billie Eilish

Billie has insisted that "when the party's over" is an angry song, not a sad one, but come on, I'm shedding black tears listening to it rn.

19

I'll Never Love Again - Lady Gaga (A Star is Born Soundtrack)

A Star is Born is a pretty heartbreaking movie, but nothing is as sad as the final scene when Ally (Lady Gaga) sings this ballad at her final concert following the death of her husband Jackson (Bradley Cooper).

Really listen to the lyrics of this one because they are haunting. "The Gambler" tells the story of Nate Ruess' parents: how they met, raised their kids, and his father's eventual illness.

21

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

If you haven't belted out the chorus to "Bleeding Love" in your room alone after a breakup, you haven't lived.

22

When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne

The closest that Avril has ever gotten to a love song, "When You're Gone" is truly heartbreaking, especially when you consider the music video that goes along with it.

23

Someone Like You - Adele

Adele is the queen of the sad song and like most of her album 21, "Someone Like You" was inspired by a failed relationship.

I'm sorry, if you can listen to this song without belting out the chorus dramatically, you're not human.

25

Nothing New - Taylor Swift ft. Phoebe Bridgers

This one comes from Taylor's vault as an unreleased song off of her album Red. It describes the emotions that come with accomplishing certain goals when you feel like you're not exciting to anyone anymore.

26

100 Years - Five For Fighting

27

Hate To See You Heart Break - Paramore

"Hate To See You Heart Break" is about Paramore's guitarist Taylor York, who was struggling during the creation of the band's album, Paramore.

28

Somebody Else - The 1975

There's nothing sadder that an old lover meeting someone new and moving on, which is exactly what this song is about.

29

Falling - Harry Styles

After a relationship ends, who are you? In this beautiful ballad, Harry tries to figure out exactly that.

30

Moral of the Story - Ashe

"Moral of the Story" is about taking the time to process where a relationship went wrong.

31

Bad Day - Justin Bieber

I'm going to assume this song, like all of Justin Bieber's breakup songs, is about Selena Gomez.

32

The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell

Nothing reminds you of the quick passage of time quite like Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game."

33

Yesterday - The Beatles

This song about lost love is the most covered in music history.

34

Angel - Sarah McLachlan

If you've ever found yourself awake at four in the morning, watching TV when a commercial for the ASPCA comes on, you know this song. It's the heartbreaking tune that plays in the background as a montage of sad puppies moves across your screen.

The story behind this song is heartbreaking as well, though. Sara McLachlan wrote the track following the death of Smashing Pumpkin's Jonathon Melvoin who died of a drug overdose when he was 34.

35

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

After Eric Clapton's son tragically died when he was just 4 years old, the singer took a 6-month hiatus from work. He returned with this song, which is about his late son.

36

All Bad - Justin Bieber

"All Bad" is on Justin's album Journals, which features some of his most personal songs, inspired by his own personal journals. This one discusses his attempts to prove to a girl that he isn't "all bad," and it may have been inspired by his relationship with Selena Gomez, which went south when he got caught up in the fame and went down a dark path.

37

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day

Not only does this play behind a montage of photos at like every school graduation, but the story behind this song is actually pretty sad. Billie Joe Armstrong wrote it after a break-up with a girlfriend who moved to Ecuador. Billie was pretty mad about the whole thing, hence the title, "Good Riddance."

38

Trouble (Stripped) - Halsey

You're going to sit here and tell me that "I bet you kiss your knuckles right before they touch my cheek" doesn't tear your heart to shreds?

39

The Only Thing - Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens revealed in an interview that this song touches on his feelings following his mother's death, when he started indulging in her previously self-destructive behavior. "Becoming reckless and hazardous was my way of being intimate with her," he said.

40

The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

This song is thought to be a response to President Kennedy's assassination since it was released just three months after the event in 1964.

41

I'm Tired - Labrinth and Zendaya

This is the song that played in the final episode of season two of Euphoria while our hearts were ripped apart. While emotionally charged, this song is still a banger and features the wonderful Zendaya.

42

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

What's even more sad than the song "Hallelujah"? The fact that Leonard Cohen wrote about 80 different verses of the now famous tune, and he was known to often sing different ones during various liver performances. Since Leonard died in 2016, however, we may never get to hear all of his versions.

43

Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.

The lead vocalist of R.E.M., Michael Stipe has explained that this song was meant to be a message to the band's young fans that everyone has bad days, but to stay positive nonetheless.

44

Same Drugs - Chance the Rapper

Shortly following the release of "Same Drugs," Chance took to Twitter to clarify the meaning behind the song, saying "Same Drugs isn't about drugs."

In actuality, the song is about a relationship between the rapper and a girl from his childhood. It describes their fallout after realizing that they no longer have the same interests while also reflecting on their time together.

"Fix You" is a super sad song on its own, but when you hear the story behind it, it becomes that much more heartbreaking. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin wrote "Fix You" for his then-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, to comfort her following the death of her father.

46

The A Team - Ed Sheeran

We were introduced to Ed Sheeran with this heartbreaking song and he proved right away that he was here to stay. Ed revealed that he was inspired to write this song after performing at a homeless shelter and he met a girl named Angel, hence the lyric, "It's too cold outside for angels to fly."

47

Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera

A classic breakup song, "Say Something" pairs best with a box of chocolates and a rom-com movie marathon.

48

Skinny Love - Bon Iver

Justin Vernon, the frontman of the band Bon Iver, described the term "skinny love" as a relationship that "doesn't have weight," in an interview with Pitchforkback in 2011. "Skinny love doesn’t have a chance because it’s not nourished."

Talk about a tear-jerker. The charity single recorded in 2012 is about a three year-old boy who died from cancer. The song was just re-recorded for the release of Red (Taylor's Version).

50

Traitor - Olivia Rodrigo

Okay, yeah they may not have technically cheated but when the person you were dating ends up with the person you were worried about them liking when you were together, it looks a little suspicious. But luckily, our queen Olivia Rodrigo, channeled all those feelings into this hit song.

51

Reckless - Madison Beer

Another song that follows a similar storyline. Bottom line: Trust your gut.

52

Black Dog - Arlo Parks

The phrase "black dog" is slang for depression. While this song was written before the pandemic it sums up how we are all feeling \. It is a reminder that during times of loneliness you are not alone.

53

Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish

If you've ever had your heart broken, this one's for you. This song is all about that feeling when you realize the person you love the most in the world isn't right for you.

54

Easy - Demi Lovato ft. Noah Cyrus

This song is all about maintaining face while your heart is breaking.

55

Without You - The Kid LAROI

Not to be dramatic, but when a really good thing ends, and you're the one to blame, nothing hurts quite like that. This song sums up that feeling perfectly.

56

Rubberband - Tate McRae

Severing a relationship is never easy, especially if you are the one to pull the plug, but sometimes things have to end even if it hurts. This song is all about pulling yourself out of a dark place after breaking it off with someone you love.

57

Girls Like Us - Zoe Wees

If you've ever felt like you don't belong, or felt misunderstood, this one's for you.

58

Meaningless - Charlotte Cardin

This song is a reminder that our connection to others is the most important thing we have.

Life is messy and confusing, and sometimes it's easy to lose yourself. If you need a good cry, this song is for you. It's all about feeling detached from what's going on around you.

60

The Joker and the Queen - Ed Sheeran ft. Taylor Swift

While it's not a sad tune, this song still might make you cry because it's so beautiful. Ed Sheeran wrote it about his relationship with his wife, and after hearing it, you'll believe in true love again.

61

Remember That Night? - Sara Keys

You will never forget the day you got your heart broken. Grab a box of tissues and a pint of ice cream, because this song is a tear jerker.

62

Faith Healer - Julien Baker

We've all got our vices. "Faith Healer" is all about how to accept them while not yielding to their power.

63

Bruises - Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi gets that bruises — whether emotional or physical — can still scar just the same.

64

Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo

I don't need to explain this one. "Drivers License" is the sad song that became an anthem for our generation, and once you hear it, you'll understand why.

If you've ever fallen for someone who is in love with someone else, then you know just how bad that feels. This song will make you feel a little less alone.

This song is heartbreaking. Jealousy is never a good feeling but this song in particular is about the feeling jealous of someone start a new life without you.

67

Emily - Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler

What happens after the honeymoon phase of a relationship? That's what "Emily" explores.

In Adele's lead single from her latest album, she sings about her childhood, her divorce, and everything that she's learned from both.

69

It'll Be Okay - Shawn Mendes

As hard as it is to believe, you will be okay even if it feels like your heart has been shattered. It just takes time.

70

Could Cry Just Thinkin About You - Troye Sivan

The title says it all. If you recently had your heart ripped out, grab all of the sugar you can, and just let yourself sob to this unbelievably sad song.

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