Top 15 Heartbreak Songs

The songA man wishes he could return to the night he met someone, before the relationship went wrong.

Best forIt is for the kind of heartbreak that keeps replaying the beginning because the ending hurts too much.

The songTom Odell sings about being too emotionally worn out to give a new person the love they deserve.

Best forIt understands the tiredness after heartbreak, when even a good thing feels impossible to accept.

The songLewis Capaldi deliberately left this song open enough to hold both a breakup and family grief. It is about suddenly having to live without someone you relied on.

Best forIt is best for the first empty feeling after a loss, when ordinary life suddenly feels much harder.

The songConan Gray wants someone who is already drawn to another girl named Heather.

Best forThis is heartbreak mixed with jealousy. It is for watching someone choose another person and wondering what they have that you do not.

The songHarry Styles looks at his own mistakes after a relationship has fallen apart.

Best forIt fits the late stage of a breakup when the anger fades and you start asking what you did wrong.

The songTate McRae refuses to let an ex come back after they were the one who caused the pain.

Best forIt is for the moment you finally stop giving someone access to you just because they miss you.

The songDean Lewis tells someone in pain that they will survive a breakup, even if it does not feel possible yet.

Best forIt brings a small bit of hope without pretending heartbreak is easy or quick to get over.

The songOlivia Rodrigo realises that her ex moved on with the girl he told her not to worry about.

Best forIt captures betrayal that feels obvious only after it is too late to change anything.

The songBillie Eilish and Khalid sing about feeling trapped inside sadness and wanting a way out.

Best forHeartbreak can make the world feel too small. This song belongs to that heavy, closed in feeling.

The songBillie Eilish admits she feels better away from a relationship that made her unhappy.

Best forIt is for when heartbreak turns into relief and you remember that leaving was the right choice.

The songBillie Eilish knows someone loves her but cannot return it, so she pushes them away.

Best forIt is painful in a different way. Nobody has to be a villain for a relationship to hurt.

The songColdplay sing about regret and wanting to go back to the start of a relationship to fix it.

Best forIt is the sound of someone trying to solve a loss that cannot be solved by thinking harder.

The songChris Martin seems to apologise to someone he may have pushed away and asks for another chance.

Best forIt fits the quiet, guilty side of heartbreak when you know your words may not be enough.

The songLewis Capaldi wrote this after the suicide of a friend. He wonders whether he could have said or done something that would have helped.

Best forIt is best for the questions that stay after loss, especially the ones that do not have an answer.

The songColdplay sing with complete devotion about seeing someone as special and worth everything.

Best forIt belongs here because heartbreak often makes people remember how deeply they once loved.