As I mentioned earlier, some songs celebrate loneliness more overtly than others. Gilbert O'Sullivan's 1972 #1 hit "Alone Again (Naturally)" is pretty straightforward in its meaning, spending six ...

Home Heartbreak 100 Best Sad Songs Of All Time (With The Saddest Lyrics That Will Make You Cry) We all need a good cry every now and then. These sad songs will do the trick.

When suffered alone over time, sadness can progress to helplessness or hopelessness. Sad songs counter such deterioration by enhancing a sense of social connectedness or bonding.

Ultimately, Adele’s songs will mean something different to each of us. We listen to sad music when we want to reflect, belong, or relax. We listen to experience beauty, receive comfort, or reminisce.

When you're heartbroken after a breakup, sad songs about lost love can help you through the hardest times — especially when you're feeling alone.

Sad songs can have happy lyrics: Barbara S. of Wheaton nominated “What a Wonderful World,” the Louis Armstrong classic so sweet and soothing that it made my online collection of top lullabies.

These are the 51 best sad love songs to listen to after a breakup. They may not cure your broken heart but they will help you feel seen.

This is the paradox of sad music: We generally don’t enjoy being sad in real life, but we do enjoy art that makes us feel that way. Countless scholars since Aristotle have tried to account for it.