Tear-jerking Western songs: The world's recommended weep-inducing tracks
We’re introducing Western songs that will make you cry—full-on tearjerkers.
We’ve put together a playlist focused on Western tracks that really tug at the heartstrings: grand and beautiful pieces, movie theme songs, and songs with wonderful lyrics.
It’s packed with music that fits perfectly with moving, emotional scenes.
Let the tears flow and feel refreshed.
Especially recommended for fans of Western music.
- Classic Western songs to listen to when you want to cry: the world’s tearjerker songs and popular tracks for shedding tears
- Moving Western songs: classic and popular tracks among the world’s most emotional songs.
- Most Moving Western Songs Ranking [2025]
- Ranking of Melancholic Western Songs [2025]
- A collection of emotionally resonant dark-themed Western songs—tracks with lyrics that deeply echo in the heart
- Tear-jerking Western songs: recommended classics and popular tracks
- Tear-jerking, moving songs in Western music
- [Tearjerker] From ballads that will make you sob to timeless classics—moving songs that touch the heart
- Songs That Make You Cry: Heart-Wrenching Western Music—from Timeless Classics to the Newest Hits
- Hidden gems of tear-jerking Western songs. Recommended popular tracks.
- Tear-jerking foreign songs you’ll want to sing at karaoke. Timeless classics and popular hits from around the world.
- Tear-jerking Western breakup songs: recommended classics and popular hits
- Heart-wrenching Western songs recommended for middle schoolers: world-class masterpieces and popular hits
Tearjerker Western Songs: The World's Recommended Cry-Inducing Tracks (41–50)
Exit Music (For A Film)Radiohead
A track used in the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
It is included on Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer.
The instrumental version was used in the 2002 film Unfaithful.
Katy SongRed House Painters
Red House Painters were a San Francisco rock band active from 1988 to 2001.
This track is included on their self-titled album released in 1993.
It was selected by Pitchfork Media for the “Top 200 Tracks of the ’90s.”
ChinaTori Amos
A track that sings the lament of heartbreak.
It was released as a single in 1992 by the American singer-songwriter Tori Amos.
It is considered one of her most classic ballads.
It reached No.
51 on the UK charts.
HelloAdele
It’s a hit tune that used to play on FM radio all the time, with a deeply reverberant vocal that leaves an impression like it keeps resonating deep in your ears.
When you listen to it at times of extreme fatigue, when your emotions feel drained, it seems to soothe you and revive your spirit.
I’m SorryAli Gatie
A heart-piercing love song filled with aching emotions.
The sweet, gentle vocals beautifully capture the complex feelings of love and regret.
Released in January 2024, this gem of a ballad carries the wish to mend a precious relationship.
It will surely resonate with anyone who has experienced heartbreak or separation.
The tender guitar tones and the drum rhythm intertwine exquisitely, wrapping the listener’s heart in warmth.
When you want to quietly shed tears alone, listening to this song will surely soothe your soul.
Tears can be so softChristine&the Queens
An emotionally moving track where wistful strings and a crystalline vocal seep into the heart.
The delicate lyrics convey deep longing and a sense of loss for loved ones.
It carries a resonant message that shedding tears can bring healing and release.
Scheduled for inclusion on the album “PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE,” set for release in June 2023, the piece was created with inspiration from Marvin Gaye’s music.
It’s a song I especially recommend to those who have lost someone dear or who struggle to express their emotions openly.
It may become an opportunity to face yourself through tears.
Candle In The WindElton John
This is a number released in 1974 as a song dedicated to Norma Jean—Marilyn Monroe.
It was also released as a single in 1997 to commemorate the late Princess Diana, who died unexpectedly, bringing the song back into the spotlight.
Elton John’s distinctive world, reminiscent of “Your Song,” resonates captivatingly.