Most Moving Western Songs Ranking [2025]

ChandelierSia43rank/position

Sia – Chandelier (Official Video)

Sia, who hails from Australia, is also well known for her music videos with their distinctive worldview.

In the past, it made headlines when a Japanese karate girl appeared in one of them.

Chandelier was a worldwide hit and is known for having won various awards.

November RainGuns N’ Roses44rank/position

Guns N’ Roses – November Rain

A song by the globally popular rock band Guns N’ Roses, who have enjoyed worldwide fame since the late 1980s.

It’s a track from their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I.

Opening with grand strings and piano, this nearly nine-minute piece can be described as an epic rock ballad themed around love and loss.

The fusion of Axl Rose’s emotional vocals and Slash’s wailing guitar solo creates a poignant atmosphere that tightens the listener’s chest.

Peaking at No.

3 on the U.

S.

singles chart, this gem of a song resonates deeply on quiet nights spent thinking of someone precious, or on days when it feels like cold rain is falling on your heart.

You’re BeautifulJames Blunt45rank/position

James Blunt – You’re Beautiful (Official Music Video) [4K]

This is a moving song about unrequited love by British singer-songwriter James Blunt.

Released in May 2005, it was inspired by his experience of unexpectedly seeing a former lover on the subway with a new partner.

Featured on the album “Back to Bedlam,” it became a major hit, reaching number one in 13 countries worldwide.

In Japan, it was used as an insert song for the Fuji TV drama “Kobayakawa Nobuki no Koi” and as a commercial song for the Toyota Vitz.

Although it may sound romantic at first, it actually conveys bittersweet feelings and complex emotions, resonating deeply with those who have experienced heartbreak or parting.

I’m YoursJason Mraz46rank/position

Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (Official Video) [4K Remaster]

The soothing sound of the acoustic guitar seems to seep into a slightly wistful heart at summer’s end.

This song by singer-songwriter Jason Mraz features a light, reggae-tinged groove that naturally loosens you up just by listening.

The lyrics depict a defenseless, boundless love that casts off hesitation and speaks straight from the heart.

That honest emotion curiously matches a scene of getting sentimental by the seaside at dusk.

Included on the 2008 album “We Sing.

We Dance.

We Steal Things.

,” the track set a record by staying on the U.

S.

charts for 76 weeks.

Also beloved as a theme song for a Kirin Beer commercial, it’s a classic you’ll want to play when you’re in the mood to reminisce about summer.

drivers licenseOlivia Rodrigo47rank/position

Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license (Official Video)

Olivia Rodrigo is also known as an actress, but her debut single, released in January 2021, is the masterpiece that propelled her to global stardom.

In this song, the lyrics use the newly obtained driver’s license as a cruel prop that makes the breakup with her lover feel all the more real, tightening listeners’ hearts.

Driving alone past the house of the person she once talked about “forever” with—the protagonist’s mix of loss and lingering attachment is something many will surely relate to.

This heartbreakingly sad story even set a record by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks.

Included on the album SOUR, it’s a perfect track to listen to alone and take in slowly at summer’s end, when the heat has finally begun to fade.

No SurprisesRadiohead48rank/position

Radiohead – No Surprises

It’s a song about death, which you wouldn’t imagine from its gentle sound and vocals.

It’s by the popular British rock band Radiohead, included on their 1997 album OK Computer.

It seems to convey the chilly feeling of autumn.

Please Please PleaseSabrina Carpenter49rank/position

Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please

This song by Sabrina Carpenter—who hails from Quakertown, Pennsylvania and got her start on the Disney Channel—beautifully captures the complexities of love in a way that truly resonates.

Its lyrics interweave affection for a lover with anxiety about others’ judgments, brilliantly expressing the subtle emotional currents of modern romance.

Released in June 2024, this disco-pop-tinged country-pop track became Sabrina’s first No.

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 67th Grammy Awards.

It’s perfect for those summer evenings when you want to bask in the bittersweetness of love, or for anyone navigating complicated feelings of the heart.