Unrequited love breakup songs from Western music. World-famous classics and popular hits.

P.S. I Hope You’re Happy ft. blink-182The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers – P.S. I Hope You’re Happy (Lyric Video) ft. blink-182

This is a song by The Chainsmokers, a New York–based DJ and singer-songwriter duo.

It’s an unrequited love song about a man who regrets breaking up with his ex and still loves her.

The mix of cheering on his ex, who has found a new love, and the lingering feelings he can’t let go of is heartbreaking, isn’t it? Perhaps it makes you feel that the next love will surely be a good one.

I Wish You Loved MeTynisha Keli

Tynisha Keli – I Wish You Loved Me (Official Music Video) | Warner Records

It’s a song that captures a common crush-time dilemma: wanting to be more than friends but being afraid that making a move might end the relationship.

It’s an unrequited-love track that makes you want to sink into your feelings while empathizing with Tynisha Keli’s poignant lyrics.

366 daysHY

HY – 366 Days (Official Music Video)

This song puts the feeling of being unable to forget a past lover into ultra-straightforward lyrics.

It was the theme song for the 2007 drama Akai Ito, so many of you might already know it.

After a broken heartCHIHIRO

CHIHIRO – After a Broken Heart (Official MV)

Keeping the title as is, this is CHIHIRO’s “Shitsuren no Ato,” packed full of all the familiar feelings and experiences that come with heartbreak.

If you listen to it right after a breakup, you’ll probably find so many relatable moments that it’ll feel like a storm of empathy.

And once you listen, you might just get caught in the tear-jerking trap.

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Cry your heart out with this song, let yourself sink into the sadness, and hopefully move on to the next step.

To Be With YouMr. BIG

Mr. Big – To Be With You 4K Video

This is Mr.

BIG’s signature song, released in 1991, that topped the U.

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charts for four consecutive weeks.

It’s about a man confessing his long-held feelings after the woman he loves experiences heartbreak.

The song overflows with the gentleness of a man toward the woman he cares for—a one-sided love song that makes both men and women swoon.

Story Of My LifeOne Direction

One Direction – Story of My Life

An emotional breakup song by the hugely popular boy group One Direction.

The song portrays the confusion of realizing that the life he had imagined with his girlfriend is gone, yet its refreshing melody conveys a sense of optimism, making it feel like a page from their youth that’s quintessentially them.

You lost meChristina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera – You Lost Me (Official Video)

What a broken heart needs is often a powerful melody or lyrics that speak to the soul.

This song by Christina, a female singer with a strong, commanding voice, makes you reflect on the magnitude of what the two lovers have lost.