What are the top most 100 sad songs people listen to when they breakup with a partner?

Answer 1

100. what becomes of the broken-hearted? - jimmy ruffin

99. up the junction - squeeze

98. go go round - Gordon Lightfoot

97. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" - Johnny Cash

96. "end of the world" - skeeter davis. it's the end of the world as she knows it and she does NOT feel fine.

95. "silver wings" - Merle haggard. sadness expressed so perfectly that he only had to write one short verse.

94. "Lucille," Anthony Hamilton.

93. "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush -- I sincerely cannot hear Ms. Bush torturedly plead "OH, DARLIN' MAKE IT GO AWAY!" without welling up like a grandmother.

92. "Missing" by Everything But the Girl -- Sorry, but seriously, this is one sincerely sad tune. C'mon,.....she's still taking trains to walk up and down this guy's block, and years have gone by since he's lived there? GET OVER IT, WOMAN!

91. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," Hank Williams.

90. "Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs N Harmony.

89. "Give Me the Reason" by Luther Vandross

88. Neil Young -- Philadelphia

87. "Wild is the wind" nina simone

86. Sinead O'Conner - "Nothing Compares 2 U" with apologies for this entry.

85. "Twenty-Four Hours" by Joy Division -- Sad in block capital letters.

84. "climbing up the walls" radiohead

83. "Stay" by Shakespeare's Sister

82. The Beach Boys - "Caroline, No"

81. Global Communication -- 12 18

80. "I'm Not Quite," David Bowie

79. Leonard Cohen - "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye"

78. "Apologia" by Gavin Friday & the Man Seezer -- Total histrionic cabaret ala Brel & Piaf, but done so evocatively.....Gavin writhes around on the floor of some Parisian flophouse, lamenting a soiled love. BRILLIANCE

77. trembling blue stars - nobody but you

76. The Smiths -- Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

75. ABBA -- Dancing Queen (OK, hands up -- who else thinks this is a very sad song?)

74. "please push no more" -- Gary numan

73. "Atmosphere" -- joy division

72. "All that I've got is you" -- ghostface killah (w/ Mary j blige)

71. "Boot Camp" by Soundgarden -- Betcha didn't think they'd appear here, eh? Last song on their last album. Chris Cornell mournfully postulates about a better, brighter, happier place far, far away -- but one he'll never know, as he'll be stuck where he is for good.

70.Them - "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" -- man, but does this one always get me.

69. Husker Du, "Hardly Getting Over It"

68. "iron man" - black sabbath. NOBODY WANTS HIM. and I don't care how much revenge he gets, he's still got to be the most miserable superhero ever.

67. "Ghetto Bastard (everything's gonna be alright)" -- naughty by nature

67. "Can't Fight It" by Bob Mould -- Like a fist to the solar-plexus, this Mould breakup tune kills me every time. So well done. (Accidentally counted this one twice)

66. 'Gloomy Sunday' Billie Holiday

65. "when will i see you again?" -- the three degrees

64. "He Likes Me" by the Violent Femmes -- Though quite jaunty and darn funny, the sentiment behind this tune (former boyfriend is livid with ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend expresses admiration for old boyfriend) is actually quite poignant. Translation: being dumped sucks.

63. "lodi" -- creedence clearwater revival

62. "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins

60. The Kinks - "Nothin' in This World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'bout That Girl"

59. Yo La Tengo -- Nowhere Near. A devastating portrait of loneliness. A perfect song in every way, from the way the drums slink into it midway through, to the sighing harmonies, to the sustained organ tones that slow the passing seconds to a crawl ...

58. Candy Says - Velvet Undergound

57. Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley

56. "Jackson" - Lucinda Williams

55. "Gone for Good" - Morphine

54. "Bird Stealing Bread" - Iron and Wine

53. "Winter" - Tori Amos

52. "I See A Darkness" -- Will Oldham (or the fantastic cover by Johnny Cash)

51. Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain

50. R.E.M. - Perfect Circle

49. Rush - Losing It

48. The Cure - Sinking

47. David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours

46. New Order - In A Lonely Place

45. Brian Eno - Spider & I

44. Japan - Night Porter

43. Robyn Hitchcock - I Used To Say I Love You

42. Joy Division - The Eternal

41. This Mortal Coil - Holocaust (no I haven't heard the original but I can't see how it could possibly be any more sad - "your mother's dead", the rise and fall of strings and piano and one excellent performance by Howard Devoto)

40. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

39. Frank Sinatra - Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry

38. Beatles - For No One

37. Roy Orbison - The Comedians

36 "Evaporated" - Ben Folds Five

35 "rocketman" Elton john

34 "pleasure and pain" the divinyls

33 "listen to your heart" Roxette

32. "Hot Burrito #1" The Flying Burrito Brothers

31. "In the News" - Kris Kristofferson

30. Sometimes it snows in April - Prince

29. End of the Rainbow - Richard & Linda Thompson

28. Hospital - Modern Lovers

27. That's Entertainment - The Jam

26. Crossroad Blues - Robert Johnson

25. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson

24. River of Sorrow - Antony & the Johnsons

23. Don McLean - Vincent

22. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Anymore

21. Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles

20. The Cure: Funeral Party

19. The Cure: The Drowning Man

18. The Shangri-Las: Leader Of The Pack

17."Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space" by Spiritualized

16. Beautiful Boy- John Lennon (Prob doesn't really count...)

15. Billie Holiday - "You've Changed"

14, Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World

13. "my whole world ended (the moment you left me)" - David ruffin

12. "the bitterest pill" - the jam

11. "wise up" - Aimee Mann

10. Mark Eitzel - "Mission Rock Resort"

9. American Music Club - "I've Been A Mess (Since You've Been Gone)"

(not enough Eitzel/AMC on this thread)

8. Leonard Cohen - "Bird On A Wire"

7. Cat Power - "Water & Air"

6. Joy Divison - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

(no one wants to pick the obvious one, but what the hell)

5. Nick Drake - "Which Will"

4. Jackson Browne--Late For The Sky

3. Bruce Springsteen - "You're Missing"

2. "No Regrets" - Tom Rush (covered by Walker Brothers, Emmylou Harris, etc.)

1. Tomorrow and Me, Michael Nesmith

Evanescence song: My Immortal, and Call Me When Your Sober

Nancy Sinatra: Bang Bang

Those last 2 are a couple of my favorites.