Sometimes, the need for a sad song trumps the requirement to lose yourself in happiness. Whether it is sticking on REM when faced with a new break-up or looking towards The Smiths when teenage life ...
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 ...
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 ...