Popular Depressive Songs: Western Music Artist Rankings [2025]

It’s My PartyLesley Gore50rank/position

Lesley Gore – It’s my party

A track released in 1963 by American singer Lesley Gore.

The media called her the “teen queen,” as she was 16 at the time.

The song is about a sad birthday party, and it reached No.

1 on the charts in the United States and Australia.

BrokenLifehouse51rank/position

Lifehouse – Broken

A rock ballad that sings about the frailty of life.

It was inspired by lead singer Jason Wade’s friend, who was awaiting a kidney transplant.

The track has been featured in many forms of media, including the TV dramas General Hospital and Grey’s Anatomy.

NumbLinkin Park52rank/position

Numb (Official Music Video) [4K UPGRADE] – Linkin Park

It’s said to be a song sung to the singer’s own mother.

It can also be taken as a song between lovers, but it repeatedly sings about being tired of living the way the other person wants.

Interpretations vary, but even if you listen to it in middle school without understanding the lyrics, I think by the time you graduate you’ll be able to understand parts of it.

Shout Out to My ExLittle Mix53rank/position

Little Mix – Shout Out to My Ex (Official Video)

I chose it because it’s a song that blows away depression.

Watching them sing with all their might and perform with raw emotion makes me feel ashamed of my gloomy self, and I naturally start to feel energized.

Or, it’s so dazzling that it makes me even more depressed—one or the other.

1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, KhalidLogic54rank/position

Logic – 1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid (Official Video)

A signature work by Logic that expresses the heavy theme of suicide prevention through the medium of hip-hop.

Hailing from the United States, he rediscovered the power of music through interactions with his fans and created this piece.

The song skillfully portrays a shift in emotions from despair to hope.

Released in April 2017, it reached No.

3 on the Billboard charts.

It also had a significant social impact, including a 27% increase in calls to the suicide prevention hotline.

It’s a track I hope will be heard by those who feel life is hard, and by anyone who knows someone who might feel that way.

Lot to LearLuke Christopher55rank/position

Luke Christopher – Lot to Learn

It’s a song that poses various situations in the format of “If I were XX, what would you do for me?” By the time you’re in middle school, you start questioning many things and may reexamine social systems and human relationships.

People talk about autumn being the season for reading, and this song is just as valuable in that sense.

SelfishMadison Beer56rank/position

Madison Beer – Selfish (Official Music Video)

Falling in love with someone you shouldn’t… Haven’t we all experienced that at least once? When you can’t confess your feelings to the person you like and have to bottle them up inside, the song I’d like you to listen to is Selfish.

It’s one of Madison Beer’s signature tracks, expressing the emotions of someone who’s fallen for another person despite already having a boyfriend.

If you tend to keep everything to yourself, definitely give it a listen.