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In the 2010s, country music revamped the definition of what a sad country song could be. Sure, there were still quite a few traditional heartbreak ballads about the end of a relationship ...

The Band Perry stares it right in the face here. Next up on our list of sad country songs, Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” has stood the test of time. Originally released in 2012, this ballad ...

A group of music fans named some of the saddest songs ever on a Reddit thread, and a lot of rock and metal tracks were suggested. The user who wrote the post specified that they were looking "to ...

But no matter whether you prefer the solid-country 2000s or the sonically experimental 2010s, one thing's for certain: In each decade, our No. 1 pick is a weeper. Scroll through the lists below to ...

Some of the saddest but finest songs from the BBC’s music archives, with hits from Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, The Smiths, Randy Crawford, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton and Eric Carmen.