Including some of the best and saddest songs ever written, A Song For A Broken Heart Is is our ultimate breakup playlist for when you need a little musical support to get over that someone.
Unless you’ve been very lucky, or unlucky, depending on your point of view, there’s a very strong chance that at some point in time you will have had your heartbroken.
Sadly, breakups are a fact of life for most of us, and we never really know what’s around the corner. Life, as they say, though, goes on, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t feel sad or angry about a relationship that has run its course and sometimes playing a song for a broken heart is just what is needed.
Time is a great healer for a broken heart, as is music if you choose the right heartbreak songs which is what we hope to help you with today!
If your relationship has run its course and you need help getting over somebody, listening to the right song could work wonders. So to find a song for a broken heart, we have poured over music collections from almost any decade and genre to help you out.
Here’s a look at our ultimate heartbreak songs playlist:
100. “It Must Have Been Love,” by Roxette (1980)
99. “Say Something,” by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (2014)
98. “Dancing On My Own,” by Robyn (2010)
97. “Take Care,” by Drake & Rihanna (2011)
96. “I Will Always Love You,” by Whitney Houston (1992)
95. “Foolish Games” by Jewel (1997)
94. “Heartbeats,” by José González (2003)
93. “Chelsea Hotel #2,” by Leonard Cohen (1974)
92. “Somebody That I Used to Know,” by Gotye (2011)
91. “Alone Again (Naturally)” by Gilbert O’Sullivan (1972)
90. “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” by Phil Collins (1984)
89. “Teardrops” by Womack & Womack (1988)
88. “River” by Joni Mitchell (1971)
87. “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap (2005)
86. “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson (2004)
85. “On my own” by Michael McDonald and Patti LaBelle (1986)
84. “Gone Gone Gone” by Allen Toussaint & Eldridge Holmes
83. “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” by Bob Dylan (1962)
82. “Love The Way You Lie” by Eminem feat. Rihanna (2010)
81. “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” by The Platters (1958)
80. “Maggie May” by Rod Stewart (1971)
79. “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin;” by the Righteous Brothers 1965
78. “I’m Sorry” by Brenda Lee (1960)
77. “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor (1978) – although Gladys Knight’s slowed down version at the Sisters In The Name Of Love Concert is definitely worth a listen
76. “We’re not making love anymore” by Patti LaBelle and Michael Bolton (1991)
75. “Love Hurts” by Gram Parsons (1973)
74. “Careless Whisper” by Wham! Feat. George Michael (1985)
73. “Nobody Knows” by The Tony Rich Project (1995)
72. “Ex-Factor” by Lauryn Hill (1998)
71. “Burnin’ (The Fire Is Still) Burnin’ for You” by Patti LaBelle (1991)
70. “Forget You” by CeeLo Green (2010)
69. “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” by Blu Cantrell (2001)
68. “Back, Baby” by Jessica Pratt (2015)
67. “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself” by the White Stripes (2003)
66. “After Laughter (Comes Tears)” by Wendy Rene (1964)
65. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Taylor Swift (2012)
64. “A Summer Song” by Chad & Jeremy (1964)
63. “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child (2002)
62. “Crying” by Roy Orbison (1962)
61. “End Of The Road” by Boyz II Men (1992)
60. “These Arms of Mine” by Otis Redding (1962)
59. “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by Fergie (2006)
58. “Foolish” by Ashanti (2002)
57. “Act III: The Reason” by Dennis Lloyd (2016)
56. “Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
55. “New York” by St. Vincent (2017)
54. “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell (1966)
53. “Apologize” by Timbaland feat. OneRepublic (2006)
52. “The Sign” by Ace Of Base (1993)
51. “Un-Break My Heart” by Toni Braxton (1996)
50. “Fireworks” by First Aid Kit (2018)
49. “Praying” by Kesha (2017)
48. “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” by the Magnetic Fields (1999)
47. “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye (1968)
46. “Cry me a river” by Justin Timberlake (2002)
45. “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt (1995)
44. “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” by Leonard Cohen (1967)
43. “Green Light” by Lorde (2017)
42. “Retrograde” by James Blake (2013)
41. “Dreaming with a Broken Heart” by John Mayer 2006
40. “Always See Your Face” by Love (1969)
39. “Always on My Mind” by Willie Nelson (1982)
38. “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac (1977)
37. “Happier” by Ed Sheeran (2017)
36. “The Tracks of My Tears” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1965)
35. “Stay With Me” by Sam Smith (2014)
34. “Walk Away Renée” by the Left Banke (1966)
33. “Burn” by Usher (2004)
32. “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse (2006)
31. “Love Takes Time” by Mariah Carey (1990)
30. “ If I aint got you” by Alicia Keys (2003)
29. “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” by Jimmy Ruffin (1967)
28. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler (1983)
27. “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers (1971)
26. “Stitches” by Shawn Mendes (2015)
25. “Ooh Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1965)
24. “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver (2011)
23. “Irreplaceable” by Beyonce (2006)
22. “Let Her Go” by Passenger (2012)
21. “Heartless” by Kanye West (2008)
20. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” by Al Green (1972)
19. “Best of you” by Foo Fighters (2005)
18. “Fix You” by Coldplay (2005)
17. “I Fall Apart” by Post Malone (2016)
16. “New Rules” by Dua Lipa (2017)
15. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police (1983)
14. “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey (2005)
13. “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson (2004)
12. “What About Us” by P!nk (2017)
11. “High by the beach” by Lana Del Rey (2015)
10. “Rolling In The Deep” by Adele (2010)
9. “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber (2015)
8. “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Elliott Smith (2000)
7. “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston (1992)
6. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division (1980)
5. “Stay” by Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko (2012)
4. “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor (1990)
3. “Someone Like You,” by Adele (2011)
2. “Call Out My Name” by The Weeknd (2018)
1. “I’d Rather Go Blind” by Etta James (1968)