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Saddest Western Songs Ranking [2025]
There are many sad songs in the world.
There are sad songs across various genres—love songs, war songs, family songs, and more.
This time, I’ve gathered a selection focusing on sad songs from Western music, so please give them a listen.
You might discover something new.
Saddest Western Songs Ranking [2025] (1–10)
Someone Like YouAdele1rank/position
This is a gem of a ballad sung by Adele, a singer-songwriter from the UK, that brought tears to listeners around the world.
It’s based on her own real-life experience of learning that her ex had found someone new.
The lyrics, which bravely claim “I’ll find someone like you” while her heart cries out “It isn’t over for me yet,” are so honest they make your chest tighten.
That complicated state of mind—holding painful lingering feelings yet trying to wish the other person happiness—is something anyone who’s been through a hard breakup can’t help but relate to.
Listening to this song may bring back memories of a love you can’t forget.
Her soulful voice etches that sorrow even more deeply into the heart.
Tears in HeavenEric Clapton2rank/position
This is one of Eric Clapton’s signature songs, released as the theme for the 1992 film “Rush.” In 1991, he tragically lost his beloved son, who was only four years old, in an accident when the child fell from the window of their apartment.
Overwhelmed by grief, Clapton withdrew from the public eye for a time, but he composed this song in dedication to his son and returned to making music.
Set to a plaintive acoustic guitar melody, his understated vocals—singing “If I saw you in heaven”—convey the profound sorrow of a parent’s farewell.
See You Again ft. Charlie PuthWiz Khalifa3rank/position
Wiz Khalifa’s hit song “See You Again ft.
Charlie Puth” was created when Paul Walker, the lead actor of the Fast & Furious franchise, passed away in an accident.
It became a huge hit in Japan as well.
At first glance, the lyrics might seem like a breakup song, but for the reason mentioned above, you can tell it’s about parting with someone who has passed away.
The soaring high notes in the chorus really tighten your chest.
Be sure to give it a listen.
Forget MeLewis Capaldi4rank/position
A masterful, heartrending breakup song.
Written from his own experience by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, this piece conveys the protagonist’s desperate inability to let go of the past, resonating deeply through his baritone voice.
Released in September 2022, the track was the lead single from his second album, “Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent.” It charted in the UK and many other countries, and is a highly relatable song that offers comfort to those carrying the pain of heartbreak.
Used To Be YoungMiley Cyrus5rank/position
A bittersweet pop ballad that looks back on youth and younger days.
The lyrics, filled with nostalgia for one’s former self and the strength to accept who one is now, are deeply moving.
As she retraces memories from ten years ago, Miley Cyrus’s powerful vocals stand out as she sings of love for the person she’s become.
Released in August 2023, this track is included on the special edition of her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation.
When you need courage to look back while moving forward, this song will make you feel as if it’s giving you a gentle push.
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to YesterdayBoyz II Men6rank/position
After parting with someone dear, have you ever felt your chest tighten with the thought that you can never return to the joyful “yesterday”? The song “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” by the American R&B group Boyz II Men is a classic that sings of longing for the past and the pain of farewell.
Precisely because it’s performed a cappella, without any instruments, the warmth and poignancy of their voices seep directly into the heart.
It’s as if the beautiful harmonies gently embrace the sorrow that overflows no matter how hard you try to hold it back.
This song feels like a warm presence that quietly stays close to a heart that has experienced a painful parting, allowing the tears to flow.
THE LONELIESTMåneskin7rank/position
A gem-like ballad by Måneskin that resonates with bittersweet emotion.
Its aching, sweet melody and warm vocals sink deep into the heart.
Released in October 2022, this song has captured listeners around the world and won’t let go.
The lyrics depict a lonely night of a man in love with someone he can never have, evoking the poignant feelings of love that almost everyone has experienced at least once.
It’s a song that offers comfort to those grieving the loss of someone dear or thinking of someone far away.